Banking on the strength of the luxury market, DiMucci Cos. has built a new model at its upscale Braymore subdivision in northwest suburban Inverness. The $860,000 Castlegate, located on a 1 1/4-acre corner lot, is one of 147 custom single-family homes planned at the 300-acre development, which includes 20 acres of lakes. Lots are priced form $195,000 to $325,000.
The 5,868-square-foot Castlegate has four bedrooms, six bathrooms and a three-car garage.
The brick home features a steeply pitched cedar-shake roof. Highlight of the entry is a two-story foyer with gray marble flooring and a floating oak staircase.
Left of the entry, is a two-story living room with an octagonal ceiling, a marble raised-hearth fireplace, and bay windows.
To the right of the entry is a dining room with a 23-foot-high ceiling and a bird`s-eye window.
A butler`s pantry and outdoor service counter provide access to the dining room, kitchen and private outdoor courtyard of cobblestone brick, which is surrounded by a fence.
A mid-island cooktop, pantry, oak cabinets, built-in desk are included in the kitchen. The kitchen provides access to both an upstairs activity room and main-level family room.
The kitchen/dining area has a two-story ceiling and nine-foot atrium doors leading to an outdoor deck.
The family room has a marble fireplace, two-story ceiling, wet bar and nine-foot atrium doors with windows above each doorway.
The first-floor master suite features a vaulted ceiling, walk-in closet, private sitting room with fireplace and atrium doors opening to the outdoor deck.
French doors open to a marble-inlaid master bath with theatrical lighting, a two-person whirlpool tub, and an eight-foot walk-through shower room with seat.
Upstairs, a gathering room with fireplace and wet bar provides space for an activity room or children`s playroom.
The two upstairs bedrooms feature 10 1/2-foot coffered ceilings, walk-in closets and individual full baths.
The entrance to Braymore is located on the east side of Barrington Road a quarter-mile south of Dundee Road.
