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24 Westgate at the Glen homes still available

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The new Westgate development in The Glen (Glenview Illinois) is proving to be very popular. While construction is in early stages, sales have been strong. Of the 171 homes planned, all have been contracted except for twenty-four.

E.R. James Partners, LLC is the developer of the project. This is the same firm that developed the very upscale, high price point Southgate development, also in The Glen. Westgate is located at the northwest corner of W. Lake Avenue and Shermer Road, immediately to the north of The Glen Club and west of Glenview Prairie Club Golf Course. It is also a short walk to Glen Town Center, The Glen’s main shopping and dining area. So for people interested in new construction in close proximity to dining, shopping and golf, Westgate is a great choice.

The development offers 70 row homes ranging in size between 2542 and 2980 square feet (sq ft). There are 6 units still available for sale.

Sixty-three mews townhomes are planned ranging in size between 2037 and 2399 sq ft; and 9 may still be purchased.

Only 9 of the 38 very popular single family homes remain to be purchased. They range in size between 1885 and 2464 sq ft. Like the attached properties, these beautiful homes offer maintenance free living.

So, if you are interested in new construction in The Glen, please give me a call at 847-401-1802 or send me an email at margaretludemann@gmail.com. I would love to show you Westgate or other homes for sale in The Glen.

Margaret Ludemann, Glen homeowner and @properties Realtor

Prices increased in The Glen in 2014

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Home prices in The Glen (in Glenview, Illinois on Chicago’s north shore) rose again in 2014. While I haven’t completed my analysis of the entire Glen, I do have information about two of its neighborhoods.

Tower Crossing is the development adjacent to Glen Town Center (the shopping and dining “main street) with 154 luxury townhomes. If you’ve been to the Glen you will remember seeing them because the homes are 4 story, brick homes of Georgian architecture. These homes are large, ranging in size from 3031 sq ft to 4105 sq ft. In 2014 prices increased 3.9% after rising over 6% in 2013. The average price p/sq ft in 2014 was $206.01 compared with $198.28 in 2013. In the prior 3 years (2010 through 2012) prices were relatively steady at approximately $188 p/sq ft.

Prices also rose in Southgate. This development contains 237 large single family homes and 62 row homes. Among the single family homes 55 border The Glen Club’s 18 hole golf course, and 182 do not. I have analyzed the prices of single family homes. Prices for the homes that are not on the golf course increased 7% in 2014 to an average of $315.42 p/sq ft compared with $294.61 p/sq ft in 2013. There was only 1 home sold on the golf course, so I did not reach any conclusion as to pricing trends for golf course properties. Home sales (the number sold) in both developments were down last year, but I’ll save that discussion for a future blog.

When I complete my analysis for the entire Glen I believe I’ll find the same thing…home sales down, home prices up. That’s essentially what occurred in the real estate market nationally and in Glenview.

If you are interested in purchasing a home in The Glen, please give me a call. I am a long time Glen homeowner and a leading Realtor in the Glen and greater Glenview.

Margaret Ludemann

@properties Realtor 847-401-1802   MargaretLudemann@gmail.com

11 more great reasons to live in The Glen

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In my blog last week (24 great reasons to live in The Glen) I told you about the convenience and fun of having 24 restaurants all within walking distance of Glen residents. Well, something happened last Saturday night that reminds me of 11 more great reasons. So here’s the story…

A Glen neighbor invited my husband and me to attend a party in their home. The theme was Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Is that fun or what?   So while I was getting all dressed up 1960’s style my husband was pulling together his formal attire for the evening. Tux, check. Tux shoes, check. Cummerbund, check. Bow tie, check. Tux shirt…oops, where’s the shirt? After determining that a) his shirt was at the laundry, and b) the laundry was closed, he was stuck. Then it occurred to us that we live a half block from Glen Town Center, the Glen’s shopping and dining “main street”. Quickly thinking through the many stores in the center, we decided that he had two men’s clothing stores within a block of our home. So he put everything on sans tux shirt and he ran out the door. (Yes, he was wearing a tee shirt under his jacket!) Ten minutes later he reappeared with a stunning white tux shirt; and off we went to the party.

So this morning I decided to look at the Glen’s directory, and I found 11 clothing stores in the center. Some are specialty shops that carry children’s clothes, sports attire, and women’s or men’s clothing. Von Maur, the large upscale clothing store, is also in Glen Town Center, and of course it carries most everything for most everyone.

