It's all about choices for buyers at Pheasant Ridge, a William Ryan Homes community of 220 single-family homes in the popular Route 59 corridor. Buyers of homes in the fast-selling community now have a choice of incentives worth $10,000 in savings.

Pheasant Ridge is located just south of the corner of Drauden and Caton Farm roads, and offers a family-friendly environment within the highly rated Plainfield School District. Base prices range from $175,990 to $222,990 including partial basements.

"Buyers have some very exciting choices at Pheasant Ridge these days," said Cory Robertson, director of sales and marketing for the South Division of William Ryan Homes. "Not only can they choose between a ranch and seven two-story homes but they also have a choice of two incentive packages, each worth $10,000. Incentive package #1 is half off our very popular morning room, which is located off the kitchen and features a volume ceiling, designer windows and a basement beneath. Incentive package #2 includes a full basement rather than three-fourths, a fully sodded yard and central air conditioning. Depending on the floor plan selected and individual needs, buyers can move into Pheasant Ridge with substantial savings and items on their priority lists free of charge."

Pheasant Ridge offers a charming neighborhood setting with a 10-acre lake as a focal point, and with eight floor plans, a varied streetscape is ensured. An elementary school within Pheasant Ridge is an important attraction for many buyers, and a middle school will also be located within the community.

The ranch plan and seven two-story designs range in size from 1,385 to 2,849 square feet with three to five bedrooms, two or 2 ½ baths, partial basements and two or optional three-car garages.

"Buyers can still purchase now and be able to move into their Pheasant Ridge homes in December of 2002," Robertson said. "Presently, homesites are available in two phases, and four professionally decorated model homes are open for viewing."

A newly introduced model home which is also one of the community's best sellers is the Fairfield, priced from $175,990. The Fairfield is a 1,643-square-foot, two-story home with three bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, three-fourths basement and two-car attached garage.

Highlights of the Fairfield include a two-story foyer with columns defining the formal dining room; spacious great room open to a large kitchen available with island and sunny breakfast nook with sliding glass doors or optional bay window, first-floor powder room and laundry room with access to the garage.

Upstairs, a 14 by 20-foot master bedroom with optional cathedral ceiling boasts a big walk-in closet and private bath and two other bedrooms served by a large hall bath. The Fairfield is also available as a four-bedroom home with 1,735 square feet of space.

Quality features included in the price of the homes are nine-foot, first-floor ceilings per plan; wall-to-wall carpeting; Legacy doors and trim with premium brass hardware; decorator light fixtures; easy-care, no-wax floors; fully sodded yards and several energy-saving features.

Attractive kitchens are equipped with pantries and islands per plan, Merillat furniture-quality cabinets, designer countertops, stainless-steel, double-bowl sinks with Moen single-lever faucets, and GE continuous-clean gas ovens, dishwashers and disposals. Bathrooms have furniture-quality vanities, cultured marble tops and integral sinks, chrome fixtures, oversized mirrors, obscure glass doors per plan and pedestal sinks in powder rooms.

William Ryan Homes offers more than 200 options including the tremendously popular morning room off the kitchen; four-seasons room; bay windows; designer master baths with soaking tubs and separate showers; three-car garages in some plans; full and nine-foot basements per plan; fireplaces, gas log lighters and glass doors; media entertainment systems; central air conditioning; volume and vaulted ceilings per plan; hardwood and ceramic floors plus carpeting choices; skylights; stained oak railings; colonist, flush oak or six-panel doors and trim; gourmet kitchens per plan; brick on exterior elevations and insulated steel garage doors.

William Ryan Homes provides peace of mind with every home. A standard 1-2-10-year William Ryan Homes' limited/transferable warranty protects buyers as does the Hard Hat Buyer Inspection program. William Ryan Homes is one of only two builders in the Chicago area to comply with the rigid quality standards of the Certified PLUS Home program. Through this program, every new home is thoroughly inspected and certified for energy efficiency. Besides ensuring consistent room temperatures and uniform comfort throughout the home, this program can save homeowners up to 30 percent in energy use and expenses. New home buyers are given upfront estimates of the heating and cooling costs for the first three years in their homes. If the energy use is underestimated, the bill is paid by William Ryan Homes and CertainTeed Corporation.

Pheasant Ridge is just south of the corner of Drauden and Caton Farm roads, ½ mile west of Ill. Hwy. 59. To visit, take Int. Hwy. 355 to Int. Hwy. 55 (Stevenson Expressway) to Route 30, west on Route 30 to Route 59 south to Caton Farm Road west ½ mile to Drauden, south to the sales center. Or, take Int. Hwy. 88 west to Route 59 south of the town of Plainfield to Caton Farm Road, west ½ mile to Drauden, south a few hundred feet to the sales center. Sales center hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except for Friday when hours are 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Call (815) 436-9013 for more information or visit www.wmryan.com.