Deerfield · Lake County · IL
Homes for sale in
Leclair Estates.
- Active listings
- 4
- Median list
- $1.15M
- Avg time on market
- 35 days
- Sold · last year
- 5
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About the community
New construction inside built-out Deerfield, on land that used to be a corporate campus.
Leclair Estates is a 42-home single-family community by Pulte Homes on roughly 18 acres at the north end of the former Walgreens corporate headquarters campus on Wilmot Road. Walgreens sold the northern third of its campus to Pulte, which demolished the connected office buildings and is redeveloping the land as detached housing. The Deerfield Village Board approved the rezoning, planned unit development, and preliminary plat by unanimous vote in May 2024, and the Village reports that Pulte aims to have all homes sold and built by early 2028. For a village whose housing stock is overwhelmingly mid-century, this is a rare chance at a brand new house without a teardown and a custom build.
At a glance
42 homes by Pulte
Approximately 18 acres, 42 single-family lots, with three homes designated affordable under Deerfield's Affordable Housing Ordinance.
Six plans, 28 elevations
Two-story designs with full basements, roughly 2,722 to 3,899 sq ft, 4 to 6 bedrooms, and 2 to 4 car garages.
District 109 and District 113
The builder states South Park Elementary, Caruso Middle, and Deerfield High School. Confirm the assignment with District 109.
Walk to South Park Elementary
Village planning documents place South Park Elementary and its ball diamond and playground immediately northeast of the site.
Buffered on three sides
A 15-foot sound wall along the west and south lines, a 4-foot berm and 50-foot planting buffer on Wilmot Road, and a preserved 2.3-acre wooded berm.
About 22 percent open space
Exceeds the 20 percent minimum for a residential PUD, including a 0.28-acre private park maintained by the HOA.
Minutes to Metra
Deerfield has two Milwaukee District North stations, with the Lake Cook Road station the closer of the two.
What’s close
Leclair Estates sits on the west side of Wilmot Road north of Lake Cook Road, with the Tri-State Tollway along its western edge and the remaining Walgreens campus to the south.
- Schools
- Deerfield Public School District 109 for K-8 and Township High School District 113 for high school. Confirm the specific attendance assignment with District 109.
- Shopping
- Deerfield Square at Deerfield and Waukegan Roads is the walkable village center, with Northbrook Court roughly two miles south.
- Hospital
- Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital and Endeavor Health Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, both a short drive.
- Train
- The Lake Cook Road and Deerfield stations, both on the Metra Milwaukee District North line into Union Station.
- Highway
- The Tri-State Tollway runs along the west property line with the Lake Cook Road interchange immediately south.
- Recreation
- Deerfield Park District facilities including Mitchell Pool on Wilmot Road, the Sachs Recreation Center, and Jewett Park Community Center.
What it’s actually like to live here
Leclair Estates is what happens when a corporate office park stops making sense and a village decides housing is a better use. For about forty families that means something Deerfield almost never offers: a genuinely new house inside one of the North Shore's most established school communities. The standard path to a modern house here has historically been a teardown and a two-year custom build. This short-circuits that. You pick a Pulte plan, pick an elevation from a menu of twenty-eight, and you are in a four to six bedroom two-story with a full basement without ever hiring an architect. The location does a lot of the work, with South Park Elementary and its ball diamond a quarter mile east, the Lake Cook Road Metra station minutes away, and the tollway ramp right there.
The tradeoffs are real and a buyer should hear them plainly. The subdivision is hemmed in on three sides: the Tri-State Tollway to the west, the remaining Walgreens headquarters campus to the south, and Wilmot Road to the east. That is why the approved plan includes a fifteen-foot sound wall along the west and south property lines and a four-foot berm with a fifty-foot planting buffer along Wilmot. Those walls are doing acoustic work, and no wall makes a tollway inaudible. Walk the specific lot you are considering at rush hour and stand in the backyard. The interior is served by one entrance road ending in a cul-de-sac, with no through connection north to Forsythia Drive because the existing Clavinia neighbors asked for none. That is good for traffic and quiet, less good if you value multiple ways in and out.
Day to day this will feel like a quiet, sidewalk-lined pocket rather than an amenity resort. There is no clubhouse and no pool inside the neighborhood. The shared amenity is a 0.28-acre open play lawn maintained by the association, about twenty-two percent open space, drainage swales planted with natives, and sidewalks on both sides of the street connecting north to Clavinia on foot and by bike. For pool and gym you use the Deerfield Park District, with Mitchell Pool a short ride up the same Wilmot Road. Because the internal street will be publicly owned and maintained by the Village once Pulte turns it over, the association's scope stays narrow. The honest summary: a small, high-priced infill opportunity that trades acreage and resort amenities for a Deerfield address, a walk to an elementary school, and a house nobody else has lived in.
