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24 | June 27, 2019 | the lockport legend local living
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Outstanding new home values in Peotone can be yours At Westgate Manor
Distinctive Home Builders is building new homes from the mid $200s
When it comes to a preferred location,
Peotone is a steadily growing suburb
with a strong infrastructure and an
irresistible small-town charm with a
bright future—which is why Distinctive
Home Builders chose the Will County
village for its newest community of 38
single-family homes: Westgate Manor.
“Peotone is a family-friendly village
just south of Chicago and is one of
the best kept secrets among new home
seekers,” said Bryan Nooner, President
of Distinctive Home Builders. “We
expect to attract home shoppers from
northwest Indiana and the south
suburban Chicago marketplace. We will
likely also see buyers from the Kankakee
area because the Peotone school district
is so desirable.”
Several factors attracted Distinctive
Home Builders to this hometown
atmosphere community, not the least
of which was its convenient location
between Interstate 57 and Illinois Route
50 and easy access to I-80. Commuters
will enjoy several nearby train stations
and a mere 35-minute drive to Chicago.
“It’s a vibrant, growing community
that benefits from ease of access to
job centers in the west and southwest
suburbs with impressive commercial
and industrial growth that has followed
the residential boom here,” said Nooner.
“Affordable land prices in Peotone,
combined with lower construction costs
add up to savings when compared to a
similarly-equipped home in the area,”
added Nooner.
Westgate Manor brick and frame
homes offer (features vary per model)
three to four bedrooms, two to three
and- a-half baths, full basement, formal
dining room, vaulted, tray or nine-foot
first-floor ceilings, a large kitchen with
custom maple cabinets, family room
or great room, and concrete driveways.
Depending on the home selected, other
standard amenities can include a living
room, den, dinette, a tray or vaulted
ceiling in the master bedroom, and dualzoned
heating and air conditioning.
Distinctive Home Builders offers a
wide variety of styles and selections—
buyers can choose among 12 different
designs—each available in three to eight
different elevations at Westgate Manor,
including two-story and ranch homes.
Square footages span 1,600 to 2,500
for ranches and 1,800 to 3,000 for twostory
homes.
“Most home shoppers feel there must
be a trade off from getting what you need
and what you want in a new home. With
our new premium inclusions we have
closed that gap significantly by including
additional features that our buyers told
us were most important to them,” said
Nooner, who added that “now is the best
time to buy, because you can still take
advantage of preconstruction prices that
range from the mid $200s which makes
this a terrific New home value.”
Other premium standard features
included at Westgate Manor are brick
front exteriors on the first floor, free
basements in most models, ceramic tile
or hardwood floors in the kitchen, baths
and foyer; and custom maple cabinets.
Distinctive kitchen cabinets feature
solid wood construction (no particle
board), have solid wood drawers with
dove tail joints, which is very rare in
the marketplace.
“When you build a new home with
Distinctive, you truly are receiving a
hand crafted home with custom made
cabinets no matter what the price range,”
noted Nooner. This year, Distinctive
Home Builders is celebrating 30 years
building thousands of homes throughout
the Will and south Cook county areas.
Distinctive Home Builders, an
industry leading innovator, offers the
fastest build times (90 working days)
with a “Zero Punch list” closing policy.
Prior to closing, each home undergoes
an industry leading 100-point checklist
to insure the home measures up to our
high quality standards.
Aspen Model
Customers stay connected to the
progress of their home from start to
finish through Distinctive’s unique
construction portal. “Our customers
simply download our Distinctive
HomeBuilders app and they are in
touch with their new home 24/7 from
anywhere in the world. The app allows
our customers to see the progress of
their home and access their documents
at any time,” Nooner explained.
“Our customers really appreciate the
integration of social media sites directly
in our app allowing them to easily share
photos and updates of their new home
with family and friends,” he concluded.
As a semi-custom builder, Distinctive
Home Builders can modify any of its
standard designs to cater to a customer’s
tastes, which means that moving walls,
adding extra windows or even extending
the garage are all possible. Nooner
added that “All our homes are highly
energy efficient and will be built to the
new National Energy Code guidelines.
Every home we build has upgraded wall
and ceiling insulation values with energy
efficient windows and high efficiency
furnaces. Before our customers take
possession of their new home, we
perform a blower door test to insure that
each home passes a set of very stringent
guidelines which insures that our homes
are tight and energy efficient. Owning a
more energy efficient means lower gas
and electric bills for our 2-Story Great
Room Prairie Model customers each
month.”
Peotone was established in 1856 and
offers tree-lined streets and a charming
downtown area complete with diners,
pizza parlors, cafes and pubs. In season
there is a Farmer’s Market in front of the
American Legion. Also the community
has a popular Fall Fest in front of the
famous Peotone Windmill; once a
thriving flour mill that put Peotone on
the map in the late 1800s. A Christmas
in the Village Festival is another annual
community event that concludes with a
Lighted Parade at night. Peotone now
has an estimated population of just
over 4,000. Metra rail service is nearby
providing commuters easy access to
downtown Chicago.
Westgate Manor is conveniently
located within walking distance of the
esteemed Peotone High School. The
Westgate Manor new home offsite Sales
and Information Center is located in
Manhattan three miles south of Laraway
Rd. on Rt. 52. at 16233 Pinto Lane,
Manhattan, IL, 60422. Hours are daily
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed
Wednesday and Thursday and they are
always available by appointment.
Specials, prices, specifications,
standard features, model offerings,
build times and lot availability are
subject to change without notice. Please
contact a Distinctive representative for
current pricing and complete details.
For more information, call (708) 479-
7700 or (708) 737-9142 or visit www.
distinctivehomebuilders. com.