$1.2 Million: Joliet's 'Sprawling Contemporary Masterpiece' For Sale

JOLIET — When you think of luxury living in Joliet, Eden Lane probably comes to mind. It's Joliet's nature paradise, surrounded by dozens of acres of woodlands, streams and roaming deer. Eden Lane is right off West Jefferson Street, bordering the Joliet Park District's 18-hole Inwood Golf Course property.

And get this: one of Joliet's most well-known homes, located at 4 Eden Lane, is on the real estate market. It can be yours for $1.2 million. Well, actually, less than that. It's priced at $1,199,000.

Adam Stary of the Yorkville-based Stary Group is trying to find the next buyer. Among the features of 4 Eden Lane: 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 9,851 square feet, 5 acres of property and 6 fireplaces inside the home.

And there's also a four-car attached garage. How often do you see that around Joliet? There's also an indoor swimming pool, a hot tub, a private basketball court plus a gourmet kitchen.

And that's not all. There's even an elevator inside the home. That's right, an elevator!

"Step into a world of grandeur as you enter this architectural gem, where skylights cast a gentle glow upon the gleaming floors, guiding you through a sanctuary of modern design and timeless allure," Adam Stary's listing proclaims. "With 5 spacious bedrooms, each accompanied by its lavish master bathroom, and boasting not one, but six magnificent fireplaces, every corner of this residence exudes an air of opulence and tranquility. Embrace the seamless fusion of indoor and outdoor living as you wander onto the expansive wooden deck, where panoramic vistas of nature's beauty unfold before your eyes."

Now that you're curious about the possibility of buying it, take a look at the 59 different photos that the Stary Group has posted on its website for Joliet's million-dollar treasure.

The home at 4 Eden Lane was built by the late Peter Gavankar, who died in 2012. Gavankar was from India and he arrived in the United States in 1960 with only $8, one suit and a scholarship to study electrical engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, according to his obituary.

He moved to Joliet in 1963, according to his obituary, where he founded Rockdale Controls Inc., the company he ran for 42 years. Gavankar was noted for inventing the controls for soft-serve ice cream machines, Mr. Coffee and a “classified” item for NASA’s Gemini project.