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  • For Sale
  • Active
  • Single Family
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Bath
  • 2,352 Sq. Ft.
  • 2 Car Garage
  • Updated 3 days ago

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Resort-style contemporary waterfront on a half-acre with an extraordinary 286' of deep-channel frontage opening to Pistakee Lake. Bright, light-filled interior with cathedral ceilings and full-wall windows framing panoramic water views. Main-floor primary suite shares a two-sided gas fireplace with the great room for elegant, cozy evenings. Recently updated chef's kitchen features commercial-grade appliances and granite counters and flows to a sunroom and private water-view deck. Upper level offers two generous bedrooms, a full bath, a spacious recreation/hobby room and a luminous loft perfect for a home office. Don't miss the large tiered rear deck overlooking a quiet channel, a pier with room for a boat lift, an additional front deck, a fenced yard and professional landscape and hardscape for privacy and entertaining. The adjacent yard has its own PIN and natural, treed landscaping. Recent updates include kitchen, whole-house generator, updated teak hardwood flooring, all-new windows and sliding doors, new composite front deck, updated rear deck, pavers and updated HVAC. Two-car attached garage plus ample driveway parking for boats and toys. Located on a secluded cul-de-sac at the mouth of Pistakee Lake, offering serene waterfront seclusion with easy access to McHenry dining and shopping, waterfront restaurants, Moraine Hills State Park (trails, biking, kayaking), Chain O'Lakes recreation, Route 31 and nearby Metra stations. More than a home. Year-round resort living.

Full Property Details for 1120 Fortress Dr

General

  • Price: $750,000
  • Taxes: $11,638 (2025)
  • Status: Active
  • Type: Single Family
  • Source: MRED
  • MLS ID: 12611319

Rental Information

  • Complex Features: Water Rights, Street Paved

Interior

  • Basement: Crawl Spac
  • Interior Features: Cathedral Ceiling(s), Solar Tube(s), 1st-Floor Bedroom, 1st-Floor Bath, Walk-In Closet(s), Granite Counters
  • Fireplace: Yes
  • Number of Fireplaces: 2
  • Fireplace(s): Master Bedroom, Great Room, Double Sided, Gas Starter
  • Appliances: Range, Microwave, Dishwasher, High-End Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Stainless Steel Appliance(s), Range Hood, Water Purifier, Gas Cooktop, Humidifier
  • Flooring: Hardwood

Rooms

Bathrooms

  • Total Bathrooms: 3
  • Full Bathrooms: 2
  • Half Bathrooms: 1
  • Bathroom Features: Whirlpool, Separate Shower, Double Sink

Bedrooms

  • Total Bedrooms: 3

Additional Information

  • Equipment: Ceiling Fan(s), Sump Pump, Generator
  • Other Features: School Bus Service, Commuter Train

Exterior

  • Exterior Features: Fire Pit

Parking

  • Garage: Yes
  • Attached garage: Yes
  • Garage Spaces: 2
  • Total Spaces: 2
  • Parking Features: Asphalt, Garage Door Opener, Yes, Garage Owned, Attached, Garage

Location

  • Area: Holiday Hills / Johnsburg / McHenry / Lakemoor / McCullom Lake / Sunnyside / Ringwood
  • County: Lake
  • Township: Grant
  • Subdivision: Round Hill
  • Driving Directions: Rt. 12 to Fox Lake Rd. to Broadway, Left, follow up to Fortress on the right, down to the very end

School Information

  • School District: 114
  • Elem School District: 114
  • Midd School District: 114
  • High School District: 124
  • Elementary School: Lotus
  • Middle School: Stanton
  • High School: Grant Community High School
  • Private School: Grant Community High School

Community

  • Assoc. Fees Include: None

Heating & Cooling

  • Cooling Type: Central Air Conditioning
  • Heating Type: Natural Gas, Forced Air

Utilities

  • Sewer: Septic Tank
  • Water: Shared Well

Structural Information

  • Architectural Info: Contemporary
  • Architectural Style: Contemporary
  • Construction: Cedar
  • Exterior Const.: Cedar
  • Basement: Yes
  • Basement Desc.: Crawl Space
  • Foundation: Concrete Perimeter
  • Roof: Asphalt
  • Windows: Skylight(s), Display Window(s)
  • Doors: Sliding Doors
  • Sub-Flooring: Hardwood
  • Square Feet: 2,352
  • Sq. Ft. Source: Assessor
  • Year Built: 1986

Additional Structures

  • Other Structures: Pergola, Boat Dock

Lot Features

  • Lot Size (Acres): 0.5
  • Lot Size Range: .50 to .99 Acre
  • Lot Dimensions: 91 x 114 x 64 x 157
  • Lot Features: Channel Front, Water Rights, Views

Water Features

  • Water Front: Yes
  • Water Front Name: LAKE CHANNEL
  • Water Front Desc.: Lake Front, Waterfront
  • Water Front View: Back of Property, Side(s) of Property
  • Lake Front: Yes

Financial Considerations

  • Parking Included: Yes
  • Assessment Year: 1986
  • Tax Amount: $11,638.7
  • Tax Year: 2025
  • Pays Sewer: Septic Tank

Disclosures and Reports

  • Ownership: Fee Simple
  • Property ID: 5043010410000

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Schools serving 1120 Fortress Dr

School Districts:Fox Lake Grade School District 114, Grant Community High School District 124
NameGradesDistance
Stanton School
101 Hawthorne Lane, Fox Lake, IL 60020
5-82 mi
Lotus School
29067 W Grass Lake Rd, Spring Grove, IL 60081
PK-42 mi
Grant Community High School
285 East Grand Avenue, Fox Lake, IL 60020
9-122.1 mi
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Tax History for 1120 Fortress Dr

Year
Property Taxes
Change
Tax Assessment
Change
2024
$10,397
16%
$154,523
8%
2024
$8,943
1%
$143,104
21%
2023
$8,849
-2%
$117,915
9%
2022
$8,997
—
$108,263
6%
2021
$9,009
5%
$102,049
1%
2020
$8,590
—
$100,590
4%
2019
$8,590
-18%
$96,461
-15%
2018
$10,538
4%
$113,588
8%
2017
$10,110
—
$104,990
9%
2016
$10,073
5%
$96,021
7%
2015
$9,561
23%
$89,605
—
2014
$7,770
-2%
$89,605
13%
2013
$7,911
-6%
$79,042
-19%
2012
$8,450
—
$97,039
—
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