The long-lasting “House Alone” mansion has formally bought — snagging greater than the asking value at $5.5 million after lower than a 12 months in the marketplace.
The Winnetka, Illinois residence was first listed for $5.25 million in Might 2024 — however it seems like the brand new house owners actually needed their very own slice of vacation film historical past, digging deep into their pockets to snag the long-lasting pad within the Chicago suburbs.
Tim and Trisha Johnson made a fairly penny on the sale, having purchased the place for $1.585 million in 2012.
They gave it a revamp and enlargement in 2018 however saved that OG film attraction intact — preserving the brick exterior that made it well-known within the ’90 basic starring Macaulay Culkin, Catherine O’Hara, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern.
Solely the outside of the house made it into the film — the within was too cramped for a full movie crew. So, to convey Kevin McCallister’s booby-trapped wonderland to life, filmmakers constructed a large two-story soundstage inside a close-by deserted faculty.
The home remains to be a lot spacious, boasting 5 bedrooms, 6 loos, a high-end movie show, and even a top-tier indoor sports activities court docket — excellent for dodging any would-be burglars.
