Landings in The Glen

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

Halloween in The Glen

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There’s no better place for a kid on Halloween than The Glen which is the North Shore’s premier lifestyle community, in Glenview Illinois.  This place is packed with kids of all ages, and the community goes all out to make Halloween fun and safe.

The heart of The Glen is our “downtown” called Glen Town Center, a three block long stretch of restaurants, shops, and a movie theater.  Every year Glen Town Center organizes activities for Halloween.  This year is no exception. Sunday October 27 there was a Pet Costume Parade which was huge fun.  It was followed by a Zombie Run for the Heart, a 5k run or 1 mile walk around Lake Glenview, across Patriot Blvd from Glen Town Center in Gallery Park.  The first 100 zombie participants received makeup and hair to make them as scary as possible!  On Monday the 28th a Halloween Film Festival is planned which includes dinner and a movie 5 screens of new releases and at midnight the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Another Halloween tradition is the party at Vi (formerly Hyatt), a beautiful retirement community in The Glen.  Children 8 and under are welcome to enjoy a clown band, ballroom art, face painting, carnival games, lots of cookies, and an airbrush tattoo artist.

Trick or treating is, of course, the highlight of The Glen’s Halloween week.  Many kids start their trick or treating in Glen Town Center where all of the merchants provide candy starting right after school.  The 1,420 children who live in The Glen are then off into the neighborhoods.  It’s quite a sight!  The Chapel Crossing, Landings and Southgate neighborhoods get the most trick or treaters; and many of their residents report having 500 or more kids come by.

The Glen is a great place for families.  My son loves it here, and he can’t imagine living anywhere else.  Neither can I.  If you might be interested in living in The Glen please contact me at 847-401-1802 or by email margaretludemann@gmail.com.

Margaret Ludemann, Resident of The Glen and @properties Realtor

Tower Crossing sales and prices higher than in 2012

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On the site of the former Naval air base in Glenview, Illinois sits a residential and retail development called The Glen which has become the premier lifestyle community on the Chicago area’s North Shore.  There are several neighborhoods in The Glen including Chapel Crossing, Landings, Southgate, Tower Crossing, Cambridge, Regency, Glen Shore and Patriot Commons.  In this blog I will discuss home sales and prices in Tower Crossing.

Tower Crossing is a townhome development with 154 beautiful brick homes ranging in size from 3031 sq ft to 4005 sq ft.  Tower Crossing has 6 models, (Astoria, Biltmore, Blackstone, Drake, Omni, and Valencia).

18 Tower Crossing homes have sold so far in 2013.  This exceeds the total number of sales (11) in all of 2012!!!  The following shows the number of sales and prices in 2013 by model:

Astoria:  5 Astorias have sold this year, however 1 was not listed.  The average price of the remaining 4 Astorias sold in 2013 is $669,975.

Biltmore:  0 homes have sold this year.

Blackstone:  6 sales at an average price of $712,000.

Drake:  3 sales at an average price of $687,500.  2 of these homes have elevators which positively impacted the prices paid.

Omni:  3 sales, however 1 was bank owned (it sold for $575,000).  The remaining 2 properties sold for an average of $706,000.  ($705,000 and $707,000.)

Valencia:  1 sale at $615,000.

If you are interested in Tower Crossing or any home in the other Glen neighborhoods, please contact me at 847-401-1802 or by email margaretLudemannl@gmail.com

Margaret Ludemann, Glen Resident & @properties Realtor

New Census Data for The Glen

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A census is done each year in The Glen (by Ehlers & Associates), and the information is always very interesting to those of us who live here and to prospective home buyers.  The Glen is a luxury home and retail development in Glenview, Illinois in the Chicago area’s North Shore.  Some time ago I wrote a blog with the results of 2012’s census.  Below I will summarize some of 2013’s study;  and I will offer more of its information in future blogs.

