ILLINOIS & WISCONSIN–October 23, 2023 –– Shodeen Homes, a family owned-and-operated homebuilder based in Geneva, IL, has been building homes in Illinois and Wisconsin for over 60 years. Steeped in tradition, the company was founded in 1961 by patriarch, Kent Shodeen, who currently works alongside three generations to carry forth the family legacy of quality construction and developing neighborhoods of lasting value.
Shodeen is, perhaps, best known for its award-winning Mill Creek community, recognized by the National Association of Home Builders and Professional Builder Magazine as being the “Best Overall Community in the Midwest”. Development of the 2,100-acre, master-planned community, just west of downtown Geneva, began 30 years ago and consists of over 2,000 distinctive homes, more than 900 acres of open space, a clubhouse and pool, 36 holes of golf on two golf courses, walking trails, parks, preserved wetlands, two elementary schools, two churches, and a Village Center with retail, office space and apartments.
According to 27-year Mill Creek Resident and RE/MAX Excels Realtor, Martha Dorfler, Mill Creek remains a top destination for homebuyers.
“We were one of the first to build a home in Mill Creek in 1995,” Dorfler said. “All of the amenities were still being developed. There were only a couple of neighborhoods and a select number models offered initially. We raised our children here, all now in their twenties, and built wonderful, lifelong friendships. As an area realtor, I can tell you that when people move in or to the area, their first choice is almost always Mill Creek. In fact, there are people within Mill Creek that have moved two, three, four times within the community to upsize or downsize and there are generations of homeowners living within the neighborhood.”
Today, Shodeen continues to build a lifetime of memories at communities in Campton Hills, Elburn and Sycamore, Illinois as well as Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Norton Lake in Campton Hills offers ranch and two-story homes priced from the $550s that range from 2,429 to 3,032 square feet in size with three or four bedrooms, optional gourmet kitchens, three-car side-load garages, lookout or walkout basements and more. Norton Lake is served by top-ranked St. Charles District #303 schools, including Bell-Graham Elementary school, which is within walking distance. Homesites backing to the community’s 10-acre lake with walking and biking paths are still available. Shopping, restaurants and other services, including Northwestern Medicine’s Delnor Hospital, are minutes from the community along Randall Road.
West of Campton Hills, buyers can be part of Shodeen’s 505-acre master-planned community, Elburn Station, which is centered around the Elburn Metra Station, is in walking distance of charming downtown Elburn and served by Kaneland School District #302 schools. Priced from the $320s, low maintenance, ranch and two-story Village Homes are offered ranging from rom 1,185 to 2,158 square feet in size with two to four bedrooms, two to 3 ½ baths, basements, and two-car garages. Traditional ranch and two-story single-family homes, priced from the $360s, are also available and range from 1,613 to 2,674 square feet in size with three or four bedrooms, two or 2 1/2 baths, island kitchens open to family rooms, fully sodded and landscaped homesites, full basements and two or three-car garages.
Further west and minutes from both the I-88 business corridor and DeKalb, Shodeen offers ranch and two-story homes priced from the $340s at Reston Ponds. Homes range from 1,613 to 2,625 square feet in size with three or four bedrooms, two or 2 ½ baths, basements and two or 2 ½ car garages. The community, which consists of 15-acres of parks and six ponds, is walking distance to Sycamore’s quaint, downtown.
Buyers interested in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin living, whether seasonal or year-round, can select from a series of ranch and two-story designs at Stone Ridge, just west of Route 12 and north of 120.
The community, within walking distance of downtown Lake Geneva and Geneva Lake, offers homes priced from the $480s that range from 1,866 to 2,730 square feet with three or four bedrooms, two or three baths, 9’ first-floor ceilings, choice of full standard basements or optional lookout or walkout basements and two or optional three-car garages.
Shodeen also offers homes at The Woods of Stone Ridge, a neighborhood of 11 premier homesites within the larger Stone Ridge community. Homes are priced from the $800s and offer wooded homesites of up to 2.5 acres as well as walkout and lookout basement options. Ranch and two-story designs range from 2,598 to 3,403 square feet in size with three or four bedrooms, two to 3 ½ baths, gourmet kitchens open to great rooms, formal dining rooms, dens and luxury master bedroom suites and three-car side-load garages.
Edgewood Vistas, also within walking distance of downtown Lake Geneva, offers ranch and two-story homes priced from the $380s Homes range from 1,328 to 2,249 square feet in size with three bedrooms, two or 2 ½ baths, dens and lofts per plan, basements and two or optional 2.5-car garages.
Both Stone Ridge communities and Edgewood Vistas are in Walworth County and are served by Lake Geneva School District J1, including Badger High School. Area attractions include the 21-mile Geneva Lake Shore Path, numerous championship golf courses and beaches as well as endless watersports on Geneva Lake.
Buyers who would like to start the New Year in a new home can also choose from homes for quick delivery at each of Shodeen’s communities.
To learn more about Building a Lifetime of Memories with award-winning Shodeen Homes, please visit, www.shodeenhomes.com or call (630) 232-8181.
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