Former Bears safety DeAndre Houston-Carson buys from Barrington Hills

Former Chicago Bears guard DeAndre Houston-Carson and his wife, Elizabeth, paid $1.2 million in December for a five-bedroom, 4,608-square-foot farmhouse-style home on 5 acres in Barrington Hills , three months after the couple sold their five-bedroom, 3,001 square foot home in Hawthorn Woods for $800,000.

Houston-Carson played for the Bears from 2016 until signing with the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent in 2023. He then joined the Houston Texans and is currently a free agent.

In Barrington Hills, the couple’s new home was built in 1977, with an addition designed by South Barrington-based Reed Architects. Features include 4 ½ bathrooms, three fireplaces, a gallery-style entry, and a 2016 remodeled kitchen featuring a 16-foot island, marble countertops, Wolf range, Wolf double oven, two Bosch dishwashers, custom cabinets and two sinks with polished nickel fixtures.

Other features include a family room with vaulted ceilings, a screened-in porch, a mudroom with built-in storage, and an extra-deep four-car garage. The home’s master suite features large walk-in closets and a full framed and convertible basement.

Outside the property is a swimming pool and patio.

The home had been listed for $1.45 million in May 2023 and was reduced to $1.35 million the following month and then to $1.295 million in August.

Scott Glazer of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, who represented the couple, told Elite Street that Elizabeth Houston-Carson was originally from the Chicago area and the couple was looking for a new home with square footage and privacy.

“They didn’t want a cookie-cutter subdivision, and in Barrington Hills the average size is 5 acres. And Barrington Hills has great schools,” he said. “The house is very, very nice – it’s their forever home.”

The Barrington Hills home had a property tax bill of $17,991 for the 2022 tax year.

Meanwhile, in Hawthorn Woods, the Houston-Carsons had paid $665,000 in 2021 for the home they sold last year. Built in 2005 and located on a half-acre lot at the end of a cul-de-sac and adjacent to the Hawthorn Woods Country Club, the home features 4 ½ bathrooms, a two-story family room with fireplace, a home office . and a kitchen with 42-inch Shilon cabinets with soft-close technology, granite countertops, marble backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island with quartzite countertops.

Other features include a master suite with a sitting area and walk-in closet with custom built-ins, and a lower level with a full kitchen with KitchenAid appliances, as well as a theater room with a 100-inch screen and lighting Color changing LED. . Outside on the 0.51 acre property is an extensive paver patio, a gas fireplace with logs and an in-ground sprinkler system.

The couple first listed the Hawthorn Woods home in July for $799,000 and sold it less than two months later for virtually the same price.

The home had a property tax bill of $14,714 for the 2022 tax year.

Goldsborough is a freelance journalist.