Although the the 2017 SSHBA Tour of Homes does not start officially begin until September 22^nd, it will unofficially get under way on Wednesday September 20^th with the first ever SSHBA Tour of Homes Kick Off Party.

The Kick Off Party will be hosted at Doc’s Smokehouse & Craft Beer in Mokena and will provide attendees with great food, a huge craft beer selection and an opportunity to talk to the SSHBA members associated with and participating in the tour. There will also live music from Matt, Zach & Tom and awards for winning builder participants. Tickets for this event can be purchased by emailing info@sshba.com  and are only $35.

The 2017 SSHBA inaugural Tour Of Homes is a free to public event will be held on two consecutive weekends—September 22nd through 24th and September 29th through October 1^st that showcases model homes from 15 local builders in communities throughout the south and southwest suburbs.

The SSHBA is proud to announce its inaugural Tour Of Homes. This free to public event will be held on two consecutive weekends—September 22nd through 24th and September 29th through October 1^st and  will showcase builder model homes in communities throughout the south and southwest suburbs. Homes in the tour range from the $300,000s to more than $1 million, with the average price in the $500,000s.

Currently, there are 15 builders are participating in the Tour Of Homes with 19 models on display. Models represent plans that are available for purchase at each location.

Shannon Rocha, SSHBA executive officer says about the event “This really is a great opportunity for builders to demonstrate all the advantages of new construction and illustrate the floor plans they have available for sale” and “Home shoppers will get the opportunity to see a wide variety of new-home designs from several of the area’s premier builders”

Participating builders include:

• Ascend Real Estate Group at Estates of Montefiori in Lemont
• A & J Construction at Creekside Estates South in Lockport
• Beechen & Dill Homes, Inc. at Parkside Square in Orland Park
• Brian Wille Construction at Prairie Ridge Estates in New Lenox
• Charleton Highlands Development. LLC at Charleton Highlands in Orland Park
• Crana Homes, Inc. at Brookside Meadow in Tinley Park
• D.B. DePaulo Construction in Palos Park
• Flaherty Builders, Inc. at Deer Haven in Orland Park and Frankfort Meadows in Frankfort
• Gallagher & Henry at Farmingdale Village in Woodridge and Radcliffe Place in Tinley Park
• J. Michael Acquisitions & Redevelopment at The Preserve in Plainfield
• M.C. Custom Homes Inc. at Oak Creek in Lockport
• M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC at Sagebrook in Lockport and Kettering Estates in Lemont.
• PDH Builders, Inc. at Stonebridge in Homer Glen
• Riverview Builders, Inc. at Parkside Estates in Lockport
• T.J. Cachey Builders, Inc. at Leighlinbridge in Manhattan

We encourage anyone who is the market to purchase a new home to come on out and see what is new and exciting in the world of new home construction.

 

On the morning of July 25^th 32 Cub fans, 32 White Sox fans and 1 St. Louis Cardinal fan boarded a bus and headed down to the North Side to take in game 2 of the 2017 Crosstown Cup. With a forecasted temperature of 79 degrees and sunny skies, it was a perfect day for a baseball game. From the second we got on the bus, we all knew this was going to a fun day. The bus started out nice enough, but as the tem went on it became of rival banter. The White Sox fans were in a pretty good mood after winning Monday’s game 3-1, but the Cub contingent were still pretty confident. How could they not be, as they were playing the worst team in the AL and the second worst team in baseball?

Around 12:30 we pulled up to our destination: Beyond the Ivy rooftop. An amazing rooftop venue at 1038 Waveland, located just outside of Wrigley Fields’ left field wall. We unloaded and the bus and everyone went in to stake out their seats for the game. Some chose to go all the way up to the roof to get the full baseball experience, while some chose to hang out in the club area where they could enjoy the A/C and watch the game live or on TV.

Throughout the game, SSHBA members were offered amazing food and drink options through Beyond the Ivy’s all-inclusive menu. People dined on steak, chicken breasts, Italian Beef sandwiches and burgers along with a variety of side dishes like pasta salad and fruit. Of course there was also more traditional ballpark food available in the form of hot dogs and nachos.

As the afternoon wore on it became apparent that to most, what was happening on the field was not as important as the conversations that were taking place off it. Everywhere you walked you saw people eating, drinking, talking, laughing and just having a great time which is exactly what SSHBA events like this are for. At the end of the day though, it was Cub fans that really had a reason to smile as they wound up winning the game by a score of 7-2.

Thank you again to everyone who was able to join us for this fantastic event.