Preconstruction sales are under way for the second phase at The Sexton, a landmark building at 360 W. Illinois St. in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.
The Sexton will include 76 lofts in the concrete portion of the structure, 159 lofts in the adjoining timber building, and 17 newly constructed townhouses on its perimeter.
The lofts in the concrete structure, built in the 1920s, range from 1,080 to 2,287 square feet and are priced from $143,900 to $428,000. The floor plans include two or three bedrooms and one or two baths
Each unit will include vaulted ceilings, hardwood and carpeted floors, gas fireplace and kitchen island with cooktop. Bath amenities include a six-foot soaking tub and separate shower. The building will feature valet dry cleaning and a private courtyard.
The Sexton sales office is open 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
For information, call 312-467-0900.
– Two multiple property auctions on Saturday, Aug. 23, and Sunday, Aug.24, will be conducted by Rick Levin & Associates Inc.
The Aug. 23 auction, to take place at 1 p.m. at The Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St. in St. Charles, will feature four townhouses at Oak Creek Villas in Genoa.
The townhouses have two or three bedrooms and 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 baths. Originally priced to $113,900, they have suggested opening bids of $35,000. Two will be sold absolute, regardless of price.
Open houses are scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 10 and 17, and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 21.
The Aug. 24 auction, planned for 1 p.m. at Georgio’s Comfort Inn & Banquet Facility, 8800 W. 159th St. in Orland Park, will auction nine townhouses at South Pointe in Tinley Park. The one- and two-story models have up to 1,854 square feet and up to three bedrooms and three baths, full basement and two-car garage.
Originally priced up to $235,000, they have suggested opening bids of $75,000 and three will be sold absolute, regardless of price.
Open houses are scheduled fro 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday and Aug. 9, 10, 16, 17 and 23, and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 13 and 20.
Eight single-family homes at the Charrington subdivision in Frankfort will also be on the auction block Aug. 24. Originally priced to $399,000, they have suggested opening bids of $125,000. Two of those homes will be sold absolute.
For information or an auction brochure, call Rick Levin & Associates at 312-715-1500.
– Ten homes–including three models–remain available for sale at McKenzie Station in downtown Lisle, a Ryland Homes development of 98 townhouses approaching closeout.
The models for sale include the Chatham, priced at $208,497, the Bedford, priced at $199,950, and the Danbury, priced at $240,176.
The remaining homes are priced from $174,000 to $194,212, including basements.
Six two-story floor plans range from 1,277 to 1,685 square feet with two or three bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and attached two-car garages.
The 1,600-square-foot, two-story Chatham model features cathedral ceilings in the master bedroom and bath, two additional bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, den, garden basement with lookout windows, deck, upgraded carpeting and two-car attached garage.
Townhouse features include patios or balconies, partial brick exteriors and 10-year home warranties.
McKenzie Station is located on Ogden Avenue, about one mile west of Interstate Highway 355.
Sales hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For information, call 630-810-9786.
– Chicory Place in west suburban Aurora is approaching closeout with 12 of its 290 single-family homes remaining.
Chicory Place offers five floor plans ranging from 1,360 to 2,260 square feet with three or four bedrooms and two or 2 1/2 baths. They are priced from $145,900 to $186,900.
The largest plan, the 2,260-square-foot Chicaory, offers four bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. It offers an optional den or expanded family room and is priced from $186,900.
Sales hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday.
For information, call 630-851-3076.
– Fox Bend of Shorewood in southwest suburban Will County, a community of 156 single-family homes priced from $129,900 to $176,900, has a new design available.
The Keswick is one of three new flexible floor plans added to the lineup at Fox Bend.
Priced from $142,900, the standard Keswick is a 1,642-square-foot, trilevel design with three bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths.
For another $3,490, the design can include an expanded master bedroom suite with adjoining sitting room.
For $14,950, the Keswick can include a fourth level master bedroom suite with a private bath and walk-in closet.
An optional basement, for $10,000, would expand the Keswick to five floors.
The standard Keswick features a formal living room and dining room, and a kitchen with adjoining breakfast room on the first floor.
A lower level features a family room, powder room and utility room near the two-car garage. The upper level has three bedrooms.
Fox Bend is on River Road, a quarter mile north of Jefferson Street in Shorewood, near south suburban Plainfield.
Models are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For information, call 815-725-4000.
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