Cambridge

Cambridge at the Glen…a great variety of 279 stunning homes

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The Cambridge neighborhood in The Glen (Glenview, Illinois) has the most diverse array of luxury home types among the various Glen neighborhoods.  You’ll find single family homes, townhomes, duplexes, and two-flats.

The Glen is an upscale residential and retail development on the grounds of the former Naval Air Station Glenview.  It has 1,255 homes in nine neighborhoods, excluding senior, rental, and Navy housing.  The Glen is known as the premier lifestyle community on Chicagoland’s North Shore.  It offers scores of shops, boutiques, restaurants, parks, two golf courses (including The Glen Club’s championship course designed by Tom Fazio), a movie theater, spa, health club, art gallery, and Kohl Children’s Museum.

Cambridge Homes (by Richard J. Brown) was the developer of the Cambridge neighborhood which was completed 12 years ago.  It is located along Patriot Boulevard on the west, West Lake Avenue on the south, and Lily Lane on the east.  Or, put another way, it is conveniently located between Glen Town Center (The Glen’s retail masterpiece) and the new North Glenview Metra Station.

279 stunning homes make up this development, and the breakdown by home type follows:

  • 104, traditional single family homes
  • 19, estate-style single family homes
  • 35, duplexes
  • 13, two-flats
  • 108, townhomes

Violet Street is the development’s “main street” running between Mint Lane and Lily Lane; and it offers the greatest variety of homes within Cambridge.  There are 68 homes on Violet.  38 are red brick townhomes (12 of which are end units), 8 are duplexes, and 22 are detached homes.  Of the single family home’s 10 are the large estate models.

My personal favorites in Cambridge are the Rockwellian bungalows with comfortable front porches, cozy yards, and white picket fences.  They are picture perfect properties like you would see in old Saturday Evening Post magazines of days gone by.

Home prices in Cambridge range from the high $300,000’s for townhomes to about a million dollars for the large estate homes.  If you may be interested in living in Cambridge – or anywhere in The Glen – please contact me at 847-401-1802.  I am a longtime Glen homeowner and an award winning Realtor specializing in Glen properties.

Margaret Ludemann, @properties Residential Brokerage.

The Glen, not just a home, a lifestyle

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The Glen in Glenview Illinois.  Perhaps you’ve driven through it at one time or another.  You’ve seen our lovely homes…townhomes, row houses, duplexes, two-flats, condominium apartments, and of course single family homes.  Many are quite large.  In fact the townhomes in our Tower Crossing neighborhood are between 3031 sq ft and 4105 sq ft.  These are townhomes!  And the single family homes in Southgate and Chapel Crossing are typically over 4000 sq ft.  Other homes in the Glen are more modest in size, and quite wonderful.  Some in our Cambridge neighborhood have lovely front porches, tidy back yards, and picket fences.  Yes indeed, we have homes!  1,255 of them currently with more on the way.

Our real estate market, however, is only part of the Glen’s story.  People select homes because they like their style and appearance.  But they select neighborhoods based on community lifestyle.  And that’s where The Glen really shines.  Whenever I meet a prospective home buyer I always point out that buying here is much more than buying a home, they are buying a vibrant lifestyle that is unequaled on Chicagoland’s North Shore.  Within walking distance of nearly every Glen home you can find scores of restaurants and shops, a book store, Glen 10 movie theater, art gallery, spa, heath club, Gallery Park, Lake Glenview, Kohl Children’s Museum, walking paths, jogging and biking trails, 2 golf courses, paddle ball courts, tennis courts, playgrounds, our own Metra station, and a feeling of…well, a feeling of community.

My neighbors in Tower Crossing, for instance, have what we call “mailbox parties”.  We drag out our tables and chairs, and set them up in our beautiful common area near our community mailboxes.  We share stories, catch up on one another’s lives, and enjoy the setting sun.  In winter our get-togethers move to one of our homes or perhaps to the Glenview Prairie Club (open to the public) across the street.

Here in the Glen we have the best of both worlds.  There is the vibrancy of urban living yet enveloped by the beautiful suburban setting of the North Shore.  If you would like to know more about living in the Glen please contact me.  I’ve been a homeowner here for over a decade, and I am a leading Realtor specializing in Glen homes.

Margaret Ludemann, @properties Realtor

margaretLudemannl@gmail.com    847-401-1802

Home sales in The Glen by neighborhood

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The Glen is an upscale residential and retail development in Glenview Illinois on Chicagoland‘s North Shore.  It is home to 1,255 privately owned residences in 9 distinct neighborhoods.  The Glen’s “main street” called Glen Town Center offers scores of restaurants and shops, as well as a movie theater, coffee shop, book store, and Kohl Children’s Museum.  The development also boasts a lake, park, recreation center, playgrounds, and two golf courses.  Recently I did an accounting of all home sales in The Glen in 2013 by neighborhood using MLS data, and here is what I found:

Cambridge is the development north of W. Lake, and it runs from Patriot Blvd to The Glen’s Metra train station.  It has 278 homes (townhomes, duplexes, two-flats, and single family homes).  14 homes sold in 2013 totaling $7,702,500, an average of $550,178.

Chapel Crossing is a development east of Patriot Blvd and south of Chestnut.  It has 168 single family homes.  9 homes sold totaling $9,283,750, an average of $1,031,527.

