Grand Pointe Offers Luxury Homes for Buyers in a Hurry

ELGIN, IL, November 16 - Tailored to Baby Boomers, the new Grand Reserve in Algonquin is going up with convenience in mind. The community-which is being built by West Dundee-based Grand Pointe Homes-consists of one-story single-family ranches, duplexes with most of the living space on one floor, and maintenance-free manor homes. Golf courses and forest preserves sit close by, and a walking path winds through the community itself. Now, as if to embellish these convenient credentials further, Grand Pointe announced today that it was offering for sale eight "quick delivery" Reserve homes- already built inventory homes often full of instant upgrades.

"Buyers in their 50's and 60's love quick delivery. The homes are beautiful, essentially complete, and ready to be moved into. People who buy now can be living in their new home by the holidays. What's more convenient than that?" asked Scott Ballard, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Grand Pointe. He quickly takes you on a tour of eight striking, fully formed new homes-what Ballard calls "instant dream homes."

At 2,029 square feet, the Quincy is a dramatic duplex with most of the everyday living space on the first floor. It offers a master suite with ample closet space and a extravagant master bath, a kitchen large enough to accommodate an island and breakfast nook, and a giant great room /dining room and an optional rear patio. The private upper level houses a second bedroom suite, bath, and large loft-which can be converted into yet another bedroom. The price is $312,491.

The Providence is a 1,613 square-foot "limited edition" duplex ranch. It features a dinette off the oversized L-shaped kitchen, which opens into a huge dining room/great room with optional screened-in porch. The grand master suite includes a luxury master bath and walk-in closet. The home is priced at $304,640.

A lovely 1,746 square-foot ranch duplex, the Raleigh features an inviting open floor plan with a den, and plenty of storage, living space, and luxury amenities. The master suite houses a luxury bathroom with ceramic-decked soaker tub and massive walk-in closet. The home was just recently completed. The price is $313,105.

One thousand, five hundred and seventy-five square feet of single-level living at its finest, the Oxford comes with a U-shaped kitchen with covered patio off the breakfast room, optional eating bar, den, expansive foyer, great room with optional rear patio adjacent to the second bedroom, and luxury bath and extra-large closet space in a generous master suite. The home is priced at $295,801.

The Marquis is a 2,059 square-foot ranch with two generous bedrooms, each with its own private bath. The great room features a cathedral ceiling and fireplace. The spacious fully applianced kitchen includes a nine-foot breakfast bar. The dining room overlooks a 10 x 14 deck with the walkout basement. Many luxury upgrades throughout. The price is $382,934.

With its 1,676 square-foot design, the Normandy adds a contemporary flair to the easy style of a ranch plan. The heart of this two-bedroom, two-bath home is the great room and neighboring kitchen with dinette. Together, the rooms create an open area ideal for everyday living. The master suite encompasses one side of the home, giving it a sense of privacy. The master bath, which has a soaker tub and separate shower, links the bedroom to the walk-in closet. The Normandy's price is $324,075.

The Coventry is a two-bedroom townhome with two-and-one-half baths, including a luxury bath. It comes with a concrete patio, ceiling fan openings, air conditioning, icemaker line, laundry tub, humidifier, and cathedral ceiling in the master bedroom. The price is $273,235.

A townhome, the Durham comes with a superbath, concrete patio, fireplace, three skylights, vaulted ceiling in master bedroom, air conditioning, icemaker line, and laundry tub. The price is $288,545.

The latter two, formally known as manor homes, are upscale, groundbreaking townhomes, which-according to Ballard-"you have to see to believe." With traditionally styled architecture accented by stone detailing, decorative trim, imposing columns, covered entries, and quaint sidelights, the homes offer an ample 1,692 to 2,310 square feet of interior space with two bedrooms, up to two-and-one-half baths-and in some cases-a loft and optional flex rooms. The homes seem perfectly suited for empty-nesting couples or even the newly single.

While it targets older Boomers, Grand Reserve is not at all a retiring place. "It gives emphasis to the active, more carefree lifestyle that Boomers want to live. The homes themselves require much less maintenance and busy work than the homes they're leaving. And Grand Reserve sits close to activities. Overall, this is convenience that few other communities can offer active older adults," said Ballard

To visit Grand Reserve, take I-90 to Randall Road, north to Harnish Drive, west (left) to Eineke Boulevard, left to the model. Decorated models are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

People seeking information on Grand Reserve can go here or call (847) 854-9500 (for single-family homes), (847) 458-2600 (for duplexes), or (847) 854-8200 (for manor-style townhomes).

Submitted 11/16/2007

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