The Glen Realty Group

Living in The Glen’s Tower Crossing neighborhood

June 26, 2018 by Margaret Ludemann

I live in Tower Crossing in The Glen. I do. And I love it. Always have. Always will.

I moved here to Glenview in the relatively early days of The Glen development back in 2003. In fact, my gorgeous townhome is on Lot #1 of the Tower Crossing neighborhood, one of 9 distinct developments in The Glen. Some Glen neighborhoods have single family homes, others offer row homes, two-flats, duplexes and condos. That’s my townhome in the photo, the end unit on the right. Four stories, 3 bedrooms, 3.1 bathrooms, 2 fireplaces, a luxurious kitchen…and a whole bunch of fun.

Fun? Yes fun! I can easily walk to Glen Town Center’s many shops, restaurants and movie theater. In fact, there’s a great little pizza place, Your Pie, a half block from my front door. (I should count the number of steps someday.) The Glen Metra station is a 10-minute stroll, and I have a big park nearly across the street. It’s a lot like living in the city where we used to live, but…it has wonderful attributes of the suburbs, too. Get this, I have two golf courses a block from my home. Two! The park has walking and biking trails. The schools are incredible. I mean REALLY incredible, award-winning schools. I can get to O’Hare in 20 minutes by car, and the Loop in 45 minutes by train. You can’t beat it.

If this is the kind of place you might like to live, give me a call at 847-401-1802 or email me at MargaretLudemann@cbexchange.com. I’m an award-winning Realtor who knows The Glen inside and out. There are several stunning Tower Crossing homes for sale and some great homes in other Glen neighborhoods, too.

Margaret Ludemann, The Glen Realty Group

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The Glen has homes for sale. Yes it does. And they’re really cool.

June 18, 2018 by Margaret Ludemann

It’s not true. At least not in The Glen. If you’re like me you’ve seen countless articles about how few homes are listed for sale. Housing inventory, they say, can’t meet demand. Well, here in The Glen we have plenty of great homes for sale.

That’s not to say there isn’t demand. Home buyers love The Glen as do those of us who are fortunate to live here. The Glen, in Glenview Illinois, is a very popular place to live, work and play. We have single family homes, townhomes, row homes, duplexes, and condos. Home prices range from the high $300’s to over $1 million. So whatever home style or price you may be looking for we probably have some homes on the market right now that you would love.

Glenview is a close-in suburb of Chicago. It is its own North Shore village, but taking the train from The Glen’s Metra station will get you downtown in 30 – 45 minutes depending on time of day. So, living in The Glen gives you the best of both worlds…Chicago’s buzz…and suburban space and great schools.

Life in The Glen is a bit like living in the city. We have our own downtown called Glen Town Center with shops, restaurants and a movie theater. You can walk to them from most any home in The Glen. Yet we also have two golf courses, Gallery Park with walking and biking trails, Lake Glenview for fishing, a fitness center and playgrounds galore.

So, if this is the kind of lifestyle you’re looking for, give me a call. I’m an award-winning Realtor who lives in and loves The Glen.

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

Convenience

March 26, 2018 by Margaret Ludemann

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

High school serving The Glen is in the top 0.001% in USA

August 31, 2017 by Margaret Ludemann

Glenbrook South High School (GBS) is the public high school serving kids in The Glen and greater Glenview. The Glen is the upscale retail and housing development on the grounds of the former Naval Air Station Glenview. Over 1300 children of all ages live in The Glen, and 379 attend GBS.

GBS was recently ranked as one of the top high schools in the country! Niche is a Pittsburgh based company whose analytics identify and rank schools and neighborhoods. Information is gathered to determine school rankings by compiling data which is collected and monitored by the U.S. Department of Education. GBS ranked #30 of the more than 26,000 public high schools in the country. My calculator tells me that this equates to the top 0.001%. Lotta zeros there! And it was just last year that Niche ranked GBS as the #1 high school in America for extracurricular activities which include clubs, organizations, music groups and athletic teams.

I’m fortunate that my son is a GBS Titan. He’s getting an excellent education, and takes part in numerous activities. I’m proud of him. I’m proud of GBS. And I’m proud to live in The Glen.

If you may be interested in living here, too, please contact me. We have luxury homes of all kinds…single family homes, townhomes, row homes, condos, duplexes and two-flats. Home prices range from the $300’s to over $2 million.

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

847-401-1802 margaretludemann@gmail.com

Summer Concerts in The Glen and Greater Glenview

July 27, 2017 by Margaret Ludemann

Think of them as mini-Ravinias…without the crowds and parking hassles. Let me explain.

Glenview has a lot to do and see any time of year, but in summer it really comes alive. My daughter-in-law Jenny and her two kids are coming to town in a few days. Naturally, we’ll go into the city to ride the Ferris Wheel, take pictures at The Bean and visit the Field Museum. But after exhausting ourselves in Chicago and visits locally to Wagner Farm and The Grove, I’m looking forward to spending a family night at one of our town’s weekly outdoor concerts.

On Tuesday’s it’s hard to beat the Summer Sounds Series on the green space along Navy Boulevard in The Glen. Kids will get their faces painted and will treasure balloon animals created just for them. And a band will play music that all can enjoy. Attendees can pick up some food at any one of the 17 Glen restaurants, and after the show go shopping in the various boutiques and stores in Glen Town Center. These concerts attract homeowners from the roughly 2,000 homes in The Glen and from throughout Glenview.

And if it’s Wednesday, it’s Jackman Park for the park district’s Summer Concert Series, always a fun evening. Blankets will be spread on the ground for kids while moms and dads relax on lawn chairs.

These are not what you would call huge events. In fact, calling them “concerts” is even a bit of an exaggeration. Basically, they are down home get-togethers of friends and family…or you can think of them as community picnics with live music. Whatever you call them, call them fun.