20919 Island Forest Drive, Cornelius, NC

About the 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.

Price in context

• Asking $437 per square foot.
• That is 27% below the $598 median across 44 active $1.5M+ homes in Cornelius.
• 29th highest asking price of 44 active $1.5M+ homes in Cornelius.
• 26th largest by living area of the 43 with a recorded size.
• Reduced $100,000 (5.3%) from the original $1,895,000 asking price.
• 21 days on the market, listed 2026-09-30.
• County tax assessment $1,153,200; the asking price is 1.56× the assessed value.

Location

Neighborhood: Island Forest, Mecklenburg County, ZIP 28031.

Straight-line distances

• Uptown Charlotte: 18.9 mi
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport: 19.5 mi
• Wilson Air Center (private aviation, CLT): 19.9 mi
• Charlotte Country Club: 20.5 mi
• SouthPark Mall: 24.1 mi
• Quail Hollow Club: 27.0 mi

Assigned schools

• Elementary: Cornelius

School assignments come from the listing and can change; confirm with the district.

Features

Style

Transitional

Levels

One

Construction

Vinyl

Roof

Metal

Bathrooms

2 full, 1 half

Basement

Basement Shop, Exterior Entry, Finished, Storage Space, Walk-Out Access

Fireplace

Yes

Interior

Attic Other

Flooring

Bamboo, Carpet, Tile

Kitchen & appliances

Dishwasher, Disposal, Gas Range, Gas Water Heater, Plumbed For Ice Maker, Self Cleaning Oven, Tankless Water Heater, Washer/Dryer, Wine Refrigerator

Heating

Natural Gas

Cooling

Central Air

Garage

2 spaces

Parking

Circular Driveway, Attached Garage, Garage Door Opener, Garage Faces Front

Exterior

Above Ground Hot Tub / Spa, Gas Grill, In-Ground Irrigation

Waterfront

Boat Lift, Covered structure, Dock, Pier

View

Water, Year Round

Lot

Waterfront

Community

Lake Access

County

Mecklenburg

Comparable homes on the market

• 20625 Island Forest Drive, Cornelius — $1,650,000, 3 bd, 2,250 sq ft, also in Island Forest
• 20218 Rainbow Circle, Cornelius — $3,975,000, 7 bd, 7,895 sq ft, 0.6 mi away
• 20845 Lagoona Drive, Cornelius — $1,275,000, 3 bd, 2,327 sq ft, 0.8 mi away
• 20334 Bethelwood Lane, Cornelius — $2,900,000, 5 bd, 4,694 sq ft, 0.8 mi away
• 19610 Weavers Circle, Cornelius — $2,999,999, 5 bd, 3,692 sq ft, 1.0 mi away
• 21215 Senlac Lane, Cornelius — $5,200,000, 5 bd, 7,848 sq ft, 1.1 mi away

See it privately

Nicholas and Miriam Peters show every home personally. Peters & Associates, 4401 Barclay Downs Dr #132, Charlotte, NC 28209. Office 704-264-4572. Request a private showing.