Prospect Heights Home Remodeling

Prospect Heights has been Chicagoland's take on country living since 1935, when developers Carlton Smith and Allen Dawson built the first homes near Camp McDonald and Elmhurst Roads. The city, incorporated in 1976, grew out of that vision: postwar ranches on half-acre lots, with later condo and townhome pockets such as the Rob Roy development off Wheeling Road. This blend of spacious lots and more compact modern living defines the remodeling landscape here. The original housing stock, predominantly built in the 1950s and 60s, consists of well-built, often brick, ranch and split-level homes. These homes typically feature smaller, more compartmentalized kitchens and bathrooms that benefit significantly from open-concept kitchen remodels and bathroom expansions. Their generous half-acre lots make them ideal candidates for seamless home additions, whether it's expanding living areas, adding a master suite, or creating dedicated home offices, all while maintaining ample outdoor space. Basement finishing is also a popular service, transforming often unfinished or partially finished lower levels into valuable living areas, recreation rooms, or guest suites.

Remodeling here has a twist most suburbs lack — the majority of homes run on private wells, while a small municipal system supplies Lake Michigan water to the Rob Roy and Lake Claire areas (the city's 2024 inventory reports zero lead service lines). This necessitates a specialized approach, where we plan kitchen and bathroom plumbing around your actual water source from day one, ensuring proper filtration, pressure, and drainage for well-water systems. While Prospect Heights doesn't have historic districts or complex appearance review boards that impact most remodels, understanding the local context is key. The city's growth has seen distinct areas develop, from the original ranch homes near Camp McDonald Road to the townhomes and condos around Rob Roy Golf Course, offering a diverse range of renovation opportunities.

The large lot sizes also mean that whole-home renovations are common, allowing homeowners to truly update and personalize their entire living space without the constraints often found in denser suburbs. While teardowns and infill development occur, particularly along major thoroughfares like Milwaukee Avenue, the prevailing trend in the established residential areas is toward thoughtful renovations and additions that respect the existing character and spaciousness of the properties. GS Construction remodels these homes end to end — kitchens, baths, basement finishing, additions that half-acre lots absorb easily, and whole-home renovations — all within minutes of District 23's neighborhood schools like MacArthur Middle School, the Prospect Heights Metra station, and Chicago Executive Airport, which the city co-owns with Wheeling. Our team’s deep familiarity with the structural aspects of 1950s and 60s construction, from electrical systems to plumbing configurations, ensures a smooth and efficient remodeling process tailored to the unique characteristics of Prospect Heights homes. Whether it’s modernizing a classic ranch near Lions Park or updating a condo convenient to the Gary Morava Recreation Center, we approach each project with precise local knowledge.