The questions buyers actually ask
Leclair Estates FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Leclair Estates. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- Village of Deerfield records confirm a homeowners association that maintains the 0.28-acre private neighborhood park, the private drainage improvements and native-planted swales, and the common-element landscaping outside private lots. The internal street is being dedicated to the Village, so street repair and snow removal are municipal rather than association responsibilities, which keeps the association's scope narrow. The current assessment is not published, so request it in writing from the sales office along with the recorded declaration of covenants.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $25,000 – $33,000 per year, depending on home size and value. Lake County assessor records are the source of truth. Happy to pull a specific bill on any home you're considering.
- When was Leclair Estates built?
- Pulte Homes (Pulte Home Company, LLC) built the community between 2026 and 2028. There are 42+ homes total.
- What's the typical closing timeline?
- 30 to 60 days from accepted offer to keys. Cash deals can close in two weeks. Conventional financing is usually closer to 60.
- Who is the builder, and how many homes are there?
- Pulte Homes, part of PulteGroup, which purchased roughly 18 acres from Walgreens. The plan is 42 single-family lots, three of which will be affordable units under Deerfield's Affordable Housing Ordinance. The Village of Deerfield Board of Trustees approved the rezoning, planned unit development, and preliminary plat by unanimous vote on May 20, 2024, and the Village reports Pulte aims to have all homes sold and constructed by early 2028.
- What floor plans and sizes are offered?
- Village records describe six home plans with 28 elevation variations, all two-story with full basements, ranging roughly 2,722 to 3,899 square feet with 4 to 6 bedrooms and 2 to 4 car garages. Currently marketed plans include the Maple Valley, Riverton, Willwood, Woodside, Castleton, and Westchester. Plan availability moves quickly in a community this size, so confirm what is releasable with the sales office.
- Is there an HOA, and what does it cover?
- Yes. Village records confirm an association that maintains the 0.28-acre private neighborhood park, the private drainage improvements and swales, and common-element landscaping outside private lots. The association's covenants had to be submitted to the Village for legal approval. The internal street is being dedicated to the Village of Deerfield, so street maintenance and snow removal are municipal. The current dues amount is not published, so request it in writing from the sales office along with the recorded declaration.
- What schools serve Leclair Estates?
- Deerfield Public School District 109 for kindergarten through eighth grade and Township High School District 113 for high school. Pulte states the assignment is South Park Elementary, Charles J. Caruso Middle School, and Deerfield High School, and Village planning documents independently confirm South Park Elementary sits immediately northeast of the site. Confirm the exact attendance assignment with District 109 before you write an offer, since this parcel was zoned industrial until 2024.
- How much tollway noise is there?
- The Tri-State Tollway runs directly along the west property line, and the approved plan addresses it with a 15-foot sound wall along the west and south property lines, which required a zoning exception to sit inside the perimeter setback. There is also a four-foot berm and a 50-foot planting buffer along Wilmot Road and a preserved 2.3-acre wooded berm on the north. Walls and berms reduce noise, they do not eliminate it, so visit the specific lot at different times of day.
- What do homes cost here?
- Pricing moves with plan, lot premium, and options, so rather than quote a stale number, check the live Market snapshot on this page for what is actually listed and what has closed. In character this sits at the upper tier of Chicago-area new construction. For current base prices by floor plan, contact the Pulte sales office directly. Note that a brand new home's first tax bill often reflects a partial or land-only assessment, so underwrite to the stabilized bill rather than the first one.
- Who is the real estate agent for Leclair Estates?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Leclair Estates in Deerfield, IL through Subdiview, a neighborhood-first home search for the Chicago suburbs and collar counties. Joe prices and negotiates from the live MRED sold comps for Leclair Estates specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
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Market snapshot
Leclair Estates, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. The numbers below tell you what this market is doing today, not what Zillow's algorithm thinks it might be doing six weeks from now.
Typical list price
$1,152,472
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$1,324,625
Homes for sale right now
4
Avg time on market
35 days
Sold in the last year
5
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 16, 2025 through August 16, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
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Schools serving Leclair Estates
Where Leclair Estates homes go to school
Homes in Leclair Estates are most often zoned to Deerfield HS. Open a school to see its area, the district, and every home for sale that feeds it.
School assignment is derived from the school the MRED listing agent entered and is not a guarantee. Always verify current attendance boundaries with the district before writing an offer.
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