Today’s New Homes
January 2008
Start the new year with a new luxury home.
Single Family Homes
At Edgebrook Glen, a development of 64 luxury single-family homes located at 5200 West Armstrong Ave on the far Northwest side 6 new homes are built and ready for early 2008 occupancy.
This secluded 11 acre site adjoins the western border of the Indian Woods Forest Preserve at the edge of the Edgebrook and Forest Glen neighborhoods.
“We have 4 completed homes that are ready for immediate occupancy, and 2 ‘spec homes’ that can be ready for move- in within 60 – 90 days,” said developer Paul Bertsche of CA Development.
Chicago Tribune
September 30, 2006
"The site for Edgebrook Glen is a rare gem on the far northwest side," said veteran developer Paul Bertsche of C.A. Development. "There are lots of mature trees on the site that we're saving, and the whole community backs up to the forest preserve."
The woodsy new community offers an impressive variety in home styles. The homes will feature facades of stone, brick and cedar siding. Exterior elevations include Tudor, Neo-Victorian, Craftsman, and Contemporary styles. Architectural features include pillared entries, wide front porches, decorative fretwork, trim, gabled roofs and turrets. Two-car attached garages and finished basements are standard
Residents also experience the charm of the community by taking strolls along paths in the forest. Golfers enjoy the 18-hole Edgebrook Golf Course and the 9-hole Billy Caldwell Golf Course. Children play on the four baseball diamonds at Edgebrook Park, which adjoins Edgebrook School. A playground is also located in the park.
Today's New Homes
May 18, 2006
On the North and Northwest sides of Chicago, C.A.Development currently has four single-family home projects underway. The developer's newest offering is the 64-home Edgebrook Glen, a development of luxury single-family homes planned at 5200 W. Armstrong Avenue on a secluded 11-acre site adjoining Indian Woods Forest Preserve in the Edgebrook / Forest Glen neighborhood on the Far Northwest Side.
We specialize in creating quiet enclaves in the city, said developer Paul Bertsche of C.A.Development. "Being a father of young children myself, I wanted to create single-family homes in Chicago where young families can raise their kids and take advantage of all the city has to offer."
While 'affordable' is definitely a relative term, the size and finishes of the residences in Edgebrook Glen would easily command twice the price in neighborhoods such as Lincoln Park and Lakeview, Bertsche said.
Chicago Sun-Times
January 12, 2007
"Visitable homes" - designed for easy access by the elderly and disabled - are featured at all three Northwest Side single-family home sites by C.A. Development.
The city requires 20 percent of new residences built in a planned unit development to be offered as Visitable homes.
"With our 'visitable homes,' we took a City of Chicago building requirement and embraced it to make better home design that benefit elderly and disabled people who want easy access to a new home," said Paul Bertsche of C.A. Development.
New Homes
October 1, 2006
"I don’t want it to look like it was just stuck in there," he said. "I want it to look like it's a part of the neighborhood."
That philosophy extends to the architecture of the homes, Bertsche said. The houses at Mayfair Crossing are inspired by Victorian, Craftsman and other architectural traditions, and include porches, turrets and fish-scale shingles, he said.
"We avoid like the plague anything that would be a suburban look; Chicago is a great architectural town," Bertsche said.
Today’s New Homes
April 16-17 2008
Urban Tour: Spring Model Tour in Chicago flaunts Best New Homes and Condos.
Edgebrook Glen. Two model homes are available for viewing at Edgebrook Glen, a development of 64 single family homes at 5200 West Armstrong Ave. on the far Northwest side. The secluded 7-acre site adjoins the western border of the Indian Woods Forest Preserve at the edge of the Edgebrook and Forest Glen Neighborhoods.
The homes at Edgebrook Glen offer luxury finishes, oversized home sites and more – all pre-construction priced from $699,900 to $898,900.
The four to six bedroom family style homes are clustered around a common green space with child friendly streets adjacent to the woods.
SUN-TIMES & HomeLife Real Estate
Friday, March 21, 2008
Floor Plan Draws Young Family
Laura Grady and her husband, Brian, are neither old nor disabled, but they decided the visitable features suited their lifestyle. They purchased a home at The Village Residences of Old Irving Park on the Northwest side and moved in in February 2007. The large home has 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths.
“We basically bought a visitable home simply because we liked the floor plan,” said Grady, a 31 year old stay-at-home mom. “I have two children and I like the fact that I don’t have to carry them up and down the stairs every time we come and go.”
“One of the things we like about the home is the high ceilings. We also like the fact that we have a big patio in back and because the first floor is at ground level. The kids can walk right out to the patio and I don’t have to worry…”
Sun-Times News Group
March 2008
Developer Paul Bertsche said “With our visitable homes we took a City of Chicago building requirement and embraced it to make better home designs,” Bertsche said. “What we’re trying to do is say, let’s make these visitable homes attractive….”
C.A. Development’s standard home plans typically have a raised deck adjoining the great room and kitchen. However, when building the visitable homes, Bertsche excavates the basement about four feet deeper on about one-third of the house, to provide accessibility at grade level. The living room and formal dining room and front foyer entry typically are about five steps above the accessible great room, kitchen and powder room.
Bertsche also noted that the finished lower level in most of the homes is planned with privacy in mind for a possible future in-law suite. “Most floor plans have a guest bedroom and full bath nearby, and there’s always a private rear exit,” he said.
Daily Herald - NEW HOMES
February 2008
Find new single-family homes scattered throughout the City of Chicago.
Community: Edgebrook Glen by C.A. Development
Price Range: $699,900 to $989,900
Square Footage: 3,635 to 4,968
Features: Four to six bedroom single-family homes with 3 1/2 baths.
Directions: Sales Center is located at 5200 West Armstrong Ave.
Contact: (773) 631-9225; www.cadevelopment.com
Community: Mayfair Crossing by CA Development
Price Range: $489,900 to $649,900
Square Footage: 2,574 to 3,480
Features: Single-family homes with 3 or 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 or 3 1/2 baths and a detached two-car garage.
Directions: Sales office is located at 4000 N. Kolmar
Contact: (773) 777-8910; www.cadevelopment.com
YoChicago.com - NEW HOMES
August 2007
Most development in Irving Park is small infill projects, though builder Paul Bertsche, of CA Development, was an early neighborhood booster building on formerly industrial sites with projects like Old Irving Pointe and The Residences of Old Irving Park. His current Village Homes, 15 new houses at 3902 N. Kilbourn Ave. have four or five bedrooms and are priced from the $720s.
Today’s New Homes
January 2008
Urban Living; Single family homes in the city.
Edgebrook Glen
A professionally furnished and decorated model recently grand opened at Edgebrook Glen, located at 5200 West Armstrong Ave. adjoining the Indian Woods forest preserve.
“While ‘affordable’ is definitely a relative term, the size and finishes of the residences in Edgebrook Glen would easily command twice the price in neighborhoods such as Lincoln Park and Lakeview,” Bertsche said.
“You'd be hard-pressed to find four-bedroom to six-bedroom new construction single-family homes on oversized lots for less then $1 million elsewhere on the north side of the city,” he said.
The woodsy new community offers a variety of home-styles. The homes will feature facades of stone, brick and cedar siding. Exterior elevations include Tudor, Neo-Victorian, Craftsman and Contemporary styles. Architectural features include pillared entries, wide front porches, decorative fretwork trim, gabled roofs and turrets.
