About this home

Welcomed by lush landscaping and circular driveway with palm trees you feel you have arrived on vacation! This Ranch style basement home with a loft area lends toward an amazing waterfront view as you enter the vaulted A framed feel great room. A large dining room attaches to the modern kitchen with granite and butcher block counter tops and a gas oven with stainless hood. Your breakfast area accesses your deck that encompases entire length of home. Choose to have the roof closed or open above you on either end of the deck. Low maintenance material decking that you never have to paint or stain! Primary BR takes in that wonderful waterfront view and don't let the fancy Toto toilets catch you off guard in the baths. A secondary BR and nice size laundry are also on the main floor. You have double doors off your full front porch to enter the home before you turn a corner to find upstairs to your reading room or playroom loft or downstairs to your full basement. The Basement, like the great room has a gas log brick fp to warm by and a wet sink and wine fridge bar area, There are 3 rooms downstairs that can be used as large Bedrooms and a full bath on this level. Exit outside the family room or den to your covered full patio with your hot tub and amazing koi pond fully stocked with auto feeder to enjoy this zen setting and extensive landscaped yard. Your dock that was redone in 2014 has both a covered area and uncovered and a 10,000 lb. lift to greet your boat. Rinna tankless hot water heater controller can be viewed in the unfinished workshop storage area of basement , outside speakers are wired on this home and yard in rear is fully fenced for your enjoyment. Island Forest is in the heart of Cornelius just off Bethel Church Rd with easy access to shopping and restaurants and all conveniences. Just sit back and watch the sun sparkle or set over your lake front view! New carpet, fresh paint give this home a move in ready appeal. This home has incredible level backyard and waterfront view that make the price very attractive! This is a lovely NON cookie cutter neighborhood with trees and larger lots! One of the first areas on Lake Norman to be sold so of course better views! Important to note there are 5 rooms with closets to sleep in all very good size but 2 in basement do not have a window. These two rooms are 15X 17 or larger. The setbacks for this property are 25 ft. from water and front road and 10 ft on the sides. Impervious exempt as well.

Facts and features

Schools

• Cornelius Elementary

  elementary · K-5 · 2.9 mi

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• Bailey Middle School

  middle · 6-8 · 4.7 mi

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• William Amos Hough High

  high · 9-12 · 5.1 mi

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• Academic Illumination Day School

  elementary · K-5 · 2.9 mi

• Davidson Day School

  elementary · K-12 · 3.0 mi

• Community School Of Davidson

  elementary · K-12 · 3.1 mi

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Price history

• Oct 21, 2026 · Price Changed$1,795,000
• Sep 30, 2026 · Listed$1,895,000
• Sep 16, 2026 · Listing Removed—
• Aug 18, 2026 · Price Changed$1,950,000
• Aug 3, 2026 · Price Changed$2,199,900
• Jun 30, 2026 · Price Changed$2,299,000
• Jun 11, 2026 · Price Changed$2,350,000
• May 13, 2026 · Price Changed$2,399,000

Tax history

• 2025$7,732 tax · $1,153,200 assessed
• 2024$7,616 tax · $1,153,200 assessed
• 2019$4,902 tax · $580,400 assessed
• 2018$6,823 tax · $630,300 assessed
• 2017$6,772 tax · $630,300 assessed
• 2016$6,769 tax · $630,300 assessed
• 2015$6,671 tax · $630,300 assessed
• 2014$6,669 tax · $630,300 assessed

Home value

$1,741,324

• Quantarium$1,741,324
• Cotality$1,861,100
• Collateral Analytics$1,616,000

Where it is