Whether you’re looking to tee-up, take a class or take a dip, new home builders in the Midwest are appealing to buyers who want to do more than unwind in front of the television.
“In general, today’s buyers have precious little free time to enjoy the outdoors and, in the Midwest, a short window, typically May through September, to do so,” says Keith Anderson, Toll Brothers’ Chicago Group president. “For this reason, community amenities, such as swimming pools, golf courses, clubhouses and jogging and biking trails, are becoming highly desirable.”
Toll Brothers, an award-winning national homebuilder in 49 markets and 20 states, offers recreationally-rich amenities at Tanglewood Hills in Batavia and Bowes Creek in Elgin.
Residents at Tanglewood Hills in Batavia enjoy resort-style living with two neighborhood pools, clubhouse, swim and tennis club, parks and walking/biking trails. Homes are priced from the low $500s and range from 3,200 to over 3,600 square feet in size. Ranch, two-story and first-floor master plans are available on oversized homesites of a quarter acre or more. Children attend the neighborhood Grace McWayne elementary school as well as Rotolo Middle School and Batavia High School, which School Digger.com ranks as the 39th best high school among Illinois’ 645 high schools.
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Nestled in a picturesque setting amid views of the 18-hole public golf course designed by renowned golf course architect Rick Jacobson, Bowes Creek Country Club includes scenic walking trails, an on-site restaurant and bar, Porter’s Pub, and a convenient location near the Randall Road shopping and entertainment corridor. Toll Brothers offers four series of homes. They include low-maintenance, luxury townhomes, two collections of spacious single-family homes, and low maintenance 55 plus single-family homes.
The Regency at Bowes Creek, a neighborhood for those 55 plus, features a private clubhouse with fitness center, men and women locker rooms, heated outdoor pool, library, billiards, social rooms and on-site social director dedicated to planning weekly classes, programs and excursions.
To learn more about Tanglewood Hills and Bowes Creek, visit tollbrothers.com/IL.
DR Horton Homes’ Grande Park community in Plainfield features a clubhouse, aquatic center, 100-acre park and miles of walking and biking trails. 55 ranch and two-story plans, ranging from 2,045 to 3,108 square feet, are offered with prices starting at $319,990. Children attend Oswego schools and a model is open at 13528 Arborview Circle. To learn more, visit drhorton.com.
Just 90 minutes from downtown Chicago, Harbor Shores in the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor area in Michigan offers homebuyers a premier resort-style living experience.
“Harbor Shores provides the most extensive array of recreational amenities in the Midwest,” says Kerry M. Wright, broker with Evergreen Real Estate of Benton Harbor, Michigan, and sales consultant for Harbor Village at Harbor Shores. “The community includes several neighborhoods, and Harbor Village, the newest residential neighborhood, offers homes priced from the low $300s. Every one of the single-family homes, townhomes and rowhomes will have direct or partial water views.”
A 530-acre master-planned resort community, Harbor Shores is highlighted by the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, site of the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship through 2024. The Inn at Harbor Shores is a luxury resort hotel and spa offering a deep-water marina with 60 boat slips, al fresco dining, fitness center, outdoor and indoor swimming pool, meeting rooms, wedding venues and monthly getaway packages. Harbor Shores is within walking distance of Lake Michigan’s best beaches as well as boating, kayaking and fishing on the Paw Paw and St. Joseph Rivers.
To learn more, call 269-932-1600 or visit harborshoresresort.com.