Henning Estates buyers tee up golf and natural serenity
All ranch homes in Henning Estates feature spacious master bedroom suites with large walk-in closets and sumptuous bathrooms. | SUPPLIED PHOTO
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Anyone who wants a ranch home in a stunning environmentally sensitive rural community, yet craves the convenience of access to a golf course and new clubhouse, might want to pay a visit to Henning Estates in rural Huntley.
“Many people searching for a new home community that offers the peaceful serenity found in the rural countryside, assume that it must be located in the middle of nowhere, and difficult to reach by car or train,” said Ryan VanLue, co-founder of Henning Estates. “Well, our community offers all of the benefits you seek plus quick and easy access to a top-notch golf course and it new clubhouse.”
Golf enthusiasts will enjoy Henning Estates close proximity to the Blackstone Golf Club and its new clubhouse/restaurant. Only one mile from Henning Estates, the lush fairways and greens of Blackstone Golf Club meander through some of the most distinctive natural landscape of any course in the Chicagoland area. The seasoned golfer will find challenge in avoiding the 54 sand bunkers while the more novice golfer will enjoy the spectacular visual setting with generous fairways.
For a limited time the owners of Henning Estates has worked out a deal with the club, and families who purchase a home in the community will get a one-year “gold” membership to the golf club for free. This membership at Blackstone will give the new homeowners an opportunity to enjoy a country club feeling without having to pay an expensive initiation fee or costly monthly dues.
Besides a nearby golf course and clubhouse, Henning Estates is near a variety of stores, shops, and other important destinations. Within 10 minutes of backing out of the driveway, families can be shopping at department stores, grocery stores, pharmacies and fast food establishments.
A vast array of medical facilities, schools, churches, restaurants and parks are only minutes away from each Henning Estates home owner’s doorstep as well. Families who live at Henning Estates also have easy access to Chicago via various road networks and train lines, with service from the Union Pacific Northwest Line Metra trains or by car via an Interstate 90 tollway interchange.
With the purchase price of a semi-custom ranch home, starting in the mid $300,000s, Henning Estates offers environmentally conscious homebuyers an opportunity to secure the home of their dreams. Interest rates are at a historic low of approximately 3.6 percent for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage.
At Henning Estates, 80 percent of the one-third-acre homesites are suitable for the construction of a home on a walk-out or look-out basement. Each homesite backs up to a pond, mature woods or natural tall grass prairies.
“We made an effort to make sure that the back yard of every home opens up to some sort of green space,” said VanLue. “Sometimes it might be a pond, other times it might be mature stands of trees and then again it could be a natural tall grass prairie. The result of this effort is that homeowners will very seldom ever look out their back windows and see the back yard of another home.”
All houses built by Rock Creek Homes in Henning Estates’ offer architectural elevations, which could include brick, stone, cedar, and architecturally interesting rooflines. Each 1,800- to 2,200-square-foot home will include two or 2½ baths, two to three bedrooms, separate breakfast area, a grand family room, formal dinning room, and attached two-car garage.
Standards include a basement, hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, vaulted ceilings, energy-efficient furnace and air conditioning, insulated windows, finished insulated garages, staggered maple cabinets, ceramic floor tile in baths, luxury master baths, and landscaped front yards.
Options include stone hearth fireplaces, walk-out basements, three-car garages, stamped concrete patios, and additional bedrooms.
To reach Henning Estates, take Route 20 west from the I-90 Tollway for two miles and then turn right (east) on Church Road. The community entrance is on the north side of Church Road about a quarter mile from Route 20. The models and sale center are open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by appointment. For more information, call (847) 338-3821 or visit www.henningestates.com.