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Preconstruction sales are winding down as construction is set to begin at 1122 North Dearborn, a Surf Development Corp. community of 76 condominums in a 20-story building in Chicago.

Floor plans range from 970 to 1,720 square feet and are preconstruction priced from $130,000 to $320,000. They offer from one bedroom and one bath to three bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths.

The first five stories of the building will feature heated parking and all units will have fireplaces with marble surround and private balconies or garden terraces. Building amenities include 24-hour doorman, common roof deck, and an exercise and community room.

For more information, call Sean Conlon, Peg Sorenson or Maria Thanasourus of Koenig & Strey at 312-642-1400.

– D.R. Horton Custom Homes is offering buyers a $5,000 closeout incentive on its seven remaining single-family homes at Victoria Meadows in far west suburban Oswego. Two of the homes are available immediately and the other five in September.

Priced at $199,900, the 1,927-square-foot, two-story Wyndam decorated model offers four bedrooms, a first-floor den, and 2 1/2 baths. The model’s options include a full basement, central air conditioning, a security and intercom system, ceramic tile floors in the foyer, kitchen and baths, and a built-in entertainment center in the family room. Outside is a deck and full landscaping package.

The second home immediately available is the 2,118-square-foot Argent floor plan. The two-story design offers four bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths and is priced at $193,900.

Upgrades include a fireplace, built-in media center, hardwood floor in the foyer, kitchen and breakfast room, ceramic tile floor in the powder room, volume ceiling in the master bedroom, premium carpeting and padding, and central air conditioning.

Victoria Meadows’ sales center is located on Old Post Road, one block west of New Douglas Road. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday. For information, call 630-554-9400.

– Stableford Townes at White Eagle, a golf course community in Naperville and Aurora, is offering buyers $5,000 in upgrades and incentives as it approaches closeout.

Four floor plans range from 1,595 to 2,125 square feet and are priced from $232,900 to $265,900. Each has three bedrooms or two bedrooms and a loft, two or 2 1/2 baths, a two-car garage and full basement.

Standard features also include a masonry fireplace, volume ceilings per plan, and security system. Exteriors are brick and cedar.

Residents of the community are automatically members of the Owners Club, which features a swimming complex, lighted tennis courts and clubhouse.

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 630-978-1112.

– Waterford Homes has added a fifth floor plan–the Robin–to its townhouse designs at Waterford Oaks in North Aurora.

Priced from $120,990, the Robin is a 1,520-square-foot, two-story townhouse with three bedrooms plus loft, 2 1/2 baths, private patio, and two-car attached garage.

Waterford Oaks includes 108 single-family homes, priced from $133,990 to $154,990, and 144 townhouses, priced from $108,990 to $129,990.

The five townhouse plans range from 1,215 to 1,520 square feet and include two or three bedrooms and 1 1/2 to two baths. Monthly assessments are $72.

Baseball, soccer and football fields, a six-acre park, and a new middle school, scheduled to open in the fall of 1998, will occupy 29 acres of the community.

Waterford Oaks is located on Oak Street, one mile north of Interstate Highway 88.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 630-907-0027.

– Buyers may receive $10,000 in free options at Squire’s Mill, the new Pulte Home Corp. community in Joliet, on homes delivered through the end of 1997. The community is planned for 171 single-family homes priced from $134,990 to $169,990.

Squire’s Mill centers on Brockway Pond and also includes a rill system of streams.

Six floor plans range from 1,380 to 2,300 square feet with three or four bedrooms, two or 2 1/2 baths, and attached two-car garages. Two decorated models are on display.

Squire’s Mill is located at Caton Farm Road and Frontage Road.

For more information, call 815-254-0212.

– With the introduction of two new series of single-family homes, the Trademark Series is reaching closeout at River Ridge in South Elgin.

River Ridge is a Lexington Homes community planned for 356 single-family homes priced from $166,940 to $239,990.

Four models are open.

The Trademark Series features four designs, ranging from 1,633 to 2,406 square feet with three to five bedrooms, 1 1/2 to 2 3/4 baths, lofts and dens per plan, family rooms, basements and attached two-car garages. Prices in the series range from $163,990 to $202,490.

The Fieldstone is a two-story home with 2,406 square feet, four bedrooms and a den, 2 1/2 baths, formal living and dining rooms with 12-foot ceilings, island kitchen with pantry and breakfast nook, family room, master bedroom with two walk-in closets, full basement, and two-car attached garage, priced from $196,990.

River Ridge is located on Illinois Highway 31, three miles south of Illinois Highway 20 (Lake Street).

Sales hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday through Thursday and noon to 6 p.m. Friday.

For information, call 847-608-2515.

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