We’ve done a little research to bring you the top 5 restaurants in Evanston, all within a few miles of Grand Bend at Green Bay. Each of the restaurants on our list is different in terms of type of food, price, and atmosphere, but do have one thing in common — they serve the best food in town!

1. Oceanique
This fine-dining establishment serves exquisite French Seafood prepared with seasonal and local ingredients. The dishes are delicately prepared, appealing as much to the eye as they are to the stomach. You will be serviced by an expert wait staff who are are more than happy to knowledgeably recommend dishes and wines to your taste. Being that your bill will be a bit more expensive, you might want to save this experience for a special occasion.

Food: Seafood
Price: $60 or higher per person
Reservations: Yes
Distance from Grand Bend: 1.7 miles (more…)

Ferris Homes is saving the best for last! This is your final opportunity to be part of Libertyville’s premier Liberty Grove community featuring 18 elegant homes in a natural, cul de sac setting. Three Showcase Homes will available for purchase at Chartwell Group’s Real Estate Auction on, Saturday, November 22, at the Sheraton Gateway Suites in Rosemont, IL.

“In Liberty Grove, we have three single-family homes remaining in the community ranging from 2,500 to 3,200 square feet,” says Ferris Homes President Andrew Ferris. “One is our model home; one is a finished spec home; and one is framed and able to interior selections can made still be made.

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Evanston’s Grand Bend at Green Bay has a lot going for it–a glamorously curved piece of world-class architecture that boasts unique, amenity-rich condominiums on six floors. There is an extensive list of features that would make even the most discerning buyer pause for a second look. But each of the building’s 49 units offer a feature that is fast becoming a highly desired necessity–especially for those who depend on their homes to offer a place of solace where one can regroup and recharge. It’s terraces and balconies. Those simple, previously underutilized extensions of living space that are fast becoming a hot item in our furiously urbanizing world.

TERRACES AND BALCONIES

…Conjure Happy Memories. Maybe it’s happy memories of spaces like these that make them suddenly so very desirable. A grandmother’s welcoming front porch, a screened-in sleeping room at a lake house, or a patio that provided access to our childhood home’s backyard. Whatever the reason, outdoor rooms like these offer us relaxation and leisure, and even a modestly sized space can offer us a utopia at the end of the day. Grand Bend has innovatively worked access to the outdoors into every condominium offered–covered balconies on the  floors 2, 3 and 4 and magnificent, sprawling terraces on floors 5 and 6.

…Offer Endless Opportunities for Expanded Living Areas. The outdoor rooms at Grand Bend offer the buyer endless opportunities to plan, stage, furnish and plant this additional living space–all easily customizable to fit each homeowner’s requirements. It may be a simple solution that does no more than draw the eye to a resting point at the furthest distance outside the interior–a neat trick that fools the viewer into thinking “this place is enormous!” (more…)

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently featured an article on getting away to Evanston for a day of fun and excitement. While visiting Evanston is great for anyone who doesn’t live there, even residents — especially of our newest development, Grand Bend at Green Bay — should definitely step out and see what their community offers.

While home to Northwestern University, Evanston also presents great views of Chicago’s beautiful skyline (FYI, the views from Grand Bend at Green Bay’s ginormous patios and terraces are stunning, no matter what time of the year).

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