On-site sales center opens for Abbey Hill in Palatine

Kimball Hill has opened the on-site sales center for Abbey Hill,a subdivision of 26 single-family houses in northwest suburbanPalatine.

Four floor plans have base prices of $204,500 to $226,100.

Standard features include full basement, masonry fireplace,attached two-car garage, insulated wood windows with wood slidingglass door, ceramic tile or parquet floors in foyer, crown molding inliving-dining area, and asphalt driveway.

Twelve houses already have been sold. Sales manager JaneMasonick said most buyers are dual-income couples with two to threechildren who are upgrading from a smaller single-family home.

Abbey Hill is on Quentin Road, one mile south of Palatine Road.

BLOOMING SPRING: In less than a year Ranquist & Co. has soldmore than 70 percent of the 200 homes available at the Woodlands ofDarien.

When completed, the west suburban development will have 124condominiums, 52 cluster town houses and 24 luxury single-familyhomes.

The eight remaining homes have base prices of $259,900 to$294,900. They come in four styles with expanded square footage.Standard features include woodburning fireplaces, full basements, oaktrim and oak doors, vinyl-clad thermal-pane windows and upgradedappliances.

Low-rise condominiums have 1,400 to 2,400 square feet of livingspace and start at $151,900 to $177,900.

The nine remaining town houses have base prices of $224,900 to$244,900, and 1,835 and 2,335 square feet of living space.

The Woodlands of Darien is at Cass and 68th streets.

NEW PLANS: Lexington Homes has added two new floor plans to itslow-rise Villa condos at the Arlington Club in northwest suburbanWheeling.

The Pembrook, priced from $142,490, has a first-floor mastersuite, two or three bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, kitchen with eat-inbreakfast area, two-car garage, basement and 8-foot-by-20-footupper-level storage. It has 1,534 square feet of living area.

The Carlyle, with 1,405 square feet, has two or three bedroomson the second floor, 2 1/2 baths, a basement, eat-in breakfast area,two-car garage and loft overlooking a two-story living-dining area.It is priced from $133,490.

The Arlington Club is on Buffalo Grove Road, just north ofDundee Road.

ALMOST GONE: The 150 single-family houses Avalon Builders isputting up at Cherry Park in west suburban Batavia are 80 percentsold.

Thomas Caveney, Avalon president, said the three big factorsinfluencing buyers are open expanses of land, a country setting andcareer opportunities in the expanding high-tech corridor.

Cherry Park has six floor plans with 1,700 to 2,400 square feetof living space.

Prices start at $124,900 to $141,900.

All houses come with a full basement, attached two-car garage,family room, woodburning fireplace and wood windows with insulatedglass and screens.

Cherry Park is on Giese Road, west of Kirk Road.

HERITAGE MODELS: Lexington Homes has added two new styles to thesingle-family homes available at the Villages in far northwestsuburban Crystal Lake.

Six plans, including split-level, two-story and tri-level, noware available in the Heritage Series models.

The split-level Jackson model has 1,277 square feet of livingspace, master suite with walk-in closet, and large country kitchen.Prices start at $105,490.

The 1,594-square-foot Van Buren, a two-story house with a baseprice of $113,490, has a breakfast nook, loft overlooking the livingroom, and master bedroom suite with bath and walk-in closet. Thehome can be expanded with a fourth bedroom and a family room off thekitchen.

The Villages is on Randall Road, just north of Algonquin Road.

Prices mentioned in this column are provided by developers andmay change.