GAMBINO REALTORS THE COLLECTION
DECEMBER 2018
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elcome to the December issue of The Collection! The holiday months can be especially busy and we hope to offer
you inspiration for decorating your current home, or it could be that the home you have always dreamt about will catch your attention. The holiday season is a perfect time to find your new home and create those special memories to cherish for years to come. In either case, feel free to browse at your leisure and enjoy these unique and stunning homes. Cordially, Jonathan R. Krause, CRB President JKrause@GoGambino.com
CONTENTS STATELY COLONIAL BARLOGA
DEER WOODS PRIVACY
PRIVATE GOLF COURSE GEM
PRIVATE WILDLIFE HABITAT
CONTEMPORARY PRIVACY
5 Community Holiday Events
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STATELY COLONIAL BARLOGA • 5 BEDROOMS • BREAKFAST ROOM • 4,300 SQ FT • $325,000.00
Karen Price 815•985•0682 Contact View Full Listing For Details
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tately Colonial Barloga Home located in the exclusive Brown Hills Neighborhood. The large entry hall greets you with a sweeping, open and beautifully curved staircase. Relax in the living room by the wood burning fireplace while reading a piece from your built-in niche. Entertain in your classic dining room with wainscoting and corner built-in. The large kitchen features a pressed tin ceiling, upgraded appliances, Corian counters, tiled flooring, a wet bar and an adjacent breakfast room. Sip a morning cup of coffee from the cozy window wrapped den with built-ins and classic French doors. Fall asleep to the sounds of a crackling fire from the marble gas fireplace in the huge master suite. The luxurious bath boasts a jetted tub, shower, custom sink cabinetry, and an extra large walk-in closet. Entertain family and friends in the lower level with a finished rec room and dance studio or head outdoors to the fenced back yard with in-ground pool. Over 4,300 SQ F T of character and charm including many crystal chandeliers and sconces that are sure to delight. This property is a must see!
DEER WOODS PRIVACY
1228 Tuneberg Parkway
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ettle in at this picturesque and private 2 acres filled with wildlife in your very own exclusive Deer Woods home. The exquisite 2-story brick home features a partial exposure and includes 4 bedrooms for your family needs or entertaining needs. Enjoy all the comforts within the 4,503 SQ FT of living space boasting a spacious main floor master bedroom overlooking the beautiful lush grounds. Relax in the jacuzzi tub in the master bath and enjoy the views through the soaring skylights. Family and friends are easy to entertain and will be impressed by the vaulted open foyer, gorgeous grand staircase, the gourmet kitchen and stereo surround sound. With two marble fireplaces, this home is sure to be cozy and warm during the winter months. Whether you are looking for a home to raise your family or a home to entertain, you will find what you need at this Deer Woods location.
• 4 BEDROOMS • FEATURED SKYLIGHTS • 2 PRIVATE ACRES • $339,900.00
Veronica Ortega 779•207•8767 Contact View Full Listing For Details
PRIVATE GOLF COURSE GEM 10747 Quail Hill Cove
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ind your unique style in this custom built home that is one of a kind. Amenities are flowing throughout this large 4,070 SQ FT gem featuring a perfect layout for entertaining. Enjoy the lush green scenery from the multi-level custom decks that keep you soaking up the sun all summer long. This is a golf lover ’s delight! With your own personal nine hole golf course, you will never have to wait for green time again. Spacious e n o u g h t o e n t e r t a i n a l l o f y o u r f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l y, a l l w h i l e f e e l i n g c o z y enough to call home. Get to know your green thumb or simply enjoy all the natural light in the fantastic 3 floor atrium. Offering a finished lower level that includes a fabulous workout room, this home has all the space o n e c o u l d a s k f o r. S t o r e y o u r t o y s a n d c a r s i n t h e 4 c a r g a r a g e a n d p l a y on your three beautifully landscaped acres.
