Six homes are available for immediate occupancy at Fairway Greens, a community of 86 town homes by Windsor Development Corp. around a golf course in far north suburban Antioch.
The homes available include three Augusta models and three Cantigny models. All include a full basement, attached two-car garage, central air conditioning and treated wood deck.
The Augustas offer 1,527 square feet of living space and feature a volume foyer and living room, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen and powder room on the first floor. Upstairs are the master suite with bath, a loft, second bedroom and full hall bath. The Augustas are priced at $156,213.
The 1,520-square-foot Cantigny town homes have two bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths and all open to an angled foyer and a two-story living room. One is priced at $156,025 and the other two at $157,275.
In addition to the immediate occupancy homes, Windsor is offering its on-site Augusta model, which can be purchased unfurnished or furnished.
Also available at Fairway Greens are one- and two-story Carriage Homes, ranging in size from 1,025 to 1,200 square feet and offering three versions: two bedrooms, two bedrooms plus loft or three bedrooms. They are base-priced from $99,900 to $116,900.
To reach Fairway Greens, take Illinois Highway 59 north to Harbor Ridge Drive. Follow Harbor Ridge through the Antioch Green Golf Club to the center and model at 39751 N. Tee Side Court in Antioch. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday. For more information call 847-838-0595.
– Camelot Homes has opened Walker Country Estates in south suburban New Lenox, a community of semi-custom single-family homes with up to 2,882 square feet of living space.
Infrastructure improvements such as roads, water and sewer have been completed and home deliveries are scheduled for July or August. Decorated models are scheduled to open in June.
The community is planned for 200 homes on lots that will average more than one-third acre. The ranch, two-story, three-step ranch and 1 1/2-story designs will range in size from 2,010 to 2,882 square feet and will include three or four bedrooms. Eight floor plans are offered, all typically featuring two to 2 1/2 baths, full basements, vaulted or volume ceilings, insulated aluminum-clad windows, ceramic tile baths and entry foyers and oak cabinets.
Preconstruction prices are $179,900 to $220,900.
Reservations on homes are being taken at Camelot’s Schoolhouse Manor sales office on School House Road in New Lenox, just south of U.S. Highway 30, across the street from Lincoln Way High School. The sales center is located at 652 Vanderbilt Drive, one block west of School House, and is open daily except Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 815-485-1100 or access the builder’s Web site at www.Camelot-Homes.com.
– Four single-family attached homes are available in Ashbury Woods, a six-home courtyard community in east Lake Forest.
Developed by Centrum Properties, the maintenance-free homes are priced from $1.025 million and feature 3,800 square feet of living area with three bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, formal dining room, great room, library with woodburning fireplace and bay window, basement and two-car garage.
The kitchen and breakfast room area has a full-length preparation work island with sink and breakfast bar, double ovens and walk-in pantry.
The first-floor master suite has a cathedral ceiling, two walk-in closets, dual vanities, marble floor and countertops and whirlpool tub.
The homes have 10-foot first-floor and nine-foot second-floor ceilings; oak flooring in living, dining and breakfast rooms; stone foyer floors; ceramic-tiled kitchen and baths; and fireplaces with gas starters.
Ashbury Woods is designed in an English courtyard setting with crescent-shaped drive encircling a landscaped central courtyard and fountain. Solid brick and stone coping garden walls line the front entrance of each home and separate each backyard.
Exteriors feature brick veneer, limestone sills, cedar shake roof, copper flashing, and front porch and driveways with brick pavers.
The address of Ashbury Woods is 45 Laurel Ave. in Lake Forest. For more information, call 847-433-5400.
– Preconstruction sales are under way at Turnberry in the Town of Two Rivers, a single-family-home community in Ottawa, in LaSalle County. First deliveries on phase one are scheduled for the end of August.
Planned for 114 homes, base prices range from $99,900 to $134,900. Six ranch, two-story and tri-level plans range in size from 1,200 to 2,055 square feet and feature two to four bedrooms and 1 1/2 to two baths.
To visit, take Interstate Highway 80 to Illinois Highway 23 to the Ottawa exit. Drive south to Etna Road, then left one mile to the sales center at 805 E. Etna Road., which is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information call 815-433-9200.
– A new ranch-style floor plan has been introduced at Willow Bay Park in northwest suburban Elgin. The Pulte Home Corp. development is part of the Willow Bay community, which is planned for 300 single-family homes.
Ranch and two-story designs are priced from $144,990 to $175,990.
The ranch-style Coventry design, base-priced at $149,990, offers 1,421 square feet of living space with three bedrooms and two baths; formal living and dining room with volume ceiling and optional fireplace; kitchen with pantry and breakfast nook; basement; and attached two-car garage.
To visit, take Interstate Highway 90 to Randall Road, then south five miles to Bowes Road and east a half mile to Annandale Drive. Turn right to the sales center, which is on the left side of the street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday. For more information, call 847-608-1958.
