Check out Oak Ridge for prime location, amenities
A community of 66 single-family homes and 72 townhouses on the east side of Elgin, Oak Ridge is approaching close-out but still offers a selection of sites and home styles.
Base prices range from $244,990 to $274,990 for townhouses. Single-family homes are offered in two series. The Classic Series is priced from $323,900, the Estate Series homes are priced from $409,900 to $465,900. Three single-family model homes and two townhouse models are on display, and incentives are available on homes for 30- to 60-day deliveries.
"Oak Ridge offers a variety of amenities in addition to its prime location," says Jack Sorenson, president of U.S. Shelter. "The community is relatively small and is established. Trees border Oak Ridge and provide seclusion, while a residential neighborhood on large sites border one side. A park is included in the neighborhood plan, and walking paths wind through.
"Incentives on townhouses and single-family homes enable buyers to purchase homes with a substantial discount. For those who wish to build a home, locations are still available for both single-family homes and townhouses," he says.
The Classic Series of single-family homes vary in size from about 1,874 to 2,639 square feet with two bedrooms and a den in the ranch to three or four bedrooms or a loft in the two-story plans; two to 2½ baths; basements with 8-foot walls and two-car attached garages. Homes are set on sites of about 7,500 to 11,000 square feet.
The Estate Series includes a ranch plus two two-story plans, ranging from about 2,299 to 3,340 square feet with two bedrooms and a den in the ranch to three or four bedrooms; two to 3½ baths; 9-foot basement walls and three-car attached garages. Estate Series home sites are about 14,000 square feet, and several of the remaining homes include walk-out or look-out basements.
The townhouses offer freedom from exterior maintenance and feature a ranch and two-story floor plans, ranging from about 1,498 to 1,582 square feet with two bedrooms in the ranch or two and optional third bedroom or loft in the two-story plan, two or 2½ baths, basements in some plans and two-car attached garages.
At Oak Ridge, ranch plans are offered in both the townhouse plans and as a single-family home. Floor plans may include living rooms and formal dining rooms, informal spaces with family rooms, breakfast nooks and kitchens with islands, master suites with walk-in closets, sitting rooms (in some plans) and deluxe baths with soaking tubs and separate showers and volume spaces. In addition, a variety of optional personalizing features are available for homes to be built.
Oak Ridge is located at Lake Street and Hilliard Drive, two miles west of Route 59 and just east of Shales Parkway.
Sales center hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday. For information, call (847) 622-1077 or visit www.usshelter.com.