Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus and his wife, Kelly, paid $3.9 million on May 25 for a seven-bedroom, 8,947-square-foot English manor-style mansion on Lake Michigan in Lake Bluff.
Eberflus, 52, was named the 17th head coach of the Bears in January after four seasons as the Indianapolis Colts’ defensive coordinator.
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In Lake Bluff, Eberflus and his wife’s new house sits on a 4.95-acre secluded lot on Lake Michigan that is accessed via a long private driveway. The property has 307 feet of lake frontage.
Built in 1920, the mansion has 8 ½ bathrooms, five fireplaces, a two-story living room with ornate woodwork, a library with a wet bar and French doors and a newly renovated kitchen with a two-story brick fireplace and a wall of windows. The mansion also has a first-floor primary bedroom suite with lake views, a new walk-in closet and dressing area, and a primary bathroom with double sinks, a Jacuzzi tub and a separate steam shower. Other features include a second staircase, a vaulted family room, a game room area, a theater room and a wine tasting room.
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Outside on the property are a bluestone patio, a pool, a spa and a two-bedroom coach house with two bathrooms.
The Eberfluses purchased the home through a land trust, but a building permit issued for the property last month identifies the couple as the owners of the property.
The Eberfluses have embarked on a renovation of the mansion, according to Lake Bluff village records.
The mansion had been listed in June 2021 for $4.1 million, and went under contract to sell on Feb. 24 — less than a month after Eberflus became the Bears’ head coach.
The Eberfluses also own a five-bedroom, 7,404-square-foot house in Carmel, Indiana, that they bought for $1.02 million in 2018.
Real estate agent Jeff Ohm, who represented the Eberfluses, did not respond to a request for comment.
The property had a $69,365 property tax bill in the 2021 tax year.
Goldsborough is a freelance reporter.
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