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2690 Sylvan Lane SW, Pillager, MN 56473

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$1,575,000

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Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 6 Baths: 4 Square Footage: 3,416 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 100,188 Status: Active

Current Price: $1,575,000 List Date: 7/26/2026 Last Modified: 7/26/2026

Overview

Description

This Property Checks All the Boxes. Tucked at the end of a private dead-end road and framed by majestic towering pines, this is the west-facing setting lake buyers spend years waiting for — sunsets over the water, a hard sand bottom, great depth just off the shore, and a gradual elevation that eases down to 175 feet of private frontage. With a six-bedroom main house and a separate guest house set among the pines, it all sits on highly sought-after Sylvan Lake, in the heart of the Brainerd Lakes Area — and this particular combination of privacy, exposure, shoreline and a second dwelling rarely comes available on Sylvan, or on any lake in this corridor. Frontage of this length seldom trades hands here, and almost never paired with a second dwelling, a lakeside hot tub, and a canopied drive beneath towering pines down to a natural view across water to an undeveloped opposite shore. This is the kind of property that defines a lake, not just sits on one. The main residence at 2960 Sylva ... (Read more) This Property Checks All the Boxes. Tucked at the end of a private dead-end road and framed by majestic towering pines, this is the west-facing setting lake buyers spend years waiting for — sunsets over the water, a hard sand bottom, great depth just off the shore, and a gradual elevation that eases down to 175 feet of private frontage. With a six-bedroom main house and a separate guest house set among the pines, it all sits on highly sought-after Sylvan Lake, in the heart of the Brainerd Lakes Area — and this particular combination of privacy, exposure, shoreline and a second dwelling rarely comes available on Sylvan, or on any lake in this corridor. Frontage of this length seldom trades hands here, and almost never paired with a second dwelling, a lakeside hot tub, and a canopied drive beneath towering pines down to a natural view across water to an undeveloped opposite shore. This is the kind of property that defines a lake, not just sits on one. The main residence at 2960 Sylvan Lake Dr SW sits on 100 feet of frontage and offers approximately 2,800 finished square feet across two levels. Built in 2000 with an effective 2010 update, this rambler with a finished walkout basement is proportioned for the way people actually use a lake home — room for everyone, and organized so the water stays central. Six bedrooms and four baths handle multigenerational gatherings without the squeeze. Two fireplaces anchor the living spaces, and dual walkouts connect the interior to the lake naturally. A screened porch, multiple open decks, a concrete patio and a lakeside hot tub extend the seasons, while the attached two-car insulated and heated garage handles the gear. Cedar exterior, natural gas forced-air heat, central air, private well and septic. This custom-built home has been updated with a vision that truly has brought the home into a league of its own. A full kitchen remodel with pantry, a finished walkout basement completed from the ground up, fresh carpet in the main living area, new interior paint, a new loft railing, a new roof and new septic tank, and an insulated, heated garage all mean the major work is already done. Outside, a patio, fire pit, professional landscaping, added lakeside electrical, and privacy shrubs along the east property line round out a property that's been cared for with the next owner in mind — all set beneath a canopy of majestic towering pines. The guest parcel at 2686 Sylvan Lake Dr SW adds 75 feet of frontage and a structure with a story of its own. The original cabin was taken down, and a new one built in its place — the 2022-built exterior is finished in black vertical board-and-batten with cedar accents and a standing seam metal roof, with HVAC and electrical roughed in and fully spray-foamed, ready for fit and finish. Architect-drawn interior plans by TWM Architecture are in hand: the designed program features a main floor with living room, kitchenette, powder room, wood stove with stone surround and an outdoor bar, all opening toward the lake through a full glass overhead door. Floorplans Include: The lower level carries a bedroom, steam shower bath and a built-in bunks. A buyer takes ownership with the exterior done, utilities in the ground, systems roughed in and the interior vision already on paper — ready to make your own. Sylvan Lake runs roughly 1,400 acres, and has the water quality its reputation suggests: clear, fishable and consistently in demand among buyers who know the difference between a lake and a great lake. For a buyer seeking private waterfront in the Brainerd Lakes Area, 175 feet of frontage, a lakeside hot tub and a guest house on Sylvan Lake — set among majestic towering pines — is about as rare as this corridor offers, and a difficult offering to walk past. See improvement list in attachments

