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Top Sales

Fox Valley, Illinois Top 5 Home Sales: A $2.4 Million Prairie Lakes Home Leads the Week

This week's top sales run from a walkable downtown townhouse to homes on wooded acreage beside forest preserve land.

Fox Valley, Illinois Top 5 Home Sales: A $2.4 Million Prairie Lakes Home Leads the Week

These are the highest-priced home sales reported in Fox Valley, Illinois for the week ending November 8, 2026, and together they totaled $6.45 million. Four of the homes are in Kane County and one is in McHenry County. The group includes four single-family homes and a townhouse, and several of them pair large, finished lower levels with pools, ponds or acreage outside.

No. 1 — $2,400,000 · 39W431 Long Meadow Ln, Saint Charles, Illinois

Top home sale No. 1 in Fox Valley, Illinois β€” 39W431 Long Meadow Ln, Saint Charles, Illinois, week ending November 8, 2026

The top sale of the week was a brick and stone home in the Prairie Lakes subdivision of Saint Charles, which sold for $2.4 million. Built in 2007, it is the largest of the five homes at 9,126 square feet, with five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, six full and one half, on a 0.48-acre lot. The property sits on a pond and has water views.

The interior is defined by its woodwork and stone. The home has a floating circular staircase, coffered and double tray ceilings, wainscoting and crown moulding, and its floors are Brazilian lyptus with maple inlays. Granite is used widely, including on every bathroom floor and in the foyer and laundry room. The kitchen has Viking appliances and a deep walk-in pantry. Each bedroom has its own bath, including a first-floor room that can serve as a bedroom or a study. The primary suite has a private balcony, a sitting area, two walk-in closets, a large bonus room and one of the home’s four fireplaces.

The walkout basement was designed for entertaining, with travertine floors warmed by radiant heat, several custom bars and a stone lounge with a climate-controlled wine cellar. From there, doors lead out to the backyard, where a pool and hot tub are joined by a fire pit, two cabanas, gas tiki torches and an outdoor kitchen with a built-in grill. The four-car garage is climate controlled and has a fast EV charger. The property last sold for $800,000 in 2010.

Valentino Ranallo of CENTURY 21 New Heritage West was the listing agent for the week’s highest-priced sale, and Lucia Demidetchi of Xhomes Realty Inc represented the buyer.

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No. 2 — $1,300,000 · 3761 Wintergreen Ter, Algonquin, Illinois

Top home sale No. 2 in Fox Valley, Illinois β€” 3761 Wintergreen Ter, Algonquin, Illinois, week ending November 8, 2026

In the Terrace Lakes neighborhood of Algonquin, a stone contemporary sold for $1.3 million. Built in 2018, it is the newest of the five homes, and it also has the most bedrooms, with seven, along with six bathrooms and 6,000 square feet on a fenced 0.58-acre lot. The property last sold for $105,000 in 2016, before the current house was built.

The backyard has a heated in-ground saltwater pool with a remote-operated cover, plus a whirlpool and a pergola. A brick paver patio overlooks it, and sliding doors connect the patio to the family room and its walls of windows. The kitchen, with custom cabinetry, an oversized island, quartz countertops and Thermador appliances, opens to that room and to the dining room. Guests arrive through a two-story foyer with a spiral staircase.

Bedrooms are spread across three levels. The primary suite has its own exterior access and a bath with an oversized dual-sink vanity. A first-floor bedroom now used as an office has a full bath next to it, and a mudroom off the garage has a heated floor and built-ins. Upstairs are four more bedrooms, each with a walk-in closet, along with a sitting room and a second laundry room. The finished basement adds a recreation room, another bedroom, a full bath and an extra-long wet bar. Throughout, the home has 10-foot ceilings, hardwood floors and a smart home system with integrated lighting and Sonos audio, and the deep three-car garage has storage above it.

Tadeusz Dolecki of RE/MAX Properties Northwest was the listing agent, and James Zalewski of Northwest Suburban Real Estate represented the buyer.

