With three communities offering ranch designs, Meritus Homes is meeting the demands of new-home buyers looking for the convenience of single-level living. At it’s newest community, The Enclave at Mill Creek in Addison, Meritus Homes offers five floor plans with 1,379 to 2,154 square feet of living space, two or three bedrooms, and two full baths. Special preconstruction pricing—only available until the models open—starts from the mid $300s. Already, 15 percent of the 44 detached homes in Phase I have been sold. Tucked in a mature area, The Enclave at Mill Creek will have abundant green space…including Westwood Creek, three ponds and a scenic sitting area…with more than one third of the ranch-style homes backing to natural areas. For a maintenance-free lifestyle, the homeowners association will perform all common area landscape upkeep as well as lawn care for each individual home. In the Fox Valley, Meritus Homes is offering eight customizable floor plans at The Reserve in St. Charles, including four all-new designs. Homes range in size from 2,400 to 3,800 square feet and are priced from the low $500s. Three ranch plans and five two-story designs are available. Capitalizing on the popularity of its ranches, Meritus Homes debuted new single-story plans like the Windsor at Lake Vista in Lake Villa. The enclave of 28 single-family homes nestled around a single cul-de-sac for privacy. Homes here are priced from the low $300s. Homes at all communities are built to the exacting standards that signify a Meritus home.