There are 13 development areas in The Glen, 9 of which are composed of private residences.  The additional 4 areas include 3 senior housing developments and 1 composed of Navy housing.

For the 9 private home development areas, the following shows the number of homes and the number of residents in each (in alphabetical order), broken down by adults and children.  Particularly interesting is the percentage of children in each development.

Aloft Apartments:  181 homes,  199 residents,  188 adults,  11 children,  percentage of children 6%

Cambridge:  244 homes,  698 residents,  478 adults,  220 children,  percentage of children 32%

Chapel Crossing:  167 homes,  676 residents,  378 adults,  298 children,  percentage of children 44%

Glen Shore:  31 homes,  52 residents,  48 adults,  4 children,  percentage of children 8%

Landings (formerly Concord):  143 homes,  588 residents,  322 adults,  266 children,  percentage of children 45%

Patriot Commons:  68 homes,  144 residents,  122 adults, 22 children,  percentage of children 15%

Regency:  62 homes, 153 residents,  124 adults,  29 children,  percentage of children 19%

Southgate:  299 homes,  1,024 residents,  612 adults,  412 children,  percentage of children 40%

Tower Crossing:  154 homes,  378 residents,  299 adults,  79 children,  percentage of children 21%

TOTAL:  1,349 homes,  3,912 residents,  2,571 adults,  1,341 children,  percentage of children 34%

Not surprisingly, the areas with the most single family homes have the largest percentage of children, those would be Landings (formerly called Concord), Chapel Crossing, and Southgate.  Tower Crossing, Patriot Commons, Cambridge, Regency, Aloft, and Glen Shore offer attached housing units such as townhomes, row homes, villas, two-flats, duplexes,  condos or apartments.  Southgate, Regency and Cambridge have single family AND attached homes.

If you may be interested in living in The Glen, please contact me at 847-401-1802 or by email at margaretludemann@gmail.com.  I have lived in The Glen for 10 years, and I know each development intimately.

Margaret Ludemann, Resident of The Glen and @properties Realtor

Update: Southgate home sales & prices

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Southgate is a luxury housing development in The Glen, the north shore’s premier lifestyle community, located in Glenview, Illinois.  Southgate has 237 single family homes.  The following is an update on home sales and housing prices.

4 homes sold from mid-July to mid-September:

  • 4 bedroom semi-custom home on Saratoga sold for $1,279,000.  The home was listed in June, went under contract 3 days later, and closed on 7.30.13.
  • 5 bedroom, 3814 sq ft, semi-custom home on Midway sold for $1,315,000 which was more than the asking (list) price of $1,249,000.  The home was listed in May, went under contract 3 days later, and closed 7.19.13.
  • 5 bedroom semi-custom home on Kittyhawk sold for $1,250,000.  The home was listed in June for $1,275,000, went under contract in July, and closed on 8.14.13.
  • 4 bedroom semi-custom home on Bennington sold for $1,000,000.  This home was listed in March at $1,179,000; it had a price reduction to $1,139,000, went under contract in June, and closed on 8.20.13.

1 home is currently under contract:

  • 5 bedroom, 4200 sq ft, semi-custom home on Independence was most recently listed for $895,000.  This is a short sale.

2 homes are currently listed for sale:

  • 5 bedroom semi-custom home on Kittyhawk was listed in July at $1,399,000.  The home had a price reduction to $1,325,000 which is its current list price.
  • 3 bedroom semi-custom home on Independence was listed in July at $1,268,000.  The price was subsequently reduced to $1,235,000 which is its current list price.

Southgate is one of several developments in The Glen including Tower Crossing, Chapel Crossing, Landings, Cambridge, Regency, Patriot Commons and Glen Shore.  If you would like information about homes in any of these Glen developments, please contact me at margaretludemann@gmail.com or 847-401-1802.

Margaret Ludemann, Glen resident and @properties Realtor

*  The source of the information in this report is the MLS; and homes identified in this update/report were listed/sold/rented by various participants in the MLS.