Spotlight on clubhouse at Bowes Creek
The public is invited for a sneak preview of the 9,000-square-foot active adult clubhouse at Bowes Creek Country Club by Toll Brothers. Scheduled from noon to 4 p.m., today and Sunday, visitors can enjoy guided tours, refreshments, and door prize drawings.
A low-maintenance, gated community of 351 luxury townhouses and single-family homes designed for those 55 and older, Regency at Bowes Creek Country Club is part of a master planned golf course community of 931 homes in a resort-like setting. Six decorated models are open for viewing.
A wide array of amenities are offered at the active-adult community including a Rick Jacobson-designed 18-hole golf course and an elegant 9,000-square-foot clubhouse scheduled to grand open this spring.
With hardwood and marble floors and a stone fireplace, the clubhouse lobby will serve as a place for neighbors and friends to congregate. To the right is the men's card room housing several poker tables, a pool table, a bar and several flat screen TVs. Also appointed with card tables and a large screen TV is the women's card room, just across the hall.
For owners who want to hold meetings or parties, there is a large multi-purpose party room with a warming kitchen. It houses facilities for catering a party or family event and can be used to store food. Specifically designed for relaxation is a library and media room to be appointed with a large screen TV and surround sound.
The 1,300-square-foot fitness center will have all the most popular fitness equipment and be attached to the men's and women's locker rooms with access to the pool deck.
In the summer, owners, their grandchildren and families will enjoy countless hours filled with outdoor entertainment. Amenities include a 1,800-square-foot swimming pool, a tennis court, two bocce ball courts, two shuffle board courts and a 2,000-square-foot putting green.
The Active Adult Single Family Collection features two- and three-bedroom homes with two-car garages. Eight floor plan designs, including four ranches, are available with 1,750 to over 3,000 square feet of space; all have first-floor masters. Homes are priced from the upper $200,000s to the mid-$600,000s.
To serve the needs of those desiring multi-family homes, there is the active adult townhouses featuring two-bedroom, two-bath ranch townhouses with two-car garages, priced from the mid-$200,000s to the $400,000s. Three lavish models are open for touring and there are three floor plans to choose from with 1,670 to over 2,500 square feet of living space.
Elegant townhouses are perfect for families who spend winters in the Sunbelt and want to lock their doors and leave. A low-maintenance lifestyle as well as the spacious feeling of single-family living has attracted many buyers to these townhouses that offer large kitchens, nine-foot ceilings, optional second-floor finished lofts and basements.
Over 50 percent of current buyers are opting for a second floor addition which offers a loft or expanded bedroom with bath and storage space.
Home exteriors are designed to be low-maintenance. In addition, snow plowing and seasonal landscape maintenance is handled by the homeowners association.
The centerpiece of the community is the Rick Jacobson-designed 18-hole golf course scheduled to open in 2009. A 10,000-square-foot golf course clubhouse will serve the entire community.
The public course will take advantage of all the natural amenities the site has to offer such as Bowes Creek, improved woodland and wetland areas and dramatic bluff slopes. Creative land planning coupled with the natural beauty of ponds, hills and lakes provide spectacular golf course views from .many homes.
Commuting to Chicago is an hour ride on the Metra train from the Elgin stop, which is 10 minutes from the community. O'Hare Airport can be reached in 40 minutes.
To visit Bowes Creek Country Club from I-90, take Randall Road south for five miles to Bowes Road, go west on Bowes Road for two miles to the entrance on the left. The sales center is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For information, call (847) 695-0005 or visit www.bowescreekcountryclub.com.