The Glen

Large single family homes in Southgate in The Glen

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There’s roughly the same number of single family homes and attached homes in The Glen in Glenview, a North Shore suburban village close to Chicago.  Attached homes are townhomes, row homes, duplexes, two-flats and condos.  Of The Glen’s ten neighborhoods with privately-owned homes, five offer single family homes which is today’s blog topic.  Home prices for single family homes range from the $600s to over $2 million.

The largest single family homes are found in the Southgate development.  Southgate offers 237 homes ranging in size from 2600 to over 5000 square feet.  Fifty-five Estate Homes on lots of at least 1/3 of an acre border The Glen Club’s award-winning golf course, so the views are amazing.  The other 182 homes are found on Southgate’s lovely winding streets with large, beautiful trees and landscaping.

Southgate even has its own playground for small children.  It’s a private area for Southgate residents only.  Naturally this development, as with all Glen neighborhoods, is close to Glen Town Center’s many restaurants and shops as well as its movie theater and book store.  All in all, Southgate is hard to beat.

If you’re interested in large, beautiful homes, let me take you to Southgate to look around.  There are several homes for sale.

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

There are signs of spring. And there is THE sign of spring in Glenview.

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When I moved to The Glen many years ago, I discovered the Glenview Dairy Bar. I remember driving by it the first time.  It looked so sweet and quaint in a 1950s kind of way. The hand painted sign tipped me off that it’s a local business…a family business. But really, it’s more than a business. It’s a Glenview institution, and it’s part of all of us…all of us who live here and love it here.

The Glenview Dairy Bar holds a special place in the hearts of those of us who are so fortunate to live in Glenview. On our first visit each spring we all look for the picture of the year’s first customers, having camped out all night.  It’s like seeing the first robin in the spring. It means the long winter is over!

Sure, we go there to enjoy the ice cream, but also to remember summers past. Of being a kid. Of lazy summer evenings with family and friends.  We also go there to create new memories that we can call up on a cold winter day.  So, here’s to the Glenview Dairy Bar!  It’s open seven days a week at 1015 Harlem Ave.  Maybe I’ll see you there.

Margaret Ludemann, Realtor, The Glen Realty Group                                                        Margaretludemann@gmail.com   847-401-1802  @properties

Ya gotta see this Glen townhome!

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3233 Coral is cool.  Really cool.  And it’s in The Glen, the north shore’s premier community for urban style living in the suburbs.  You can take it from me not only because I’m a Realtor, but also because I am a long time Glen homeowner.  This two-bedroom townhome is located in the highly sought-after Glen neighborhood of Regency.  It boasts stunning hardwood floors, top of the line stainless steel appliances, granite counters and a lot of natural light.  In addition to the two bedrooms and 2.1 bathrooms, you’ll find a lovely living room, nifty loft, sophisticated kitchen with an adjacent eating area and a deck for relaxing or grilling.  Exterior maintenance and snow removal are provided by the homeowner association.  Regency is close to Glen Town Center’s shops, restaurants and movie theater; and it is walking distance to two superb golf courses (The Glen Club and Glenview Prairie Club).  List price $400,000.

Margaret Ludemann, The Glen Realty Group, @properties

847-401-1802   margaretludemann@gmail.com

Tower Crossing in The Glen checks all the boxes

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Hiding under my desk I found a newspaper article about townhomes.  I cut it out of the paper a couple of months ago.  Must have slipped off my desk.  Anyway, the writer* offered four recommendations for townhome buyers.  As I read it again, it occurred to me that that The Glen’s Tower Crossing townhomes checked each of the four boxes.

#1        PLACE A PREMIUM ON LOCATION    CHECK, Tower Crossing is in The Glen, a residential and retail development in Glenview Illinois.  The development has its own “Main Street” with shops, restaurants, and cinema.  Glenview offers award-winning schools and its own train station getting you to downtown Chicago in a little over half an hour.

#2        LOOK FOR A TOWNHOME WITH AN EXPANSIVE INTERIOR    CHECK, there are six models of townhomes ranging in size from 3032 sq ft to 4105 sq ft.  That’s big!

#3        DON’T TRADE OFF PARKING    CHECK, each of the 154 townhomes in Tower Crossing has its own 2+ car garage.

#4        LOOK FOR A HARMONIOUS COMMUNITY    CHECK, I’ve lived in Tower Crossing for 16 years, and my neighborhood is the friendliest place I’ve ever lived.  We have cookouts, picnics, cocktail parties, holiday get-togethers and much more.

So, as you can see, Tower Crossing checks all the boxes.  We are a harmonious community of large townhomes with attached parking; and we are walking distance to retail and a Metra train station.  Plus, our kids attend among great schools.

If you’re interested in this kind of townhome living, give me a call.  I am an award-winning @properties Realtor and resident of this remarkable community.

Margaret Ludemann, Realtor   847-401-1802    margaretludemann@gmail.com

The Glen Realty Group

 

*  The writer was Ellen Martin, Andrews McMeel Syndication

The Glen…Convenient to Everything

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My husband and I recently purchased a condo in his home town of Omaha.  It’s for investment purposes, at least for now.  Someday way down the road after I retire, we may use it personally as well as keeping our home here in The Glen (in the north shore community of Glenview).

Why do I mention this?  Well, because we chose a location very much like The Glen.  By that I mean, the condo is within walking distance of restaurants, shopping, and a movie theater.  After living in The Glen, we couldn’t imagine spending time – full or part – in a place that doesn’t have this level of convenience.

Our Glen home is a half-block from a great pizza place, Your Pie.  Within the three-block long main street called Tower Drive, we have a choice of numerous restaurants, wonderful shops, Arclight Cinema, Kohl Children’s Museum, a laundry, ice cream parlor, Starbucks and so much more.  We can even walk to a Metra train station that gets us to Chicago’s loop in 30 – 45 minutes.  If I wasn’t a Realtor, I’m not sure we would even own a car.

So, if this sounds like a great place to live, give me a call.  There are many luxury home types currently for sale including single family, townhomes, row homes, duplexes, two-flats and condo/apartments.  Prices range from around $400,000 to over $2 million.  Certainly, you can find one that’s perfect for you.

Margaret Ludemann, Realtor, The Glen Realty Group

847-401-1802   margaretludemann@gmail.com