The Glen (in Glenview, Illinois on Chicago’s North Shore) is a special place. The development has over 2,000 luxury homes, 24 restaurants, a movie theater, museum, art studio, and yes indeed 11 clothing stores…all within a short walk of any home. If you would like to learn more about living in The Glen, please give me a call at 847-401-1802 or send me an email at margaretludemann@gmail.com. I am an award winning Realtor who specializes in Glen homes (single family homes, townhomes, row homes, duplexes, two-flats, condos, and apartments). Home prices range from about $400,000 to $2,000,000.

Who knows…maybe one day you’ll live here…and be in desperate need of a tux shirt on a Saturday night.

Margaret Ludemann, @properties Realtor

24 great reasons to live in The Glen

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There are 24 restaurants in The Glen, the upscale housing and retail development in Glenview Illinois on Chicago’s North Shore. We realtors talk a lot about homes. How big they are. Where they are located. Nearby schools. Prices. Too often, though, we forget to discuss other benefits of living in a particular locale. So today I want to tell you about a HUGE benefit of living in The Glen. And here’s one: As a resident I can walk to two dozen Glen restaurants. Really.

The Glen is not your ordinary housing development. Sure, we have plenty of single family homes with large yards. But we also have townhomes, row homes, two-flats, duplexes, condos, and rental apartments. And they are in close proximity to all of these wonderful places to dine and also dozens of shops and entertainment venues. We’re kind of suburban. But we’re kind of urban, too. Actually, we’re a blend of both…with the advantages of each.

I live in Tower Crossing. It’s a neighborhood of townhomes that borders Glen Town Center, The Glen’s “main street”. I can walk out my front door and walk a half block to Salerno’s Italian restaurant. Walk a half block in the other direction and I can dine in The Glen Club’s grill with traditional American cuisine. There are 15 other restaurants right in town center and several others if I’m up for a walk of 5 or 6 blocks. The Glen offers food of all kinds. We have, as I said, Italian and American cuisine; and we also have Mexican, Irish, Japanese, Thai and Indian. From upscale dining to casual sandwich shops, The Glen has it all.

How many times have you wanted to go out to eat, but you didn’t want to deal with traffic? Or maybe you didn’t want to drive after having a cocktail? Ah, the beauty of living in The Glen.

To see a list of all Glen restaurants (and their menus) go to www.theglentowncenter.com. And if you are interested in living in the Glen, give me a call at 847-401-1802 or send me an email at MargaretLudemann@CBexchange.com.

Margaret Ludemann, @properties Realtor

Where the kids are…in The Glen

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The Glen is a housing and retail development in Glenview Illinois, on Chicago‘s North Shore. It’s filled with luxury homes, restaurants galore, boutiques, a book store, a movie theater, and (drum roll please)…a lot of kids! In my most recent blog I wrote about the new Glen census which tells us that roughly one-third of the 3,921 residents in privately owned homes and rental housing are children. I’ve had a few emails asking which specific Glen neighborhoods have the most.

There are 9 such neighborhoods in The Glen (not counting Navy and senior housing). Naturally the neighborhoods with the most single family homes have the most children. In these neighborhoods about 40% of residents are kids. Chapel Crossing (43%), Landings (44%) and Southgate (40%) have only single family homes. Cambridge (42%) offers single family homes, town homes, duplexes, and two-flats.

2 neighborhoods offer only attached homes and have roughly 20% children:  Tower Crossing (18%) and Patriot Commons (19%). Another neighborhood, Regency, has a high percentage of town homes; and 19% of its residents are children.

Aloft (5%) offers rental apartments in Glen Town Center, The Glen’s shopping and restaurant “main street”. And Glenshore (7%) has condo apartments.

Obviously the large single family home neighborhoods are great for kids. Lovely homes. Big yards. Did I mention BIG YARDS? But before you get the wrong impression, Glen neighborhoods with attached housing are also great for the little ones. I live in Tower Crossing, a development with 154 4-story town homes with 3,031 to 4,105 square feet. We moved here 11 years ago when my son was 3 years old. Our development has a wonderful common area which, to my son, represents his back yard. The additional benefit is that he’s grown up barely one block from all of the fun in Glen Town Center. He walks to the movie theater, meets his buddies for hamburgers at Mooyah, and wanders our wonderful book store.

The bottom line? The Glen is a great place for children whether your preference is for large single family homes or for attached housing. If you would like to learn more about The Glen please email me at MargaretLudemann@CBexchange.com or call me at 847-401-1802. I am an award winning Realtor living in and selling Glen homes.

Margaret Ludemann, @properties Realtor