37733 N IL Route 59, Lake Villa, IL 60046

This property features an "American Four-Square" architectural home situated on Route 59, benefiting from high traffic volume of 12,100 cars per day. The 2.16-acre property is zoned "General Commercial" and has municipal water and sewer services. The existing 10-room house includes 4 bedrooms and 2 baths with 9' ceilings. While functional, the house is dated and requires repairs and updates. The main floor comprises a living room, dining room, entryway, kitchen, and a study/library/parlor with virgin forest wood plank floors and a separate oval beveled glass entry door, suitable for a separate business. The first-floor bath is large enough to accommodate an additional bath. The second floor features 4 bedrooms, a 12'x7' bathroom, a stairway, and a loft study area. The second-floor bath could be divided into two separate baths or a full bath and laundry room. The property is located adjacent and south of Fox Lake Hills' water tower and municipal pump house, with the rear of the property bordering Lake County's Grant Woods Forest Preserve, which includes wildlife, a pond, and trails. The property itself has a forest preserve with oaks, hickory, apple, and cherry blossoms. Potential uses include a VRBO or Airbnb investment, senior assisted living, or special needs arrangement, lawyer's office, bed & breakfast, hotel/motel, daycare center/school, funeral home, nursing home, personal or professional services, retreat, recreational, self-storage center, convenient store and gas station, meeting hall or garage for service work. The property is located on Illinois Route 59, the northern branch off of Route 12 in Fox Lake, and is named Fox Lake Road at this site. Route 132 (Grand Avenue) is a 1/2 block north, and 10 miles east I-94.