601 Ash Street

Luxury residence designed by award winning architectural firm Morgante Wilson with 5 bedrooms and 4.2 baths located on a quiet street in East Winnetka. Stunning open floorplan, wonderful custom millwork and stunning oversized windows create a truly exceptional environment. The white custom gourmet kitchen features double Subzero refrigerators each with 2 freezer drawers below and a Wolf 6 burner gas range with griddle and with double ovens below. The walk-in pantry has a full length wine refrigerator and ample shelving for your cooking ingredients and appliances. The generous cabinetry and counter space will accommodate all your entertaining and cooking needs. Convenient desk area further enhances the kitchen area. This bright kitchen opens completely to the family room and has a beautiful coffered ceiling. There is a wonderful large eating area overlooking the blue stone patio with large built-in grill and outdoor stone fireplace. Adjacent to the family room is an amazing sun-filled all season porch with slate floor, a stone fireplace, windows on three sides of the room and an architecturally interesting ceiling with a skylight. This room also opens up to the blue stone patio area. Professionally designed landscape in the front, the interior courtyard garden and the backyard with lovely views from any room in this very special home. The 1st floor primary suite has a cozy sitting room that leads to the large primary bedroom which has lovely views to the interior courtyard garden. There is a very handsome and well appointed library with fireplace, beautiful millwork and built-in shelves and desk area also on the main level. The first floor laundry/mud room is located off the attached 1 car heated garage. Large closets further enhance this well trafficed area. Stunning staircase with bowed floor to ceiling windows overlooks the interior courtyard garden that leads to the second level. Bedroom 2 and 3 share a large "Jack & Jill" bath while the 4th bedroom is en-suite with full bath. A charming balcony can be found off the bedroom with french doors. Down the hall, a large, walk-in cedar closet completes the 2nd level. The lower level is truly unique as it offers the same exceptional architectural features as on the 1st and 2nd levels. First, the staircase down to the basement is light filled and beautiful. There is a nice hallway separating the large recreation room from the office, 2nd kitchen and 5th bedroom. The size of the recreation room will allow for a ping pong/pool table as well as your media viewing needs. There is a full bath adjacent to the bedroom and a 1/2 bath closer to the recreation room. The rarely available full 2nd kitchen features a 4 burner range with an oven below plus a full sized refrigerator, and very attractive cabinetry. The 2nd kitchen is adjacent to the office and bedroom area which makes it perfect for an in-law, guest or au-pair arrangement. Aside from the attached 1 car garage, there is a 2 car detached garage. Additionally, there is an elevator that services all levels, a generator, an underground sprinkler system and outdoor landscape lighting. This fantastic home is close to the Greenbay Trail, the Village Green, Elm Street retail and the Metra. Thoughtfully designed and masterfully built, this is a truly unique and special home.