Listing Details MLS# 7114559

General Property Information

Common Wall: No
Lot Measurement: Acres
Manufactured Home?: No
Multiple PIDs?: No
New Development: No
Number of Fireplaces: 2
Road Btwn WF & Home?: No
Waterfront Frontage: 175
Waterfront YN: Yes
Year Built: 2000
Yearly/Seasonal: Yearly
Zoning: Shoreline, Residential-Single Family
Bath Full: Yes
Bath Three Quarters: 3
Main Floor Total SqFt: 1764
Above Grd Total SqFt: 976
Below Grd Total SqFt: 2440
Total SqFt: 3416
Total Finished Sqft: 4990.00
FireplaceYN: Yes
Lake/Waterfront Name: Sylvan Lake (11030400)
Style: (SF) Single Family
Foundation Size: 2440
Garage Stalls: 2
Lot Dimensions: 175x365x126xx100x418
Acres: 2.3
Assessment Pending: No
Bath Half: 0
Bath Quarter: 0
Association Fee: 0

Property Features

Accessible: None Air Conditioning: Central Air Appliances: Air-To-Air Exchanger; Cooktop; Dishwasher; Double Oven; Dryer; Iron Filter; Microwave; Refrigerator; Washer; Water Filtration System; Water Osmosis System; Wine Cooler Basement: Drain Tiled; Drainage System; Full; Storage Space; Tile Shower Bath Description: Primary Walk-Thru; Main Floor 3/4 Bath; Main Floor Full Bath; Upper Level 3/4 Bath; 3/4 Primary; Private Primary; Walk-In Shower Stall Construction Status: Previously Owned Dining Room Description: Eat In Kitchen; Kitchen/Dining Room; Living/Dining Room Elevation Highpoint to Waterfront Slope: Gradual Exterior: Wood Family Room Characteristics: 2 Story/High/Vaulted Ceilings Fireplace Characteristics: Electric; Family Room; Fireplace Footings; Wood Burning Foundation: Poured Concrete Fuel: Electric; Natural Gas; Wood Heating: Forced Air Lake Details: Excellent Sand; Hard; Rocky; Sand Laundry: Main Level Lock Box Type: SentriLock Lot Description: Accessible Shoreline; Tree Coverage - Heavy; Underground Utilities Parking Characteristics: Finished Garage; Garage Door Opener; Heated Garage; Insulated Garage Road Responsibility: Public Maintained Road Roof: Age 8 Years or Less; Asphalt Shingles Sellers Terms: Cash; Conventional Sewer: Private Sewer; Tank with Drainage Field Special Search: 3 BR on One Level; All Living Facilities on One Level; Main Floor Laundry; Main Floor Primary; Primary Bdr Suite Stories: Two Water: Drilled; Private; Well Waterfront Type: Lake Front; Lake View; Dock Waterfront View: Lake; Panoramic; North; East; West

Contract Information

Contingency: None
Original List Price: 1575000
ListPrice: 1575000
Owner is an Agent?: No
Auction?: No

Location Tax and Other Information

House Number: 2690
Street Name: Sylvan
Street Suffix: Lane
Street Direction Suffix: SW
Postal City: Pillager
County: Cass
State: MN
Zip Code: 56473
Complex/Dev/Subdivision: Land & Allens 2nd Add To Sylvan Beach

Assessments

Tax With Assessments: 5746
Assessment Balance: 0

Building Information

Finished SqFt Above Ground: 2740
Finished SqFt Below Ground: 2250

More Information

Elevation Highpoint to Waterfront Feet

Elevation Highpoint Waterfront Feet: 10-15

Lake Details

Lake Acres: 894
Lake Depth: 57
Excellent Sand: Yes
Hard: Yes
Rocky: Yes
Sand: Yes