Glen Shore is a condominium development on the north side of Chestnut, nearly bordering Lehigh.  It has 31 units.  3 units sold totaling $917,500, an average of $305,833.

Landings is a development south of Chestnut and east of Chapel Crossing.  It has 143 single family homes.  8 homes sold totaling $7,110,000, an average of $888,750.

Patriot Commons is a development west of Patriot Blvd and south of Chestnut.  It borders The Glen Club golf course to the west. It has 68 townhomes and condo apartments.  1 home sold at $465,000.

Regency is the new Pulte development a quarter mile north of W. Lake and west of Shermer Rd.  149 townhomes and ranch villas (and 2 SFH) are planned.  All but 9 units have been sold as of 2.15.14.  29 sales totaled $13,397,485, an average of $461,982.

Southgate Single Family Homes is a development south of W. Lake, and it is bordered on the west by The Glen Club’s golf course.  The southern boundary is Independence Avenue.  It has 237 homes.  11 homes sold for a total of $13,037,000, an average of $1,185,181.

Southgate townhomes are in the confines of the Southgate development.  There are 62 units.  6 homes sold totaling $2,320,000 an average of $386,666.

Tower Crossing is a luxury townhome development bordering Glen Town Center on 3 sides.  It has 154 units.  20 homes sold totaling $13,673,900, an average of $683,695.

Obviously it was a very successful year for home sales in The Glen.  For information about homes for sale in The Glen, please contact me at 847-401-1802 or by email margaretludemann@gmail.com.

Margaret Ludemann, Glen resident and @properties Realtor

Regency at The Glen, only 9 homes left to sell

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For anyone interested in new construction in The Glen, you still have a chance to purchase a Regency townhome.  But only 9 homes remain to be sold among the 149 homes in the development.

Regency at the Glen is an upscale housing development in The Glen, the premier lifestyle community on Chicagoland’s North Shore, located in Glenview, Illinois.  There are 1,255 privately owned residences in 8 neighborhoods (Cambridge, Chapel Crossing, Glen Shore, Landings, Patriot Commons, Regency, Southgate, and Tower Crossing).  The Glen’s “main street” is called Glen Town Center, and it offers scores of restaurants and shops, along with a book store, movie theater, art gallery, spa, and the ever popular Kohl Children’s Museum.  The Glen has its own Metra train station with service to and from the city in less than 45 minutes.  O’Hare International Airport is approximately 20 minutes away by car.

Regency, built by Pulte Homes, is located off of Shermer Road, about a quarter mile north of West Lake Avenue.  It has 4 models of townhomes, 2 models of ranch villas (duplexes), and 2 single family homes.  The villas and single family homes sold out long ago, and only 9 townhomes remain. 8 of the available homes are of the Providence model with 1,835 sq ft.  Each of these has 2 bedrooms + loft except one unit which is configured with 3 bedrooms + loft.  All of the 2 bedroom homes are end units with windows on 3 sides.  The Providence models are priced between $416,990 and $488,525.

1 Freeport model may still be purchased.  It has 1,523 sq ft, and it is priced at $368,690.  It offers 2 bedrooms + loft.  All of the available homes may be customized with numerous upgrades.

To tour a Regency townhome you may call me, Realtor Margaret Ludemann, at 847-401-1802 or email me at margaret.ludemann@gmail.com.

Margaret Ludemann, Glen homeowner and @properties Realtor

“New Urbanism” in The Glen

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If you didn’t see Mary Ellen Podmolik’s story, “Paving the Way for a Vibrant Downtown”, in the Chicago Tribune on November 10th, please go online and find it.  Not only is Ms. Podmolik one of the finest journalists who write about real estate, but she selected a very timely and engaging topic…”new urbanism”.  In a nutshell the term means new homes in close proximity to create a feeling of neighborhood within walking distance of restaurants, shops and public transportation…yet often in suburban communities far from city center (read downtown Chicago).

The examples used by Ms. Podmolic are the School Street homes in Libertyville and the planned development on Floral Avenue in Skokie.  She points to research by the National Association of Realtors that shows that people will trade a large yard for a shorter commute and for a short walk to schools, restaurants and businesses.  But she might as well have written about The Glen, developed with this model in mind, fully a dozen years ago before the concept even had a name.

The Glen is a residential and retail community in the North Shore village of Glenview, Illinois.  The Glen has several neighborhoods, most within an easy walk to the retail hub called Glen Town Center which has scores of restaurants and shops along with a movie theater, coffee house, book store, and Kohl Children’s Museum.  Attea Middle School is also located in The Glen.

I live in a townhome development called Tower Crossing with 154 spectacular homes which border Glen Town Center.  We know our neighbors and see them constantly.  Our favorite activity is what we call “mailbox parties”, informal Sunday night cook outs in the common area by our mailboxes.  All homes are within a few STEPS of dining and shopping, and a few blocks from a Metra train station.  The Cambridge neighborhood with single family homes, townhomes, two-flats, and duplexes is just across Patriot Blvd from Glen Town Center.  Chapel Crossing’s many single family homes are a short walk as well.

If you may be interested in living in a “new urbanism” environment, please contact me.  I would love to show you what it’s like to live in The Glen.

Margaret Ludemann, Glen resident and @properties Realtor

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