Park Place Estates, a new 25-acre subdivision in north suburban Northbrook, already is planning a 14-acre expansion, according to Suzann Kogen, president of Kogen-Zivin Development, the builder.
Originally set for 38 semicustom homes priced from $395,000 to $600,000 on one-third to one-half-acre lots, the project on the west side of Waukegan Road at Voltz Road will include an additional 30 residences, which will be built on an adjoining parcel just south of Meadowhill Park.
Park Place Estates once was part of the 770-acre Techny property, the largest tract of undeveloped land in north suburban Cook County, which is owned by the Society of the Divine Word, a Roman Catholic Missionary Society.
The society received bids from several developers who wanted to build on the 14-acre site, and finally accepted the plan for the extension of Park Place Estates, said Zalman Alper, president of Alper & Alper Architects, which devised the master plan for the development of the Techny property.
The availability of the additional 14 acres came about because of a land swap between the society and the Northbrook Park District.
Originally, the land, which is next to an aquatic center with four swimming pools, was to have been developed with softball fields.
“The society worked out a deal with the park district to move the future park site to a new, 14-acre location on the north side of Techny Road just west of the railroad bridge,” said Thomas Poupard, Northbrook’s village planner.
Poupard added that the new park site will be more accessible by car than the original location.
He said final engineering plans for the addition to Park Places Estates will have to be submitted to the village for approval.
“There will be screening-landscaping and fencing-between the new homes and the swimming pools (directly to the north),” Poupard said. Meadowhill Park also includes a bicycle racing track and ball fields.
He noted that the original part of the subdivision was approved for 42 homes, but that the plans for Park Place Estates include only 38 lots.
To date, 27 homes have been sold, Kogen said. Construction started last August after a former sledding hill was leveled and an extension of Voltz Road was brought into the subdivision.
Kogen-Zivin is finalizing the agreement to purchase the adjacent 14 acres. The 30 additional homes will be called Park Place Estates II, and construction is expected to begin this spring.
Five series of homes are offered. Prices start at $395,000 for a 3,000-square-foot home, $400,000 for 3,200 square feet, $415,000 for 3,500 square feet, $425,000 for 3,800 square feet, and $440,000 for 4,000 square feet.
The two largest homes offer five bedrooms and three-car garages, while the others have four bedrooms and two-car garages.
For more information, contact Kogen-Zivin at 708-559-1546.
