Glen Town Center

Walk to Glen Town Center’s restaurants and shops from your new condo at Patriot Commons

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Condos in the Glen have always sold well. And why not? After all, not only do you get a beautiful home, but you also get the incredible lifestyle that only the Glen has to offer. Let me tell you more.

The Glen is the premier lifestyle community on Chicago’s north shore in Glenview Illinois. The focal point is Glen Town Center with its 17 restaurants, scores of shops including a great book store, a 10 screen movie theater, and much more. There are 9 residential neighborhoods with all types of luxury homes including single family, townhomes, row homes, condos, duplexes, villas, and two-flats. And…new construction is still available!

I would highly recommend the Patriot Commons development which offers breathtaking condos ranging in size between 1050 and 1400 square feet. One and two bedroom units (some with dens) are for sale offering hardwood floors and stunning chef’s kitchens with granite counters, stainless steel appliances, and Kohler faucets. Some units have dramatic views of The Glen Club Championship Golf Course; and all homes have private balconies. Indoor parking is available for all units.

But the homes are only part of the story. Patriot Commons homes are only a few steps from Glen Town Center, so your “commute” to an evening out is – if you’re walking slowly – about a minute or two. You can also walk to The Glen’s Metra Station with train service to Chicago’s Union Station in about a half hour.

Patriot Commons FINAL PHASE is over half sold out, but there are still 14 striking homes available with delivery expected in the fall of 2016. Home prices range between $325,000 and $482,000. If you would like to see Patriot Commons please contact me. I am a Glen homeowner and an award winning Realtor affiliated with @properties.

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

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

 

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

Home prices in The Glen…by Neighborhood

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Home prices in the Glen vary by neighborhood, and they range from the $300,000’s to over $2 million. There are ten subdivisions within the Glen development. Each was conceived, designed, and built by its own developer between about 2000 and…well, two neighborhoods are still being built. I’m frequently asked about home prices in these various neighborhoods, and that’s the topic of today’s blog.

But first a little background. The Glen resides on the land which was formerly Naval Air Station Glenview. When the base closed the land was sold to the Village of Glenview for development. In addition to privately owned residences, the Glen has an exciting retail area known as Glen Town Center. There are also parks, a lake, golf courses, a middle school and so much more. It has become the North Shore’s premier residential and retail community.

OK, now for housing prices; and I’ll break them down for you by neighborhood:

Cambridge has 244 single family homes, townhomes, row homes, duplexes, and two-flats. Prices range from the $400’s to over $1 million depending on housing type.

Chapel Crossing has 167 single family homes with prices between the mid-$800’s to approximately $1.4 million

Glen Shore offers 31 condo apartments priced in the $300’s to $500’s.

Landings’ 143 single family homes reside adjacent to Chapel Crossing with similar price points.

Patriot Commons currently has 68 completed townhomes and condo apartments; and more are under construction. These can be purchased from the $400’s to $700’s.

Regency is a newly completed subdivision with 149 townhomes and attached villas (duplexes), and two single family homes. Price points are in the $400’s to the high $700’s.

Southgate is composed of 237 single family homes ranging from $1 million to over $2 million. This community carries the highest price points in the Glen.

Southgate (on Langley Circle) has 62 townhomes and villas selling in the high $300’s to $500’s.

Tower Crossing’s 154 townhomes offer several models with prices in the mid-$600’s to mid-$800’s.

The Westgate neighborhood (currently under construction) will have 171 homes, a mix of single family, townhomes and row homes. Price points are between the high $400’s for townhomes to the low $800’s for single family homes.

So as you can see there is a great deal of variety in neighborhoods, home types, and pricing in the Glen. If you would like to learn more about homes in the Glen, please contact me at 847-401-1802 or margaret.ludemann@gmail.com.

Margaret Ludemann, Glen homeowner and @properties Realtor.