CHICAGO, IL - Two rowhome models have opened at Lexington Reserve at Oak Park, a new maintenance-free community of 21 single-family rowhomes by Lexington Homes, located within walking distance of a Metra station, multiple “L” stations and all the amenities of downtown Oak Park, Ill. Homebuyers have begun to move into the community, and a selection of rowhomes is available for early delivery.
Located at 958 Madison St., between Home and Clinton avenues, Lexington Reserve offers homes with open-concept interiors and modern brick exteriors, including large street-facing windows. Base-priced from $459,990, the rowhomes are offered in two designs: The Grant and The Buckingham, which include three to four bedrooms, 2½ to 3½ baths, attached two-car garages and private rooftop decks. An elevator can be added to either floor plan.
“This great urban-suburban community is really taking shape, especially since the two models have opened and our first homebuyers have begun moving in,” said Jeff Benach, principal of Lexington Homes. “The models showcase both floor plans, along with a variety of modern finishes and features available in the kitchens and baths. Prospective buyers also can visit our rooftop decks to experience the serene private outdoor space that comes with all the homes, which is beautiful right now with the lush green treetop surroundings.”
Benach noted the community is seeing strong interest from local homebuyers as well as those from the city looking for a home with more space, but also an urban, walkable lifestyle. “We’ve given a number of tours to buyers who work at the nearby Rush University Medical Center and others who want to have one foot in the burbs and the other in downtown Chicago. These new rowhomes put them near great public transportation and interstate options, as well as all the outstanding dining, shopping and entertainment in downtown Oak Park, not to mention the shops and restaurants in nearby Forest Park.”
One of the models at Lexington Reserve is a fully decorated and furnished Buckingham plan. The 2,507-square-foot model has three bedrooms, 3½ baths and an extended rooftop deck.
Upon entering at street level, the home’s lower level shows a flex room, which is being used as the community’s sales center, and a full bath. This level features ceramic tile flooring throughout.
Stained wood staircase railings lead to the main level, where an open-concept living and dining room features a cosmopolitan fireplace with extended stacked stone surround. The kitchen shows a mixture of open shelves and 42-inch cabinetry as well as a GEÒ appliance package with designer hood and an island with waterfall countertops and a drawer microwave. This level also has a laundry room, powder room and balcony.
On the model’s upper level, the master suite has a large walk-in closet and master bath with private water closet, split vanities, and shower with frameless door and floor-to-ceiling ceramic tile surround. One of the model’s secondary bedrooms is decorated as a home office, and the full hall bath has ceramic tile surround. The entire upper level has wide-plank hardwood flooring.
The rooftop deck, which in the model is shown with an extended roof deck measuring 18½ feet by 28 feet, has ample space for multiple seating and dining areas along with a chimenea fire pit.
A second model showcases The Grant floor plan, which measures 2,216 square feet. This unfurnished model has three bedrooms, two full baths and two powder rooms, although this floor plan offers the option for two master suites in lieu of the three-bedroom layout.
The model’s lower level includes a powder room and flex room, which can be ideal for a home office, children’s play area, TV lounge area or exercise room, noted Benach.
On the main level, the combination living room/dining room and an open kitchen with large island provide ample space for dining and entertaining. This level also includes a contemporary fireplace in the living room as well as a powder room and laundry closet.
Upstairs are two secondary bedrooms, a full hall bath, linen closet and a master suite with a large walk-in closet. The bedroom level of this Grant model shows a nice collection of the selections and finishes buyers can choose from at Lexington Reserve, such as polished cabinetry, high-end faucets and Carrara marble in baths.
All homes at Lexington Reserve come standard with rooftop decks, 9-foot ceiling heights on the main and upper level floors, hardwood flooring on the main level, carpeting on the first and third floors, and ceramic tile in the bathrooms. Contemporary kitchens include GE® stainless steel appliances, choice of quartz or granite countertops, Moen® garbage disposal, 42-inch maple upper cabinets and recessed can lighting. Both floor plans provide options for the lower level flex room to be upgraded to a fourth bedroom as well as adding a full bath or powder room.
The Village of Oak Park, with a population just over 50,000 residents, is a highly walkable urban-feeling suburb immediately west of Chicago. It boasts a large collection of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes, several art galleries, eclectic restaurants and unique boutiques. Multiple public transportation options are nearby, including Metra, Blue and Green Line “L” stations, plus bus stops along Harlem Avenue and Madison Street, making the suburb just a 16-minute commute via Metra to Chicago’s Loop. Nearby Interstate 290 also provides residents easy access to downtown Chicago and its west, southwest and northwest suburbs. Oak Park also offers highly acclaimed school districts for elementary, middle and high school, including Oak Park River Forest High School.
Lexington Reserve’s on-site sales center is located at 958 Madison St., Oak Park, Ill. For more information, call (708) 535-8866 or visit www.lexingtonchicago.com