Lake Geneva's luxury shoreline just got a jolt. After months of relative calm at the very top of the market, a sprawling lakefront estate on Walcowis Drive quietly surfaced this week with an asking price just under $11 million, bringing deep-water frontage and more than nine acres back into play.
Crain's Chicago Business flagged the listing on its residential real estate beat, framing it as a notable return of high-end inventory after a stretch where big-ticket properties were few and far between.
Property details
The estate is identified in the MLS as W2908 Walcowis Drive and groups five parcels into roughly 9.16 acres with about 160 feet of Geneva Lake shoreline, with the main house dating to 1989. The property is described as a five-bedroom, 4.5-bath retreat with an open great room, floor-to-ceiling windows, a wet bar, screened porch and a broad deck stepping down toward the water. Those particulars appear on the property's MLS page and brokerage feeds, according to the MLS.
The official ask clocks in at $10,995,000, according to Yahoo Finance, which summarized key details from the MLS.
Who's selling
Aggregated reports list Tricia Forbeck of Compass Wisconsin–Lake Geneva as the listing agent, and public records indicate the Van Dyke family has held the estate for decades. Yahoo Finance notes that the property was purchased by Janice Van Dyke and her late husband in the 1980s and is now being marketed through Compass' Lake Geneva office. Local pier records tie the Van Dyke-Zeilstra family to the shore parcel, according to Geneva Lake Piers.
Why it matters
Large, private parcels with meaningful Geneva Lake frontage do not come up often, and this one combines acreage, shoreline and deep-water access in a way that tends to get the attention of serious lake buyers. As Crain's Chicago Business pointed out, the upper tier of the Lake Geneva market had been relatively quiet for months, so a nearly $11 million listing is poised to draw interest from affluent shoppers in both Chicago and Milwaukee as summer activity ramps up.
Tax and public records
Town of Linn assessment rolls list the main parcel under VanDyke Lake Geneva LP, with a 2025 total assessed valuation of about $5.43 million and a net property tax bill in the low $50,000 range, according to the Town of Linn assessment roll. County assessment documents reflecting the parcel's assessed values and ownership details are available through Apraz.
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