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No. 3 — $1,075,000 · 321 Brownstone Dr, St Charles, Illinois

Top home sale No. 3 in Fox Valley, Illinois β€” 321 Brownstone Dr, St Charles, Illinois, week ending November 8, 2026

The week’s only townhouse is a brick brownstone in the Brownstone At Riversedge community in downtown St. Charles, and it sold for $1.075 million. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, two full and one half, and 3,234 square feet, with a two-car attached garage.

The address puts daily errands on foot. Whole Foods Market is about 150 feet away, and Arcedium Coffeehouse is steps from the front door. Restaurants, craft breweries, shops, parks and the Fox River are all within walking distance.

Inside, the kitchen has Wolf, Sub-Zero and Miele appliances, with integrated drawers for wine, ice and produce. The primary bath has heated Carrara marble floors, a steam shower and a bidet. The dining room has a fireplace, and there is also a balcony and a finished daylight basement. Engineered hardwood runs through the home, the lighting is by Restoration Hardware, and the technology includes whole-home mesh Wi-Fi, built-in Sonos audio, smart lighting and automated window treatments. The garage is finished as an extension of the living space, with an epoxy floor, built-in cabinetry and a retractable screen system. The property last sold for $899,500 in 2023.

The townhouse went under contract nine days after it was listed. Kari Kohler of Coldwell Banker Realty and Sam Kohler of Coldwell Banker Realty were the listing agents, and Colleen Finnigan of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate represented the buyer.

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No. 4 — $895,000 · 39W044 Foxwood Ln, St Charles, Illinois

Top home sale No. 4 in Fox Valley, Illinois β€” 39W044 Foxwood Ln, St Charles, Illinois, week ending November 8, 2026

On a 1.30-acre lot in St. Charles, a brick and cedar traditional backs to the Bolcum Wetlands and Forest Preserve. It sold for $895,000. Built in 1996, it is the oldest of the five homes and has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,237 square feet, with a three-car garage.

The grounds are planted with mature trees, and the in-ground pool is surrounded by a garden of native plants. A waterfall and pond, a brick paver patio, a sheltered sitting area, a hot tub and a fire pit fill out the yard. Indoors, a vaulted sun room with six skylights looks out over the property, and the living room has a large bay window.

The kitchen has an island and plenty of granite-topped cabinetry. A first-floor bedroom with a full bath can work as a guest or in-law suite, and four more bedrooms are on the second level. The finished walkout lower level has a full bath, a home gym and a room set up as a greenhouse. The home also has two fireplaces and an indoor hot tub. The property last sold for $332,000 in 1997.

The home went under contract six days after it was listed. Susan Kalina of Karen Douglas Realty was the listing agent, and Heather Prowell of Baird & Warner Fox Valley-Geneva represented the buyer.

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No. 5 — $780,000 · 1N955 Saddlewood Dr, Maple Park, Illinois

Top home sale No. 5 in Fox Valley, Illinois β€” 1N955 Saddlewood Dr, Maple Park, Illinois, week ending November 8, 2026

In the Saddlewood neighborhood of Maple Park, a brick and cedar ranch sits on 2.68 acres next to Kane County Forest Preserve land, under a canopy of mature trees. A circular drive leads to the home, which was built in 2000 and has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, four full and one half, and 3,445 square feet, with garage space for four cars. The property last sold for $635,000 in 2005.

The floor plan keeps the bedrooms apart. The primary suite, with its own bath and walk-in closet, is on one side of the home, while the second and third bedrooms, each with a private bath, are on the other. A home office with French doors serves as a fourth bedroom. The kitchen opens to a great room with vaulted ceilings and a brick fireplace with gas logs, and a Florida room is used for extra dining.

The finished walkout lower level has a second full kitchen, large recreation and living areas, a full bath and a walk-in pantry, and its unfinished portion has room for a sizable workshop. A detached garage is heated by a wood-burning stove. Outside, a composite deck sits above a brick paver patio, and there is a pond with a waterfall.

The home went under contract 16 days after it was listed and sold above its asking price of $775,000. Martha Harrison of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate was the listing agent, and Christopher Davis of Inspire Realty Group LLC represented the buyer.

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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 8, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.

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