Pontarelli Builders says it will begin construction of the Conservancy at North Park Village in March. The condominium project, on more than 11 acres at Pulaski Road and Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago, calls for four buildings and recreational areas.
Units will range from 925 to 1,738 square feet, with base prices of $110,000 to $180,000.
Residents will have one, two or three bedrooms. One-bedroom designs have one bath; two-bedroom floor plans will have one or two baths; and the three-bedroom unit will have 2 1/2 baths.
There will be enclosed parking for 214 cars.
Information is available from Pontarelli at 708-698-4200.
– Arboretum Woods in Salem, Wis., is offering free basements through February. The community, being developed by Wheaton-based Robin Hill Development Co., is next to the Spring Valley Country Club golf course.
Arboretum Woods offers ranch and two-story designs base-priced at $171,800 to $187,000, including lot. Lots only range from $37,900 to $59,600.
Homes include three or four bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and attached two-car garages.
To reach Arboreum Woods, take Illinois Highway 83 north. The entrance is 1.5 miles beyond Antioch. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Tuesday and Thursday, when the office is open until 8 p.m. The phone is 414-862-2397.
– Libertyville-based Cambridge Homes has bought 25 homesites in Steeple Chase, a golf course and equestrian community planned for 57 single-family homes. Steeple Chase is in unincorporated Lake County near Mundelein.
The lots are at least an acre, most of them along the 18-hole golf course. The six Classic Series designs offered at Cambridge Countryside in Mundelein also will be offered at Steeple Chase. Three furnished models are open at Cambridge Countryside, where sales for Steeple Chase are being handled.
The home styles, ranging from 2,446 to 2,845 square feet, are priced from $269,990 to $306,990 for Steeple Chase. They all include family rooms, volume ceilings, basements and attached two-car garages. Some sites can have three-car garages as options, some of which have side entries.
Steeple Chase covers 300 acres, including hills and spring-fed lakes, and is home to a variety of wildlife including deer, red fox, geese, swan and pheasant.
Steeple Chase is off Hawley Road, just east of Gilmer Road. To visit the models and sales office at Cambridge Countryside, take Interstate Highway 94 to Townline Road (Illinois Highway 60) and exit west. Turn left at Modlothian Road and go a quarter-mile to the entrance. The phone is 708-566-2034.
Cambridge president Richard J. Brown said the company sold 739 homes and closed on 685 in 1993, records in both categories. The figures reflect 18 Cambridge sales centers. The top-selling Cambridge community was College Trail in Grayslake, with 172 net sales for the year.
“The overall new-home buying market increased in l993, largely because the low interest rates, which gave many entry-level buyers the economic means to attain home ownership,” he said. “Because many of our homes are designed for first-time buyers, we were able to obtain a share of that market.”
– Waterford Real Estate Development Corp. is opening Deerpath Crossing, a townhouse community in far west suburban Batavia, on Saturday. The 89 townhouses include three floor plans ranging from 1,280 to 1,568 square feet and base-priced from $115,900 to $126,900.
Deerpath Crossing was designed by Kephart and Associates of Denver.
The Bradford model is a two-story design with 1,280 square feet, two bedrooms and a loft, 2 1/2 baths, a kitchen with breakfast nook, first-floor laundry room, and a master bedroom suite with a double-bowl vanity and walk-in closet. The base price is $115,900.
The two-story Cambridge has 1,464 square feet, two bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, kitchen with breakfast nook, volume ceilings in living and dining rooms, first-floor den and laundry room, master bedroom suite with double-bowl vanity, walk-in closet and two-car garage. The base price is $121,900.
The 1,568-square-foot Avalon, also a two-story layout, has the master suite on the first floor. The design includes a kitchen with breakfast nook, volume ceiling in the living room, separate dining room, first-floor laundry room and powder room and two-car garage. The second floor has another bedroom, full bath and a loft. The base price is $126,900.
Standard items include patio areas, sod and landscaping, diswasher and gas oven/range. Options include fireplaces, air conditioning, whirlpool tubs and door and trim upgrades. Skylights are available in some units.
The Deerpath Crossing sales trailer is open daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Take Interstate 88 to Rt. 31 and go north to McKee Street. Turn west to the community. The phone number is 708-879-0473.
– Norwood Builders Inc. has opened three decorated models at Towne Centre in north suburban Des Plaines. The seven-floor building includes 78 condominiums, 13 per floor, ranging from $135,500 to $181,500.
Towne Centre is at 1600 Dempster-Thacker Street. The phone is 708-803-1600.
