Every month, we will be asking the Highland Woods builders various questions about their homes and life in Highland Woods and Elgin. This month, we were curious what homes were offered that were most suitable for families with young children. Highland Woods is a great place for kids to grow up—it offers plenty of opportunities for recreation and fun. The community includes an Owners Club with a fitness center, water park, and tennis, basketball, and sand volleyball courts. Central Community Unit School District 301’s new Country Trails Elementary School is …

There’s nothing worse than having all of the great electronics you could ask for, but not having a simple way to set them all. The solution: Control 4—one system that controls audio, video, lighting, thermostats and more. Imagine the convenience of adjusting the temperature, lights, and entertainment all while sitting in your favorite cozy chair.
John Hall Homes currently wants to provide this luxury free. You can also control your system from your new iPad, which comes with the system and the purchase of your new home.
From the Control4 website, the …

Ranch homes were extremely popular in the 1950s and ’60s, and recently they’ve made an extreme comeback. But don’t expect new ranch-style homes to mimic the tiny layouts of their original days. As you’ll see from the ranch floor plans available at Highland Woods, the new styles are expansive, offer great opportunity for family living and entertaining guests, and yet still offer all of the conveniences of one-floor living. Below we’ve listed ranch floor plans available at Highland Woods to suit every style and budget. Click the builder and floor …

The kitchen is often the hub of a home—whether a family sits together to eat at meals or everyone just grazes, odds are it’s a central meeting spot several times a day. In addition to family, invited guests may spend much time standing around the countertops or table, enjoying each other’s company while eating and drinking. As such an important part of a home, special care should be taken in choosing selections, designing the kitchen, or remodeling. To maximize enjoyment of the space available, we’ve put together these simple tips …

The Chicago Tribune recently featured an article on Schaumburg-based William Ryan Homes, which is now part of the Highland Woods community. As such, it offers homebuyers a variety of unique features, including some special promotions.
WRH homes include low-maintenance engineered-wood or vinyl siding. Additionally, these houses include membranes under ceramic tiles to prevent water damage, sealed ductwork joints to minimize heat loss and drainage tiles under and around foundations for a 10-year guaranteed dry basement.
WRH is currently offering a “Buy 2 Floors. Get the 3rd Floor Free!” promotion*. Buyers who …

One of Highland Woods’ builders – John Hall Custom Homes – was recently featured in a Fox News Special. The broadcast points out that John Hall Custom Homes is showing improved business and increased interest in their homes, even in these tough economic conditions. The current economic climate has proven to be somewhat of a boon for small custom builders as well as for prospective buyers who are able to take advantage of incredible opportunities to purchase! Watch the Fox News segment of Highland Woods’ John Hall Custom Homes in …

For the past fourteen years, Abigail Homes has been making it incredibly easy for clients to have both the luxury home – and home building experience – of their dreams.  An Abigail home is carefully crafted with innovative products and features that assure quality, energy efficiency, long life and low maintenance.
During the building process, each home buyer is given their own private password-protected website, which provides 24 hour access to home construction details including schedules, change orders and weekly progress photos.  Abigail Homes does what other builders do plus more, …