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Glenbrook High School District, serving The Glen, named #1 in Illinois

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Yet another award for the high school serving The Glen and greater Glenview, Illinois!  In April, I wrote a blog about Glenbrook South High School receiving a Project Lead the Way Distinguished School Award.  Project Lead the Way is a non-profit that works with schools to promote excellence in computer science, engineering and bio-medical science.  A previous ranking by Niche.com named the school one of the top 30 in the country (the country!) and #1 for extracurricular activities.  Adding to those prestigious awards comes the recently announced recognition, also by Niche.com, naming Glenbrook High School District 225 as the best in Illinois with a rating of A+.

My son recently graduated from Glenbrook South High School, and he’ll be heading to college in a few weeks.  Those of us who live in The Glen are fortunate to have one of the best high schools in the nation to educate our children.  In fact, quality of schools was the principle reason my family moved here 16 years ago.

The Glen is a residential and retail development with luxury homes of all types including single family, town homes, row homes, duplexes, two-flats and condos.  If you want to learn more about living in The Glen and about homes for sale, please contact me.  I’m an award-winning Realtor focusing on Glen homes.

Margaret Ludemann, The Glen Realty Group, Coldwell Banker

847-401-1802   margaret.ludemann@cbexchange.com

The Glen Club in The Glen. Great golf, dining and lodging.

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Stunning!  That’s the view my husband and I had while dining at The Glen Club last weekend.  The club is in The Glen in Glenview, a development with luxury homes and an upscale retail area.  We ate on the patio and loved the serene and beautiful view of the course.

The Glen Club is well known and highly regarded. It’s an 18 hole championship course designed by the legendary Tom Fazio. The course is beautiful to look at and challenging to play. Golf Magazine has rated it the fourth best courses you can play in Illinois and among the Top 100 in the United States. When it opened in 2001 Sports Illustrated listed it as a top 10 new course. A stately 48,000 square feet clubhouse provides overnight lodging and first class dining. The club offers private corporate memberships, but it is also available to non-members.

Many Glen homes have great views of these picturesque golf courses. Fifty-five magnificent “estate” single family homes in the Southgate subdivision border The Glen Club’s course as do nine stunning townhomes in Tower Crossing. Several homes in the lovely Westgate and Patriot Commons neighborhoods also have great views.

If you are a golfer who may be interested in living in The Glen, please contact me for additional information. I am a long time Glen homeowner and an award winning Realtor.

Margaret Ludemann, The Glen Realty Group, Coldwell Banker

847-401-1802   margaret.ludemann@cbexchange.com

The Glen’s 40/20 Convenience Factor

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“I used to think I knew Glenview.  But I did NOT know Glenview.”  That was what my new’ish neighbor said to me recently.  He and his wife moved into The Glen late last year.  The Glen is a luxury housing development in Glenview, Illinois, a North Shore Chicago suburb.  They love their beautiful home and the short walk to Glen Town Center’s many restaurants, shops and movie theater.  But his point was a bigger one.  Let’s call it the 40/20 convenience factor.

The Glen’s Metra train station (shown in photo) is walking distance from any home in The Glen, and – here’s my neighbor’s point – it’s only 40 minutes to downtown Chicago.  Less than that during some morning and evening rush hour trains.  And what really blew him away is that O’Hare International Airport is only about 20 minutes by car.  Really!  I’m not kidding!  My neighbor is a business exec, and he frequently goes into the city or to the airport for business trips.  Living in The Glen made his commutes much faster and easier.

There are many more advantages to living in The Glen, especially the variety of home types.  We have single family homes, townhomes, row homes, duplexes and condos.  Give me a call and I’ll tell you about them.  I’m a long time Glen homeowner and an award-winning Realtor who focuses on The Glen.

Margaret Ludemann, The Glen Realty Group, Coldwell Banker

847-401-1802      margaret.ludemann@cbexchange.com

The Glen is the place to be on the 4th of July

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I love living in The Glen.  The beautiful homes.  The lovely neighborhoods.  Glen Town Center’s shopping, dining and entertainment.  And…the 4th of July festivities!!

This year, Gallery Park in The Glen will once again be ground zero for Glenview’s celebration.  Gallery Park is such a great place to enjoy on the 4th and every day.  There are huge green areas, playgrounds, tennis courts, jogging trails and Lake Glenview.

Festivities begin at 5pm with a DJ providing entertainment, and food trucks will be available for those not wishing to bring their own picnic.  At 7 p.m. the Glenview Concert Band will perform and I expect to hear stirring patriotic music.

Fireworks will be shot off from the middle of Lake Glenview beginning at about 9 p.m. and will last approximately a half hour.  It will be accompanied by a recorded musical score.

Many residents will come to Gallery Park for the festivities, and many others will enjoy it from their back yards or while enjoying outdoor dining in the many Glen restaurants or, in the case of nearby townhomes, from their roof top decks.

If you don’t know about The Glen, why not join us for the 4th of July. And if you like what you see, you may want to consider living here as I have for the last 16 years.  We have single family homes, town homes, row homes, duplexes, two-flats and condos.  Home prices range from the high $300s to over $2 million.  Give me a call if you would like to learn more about living in The Glen.

Margaret Ludemann, Realtor, The Glen Realty Group, Coldwell Banker

847-401-1802    margaret.ludemann@cbexchange.com

Landings at The Glen…a charming neighborhood with beautiful homes

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Landings at The Glen is a beautiful neighborhood of 143 large single-family homes.  The neighborhood offers 18 different housing styles including neo-traditional two-story and stunning Cape Cod homes.  No two homes look alike.

Landings resides on 55 acres.  You will enjoy the neighborhood’s inviting 8.9-acre park.  Its charming gazebo is the beloved community jewel available to residents for parties, picnics and other events.  In fact, it is available most any day for simply hanging out with friends and family.  Landings it adjacent to another attractive Glen neighborhood, Chapel Crossing, and there is convenient pedestrian access to Gallery Park with its playgrounds, walking and hiking trails, tennis courts and lake.

As with every Glen neighborhood, Landings is walking distance to Glen Town Center which boasts a variety of great restaurants and lovely boutiques for shopping.  GTC also has Arclight Cinema, a wonderful movie theater.

For more information about Landings at The Glen homes or to schedule a visit, please give me a call or send an email.  I am a long time Glen homeowner and the founder of The Glen Realty Group.

Margaret Ludemann, Realtor, Coldwell Banker      847-401-1802    Margaret.Ludemann@cbexchange.com