Lease Details

Land Leased: Not Applicable

Lock Box Type

Lock Box Source: GLAR
SentriLock: Yes

Miscellaneous Information

Homestead: Yes

Ownership

Fractional Ownership: No

Parking Characteristics

Garage Dimensions: 26x26
Garage Square Feet: 676
Finished Garage: Yes
Garage Door Opener: Yes
Heated Garage: Yes
Insulated Garage: Yes

Public Survey Info

Range#: 30
Section#: 11
Township#: 133

Office/Member Info

Association: GLAR

Location, Tax and Other Information

AssocFeeYN: No
Fire Number: 2690
Legal Description: Lengthy includes 2 PID's 41-502-0070 and 41-502-0050
Listing City: Pillager
Map Page: 999
Municipality: Pillager
School District: Pillager
School District Phone: 218-746-3772
DNR Lake ID#: 11030400
DNR Lake Classification: Not Applicable
Zip Plus 4: 2268
Property ID Number: 415020070
Tax Year: 2026
Tax Amount: 5660
In Foreclosure?: No
Potential Short Sale?: No
Lender Owned?: No

Directions & Remarks

Public Remarks: This Property Checks All the Boxes. Tucked at the end of a private dead-end road and framed by majestic towering pines, this is the west-facing setting lake buyers spend years waiting for — sunsets over the water, a hard sand bottom, great depth just off the shore, and a gradual elevation that eases down to 175 feet of private frontage. With a six-bedroom main house and a separate guest house set among the pines, it all sits on highly sought-after Sylvan Lake, in the heart of the Brainerd Lakes Area — and this particular combination of privacy, exposure, shoreline and a second dwelling rarely comes available on Sylvan, or on any lake in this corridor. Frontage of this length seldom trades hands here, and almost never paired with a second dwelling, a lakeside hot tub, and a canopied drive beneath towering pines down to a natural view across water to an undeveloped opposite shore. This is the kind of property that defines a lake, not just sits on one. The main residence at 2960 Sylvan Lake Dr SW sits on 100 feet of frontage and offers approximately 2,800 finished square feet across two levels. Built in 2000 with an effective 2010 update, this rambler with a finished walkout basement is proportioned for the way people actually use a lake home — room for everyone, and organized so the water stays central. Six bedrooms and four baths handle multigenerational gatherings without the squeeze. Two fireplaces anchor the living spaces, and dual walkouts connect the interior to the lake naturally. A screened porch, multiple open decks, a concrete patio and a lakeside hot tub extend the seasons, while the attached two-car insulated and heated garage handles the gear. Cedar exterior, natural gas forced-air heat, central air, private well and septic. This custom-built home has been updated with a vision that truly has brought the home into a league of its own. A full kitchen remodel with pantry, a finished walkout basement completed from the ground up, fresh carpet in the main living area, new interior paint, a new loft railing, a new roof and new septic tank, and an insulated, heated garage all mean the major work is already done. Outside, a patio, fire pit, professional landscaping, added lakeside electrical, and privacy shrubs along the east property line round out a property that's been cared for with the next owner in mind — all set beneath a canopy of majestic towering pines. The guest parcel at 2686 Sylvan Lake Dr SW adds 75 feet of frontage and a structure with a story of its own. The original cabin was taken down, and a new one built in its place — the 2022-built exterior is finished in black vertical board-and-batten with cedar accents and a standing seam metal roof, with HVAC and electrical roughed in and fully spray-foamed, ready for fit and finish. Architect-drawn interior plans by TWM Architecture are in hand: the designed program features a main floor with living room, kitchenette, powder room, wood stove with stone surround and an outdoor bar, all opening toward the lake through a full glass overhead door. Floorplans Include: The lower level carries a bedroom, steam shower bath and a built-in bunks. A buyer takes ownership with the exterior done, utilities in the ground, systems roughed in and the interior vision already on paper — ready to make your own. Sylvan Lake runs roughly 1,400 acres, and has the water quality its reputation suggests: clear, fishable and consistently in demand among buyers who know the difference between a lake and a great lake. For a buyer seeking private waterfront in the Brainerd Lakes Area, 175 feet of frontage, a lakeside hot tub and a guest house on Sylvan Lake — set among majestic towering pines — is about as rare as this corridor offers, and a difficult offering to walk past. See improvement list in attachments
Directions: HWY 210 to 25th AVE SW to Wilderness DR SW to Lower Sylvan RD SW to Sylvan LN SW

