Glenview Park Center

Gallery Park makes living in The Glen even better

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The Jewel of the Nile is a movie with Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.  It’s also an album by Nice & Smooth.  The Jewel of the Seas is a cruise ship.  Well, The Glen, a residential and retail development in Glenview Illinois, is not the Nile or a movie or a song or a ship…but we do have a jewel.  It’s called Gallery Park, smack dab in the middle of The Glen, for all to see, and all to enjoy.

Gallery Park was developed along with The Glen about 17 years ago, and it is a beloved spot for locals like me.  It is huge, and it offers so much.  There is a lovely lake (Lake Glenview) with fishing allowed in season.  It also has walking and jogging trails, soccer fields, and tennis courts.  When my son was a tyke he enjoyed Little Bear Garden and the water spray area.

The award-winning Glenview Park Center is located adjacent to the park, providing basketball courts, an indoor track, swimming, a water park, pre-school and a tremendous fitness center.

There are many great reasons to live in The Glen.  Gallery Park is but one of them.  We have lovely single family homes, townhomes, row homes, duplexes, two-flats and condos.  We have many to choose from right now.  And Glen Town Center’s restaurants and shops are walking distance from most anywhere in The Glen.  If you may want to live in The Glen, please give me a call at 847-401-1802.  I am an award-winning Realtor and long time Glen homeowner.

Margaret Ludemann, Realtor, The Glen Realty Group, @properties

Convenience

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Unless you live in a very small town, odds are that you need to drive to most everything. Contrast that with the convenience of The Glen in Glenview Illinois where residents can walk to shopping, dining, recreation, entertainment, public transportation and even medical care.

Glen Town Center, walkable from any home in The Glen, is The Glen’s “main street” filled with restaurants, ice cream parlors, coffee shops, a book store, Arclight Movie Theater and tons of shopping in stores large and small.

But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Consider this. Folks lucky enough to live in The Glen can also walk to two golf courses. Two! And to Gallery Park’s jogging trails, tennis courts and fishing in Lake Glenview. Take the kids to Kohl Children’s Museum or Funtopia or to The Book Market’s Puppet Theater and Story Time.

Walk to Park Center, our local fitness facility that also offers basketball courts, pre-school and summer camps. We have an award-winning middle school here in The Glen, too. And in summer time residents walk to our several festivals and to our weekly summer outdoor concerts.  If you want to go to Chicago‘s many attractions (or to work) just stroll over to our Metra train station.

The Glen also has many doctors, dentists and even a fully functioning health clinic.

Does all of this sound too good to be true? Well, unless you live here it probably does. If you are interested in living in The Glen please give me a call. I am a long time Glen homeowner and a Realtor selling Glen homes.

Margaret Ludemann, The Glen Realty Group, @properties Real Estate                                                             MargaretLudemann@gmail.com   847-401-1802

Check out the great schools serving The Glen

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Kids in The Glen (in Glenview, Illinois) are very fortunate for a lot of reasons. Chief among them are the outstanding schools serving our area. Parents who are considering moving to The Glen may want to check them out carefully as my husband and I did nearly 14 years ago. School quality was one of the most important reasons why we chose to live here. And we haven’t been disappointed.

So, here is the list of schools along with their websites so that you can do your own investigation. I know you will be as impressed as my family has been.

Glenview School District 34 covers grades K through 8. The district website is http://www.glenview34.org/

Within District 34 there are three schools serving Glen children, as follows:

For grades K through 2, Glen students attend Westbrook Elementary School. https://wb.glenview34.org/

For grades 3 through 5, Glen students attend Glen Grove Elementary School.  https://gg.glenview34.org/

For grades 6 though 8, Glen students attend Attea Middle School. http://at.glenview34.org

High school students attend the award winning Glenbrook South High School in Glenbrook School District 225. The district’s website is https://www.glenbrook225.org/   The school’s website is https://www.glenbrook225.org/gbs/home

For smaller children there is a wonderful pre-school in the Glenview Park Center which is located in the heart of The Glen. Here is the website: http://www.glenviewparks.org/facilities-parks/park-center-preschool/

I am a long time Glen homeowner and an award winning Realtor focused on selling homes in The Glen. If you may be interested in living in The Glen, please contact me at margaret.ludemann@gmail.com or 847-401-1802.

