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.

Smart Choice Homes
March 19, 2010

CA Development has introduced its new series of "Smart Choice" single-family homes designed as superior energy and lifestyle-efficient homes for the new decade.

The three Smart Choice homes are now open for viewing at two Northwest Side communities - Edgebrook Glen in the Edgebrook/Forest Glen neighborhood and Mayfair Crossing in the Old Irving Park neighborhood.

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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.

Two Value Conscious Model Homes Open
May 2009

Today’s value-conscious single- family homebuyers are seeking affordable new residential designs that bothmeet theneeds of their growing family and their wallet.

That was the motivation driving developer Paul Bertsche of C.A. Development when he ask his architects to design two new affordable single-family home models that showcase luxury features, yet reflect buyers’ needs

 

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Mayfair Crossing
May 2009

Three homes are available for immediate occupancy at Mayfair Crossing. The 2.3-acre infill site is one block north of the “Marketplac eat Six Corners” shopping center on Irving Park Road just east of Cicero. It is walking distance to the Mayfair Metra stop, according to Bertsche.

Base prices range from $499,900 for a three-bedroom home and range upwards to $575,000 for the largest four-bedroom residence at Mayfair Crossing. Here are details on the homes available for immediate move-in: ■ 4219 N. Kilpatrick. The Avondale floor plan is a four bedroom home with 3 and a half baths and 2,736 square feet of living space. This fully decorated model home features include a cherry and granite kitchen and two fireplaces, a marble master bath and a wet bar. Previously offered at $630,000, the home is now final priced at $535,000. ■ 4650 W. Berteau. The Berteau floor plan with Goldlevel finishes has four bedrooms with 3 and a half baths and 3,080 square feet of living space. It features a beautiful cherry kitchen with breakfast bar. The home is priced at $575,000. Further information is available at www.mayfaircrossing. com.