Sales are under way and a model is open for viewing at Academy Woods in Lake Forest, a community of 18 semi-custom homes adjacent to the grounds of Lake Forest Academy.
The five floor plans offer ranch and two-story layouts ranging from about 2,100 to 2,860 square feet. They are based-priced from $549,000 to $599,000 and include two to four bedrooms and 2 1/2 to 3 baths.
Standard features include volume ceilings in main living areas, fireplaces with gas log lighters, first-floor laundry rooms, basements with 9-foot ceilings, two-car attached garages and security systems. Kitchens have high-end appliances and master suites include walk-in closets and private baths. Exteriors are a combination of brick, synthetic stucco and cedar.
For information, call Judy Leo-Lowe or Jean Anderson of Koenig & Strey at 847-295-8400.
– Phase two sales are under way at Renaux Manor town homes, a community of 238 town homes on 160 acres in west suburban St. Charles.
The second phase of 50 home sites are slated for occupancy in the third quarter of 2000.
The four floor plans at Renaux Manor are base-priced from $159,900 to $174,900 and range from 1,685 to 1,913 square feet. They include two bedrooms with a loft or den, or three bedrooms with loft, 2 1/2 baths and attached two-car garages.
Town homes also have central air conditioning, walk-in closets, GE appliance packages, great rooms and bonus rooms as well as patios or decks in some plans.
Basements, including English basements, are available.
The community is located on the south side of Illinois Highway 64 (North Avenue), 1 mile west of Randall Road. For information, call 630-587-2910.
– Sales are under way at Park 1500 Lofts, a 175-loft development at 1500 W. Monroe St. on Chicago’s Near West Side. The project is a joint venture of New West Realty Inc. and Metro Developers LLC.
Park 1500 has two decorated models and a 4,000-square-foot marketing center. The models include the 900-square-foot Unit 226 with one bedroom, a bonus room and one bath, base-priced from $148,900.
The second model, Plan 225, is a two-bedroom, two-bath corner residence with about 1,500 square feet. It is base-priced from $272,500. This unit also has four window bays, measuring 13 to 14 feet long and 12 feet high.
The development will have 76 units with one bedroom and one bath, ranging from 700 to 930 square feet and base-priced from $113,905 to $160,405; 33 units with one bedroom plus den and 1 or 1 1/2 baths, ranging in size from 935 to 1,215 square feet and in price from $160,455 to $233,605; and 52 two-bedroom, one- or two-bath units with 990 to 1,515 square feet, base-priced from $192,755 to $270,005
Five penthouse units are available with one or two bedrooms, one or two baths and about 820 to 1,560 square feet. They are base-priced from $169,955 to $308,655. Duplex penthouses will have two bedrooms and a den and/or family room, 2 1/2 baths and 1,475 to 3,000 square feet. They are priced from $308,655 to $748,505.
The first deliveries are scheduled for May of 2001. A second phase of Park 1500 is in the planning stages.
Indoor parking is priced at $20,000. Standard features include hardwood floors, central air conditioning, storage area and pre-wiring for cable television, telephone and Internet.
Sales hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For information, call 312-942-0001.
– Royal Ridge, a neighborhood of 77 single-family homes and 74 attached villas in Northbrook, is approaching closeout of its attached villas. The gated community is the main neighborhood in the 770-acre, master-planned community owned by the Society of the Divine Word and being developed around Techny Towers.
Two Newport plans–one of which is a model–and three Hampton designs remain available. The Newport homes are both priced at $405,000, while the three Hamptons are priced from $519,000 to $529,000. The Carlyle single-family model is also for sale.
The 2,383-square-foot Newport is a two-story villa with 2 1/2 baths, two-story great room with fireplace, kitchen with pantry and breakfast room, laundry room, basement and two-car attached garage. The second-floor master suite has a coffered ceiling, two walk-in closets and bath with his-and-hers vanities, whirlpool tub and separate shower with built-in seat.
The Carlyle model is a two-story home with 2,923 square feet. It has three bedrooms, including a first-floor master, and 2 1/2 baths. Its two-story foyer opens to a two-story great room with fireplace. It is priced at $689,000, including a limestone surround on the front door, upgraded kitchen appliances (including Thermidor oven and cooktop), brick paver patio, upgraded electrical and plumbing packages and fireplace surround, and cabinets and a sink in the laundry room.
Royal Ridge is being developed by RKZ Venture Group LLC. It is located on Waukegan Road just north of Willow Road. Sales hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For information, call 847-291-1010.
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