News About The Glen

The Glen is a commuter’s dream…train to the city in about a half hour

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“There’s something about the sound of a train that’s very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.”  So said singer/song writer Paul Simon. To that I would add – though less poetically – that they beat sitting for hours on the Edens and Kennedy expressways to downtown Chicago.

The Glen, a prestigious north shore development in Glenview Illinois, has frequent Metra train service to the city. In fact commuters can travel from the Glen to Chicago’s Union Station in as little as 34 minutes. By driving standards, that’s warp speed. The men and women who designed the Glen wisely decided that the development should have its own train depot (a beauty, I might add). Because of their foresight, on weekdays Glen residents can board any one of 25 trains to the city beginning as early as 5:37 a.m. and as late as 11:03 p.m. There are also 24 weekday trains that return to the Glen, some of which are express trains that leave Union Station in the late afternoon and early evening. The Glen is a commuter’s dream. Not only do Glen residents live in beautiful homes, golf on two great local courses, and eat in any of 17 restaurants in Glen Town Center, they can get to their city offices quickly and enjoyably.

Weekend service is also available for Glen residents who love to go into the city for shopping, dining, sporting events, and Chicago’s many wonderful cultural offerings. 10 trains go to the city on Saturday and again on Sunday. They leave as early as 6:28 a.m. 9 trains return to the Glen throughout the day and evening.

The nearby Glenview train station provides Amtrak service, particularly beneficial for locals who want to catch the Bulls or Cubs when playing in Milwaukee where tickets are more readily available. It takes an hour and 7 minutes, and there are only 2 stops. One of those stops is at Milwaukee International Airport (a 52 minute ride from Glenview), a less busy travel option that many locals enjoy rather than using O’Hare or Midway.

There are countless benefits to living in The Glen including easy access to the city and points in between. If you are interested in living in this incredible community, please contact me.  There are many homes for sale and rent.  I am a Glen resident and an award-winning Realtor affiliated with @properties.

Margaret Ludemann                        847-401-1802  margaretludemann@gmail.com

 

Beaver Cleaver would love this Glen home, and so will you.

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The Cleaver family would love this home. So would Ozzie and Harriet.

I generally don’t blog about my individual sales listings. And today’s blog isn’t really about this specific house; it’s more about a style of home found in the Cambridge subdivision in the Glen in Glenview Illinois. It’s a throwback to the 1950’s, and I love it.

I scheduled an open house at this home at 2458 W. Lake Avenue in Glenview a few days ago; and after I set everything up I took a glass of lemonade out to the front porch. (Yes, a front porch!) While enjoying the great weather and my view of Lake Glenview and Gallery Park across the street, my husband dropped by delivering some treats I like to serve at open houses. He joined me on the porch, and the stress of life in 2015 just oozed out of our bodies. It was quiet, a little warm but with a light breeze, and…we just sat there. Just like people did when Ike was President, Elvis was king, and cars had fins.

There are many housing types in Cambridge ranging from row homes, townhouses, duplexes, two-flats, large estate homes, and traditional single family homes. Several of the other Glen subdivisions have a single home type. Tower Crossing has its red brick Georgian townhomes, Southgate its huge estate homes, Glen Shore its luxury condos. But Cambridge is a wonderful mix of…well, of everything.

Anyway, if you like the idea of a front porch, tidy yard, and pretty flowers bordering your front walk, maybe you should visit Cambridge. Just give me a call or send an email. I am an award-winning Realtor and a long term resident of the Glen.

Margaret Ludemann, @properties Realtor

847-401-1802    margaretludemann@gmail.com

If you love golf you’ll love living in The Glen

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Name another community like the Glen that has two quality golf courses within walking distance of every home.  (I’m waiting.  Still waiting.  Yup, still here…and still waiting.)

One of the great things about living in the Glen is the easy access to The Glen Club and Glenview Prairie Club…two courses of very high quality and open to the public. The Glen, as you may know, is a Chicago north shore residential and retail development on the grounds of the former Glenview Naval Air Station. There are 2,000+ luxury homes of all varieties; and home prices range from the $300’s to over $2 million.

The Glen Club is well known and highly regarded locally and throughout the country. It’s an 18 hole championship course designed by the legendary Tom Fazio. The course is beautiful to look at and challenging to play. Golf Magazine currently rates it as the fourth best courses you can play in Illinois and among the Top 100 in the United States. When it opened in 2001 Sports Illustrated listed it as a top 10 new course. A stately 48,000 square feet clubhouse offers overnight lodging and first class dining. The club offers private corporate memberships, but it is also available to non-member individual golfers.