Accessible

None: Yes

Air Conditioning

Central Air: Yes

Appliances

Air-To-Air Exchanger: Yes
Cooktop: Yes
Dishwasher: Yes
Double Oven: Yes
Dryer: Yes
Iron Filter: Yes
Microwave: Yes
Refrigerator: Yes
Washer: Yes
Water Filtration System: Yes
Water Osmosis System: Yes
Wine Cooler: Yes

Basement

Drain Tiled: Yes
Drainage System: Yes
Full: Yes
Storage Space: Yes
Tile Shower: Yes

Bath Description

Primary Walk-Thru: Yes
Main Floor 3/4 Bath: Yes
Main Floor Full Bath: Yes
Upper Level 3/4 Bath: Yes
3/4 Primary: Yes
Private Primary: Yes
Walk-In Shower Stall: Yes

Construction Status

Previously Owned: Yes

Dining Room Description

Eat In Kitchen: Yes
Kitchen/Dining Room: Yes
Living/Dining Room: Yes

Elevation Highpoint to Waterfront Slope

Gradual: Yes

Exterior

Wood: Yes

Family Room Characteristics

2 Story/High/Vaulted Ceilings: Yes

Fireplace Characteristics

Electric: Yes
Family Room: Yes
Fireplace Footings: Yes
Wood Burning: Yes

Foundation

Poured Concrete: Yes

Fuel

Electric: Yes
Natural Gas: Yes
Wood: Yes

Heating

Forced Air: Yes

Insurance Fee

Insurance Fee: 0

Laundry

Main Level: Yes

Lot Description

Accessible Shoreline: Yes
Tree Coverage - Heavy: Yes
Underground Utilities: Yes

Patio, Porch and Deck Features

Covered: Yes
Deck: Yes
Enclosed: Yes
Front Porch: Yes
Patio: Yes
Porch: Yes
Screened: Yes

Road Responsibility

Public Maintained Road: Yes

Roof

Age 8 Years or Less: Yes
Asphalt Shingles: Yes

Sellers Terms

Cash: Yes
Conventional: Yes

Sewer

Private Sewer: Yes
Tank with Drainage Field: Yes

Special Search

3 BR on One Level: Yes
All Living Facilities on One Level: Yes
Main Floor Laundry: Yes
Main Floor Primary: Yes
Primary Bdr Suite: Yes

Stories

Two: Yes

Water

Drilled: Yes
Private: Yes
Well: Yes

Waterfront Type

Lake Front: Yes
Lake View: Yes
Dock: Yes

Waterfront View

Lake: Yes
Panoramic: Yes
North: Yes
East: Yes
West: Yes

Room Information

Room Name	Dimensions	Level
Bathroom	5x10	Main
Bathroom	6x10	Upper
Bathroom	5x10	Basement
Dining Room	10x10	Main
Family Room	25x26	Basement
Fifth (5th) Bedroom	12x12	Basement
First (1st) Bedroom	13x15	Main
Fourth (4th) Bedroom	10x18	Upper
Foyer	7x9	Main
Garage	26x26	Main
Kitchen	12x23	Main
Living Room	14x23	Main
Loft	24x13	Upper
Primary Bath	7.5x7	Main
Pantry (Walk-In)	8x4	Main
Second (2nd) Bedroom	10x11	Main
Sixth (6th) Bedroom	12x12	Basement
Third (3rd) Bedroom	10x11	Main

Documents

Guest Cabin Plans.pdf ›

Listing Office: eXp Realty

Last Updated: July - 26 - 2026

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