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 Bears’ 17th head coach in January after four seasons as the Indianapolis Colts’ defensive coordinator.
In Lake Bluff, Eberflus and his wife’s new home sits on a secluded 4.95-acre lot on Lake Michigan 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 master bedroom suite with lake views, a new walk-in closet and walk-in closet, and a master bath with dual sinks, a whirlpool tub, and 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.
Outside the property is a bluestone patio, pool, spa, and two-bedroom, two-bathroom carriage house.
The Eberflus bought the house through a land trust, but a building permit issued for the property last month identifies the couple as the property’s owners.
The Eberflus have embarked on a renovation of the mansion, according to Lake Bluff town records.
The mansion had been listed for sale in June 2021 for $4.1 million and was sold under contract on February 24, less than a month after Eberflus became the Bears’ head coach.
The Eberflus also own a five-bedroom, 7,404-square-foot home in Carmel, Indiana, which they bought for $1.02 million in 2018.
Real estate agent Jeff Ohm, who represented the Eberflus, did not respond to a request for comment.
The property had a property tax bill of $69,365 in fiscal year 2021.
Goldsborough is a freelance reporter.
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