Home Builder #1 – Pictures #1,4 - Orren Pickell Designers & Builders is a custom home builder based in Lake Bluff, IL. They have created some of the most memorable residences on the North Shore and throughout Chicago, Wisconsin and Michigan.

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Home Builder #2 – Pictures #5,8 - Homes by Pinnacle Inc. are among the best custom builders in the Chicagoland area.

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Home Builder #3 – Pictures #9,12 – Robert Lord Builders is a custom home builder based in St. Charles, IL.

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This gorgeous home is located at 464 South Ridge Road in Lake Forest, IL. Boasting a stone exterior and Ludowici clay tile roof, this home looks as if it’s been there forever, yet it was built in 2004. The charming, elegant interior matches perfectly with the old world exterior. It offers approximately 11,000 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms, 6 full and 3 half bathrooms, formal living and dining rooms, stunning DeGiulio and La Cornue gourmet country kitchen, hearth room, spa room, gym, home theater, wine cellar, recreation room with wet bar, covered patio with fireplace, 3-car garage and more. The beautifully 2.5 landscaped acres offer a saltwater swimming pool, pool house and a tennis court. It is listed at $5,795,000.

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This historic house is located at 275 N Mayflower Road in Lake Forest, IL. It was built by Robert Hall McCormick in 1882 and is situated on 1.95 acres. The European style home boasts 9,409 square feet of living space with 6 bedrooms, 5 full and 2 half bathrooms, 2-story great room, library with fireplace, formal living and dining rooms, family room with billiards table, media room, screened-in patio, in-law suite, 3-car garage and more. It is listed at $5,174,000.

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This traditional style new build is located at 431 Woodland Park Court in Hinsdale, IL and was built by W.H McNaughton Builders. It boasts over 4,450 square feet of living space with 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a beautiful octagonal foyer (a unique shape rarely seen), formal dining room, great room, coffered ceilings throughout, library, gourmet kitchen, morning room with fireplace, finished lower level, 3-car garage and a patio. It is listed at $2,275,000.

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This fairly new brick and limestone home is located at 4056 N Lowell Avenue in Chicago, IL and is the builder’s own home. It is set on a corner double lot with 23′ side lot to the north & available adjacent double lot to the south.It boasts 7,000 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3-story curved staircase, formal living and dining rooms, 2-story great room, gourmet kitchen with breakfast room, lower level with bar and gym, patio with outdoor fireplace and a 3-car garage. It is listed at $2,499,000.

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 Le Grand Reve is a French-inspired chateau located at 68 Locust Road in Winnetka, IL. It was designed by the the acclaimed Landry Design Group and is owned by Sherwin and Deborah Jarol. Sherwin is a managing partner of Bradley Associates, a real estate investment company. The lavish 27,000 square foot mega mansion was being quitely shopped around back in July of 2009 with an asking price of $32 million, making it the most expensive listing in the Chicago area. It was then officially put on the market in early 2010 for $28 million. Well, with no buyers in sight, it is now heading to the auction block next month.

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