Entries by Sheri Zentner

What’s in store for Chicagoland new construction in 2018?

According to the developers we asked, the answer in the city is mostly high-end, luxury condominiums priced from $1 million on up in the trendiest locations. To woo potential buyers, developers are putting designer labels on their properties by partnering with celebrity architects and world-renowned interior designers who offer a variety of layouts and finishes for their projects.

Fire Pit and Pond at Anets Woods

The large central pond, surrounded by lush planting beds, is taking shape. On crisp spring and fall evenings, owners will gather and bask in the glow of the fire pit faced with the same Pennsylvania field stone used throughout the community. The stacked stone seat wall surrounding the firepit is a perfect spot to enjoy […]

Edward R. James Companies Debuts Luxury Single-Family Home Model at Anets Woods in Northbrook, Ill.

Glenview, Ill.-based Edward R. James Companies, an award-winning homebuilder with a 60-year history of delivering exceptional communities in Chicago’s North Shore, has announced the grand opening of a decorated model at Anets Woods, a maintenance-free community of 32 single-family homes in Northbrook, Ill. First deliveries at the community are expected in early 2018.

Landscaping Around the Pond

The retention pond is one of the key elements in the Anets Woods landscape plan. Workers have been busy planting hundreds of shrubs and native perennials so that can become established before Winter dormancy takes hold. The fall color from the Autumn Blaze maples are also beautiful this time of year.