IL
Lake
McHenry
60050
1120 Fortress Drive
1120 Fortress Drive, McHenry, IL 60050
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Listing Type
Single Family
Listing Status
Active
36
$750,000

Home Details for 1120 Fortress Drive

Price
$750,000
Type
Residential
Bedrooms
3
Total Bathrooms
3
Full Bathrooms
2
Half Bathrooms
1
Square feet
2352
Year built
1986
Lot size acres
0.5
County
Lake
Total rooms
8
Garage
2
Basement
Sump Pump, Crawl Space
Days on site
1
MLS Listing#
12611319
Property Description

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.

Property Features
  • House Interior
    • Entrance Foyer
    • Cathedral Ceiling(s)
    • Solar Tube(s)
    • Walk-In Closet(s)
    • Granite Counters
  • Parking
    • Asphalt
    • Garage Door Opener
    • Attached
    • Garage
  • Fire Place
    • Master Bedroom
    • Double Sided
    • Gas Starter
  • Waterfront and Water Access
    • Lake Front
    • Waterfront
  • Cooling Information
    • Ceiling Fan(s)
    • Central Air
  • Heating Information
    • Natural Gas
    • Forced Air
  • Basement
    • Sump Pump
    • Crawl Space
  • Water Features
    • Shared Well
  • Garage
    • 1
School Information
School Information for 1120 Fortress Drive, McHenry, IL 60050
Elementary School
Lotus
Middle School
Stanton
High School
Grant Community High School
Listing Courtesy: Compass - 847-306-6158
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Last Updated: 2026-06-17 02:51:01
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