The top most expensive homes sold in Febrary in the Rockford area ranged from $435,000 to $775,000.
The homes are located in Rockford, Rockton, Belvidere, Capron, Roscoe and Loves Park.
10. 5121 Parliament Place, Rockford
This two-story, four-bedroom, four-bathroom home with a three-car garage has wood floors throughout most of main level. This level includes a living room with fireplace, laundry room, formal dining room, a bedroom with full bathroom and an eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and access to the upper deck area. The upper level includes the primary bedroom with vaulted ceiling, a gas fireplace, two walk-in closets and a bathroom; two additional bedrooms with walk-in closets and another full bathroom. The lower level includes a recreation area, full bathroom and a family room that goes out to a covered deck with skylights.
This home sold for $435,000 on Feb. 24, 2025. The property was listed by Lynsey Faraher, Dickerson & Nieman Realtors.
9. 1806 National Ave., Rockford
This five-bedroom, six-bathroom home has more than 6,200 square feet of living space. The remodeled kitchen has granite countertops. The home has hardwood flooring, high ceilings, built-ins and custom trim woodwork. The formal living room has a marble encased fireplace, and wood beam. There is a second stairway off the kitchen. A nursery or office space is adjacent to the master bedroom, which includes a dressing room, island and master bathroom. A second bedroom suite includes a full bathroom. The main floor mud room is off a heated 2.5-car garage. The home has a private fenced yard and deck. The lower-level has a finished recreation room and laundry room. Updates from 2019/2020 include two furnaces and central air units, gutters, driveway and patio.
This home sold for $440,000 on Feb. 14, 2025. The property was listed by Peter and Linda Dunn, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Crosby Starck RE.
8. 11818 Wagon Wheel Road, Rockton
This three-bedroom, two-bathroom ranch home has an attached, four-car garage, fireplace, main floor laundry and full basement. It has 1,923 square feet of living space on 4.88 acres. The homeowner would pay county taxes.
This home sold for $455,550 on Feb. 21, 2025. The property was listed by Lisa M. Carroll, Century 21 Affiliated.
7. 1364 Brown Hills Road, Rockford
This home in the Brown Hills neighborhood designed by Jesse Barloga was his personal home. It has four bedrooms, 2.5-bathrooms and more than 3,500 square feet of living space. At the front door is Barloga’s trademark “spider window” and the curved stairway for which he was known. There is an attached four-season porch. The kitchen has a heated floor, an island with a copper prep sink, built-in double oven and refrigerator, and a sunken breakfast nook with beamed ceiling. The dining room has a built-in curio/hutch and an atrium door. The family room has a woodburning fireplace and 1850’s pane glass window imported from Europe. The master bedroom suite has its own bathroom with a marble floor and a walk-in tiled two-person shower, a fireplace, a built-in bookcase and beamed ceiling. There is custom landscaping, a brick paver patio and adjacent gazebo. The property also has a heated, three-car garage.
This home sold for $465,000 on Jan. 31, 2025. The property was listed by Roger Jenisch and Ashley Parker, EXIT Realty Redefined Maurer Group.
6. 4125 Waters Edge Drive, Belvidere
This modern craftsman-style property under construction is along the Kishwaukee River. It has an open concept floor plan, three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, with a master suite featuring a private en-suite and walk-in closet. A laundry/mudroom is on the first floor. The fully exposed lower level has a walkout option. The home has a covered front porch.
This home sold for $459,000 on Feb. 5, 2025. The property was listed by Toni Vander Heyden, Keller Williams Realty Signature.
5. 8438 North Boone School Road, Capron
This three-bedroom, two-bathroom ranch home is on a 10-acre wooded lot. The home has an open floor plan with a stone, woodburning fireplace in the living room; an eat-in kitchen with a pantry and an island; and a full unfinished basement. The primary suite includes two closets and a private full bathroom, along with slider doors to a deck. There is a laundry/mudroom off the heated, three-car garage. The property includes an outbuilding with a loft, electric and heat. Updates since November include roof, flooring, gravel drive and appliances.