• 4 BEDROOMS • PRIVATE 9 HOLE GOLF COURSE • WINE CELLAR • $435,000.00
JoAnn Pearson
815•494•5755 Contact
Scot Craig
815•985•8806 Contact
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PRIVATE WILD LIFE HABITAT 6362 Charles Street
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nique and private estate; by far one of a kind! 10 acres of gorgeous property and woods that is certified as a wild life habitat. This property is zoned agricultural, so the possibilities are limitless. Included in the 10 acres is the charming brick and stone English Tudor built in 1928 that features 3,300 SQ F T that is completely restored. Arched doorways, crown molding, leaded glass windows, beamed ceilings, an alcove, first floor laundry, bright sun room, and parlor floors can be found throughout. The lower level includes a wine cellar and original antique bar from Jungle Jim’s restaurant in Rockford. Nature and animal lovers’ dream.
Barb Key 815•494•9626 Contact View Full Listing For Details
CONTEMPORARY PRIVACY 12612 Quail Ridge Close
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eautiful 5 acre, private, wooded and zoned Agriculture property conveniently located just minutes to 2 golf courses, forest preservations and easy access to the interstate. Featuring a private road, a stately circle drive and a contemporary 2 story vaulted living room with fireplace, this home is easy to cozy up to. Refresh in the morning sun in the sun room and be spoiled with a 1st floor master and a full walkout lower level. Gently cared for by one owner and has great Southern exposure to enjoy on the deck and stone patio.
Laura Haynes 815•985•1115 Contact View Full Listing For Details
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5 Holiday Events that Better Your Community
ake fr iends and influence your proper ty values by creating neighborhood holiday tr aditions that build community spir it. Wish you lived in a n e i g h b o r h o o d w h e r e p e o p l e c o n n e c t e d o v e r h o l i d a y e v e n t s ? Yo u c a n , b y o r g a n i z i n g holiday par ties, events, and gather ings. Star t strengthening your neighborhood with these five holiday events: Sing Songs: Home owners in the Clinton Hill Krell of Scottsdale, Ariz., uses Evite and Facebook to neighborhood near Brooklyn, N.Y., have been caroling manage her annual holiday dessert exchange where together since 1967.They only missed the event once friends each bring one tray of any kind of dessert. for a pretty good excuse: It was below freezing. Managing the neighborhood event takes Krell less Their advice for a successful neighborhood holiday than 10 hours, but the good feelings the event event? Identify neighborhood streets heavy with generates last all year long. holiday decorations. Festive residents will likely be most receptive to carolers. Ask volunteers to print Scavenger Hunt: Families compete in a song lyric sheets, post fliers announcing the event in neighborhood-wide holiday scavenger hunt in Maineville, Ohio. Tracie Watkins, who runs this fun advance, and bring a thermos or two of hot cocoa. event, comes up with a list of holiday items, like tinsel Residents have come to look forward to the and candy canes, and gives everybody a half hour to neighborhood holiday song fest. “Sometimes we’re collect them. invited in, and some people even plan their parties so we’re the entertainment,” says resident Marge The family that comes back first with everything, or has found the most items when the game ends, Othrow. gets a $50 gift card. She’s had as many as 15 to 20 Parties With a Purpose: New Orleans’ historic neighborhood families join in the fun. Strachan House is the site of the Coliseum Square Association’s annual Christmas party, where the Share Giving: In Logan, Utah, Jenny Johnson and highlight is an award ceremony honoring emergency 50 to 60 of her neighbors forgo giving holiday gifts first responders who’ve made a difference in the and goodies to each other, instead purchasing gifts, food, and personal hygiene items for three to four city’s Lower Garden District neighborhood. needy families through the Sub for Santa program. The CSA spends about $1,000 for the food and The average family’s financial contribution runs about the several-hundred-dollar cash awards for the first $30, and the families get together at a neighborhood responders, says CSA President Matt Ryan. The party to wrap the gifts they’ve purchased. holiday event not only thanks first responders, but builds neighborhood spirit, he says. Article From: HouseLogic.com Swap Holiday Food: With a holiday cookie or By: G.M. Filisko dessert exchange, no single neighbor bears the burden of providing food for the entire neighborhood. Audra