I’ve heard some residents suggest that there are far too few townhomes, condos, and villas in The Glen. I’ve heard others say that the development is over populated with attached housing. The truth? Well, they’re both…wrong.
The Glen is a development within Glenview, Illinois on land that was once Naval Air Station Glenview. But calling it a development doesn’t do it justice. It’s really a village within a village as evidenced by Glen Town Center (the shopping and dining “main street”), multiple neighborhoods, parks, two golf courses, commercial offices, and a lake, school, and movie theater. And just like any other town or village, it has a variety of housing types. One of the brilliant strategies of the Glen’s master plan is the balance of single family homes and multi-family, attached home types.
My research shows that approximately 52% of Glen properties are single family homes. Currently there are 670 such homes ranging in size from about 2500 sq ft to nearly 7,000 sq ft. The largest SFH neighborhood is Southgate with 237 properties, followed by Chapel Crossing with 167 homes, Landings with 143 homes, and Cambridge with 123 homes.
This leaves approximately 48% of the Glen’s properties as multi-family. Within this broad category are 5 different home types. There are 409 townhomes, 99 condos, 64 villas, 35 duplexes, and 13 two-flats. These 620 homes range in size from under 2,000 sq ft to over 4100 sq ft. Multi-family housing is found in the Tower Crossing, Southgate, Cambridge, Glen Shore, Patriot Commons, and Regency neighborhoods.
So there is something for everyone in The Glen, whether you are looking for a comfortable condo or a majestic mansion…or anything in between.
Margaret Ludemann, resident of The Glen, Coldwell Banker Realtor, email Margaret.ludemann@cbexchange.com
