Development to offer new floor plans in Elgin

Gladstone Homes is introducing three new floor plans at Highland Woods, a new master-planned community in Elgin.

The Britstone, Colestone and Miststone are all priced from the lower $400,000s, and offer open site lines, spacious kitchens and family rooms and large master suites.

Like other Premier Series floor plans, several amenities come standard, such as fireplaces, gourmet kitchen appliances, Kohler and Moen fixtures, hardwood floors, basements and three-car garages.

The 3,204-square-foot Britstone greets visitors with a spacious foyer from the covered porch on its side entry.

Its central kitchen with wrap-around breakfast bar and adjacent dinette opens to a vault-ceiling family room.

The first floor includes a formal dining room, laundry and a study that can be used as a bedroom, with a powder room that can be upgraded to a full bath.

The Colestone has a covered front porch with a two-story foyer, with the adjacent dining and living rooms separated by a custom oak staircase.

Its kitchen features both an island and wrap-around breakfast bar, with a private study and laundry room nearby.

Upstairs, this model has two private vanity rooms -- one from the hallway and one from the fourth bedroom -- that lead to a separate tub and commode for overnight guests.

The Miststone encloses 3,073 square feet, with a dual fireplace between the formal dining room and nearly 400-square-foot family room.

The new models bring to seven the plans available at Highland Woods, where Gladstone plans to build 105 semi-custom homes.

For more information, call (630) 859-6600, or visit www.gladstonehome.com.