The final phase of the Ponds of Stony Creek, adding another 140 single-family homes to the far west side subdivision, was endorsed Monday night by the Elgin Planning and Zoning Commission.
“We’re excited to complete the subdivision. It’s been a good subdivision for Lennar,” said Dave Lawlor, the company’s forward planning manager. “We’ve delivered a lot of nice homes. … We want to finish it off in the same fashion we started with.”
Should the Elgin City Council approve the expansion, groundwork on the remaining 88-acre site could start this summer.
Ponds of Stony Creek, located off McDonald Road, two miles west of Randall Road, is a 278-acre property annexed into the city in 2006, Senior Planner Damir Latinovic told commissioners.
When completely built out, it will have 503 single-family homes with two five-acre neighborhood parks and a bike trail system, he said. There are 43 acres of open space and a clubhouse facility.
Lennar Homes has built 358 homes to date, with the first three phases nearly complete, Latinovic said.
The developer hasn’t yet turned over the subdivision to the city for acceptance. City engineers are working with the company on complaints lodged by some homeowners who are dissatisfied with the condition of their driveway aprons and sidewalks, he said.
Lawlor said the issues have to do with salt damaging the concrete, not a design issue. Lennar Homes is addressing the concerns, he said.
The final phase proposal calls for 140 lots, Latinovic said. There could be five more added to the development after Lennar does some grading work and then consults with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about redrawing the floodplain map boundaries, he said.
That said, the final plat is in substantial conformance with the previous proposals, Latinovic said.
Lennar is offering the same 10 model home options it already has in the existing subdivision, he said. Lots are about 80 feet wide with sizes ranging from 10,680 to 18,756 square feet. Each model includes multiple elevations with two or three attached garages and some masonry in addition to a front porch, Latinovic said.
The new homes range will in size from 2,171 to 3,800 square feet and are expected to sell for between $608,990 and $754,990, according to the company’s application to the city.
Last year, permits were issued for 280 new apartments near Randall and Hopps Road and 160 single-family homes in the same area.
Gloria Casas is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.