Located just across West Lake Avenue you’ll discover a jewel of a public course, the Glenview Prairie Club which offers Paddle Tennis courts as well as golf. The course is meticulously maintained (by The Glen Club!), and it is beloved by Glen residents who prefer a shorter round of golf.

Many Glen homes have great views of these picturesque golf courses, and several are currently for sale. Fifty-five magnificent “estate” single family homes in the Southgate subdivision border the Glen Club’s course as do nine stunning townhomes in Tower Crossing. Several townhomes and villas in the lovely Regency and Patriot Commons neighborhoods also have great views. A new housing development in the Glen (Westgate, still under construction) will have views of one or both courses.

If you are a golfer who may be interested in living in the Glen please contact me for additional information. I am a long time Glen resident and an award winning Realtor with @properties.

Margaret Ludemann   847-401-1802  margaretludemann@gmail.com

Hey buyers…there are plenty of Glen homes for sale

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The conventional wisdom in real estate right now is that it’s a seller’s market because of low inventory (homes for sale) and high demand (lots of buyers). And that’s right, up to a point. It really doesn’t mean that there are few homes for sale. It only means that there are more buyers than sellers. A serious buyer DOES have options. There ARE homes for sale. In fact, there are currently 24 listed homes in the Glen plus several more new construction properties not yet move-in ready.

The Glen is a north shore residential and retail development in Glenview Illinois. It is composed of several distinctly different neighborhoods, all with luxury homes within walking distance of Glen Town Center, the community’s shopping and dining hub. I’ve described the Glen this way: It’s like you uprooted the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago and dropped it in Glenview. The lifestyle, especially in the townhome neighborhoods, feels “city”, but the map says “suburbs”…as in great schools, less traffic, and hassle free living.

So about those homes for sale. There are seven single family homes for sale ranging in price from $650,000 to $1,699,000. The attached properties include townhomes, row homes, duplex villas and condos. The home prices in this category range from $430,000 to $810,000. Homes listed for sale in the Glen range in size from 2000 square feet to nearly 5000 square feet. Some of the homes are fourteen years old. Some are brand new. In short, a buyer has options. And they are good options.

My proprietary website, www.homesintheglen.com identifies every home for sale, and it includes a wealth of information about each one. Because the site is fed by the Multiple Listing Service which includes homes that are under contract but not yet closed, I suggest you contact me to determine exactly which Glen homes are still available that meet your needs. I am a long time Glen homeowner and an award winning Realtor with @properties. I can be reached at margaret.ludemann@gmail.com or by phone at 847-401-1802.

Margaret Ludemann

The Glen’s reputation is growing nationally and worldwide

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The Glen’s sterling reputation is growing nationally and internationally. You can’t imagine how many calls and emails I receive from prospective buyers who are not from Glenview or even the Chicago metropolitan area. Buyers find me via my proprietary website www.homesintheglen.com when searching the internet for houses in the Glen or just to learn about the area. And due to the borderless nature of the internet, along with employee word of mouth networks of nearby corporate headquarters, the Glen is known as a great place to live.

The Glen is the premier residential and retail development on Chicago’s North Shore. It has over a thousand luxury homes of every type: single family homes, townhomes, row homes, villas, duplexes, two-flats, and condos. Home prices range from $350,000 to over $2 million. Glen Town Center, the Glen’s retail hub, offers upscale and casual dining and shopping. Two golf courses, Kohl Children’s Museum, a book store, park, lake, and gardens add even more to the rich lifestyle in the Glen.

So here is how our reputation has grown throughout the country and indeed the world. Within a few minutes from the Glen you’ll find large corporate offices for such giants as Kraft, Allstate Insurance, Aon, Anixter International, Illinois Tool Works and Scott Foresman. Remote employees of these and other nearby corporations often come here on business; and while here, they visit the Glen for shopping or dining. One look and they fall in love with the place. They go back home – wherever that may be – singing our praises. When employees are transferred to Glenview headquarters the first place many look for homes is the Glen.

This worldwide reputation makes for a healthy real estate market in the Glen. If you may be interested in living the Glen lifestyle, please call or email me. I am a long time Glen resident and an award winning Realtor with @properties.

Margaret Ludemann

MargaretLudemann@gmail.com 847-401-1802