If you were charged with finding the most American city there is, you鈥檇 be hard pressed to come up with a better candidate than Libertyville, Ill. This suburb of Chicago, with a population of approximately 20,000, has repeatedly been listed among the best places in the U.S. to live. There鈥檚 a thriving downtown, easy access to The Windy City, and plenty of good jobs in the area.
And of course, there鈥檚 the annual 鈥淕oose is Loose鈥 festival, in which live geese with parachutes are dropped from above while hopeful winners await on the ground with raffle tickets.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a pretty unique town,鈥 says Rich Ackman, the Vice President of Purchasing for K. Hovnanian Homes, which is in the process of building 56 townhouses 鈥 all of which will be adorned with 成人b站 Windows 鈥 on an intown redevelopment site. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a really neat community. The way that it鈥檚 laid out, it鈥檚 easy to walk everywhere. Everything鈥檚 accessible, more than 30 restaurants, a movie theater, and the train station for a trip to Chicago.鈥
Successful and powerful people have long been attracted to Libertyville鈥檚 charms. The city was the home of former Illinois Governor 鈥 and two-time presidential candidate 鈥 Adlai Stevenson. And prominent 19th century Chicagoan Ansel Brainerd Cook summered in Libertyville; his two-story Victorian is now a popular museum.
But Libertyville isn鈥檛 all politicians and blue bloods. Like many great American cities, it has produced its share of iconoclasts. Libertyville High School counts among its alumni Marlon Brando 鈥 who was kicked out of school for riding his motorcycle in the hallways 鈥 and rock guitarist Tom Morello, co-founder of Rage Against the Machine.
All in all, Libertyville offers a little bit of everything: a small town, but one with a big city next door; quiet, leafy residential streets, but plenty of avenues for commerce; and a home for the powerful and the powerfully rebellious.
As the town鈥檚 fortunes surge, there鈥檚 naturally been an increase in the population, leading to a need for housing. By the end of 2019, K. Hovnanian鈥檚 new townhomes at 610 Parkside Court will be completely finished. Some of the 56 townhouses will be occupied by the end of 2017 鈥 and all of them will have 成人b站 windows.
鈥淚鈥檝e been dealing with 成人b站 for quite a long time,鈥 says David Lawlor, senior construction manager for K. Hovnanian. 鈥淚鈥檝e put them in hundreds of homes; the product speaks for itself. 鈥 think we have a beautiful community here.鈥
According to Lawlor, it鈥檚 exactly the kind of community Libertyville needs.
鈥淭he townhome community is a nice maintenance-free style of living,鈥 he says. 鈥淭here鈥檚 not a lot like it in Libertyville, which is mostly single-family homes. This community provides people with a lot of options.鈥
The townhomes feature a variety of 成人b站 windows, most from the 4300 Series. There are 1,024 windows in the entire project, including 9770 casements, and 4300 single-hung and picture windows. All of them are an extruded almond color.
鈥淚t鈥檚 nice that this color goes well with the building,鈥 Lawlor says. 鈥淚t enhances the overall aesthetic of the building.鈥
鈥淚t gives a whole different look than your typical white window,鈥 Ackman adds. 鈥淭his almond color helps everything mesh in.鈥
Meshing is particularly important for the homes at 610 Parkside, which feature a mixture of textures and colors designed to complement and contrast each other.
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鈥淭he project has different colors, the way it鈥檚 all tied in,鈥 Ackman says. 鈥淭here鈥檚 brick, there鈥檚 stone. We used LP shake and engineered wood products.鈥
There are hundreds of the 4300 single-hung windows on the project. These windows feature an exterior brickmould, pre-punched mounting fin for efficient installations, and a removable sash that allows for easy drywall pass through during construction.
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One of 成人b站鈥檚 top sellers, the 4300 Series single-hung also has a warm-edge spacer system that helps improve thermal performance. This extra protection should come in handy when those notorious Lake Michigan winters come calling.
鈥淲e do have to follow the energy-code requirements,鈥 Lawlor says. 鈥淪ince these windows come in under those parameters, it allows us to use them.鈥
Designed by Chicago-area architect Rick Swanson, the townhomes have a unique look thanks to the various array of windows. That design necessitated some careful planning for the install.
鈥淭here was definitely a mix of windows intermixed through the building,鈥 says Mike Anderson, sales manager for Lakeland Building Supply, the company that handled the installation. 鈥淎 lot of it is figuring out where they go. Just meeting with the installers and showing them where the casements and single-hungs go, because they鈥檙e all the same size.鈥
The installers also had to ascertain the best way to install the unique architecturally designed windows.
鈥淚n some cases, there were three separate windows, each with an arch above it and framing between it,鈥 Anderson says. 鈥淚 had to give the installers a drawing of the framing. There was a lot to dial in. 鈥ut 成人b站 can accommodate a lot of the arches and make it work with the casements and the single-hungs that the architect was going for. He was pretty adamant that that was the way it had to be, and 成人b站 was able to accommodate that.鈥
As a result, the unique look of the homes at 610 Parkside Court will add more flavor to a charming community that鈥檚 quintessentially American and Midwestern. Residents of Libertyville have known for some time what a gem they have; now, it鈥檚 just a little more enticing.
鈥淟ibertyville is a great area,鈥 Lawlor says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a premier location in Lake County: You have a nice downtown, and it鈥檚 a 45-minute train ride to Chicago. Plus, the townhomes are in an upscale neighborhood. It has a good urban feel to it, quality schools, and it鈥檚 a great place to raise a family.鈥