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***Build your dream home!!!*** Amazing opportunity in the East Winnetka neighborhood, tear down and build your forever home! Original 1913 home standing on 11,555 sf 70x165 Corner LOT. Prime Winnetka location, walking distance to lake, parks, school, Metra stop and downtown Winnetka. 'As-IS/Where-Is' Estate Sale.
Single-familyProperty Type
1913Year Built
0.27 acresLot Size
1 car garageParking
Listed by Edyta Schell• @properties Christies International Real Estate
North Shore, located between Evanston and Lake Forest, is a residential and lakeside Chicago neighborhood with leafy ravines and a shoreline park system. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Metra stations and village centers along Green Bay Road, where independent cafes, bookstores, and small galleries line walkable blocks. Writers Theatre and the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts anchor the cultural calendar, while the Chicago Botanic Garden sets a seasonal rhythm just beyond the lakefront. Streets of brick Colonials, Tudors, and mid-century homes sit behind mature trees and stone walls. Lake Michigan beaches and the Green Bay Trail shape daily routines with long, linear outdoor corridors. Commuter rail and lakefront drives connect the area to downtown without changing its quiet, curated pace.
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Market insights
590 Willow Rd · $1,200,000
DAYS ON MARKET
1 days
The average home goes pending in 51 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
100.6%
Most homes are selling 1% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$1,200,000
Median sale price in this area is $413,643. (66% lower than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
14% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Interior features
11 total rooms
Unfinished full basement
One fireplace in the living room
Bedrooms
5 bedrooms
Master bedroom located on the second floor
Bedroom 2 on second floor (approximately 10 x 12)
Bedroom 3 on second floor (approximately 12 x 11)
Bedroom 4 on second floor (approximately 13 x 11)
Bedroom 5 on third floor (approximately 13 x 11)
Bonus room on third floor (approximately 13 x 8)
Third-floor storage room (approximately 12 x 10)
Bathrooms
3 full bathrooms
1 half bathroom
Kitchen
Kitchen on main level (approximately 12 x 10)
Main-level eating area (approximately 7 x 7)
Formal dining room on main level (approximately 12 x 13)
Laundry & utility
Laundry room (level not specified)
Heating & cooling
Radiator heating
Exterior features
Corner lot
Lot dimensions approximately 70 x 165
Home design
Detached single-family home
2-story residence
Over 100 years old
Built before 1978
Parking
Detached owned garage (1 garage space, 1 total parking space)
Construction
Frame and stucco construction
Asphalt roof
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
HOA & community
Sidewalks and street lights in the neighborhood
No master association fee required
Other
Fee simple ownership
Property is not currently leased
Electricity and solar
View estimated energy costs and solar savings for this home
***Build your dream home!!!*** Amazing opportunity in the East Winnetka neighborhood, tear down and build your forever home! Original 1913 home standing on 11,555 sf 70x165 Corner LOT. Prime Winnetka location, walking distance to lake, parks, school, Metra stop and downtown Winnetka. 'As-IS/Where-Is' Estate Sale.
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$16,002 (+6.5%)
$37,491 + $37,500
$74,991
2022
$15,023 (−4.1%)
$37,491 + $37,500
$74,991
2021
$15,670 (+0.9%)
$25,987 + $40,389
$66,376
2020
$15,526 (+0.9%)
$25,987 + $40,389
$66,376
2019
$15,385 (−8.3%)
$25,987 + $46,161
$72,148
2018
$16,780 (+3.2%)
$22,522 + $47,436
$69,958
2017
$16,262 (+5.0%)
$22,522 + $47,436
$69,958
2016
$15,488 (+19.4%)
$22,522 + $47,436
$69,958
2015
$12,967 (+2.0%)
$18,768 + $38,435
$57,203
2014
$12,711 (+5.0%)
$18,768 + $38,435
$57,203
2013
$12,100 (−17.4%)
$18,768 + $38,435
$57,203
2012
$14,656 (+3.6%)
$20,790 + $50,528
$71,318
2011
$14,144 (−1.7%)
$20,790 + $50,528
$71,318
2010
$14,394 (+30.8%)
$20,790 + $50,528
$71,318
2009
$11,009 (+3.8%)
$21,078 + $70,359
$91,437
2008
$10,606 (+5.8%)
$33,725 + $62,525
$96,250
2007
$10,024
$33,725 + $62,525
$96,250
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
4
Baths
2.5
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.27 Acres
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,818
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,818
Year built
1913
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Cook County
APN
05213020080000
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 12, 2026.
R5
Single-Family Residential District
The requirements set forth in this chapter, together with other provisions set forth in the Building Code of the Village, have been adopted in order to provide for a single-family residential environment of relatively intense suburban character, where the degree of improvements upon an individual parcel of land is in approximate balance with the landscape area of such parcel of land. Due to the mature character of development within this district, such requirements are also intended to assure that future modifications to existing structures, or the replacement of existing structures with new structures, will not alter the scale and general character of established neighborhoods. In this regard, the requirements set forth in this chapter are further intended to foster development which is compatible, in general, with the character of existing single-family development within the immediate neighborhood with respect to external architectural scale, landscaping and other site improvements.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Single unit
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
2/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 98° expected this year, 14 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
1% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
3/10 Air Factor
4 unhealthy days expected this year, 4 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Winnetka, IL • 60093
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Sun exposure
90/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 590 Willow Rd
$1,228,622
$29K over list price of $1.20M
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $930K to $1.6M.