The Retreat on Stony Creek is a 35 acre community that is nestled in a quiet and serene location. The surrounding area is exclusively single family homes. Nearly one half of the acreage is a dedicated conservation area containing multiple ponds, walking paths, woodlands and a meandering creek running the entire width of the property.
Stony Creek is country living in an incorporated area, improved with paved streets w/curbs, street lights, city water & sewer, city emergency services and underground utilities for cable service, gas and electric.
The Retreat on Stony Creek features Maintenance Free Living. By pooling maintenance costs and using shared services, we will be able to provide all of the regular home maintenance expenses at a significant discount.
Our residents are looking for highly custom homes, featuring:
- Open living areas
- Large, functional kitchens
- First floor master suites
- Three car garages
- Smart green, energy efficient homes
- Highly acclaimed, custom home builder
- Privacy & Security, video surveillance
- Easy access to hiking & biking
- The peaceful serenity of country living with top rated suburbs only minutes away
Surrounding Community
PACE Suburban Bus Service provides public transportation Monday through Saturday beginning at the Elgin Transportation Center south along IL Route 31 and turns west on Spring Street to Randall Road before heading south. The bus then does one loop at Thornwood Avenue and Briargate Road - in the middle of South Elgin's Randall Road retail corridor - before heading down to the Kane County Judicial Center on selected routes when the buidling is open. The route ends, and begins to head north again, at the Geneva Metra Center. Route 801 connects to Aurora, Elgin, Dundee, Carpentersville and the Woodfield Shopping Mall in Schaumburg. PACE offers a Vanpool Incentive Program as an alternate way to travel between home and work. The Village’s Ride-in-Kane handicapped-accessible transportation service is available 24 hours-day, 7 days-a-week to resident 63 years and older for medical appointments and to disabled residents for medical appointments or for transportation to work or job training destinations.
Commuters to Chicago use Metra rail service, which makes frequent stops at nearby National Street in Elgin and Railroad Avenue in Bartlett. Many travelers use the Northwest Tollway, I-90, which has access ramps off IL Route 31 and Randall Road. For air travel, South Elgin is only 30 minutes from O’Hare International Airport and 45 minutes from Chicago’s Midway Airport. The DuPage County Airport on Route 64 is six miles south of town.
Parks and Recreation

County Park on Wills Street is a wooded nature park boasting picnic areas, ball fields and access to the Fox River Trail. SEBA Park on Spring and Water Street has a picnic area, bike trail access, and is the future home to a sensory and developmentally appropriate playground to encourage able bodied and disabled children to play together. Residents also enjoy 380 acres of fine neighborhood parks throughout the Village, including East Avenue Park, Ann Street Park, River Ridge Park and Ralph Tredup Memorial Park. Stowell-Peddy Park in the Thornwood Subdivision features five exercise stations, a skate park, soccer field, and trail systems built around a historic granary. Future x-gamers hone their skills at Sperry Park, where participants enjoy a grinding rail, a half pipe, quarter pipes and a fun box. Golfers in the area enjoy a multitude of courses, including The Highlands and Bowes Creek Country Club in Elgin along with dozens more found throughout the region.
The Parks and Recreation Department encourages involvement in many team athletic programs within the community. The Department offers an annual schedule of programs and classes for participants of all ages and interests including fitness, arts and crafts, and recreational classes for children, teens, adults and seniors. The department shares the mission of the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association to enrich the lives of people with disabilities offering a wide range of year-round recreational opportunities to promote active, healthy and playful lifestyles. The Village is also home to traveling soccer, little league and youth football associations which feature programs for children age five through fourteen. Some residents are also served by the St. Charles Park District.
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