New designs for Mill Creek in Geneva

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2011
DAILY HERALD
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New designs for Mill Creek in Geneva
For years, Shodeen Homes
kept its winning floor plan formula virtually unchanged at
Mill Creek, a master-planned,
golf course community in
Geneva featuring semi-custom single-family homes.
Now, to help kickoff its 50th
anniversary year, the builder
has decided to make what
was already a great portfolio
of home styles even better by
rolling out two all-new twostory designs at Mill Creek that
cater to popular demand.
In Mill Creek’s Oakmont
neighborhood, the new design
catching the eyes of customers is The Hudson: providing
three bedrooms — including a
first-floor master bedroom —
2½ baths, den (which can be
converted into a fourth bedroom), family room with a fireplace, dinette off the kitchen,
formal dining room, full basement, front porch, two-car
garage and 2,380 square feet,
base priced from $375,950.
In the Tanna neighborhood of Mill Creek, the new
kid on the block is The Hartford, boasting four bedrooms,
2½ baths, a family room, formal dining room, kitchen with
dinette area, full basement,
two-car garage and 2,445
square feet — base priced
from $329,950.
“After taking a closer look
at the market and carefully
considering feedback provided by our customers, we
developed these two exciting
and fresh designs,” said Joelle
Tilche, general sales manager
for Shodeen Homes. “Our
goal was to expand our product offerings, which would
also create more diversified
streetscapes and elevations
from block to block within Mill
Creek.”
The Hudson, she noted, was
created primarily in response
to a strong call from home
shoppers seeking more layouts with first-floor master
bedrooms.
“It’s quite a nicely arranged
home that emphasizes open
flow between the kitchendinette area and the family
Shodeen Homes is celebrating 50 years by introducing new
designs for Mill Creek in Geneva.
room, as well as a buffer zone
between the master bedroom
and other first-floor areas,
which enables greater privacy,” Tilche said.
In The Hartford, meanwhile, the emphasis was on
beefing up the size of the secondary bedrooms, “which
many families appreciate —
especially those with middle
schoolers and teenagers who
crave greater elbow room,”
she added. “And the long flow
between the family room and
the kitchen-dinette in this
plan evokes a greater sense of
depth and spaciousness.”
With 2011 representing
Shodeen Homes’ golden
anniversary year, Tilche said
the introduction of the two
new designs comes at an ideal
time. “We’re proud to be going
strong 50 years after launching
the company. I can’t think of
a better way to celebrate than
to debut what we expect to be
two very popular new floor
plans,” she said.
In the Tanna neighborhood, shoppers can pick from
several distinctive luxury single-family to-be-built homes,
base priced from the upper
$200,000s (all prices subject to
change without notice). Additionally, shoppers can pick
from several inventory homes
that are move-in ready.
Buyers seeking to move in
early can pick from a number
of inventory homes available
for immediate delivery at
Tanna, each of which comes
with significant upgrades like
hardwood floors, fully sodded
homesite and 42-inch cabinets, stainless steel appliances
and granite countertops in the
kitchen, including:
A Prairie Ranch IV at 0N453
King Drive and at 0N482 King
Drive, each featuring three
bedrooms, two baths, threecar garage, golf course home
site, front porch, full basement
and brick fireplace. The former offers 2,027 square feet
and is priced at $360,048; the
latter spans 2,033 square feet
and is priced at $372,096.
A Parker XL, located at
40W061 Chadsworth Drive.
This home has four bedrooms,
2½ baths, full basement, threecar garage and 2,714 square
feet and is priced at $379,449.
Shoppers also can choose
from several distinctive luxury
single-family home styles that
can be built in Mill Creek’s
Oakmont
neighborhood,
base priced from the upper
$300,000s. Like Tanna, Oakmont has move-in-ready residences available.
Mill Creek provides a country club lifestyle, offering 36
collective holes of golf, on-site
schools, retailers and qualitybuilt residences spread across
several different neighborhoods, said Tilche.
Residents love Mill Creek’s
two premier golf courses
providing breathtaking views,
Village Center with on-site
retailers, such as a grocery
store, dry cleaners and a dentist; a clubhouse and outdoor
swimming pool; a restaurant
and a church. Students attend
Geneva Community Unit
School District 304, including Mill Creek Elementary and
Fabyan Elementary.
The property offers 127
acres of preserved wetlands,
195 acres of open parks and 17
miles of nature and bike trails.
Additionally, Mill Creek is
loaded with mature trees, picturesque lakes and ponds, scenic landscaping, lush grasslands and rolling hills with up
to 80-foot elevations.
To reach Mill Creek, take
I-90 west and exit Randall
Road; proceed south toward
Geneva; turn west on Keslinger Road; proceed west to
Prairie Clover Drive; turn left
and head south to the models.
Or, take I-88 west to Orchard
Road; head east to Randall
Road; proceed north to Keslinger Road; and head west to
the models. Hours at all neighborhoods are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays through Sundays
and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays. For more information
about Oakmont, Mill Creek
or Shodeen Residential visit
ShodeenHomes.com.
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