Lake in the Hills Cubs fan's man cave on Netflix show

Lake in the Hills resident Stewart McVicar’s Cubs-themed basement has attracted hundreds of Cubs fans to the seemingly ordinary house on Henry Lane since he completed the 2,300-square-foot man cave in August 2013. Now, anyone with a TV can get a look inside what McVicar calls, “easily the No. 1 Cubs cave in the world.”

McVicar’s Club 400, complete with a bar, theater and arcade, is featured on the premiere of a new Netflix series, “Amazing Interiors.”

The half-hour show highlights spaces that are “ordinary on the outside but extraordinary on the inside.” The first season of the series features 12 episodes and became available to stream on July 20.

On the show, McVicar gives a tour of his ultimate Cubs lair, which includes more than 500 autographed baseballs, 100 bats, 50 jerseys, an organ used at Wrigley Field for 13 years, and a life-sized Anthony Rizzo bobblehead gifted and delivered by Cubs owner Tom Ricketts.

McVicar even takes viewers inside his bathroom, complete with a flat-screen TV hanging above the urinal.

“The last thing I want is for someone to go to the bathroom and miss a big play,” he says on the show.

McVicar and his wife, Lisa, stayed up until 12:30 a.m. on the premiere date to try to catch the show before everyone else. When they woke up, they were surprised to see Club 400 featured on the very first episode.

“When I found out it was the first episode, I was like, ‘Holy cow, we must have done something right,’ ” McVicar said. “The cool thing about it is that they’re going all over the world and showing these amazing interiors. So to get Lake in the Hills on there, and my neighborhood on there, was pretty awesome.”

McVicar said the production company that made the show, Barcroft TV, was at the house for about a week last September. He made available Chicago-style meals of Portillo’s hot dogs and Lou Malnati’s pizza to make the crew of three feel welcomed.

“They were here a lot,” McVicar joked. “I felt like these guys were family by the time they left.”

A lot of the footage that was shot, including of McVicar and his daughter, Lauren, playing catch in the yard, was not used. McVicar said he was happy with how the episode, which focuses more on the process of building Club 400 than the actual collectibles inside, turned out.

On the show, Lisa guesses the cost of the basement is “probably enough to purchase another house of some sort.” Club 400 took four years to complete, with McVicar keeping it hidden until the debut on his 40th birthday.

Since the series came out, McVicar said he already has received “at least 50 to 75” emails from people asking for a tour of Club 400, or a piece of memorabilia like a Club 400 shirt or hat.

One email was from a Cubs fan who has grandparents celebrating their 50th anniversary and wanting a tour. Others have come from as far as Australia.

“I’ve done a lot of cool stuff, but this one might be the topper,” McVicar said. “I realized Netflix has a huge reach. ... The response has been completely overwhelming to the point where I’m having a hard time answering all of the requests.”

On the show, McVicar is shown hosting a charity event with former Cubs pitcher Lee Smith.

Since 2014, McVicar has hosted more than 20 former and current Cubs players and dignitaries, raising more than $300,000 for various charities and organizations. McVicar recently hosted an event for 2016 World Series champion Kyle Schwarber’s “Neighborhood Heroes,” a campaign launched by Schwarber to honor first responders.

Cubs All-Star second baseman Javy Baez attended an event at Club 400 in May to help raise money for hurricane victims in Puerto Rico, where Baez is from.

McVicar said the History Channel has also reached out to him about featuring Club 400 on another show that will highlight people’s elaborate collections.

McVicar, however, said his biggest goal is raising $1 million for charities out of his man cave.

“I was really happy to represent the community in a positive light,” McVicar said. “I’m always humbled. This was a dream of mine I had a long time ago. This is something I thought about when I was a little kid, building the ultimate place to watch the Cubs.

“To see it blossom to where it is now, especially the charity portion of it, is truly amazing. The opportunity it has given me and my family to help other people truly is the best part.”