This home sold for $501,500 on Feb. 14, 2025. The property was listed by Lynsey Faraher, Dickerson & Nieman Realtors.
4. 7326 Skyview Trail, Roscoe
This four-bedroom ranch has 4,695 square feet of finished living space. The combined living and dining rooms have an open layout, fireplace and volume ceilings. The gourmet kitchen has island seating and features granite countertops and a pantry. French doors open to a turret/family room. The main floor also has a guest bathroom off the kitchen and a laundry center. The primary suite has a walk-in closet with built-ins and a bathroom with a double sink granite vanity, jet tub and shower. There is an additional bedroom and full bathroom on the main floor. The lower level has a recreation room with walk out to the back patio, a wet bar/kitchenette, two bedrooms and a full bathroom. Outside is a composite deck. The home includes a three-car attached garage and owned solar panels. Updates include roof in 2019; refrigerator, vinyl flooring and blinds in 2021; carpet in 2024; and HVAC in 2023.
This home sold for $580,000 on Feb. 6, 2025. The property was listed by Melissa J. Smith, Century 21 Affiliated.
3. 8152 Charissas Place, Roscoe
This two-story estate on 1.15 acres has four bedrooms, five bathrooms and 4,595 square feet of living space. There is a two-story foyer, wood flooring and an open staircase that flows into the formal dining room and gourmet kitchen. The great room has a stone fireplace. The main floor primary suite has a walk-in closet and a remodeled bathroom (2022) with dual sink vanity, soaking tub and walk-in shower. Three additional bedrooms are upstairs, including one with en-suite bathroom; the other two bedrooms share a Jack & Jill style bathroom. The lower level includes theater and family rooms, game and workout areas and a wet bar. Outside are a patio, under-deck living space, firepit and tented deck area. The home has an attached, insulated 3.5-car garage. Other updates include laundry and powder rooms, upstairs bathroom, shed, appliances, driveway retaining wall lights, master bathroom, driveway and roof in 2021.
This home sold for $580,000 on Feb. 28, 2025. The property was listed by Melissa J. Smith, Century 21 Affiliated.
2. 5343 Longvalley Drive, Rockford
This custom five-bedroom, five-bathroom ranch with more than 5,300 square feet of living space has coffered, volume ceilings; marble, wood and tile floors; floor-to-ceiling windows; built-ins and a two-sided fireplace. The gourmet kitchen has a walk-in pantry, granite countertops, breakfast bar and an island. The main floor master bedroom has an en-suite and two walk-in closets; two more bedrooms share a Jack and Jill bathroom. Also on the main floor is a laundry room, sitting room and a den/office. A staircase with iron spindles and hardwood stair treads leads to the open concept lower-level walkout which has volume ceilings, a family room with fireplace and two more bedrooms with en-suites and walk-in closets. There is a maintenance-free covered deck off the main floor and a covered stone patio.
This home sold for $645,000 on Feb. 12, 2025. The property was listed by Zile Huma, Keller Williams Realty Signature.
1. 5127 McFarland Road, Loves Park
This four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home on a 10-acre parcel has 5,100 square feet of living space, a 2.5-car attached garage, two outbuldings, an inground pool and a stocked pond. The great room provides access to two decks and has a two-story river rock fireplace, vaulted wood beams and planked ceiling. The black oak beams are from trees harvested from the property and milled by a third-generation Scandinavian master woodworker. A spiral staircase in the great room leads to a loft. The kitchen has quartz countertops. Just off the kitchen is a den/all- season room with wood beams. The home has heated floors and a woodburning stove. There is a fireplace in the formal dining room. The main level also has three bedrooms, two full and one-half bathrooms. The basement has a full exposure walk out, a fourth bedroom, full bathroom and a flex room. There is a separate, unfinished basement with an entrance from the garage. Updates include roof in 2020, deck redone in 2017, pool liner replaced in 2016 and newer septic. One of the two furnaces and both of the two air conditioners are new.
This home sold for $775,000 on Jan. 31, 2025. The property was listed by Justin Burke, Keller Williams Realty Signature.
Kathi Edwards in a freelance correspondent for the Rockford Register Star.
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