The Daily Herald, February 10, 2006

Burnham Custom Homes is pleased to announce the opening of Woodland Hills, the newest custom home community in the Village of Lakewood. Woodland Hills features 153 single-family homesites set on an exquisite property featuring wetlands, ponds, rolling terrain, and fantastic views. Nature's beauty has provided the ability to offer unique homesites, many of which feature walk-out lower levels, adjacent ponds, and bordering wetland preserves. The community will also include an attractive bird sanctuary to enhance the natural setting.

Burnham Custom Homes has been selected as the exclusive marketer of the single-family homesites in Woodland Hills. During the 2005 Parade of Homes in the Sanctuary of Bull Valley, Burnham Custom Homes was awarded 5 People's Choice awards as voted on by the public, including the award for the Favorite Home. "The homes we will be building in Woodland Hills will be as unique as the people who purchase them. That's the beauty of building custom homes," says company president Scot Begovich. Burnham Custom Homes has previously built several custom homes in Lakewood, including a home in Hidden Lakes that won a prestigious Key Award from the Home Builder's Association of Greater Chicagoland in the Best Custom Home category.

"We will begin offering the homesites to the general public in late February, when we hope to have an on-site sales center opened. Currently we are offering pre-construction pricing on the homesites to people who contact us." Begovich continues, "We're taking homesite reservations and beginning the design process with clients, with the goal of breaking ground on the homes by early summer. That is when we will also break ground on a new model home for Woodland Hills. The model home will be a $1.2 million showcase, but the overall plan for Woodland Hills is that home and homesite packages will start at $750,000." Homesites in the community begin at $140,000 during this pre-construction phase.

The residences Burnham Custom Homes will be building in Woodland Hills are uniquely-designed luxury custom homes built with the highest quality materials, craftsmanship, and appointments. Each home will be designed in conjunction with the homeowner to create the dream home that matches their tastes, desires, and lifestyles. Begovich adds, "There's and important distinction between custom and production homes. Clients sometimes ask which plans we have to offer. We tell them that we can offer them whatever style of home they want, within the covenants of the community and the laws of physics! We collaborate with the client and our architect to create the best possible home."

Begovich concludes, "The Woodland Hills community is going to be a fantastic place to live. It is a community of custom homes, in a great natural setting, with Crystal Lake schools and close to Randall Road shopping and entertainment. It's a great opportunity."

For more information about Woodland Hills, contact Burnham Custom Homes at (630) 742-2785