Focus Development has two display models open for viewing at 811 Chicago Avenue Residences in Evanston, an eight-story condominium building planned for 62 units.
Ten floor plans range from 698 to 1,963 square feet and are priced from $99,900 to $305,450. They include one to three bedrooms, one to three baths, and a studio plan. A penthouse design, the largest plan, has three bedrooms, two balconies, skylights and fireplace.
The first floor of the building features a lobby and 1,900 square feet of retail space. There are also two levels of parking available, plus intercom and security systems.
Sales hours at 811 Chicago Avenue are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For information, call 847-332-2011.
– Rick Levin & Associates will conduct an auction of residential properties located in Chicago, Downers Grove, Lincolnwood, Darien and Rolling Meadows at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at the Rosemont Suites, 5500 N. River Rd., Rosemont.
Properties include five loft condominiums at Bell Tower Lofts, 2258 W. Huron St. in Chicago. The lofts have up to 2,674 square feet with one or two bedrooms and one or two baths. They feature hardwood floors, fireplaces, arched windows, 25-foot ceilings, and parking is available. Originally priced from $199,000 to $349,000, they have suggested opening bids from $75,000. Two of the condos will be sold regardless of price. Open houses are 1 to 3 p.m. on March 8, 14, 15, 21, and 22, and 6 to 8 p.m. March 18 and 26.
Other properties include single-family homes located at 5623 Fairview in Downers Grove, 6740 N. Avers in Lincolnwood, 3610 Killarney Court in Rolling Meadows, and 2200 Hamilton in Darien.
For information, call 312-715-1500.
– The Kirk Corp.’s Gleneagle Farm community in northwest suburban Carpentersville has four single-family home sites remaining with all seven of the community’s floor plans available for building.
Those floor plans range from 1,417 to 2,236 square feet with three or four bedrooms, one to three baths, a basement, and attached two-car garage (three-car optional per lot). They are priced from $143,490 to $177,990, including all city services and fully sodded front and rear yards.
Gleneagle Farm sales hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For information, call 847-836-9200.
– Two new floor plans have been introduced at Creekside in Lake in the Hills, a William Ryan Homes community with 20 of its 110 single-family homes remaining for sale.
Nine floor plans, including two ranch and seven two-story designs, are priced from $149,990 to $183,990 and range from 1,377 to 2,250 square feet with three or four bedrooms, one to 2 1/2 baths, family rooms, dens or lofts per plan, basements, and attached two- or three-car garages.
The two new designs include the 1,758-square-foot Spruce with three or four bedrooms and 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 baths, priced from $155,990, and the 2,250-square-foot Williamsburg with four bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths, priced from $183,990.
The Spruce includes a two-story family room, eat-in kitchen with bay window, formal living room, master suite with walk-in closet and optional bath, and attached two-car or optional three-car garage.
The Williamsburg features a formal living room with optional bay window, two-story foyer, formal dining room with two optional bay windows, island kitchen with pantry and breakfast room, family room with an optional fireplace, master suite with walk-in closet, optional volume ceiling and private bath, and attached two-car garage.
Creekside, which includes a 25-acre park, is on Miller Road, one block west of Lakewood Road and half a mile north of Algonquin Road (Illinois Highway 62).
Sales hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, except noon to 6 p.m. Friday. For information, call 847-669-8050.
– Four new floor plans have been added to the lineup at The Preserve of WindDance Valley in north suburban Lake Villa.
The designs include volume ceilings, spacious kitchens and family rooms and a convenient first-floor master suite zoned for maximum privacy.
When complete, Preserve at WindDance Valley will feature 115 single-family homes priced from $172,990 to $232,990.
The 223-acre community, situated along the Eagle Creek wetlands area, has more than 100 acres of open space and a 17-acre wooded nature preserve.
Twelve ranch and two-story floor plans are available ranging from 1,575 to 2,893 square feet with three to five bedrooms, two to three baths, basements, and attached two- and three-car garages.
One of the new designs is the 2,225-square-foot, two-story Williamsburg with four bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, formal living and dining rooms, family room with optional fireplace, kitchen with center work island and breakfast area, master bedroom suite with bath, basement, nine-foot first-floor ceilings, and attached two-car garage. The Williamsburg is priced from $183,990.
The Preserve at WindDance Valley is on Cedar Lake Road, a quarter mile south of Grand Avenue in Lake Villa. For information, call 847-265-6350.
– Preconstruction sales are under way at Mirage, United Homes’ new 1,100-home community in Joliet, which will include retirement ranch villas, courthomes and single-family homes in a master-planned, multi-generational community on 317 acres.
The initial phase of Mirage will include 100 courthomes priced from $90,000 and 56 attached and 92 detached ranch villas, priced from $130,000. Attached villas will be built in clusters of two or three. Single-family homes are priced from $129,990.
The 100 courthomes include two or three bedrooms, lofts per plan, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 baths and 885 to 1,451 square feet. Monthly assessments are about $86.
The 56 fee-simple attached ranch villas and 92 fee-simple detached villas have two to three bedrooms or two bedrooms plus den, two baths and 1,273 to 1,505 square feet.
Monthly assessments for the attached villas are about $98, and about $84 for the detached villas.
The 740 single-family homes feature two to four bedrooms, one to 2 1/2 baths and 1,220 to 1,866 square feet. They are priced from $129,990 to $154,990, including basements with some lots suitable for walkout and lookout basements. All homes have attached two-car garages. Single-family homes have annual assessments of about $89.
The Mirage community, located at the northeast corner of Caton Farm Road and County Line Road in the southwest suburb, will include an 11-acre elementary school site. Construction will begin this spring.
Sales hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 815-254-5100.
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