Margaret Ludemann, The Glen Realty Group℠, @properties

The Glen. New Urbanism. Huh?

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The Glen in Glenview Illinois is a perfect example of a community design concept called New Urbanism which emphasizes walkable neighborhoods that reduce a dependence on cars and one that promotes a strong sense of community.  Rather than the seemingly endless developments of single family homes with no commercial core, new urbanism envisions a retail center around which various neighborhoods are built with a variety of home styles.

Suburban sprawl came about with the rise of cars in the first half of the 20th century.  Autos allowed people to live away from the city.  To go to the city or – later – to shopping malls that sprang up in the 60’s and 70’s, people got in their cars and drove.  They may have lived in specific neighborhoods, but they had little in the way of identity and emotional attachment to these areas.

New Urbanism also emphasizes plenty of open spaces and community institutions to be shared by residents and easily accessible by walking or riding bikes.  Mass transit typically is provided for distances that might typically be reached by automobiles, thus New Urbanism is considered environmentally friendly.

The Glen has a retail core called Glen Town Center with tons of shops, restaurants and a movie theater.  This three block area is located on Tower Drive that my family refers to as “Main Street”.  Within The Glen one also finds playgrounds, two golf courses, tennis courts, sports fields, Battery Park, Lake Glenview, Kohl Children’s Museum, and the Glenview Park Center with a health club, basketball courts, and a pre-school.  Residents from any of the various Glen neighborhoods can walk to any of these venues.

There are many housing types in The Glen including single family homes, condos, townhomes, row homes, duplexes and two-flats.  These homes offer an abundance of architectural styles to please most any taste.  We also have our own Metra train station for residents who need to reach the city for work or who want to take advantage of Chicago’s many cultural and sports offerings.

If The Glen sounds like kind of place where you would like to live, please contact me.  I am a long time Glen homeowner and an award winning Realtor.  I can be reached by phone at 847-401-1802 or by email at margaretludemann@gmail.com.

Margaret Ludemann, @properties Realtor

Gallery Park in The Glen

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The Jewel of the Nile is a movie with Michael Douglas, and it’s an album by Nice & Smooth. The Jewel of the Seas is a cruise ship. Well, The Glen, a residential and retail development in Glenview Illinois, isn’t a movie, album or ship, but we do have a jewel. It’s called Gallery Park, smack dab in the middle of The Glen. It’s our jewel, and it’s here for all to see and all to enjoy.

Gallery Park is a large, beautiful public area with tons of things to see and do; and it is within easy walking distance of every home in The Glen.

There is Lake Glenview with a stunning lookout tower, great places to fish, piers that are handicap accessible, and a trail along water’s edge.

You’ll find tennis courts, soccer fields, and three walking/jogging paths.

The Glenview Park Center in the park offers swimming, basketball, an indoor walking and running track, and a fully equipped fitness center. It also offers dedicated yoga, Pilates and spin studios. Child care is available…and even a pre-school.

I love taking in a concert at the lakeside Amphitheater where the Glenview Symphony Orchestra plays regularly during summertime.

Little Bear Garden’s water spray and playground is a delightful place for small children to play. When my son was small child we went there (at his urging!) a couple of times each week.

A large meadow welcomes locals to stroll, play and to picnic.

The Glenview Freedom Memorial is located in the park as well as a memorial to the park’s namesake Admiral Daniel Gallery.

Gallery Park is more than what one typically thinks of as a park. It is the center of family life here in The Glen, used and loved by all.

Residents here treasure The Glen’s lifestyle…from the beautiful homes of all varieties to Glen Town Center’s dining and shopping and to the fun of its jewel…Gallery Park. If you are interested in living in The Glen, please contact me. I am a long time Glen homeowner and an award winning Realtor affiliated with The Glen Realty Group. I can tell you about the homes for sale, and about all of the wonderful amenities of Glen living.

Margaret Ludemann, @properties Realtor

The Glen Realty Group     847-401-1802   MargaretLudemann@cbexchange.com