Positioned just off major thoroughfares, these 60061 apartments near Hawthorn Mall offer straightforward commutes for residents throughout the area, while the hilltop setting keeps home feeling like a retreat. The location places major corporate offices, the village retail core, and Lake County forest preserves within a short drive.
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The property sits on Museum Boulevard off Milwaukee Avenue, with Townline Road and Interstate 94 both a short drive away, making these Hawthorn-area apartments in Vernon Hills easy to reach from nearly any direction.
CDW is headquartered right here in Vernon Hills on Milwaukee Avenue, a short drive down the street, and Rust-Oleum keeps its headquarters on East Hawthorn Parkway in the same village. Residents also reach Abbott Laboratories in nearby Abbott Park, AbbVie in nearby North Chicago, and Baxter International and Walgreens in nearby Deerfield, while Zebra Technologies in Lincolnshire, W.W. Grainger in Lake Forest, and Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville round out the Lake County employment base. With so many options close by, a shorter commute leaves more time for the trail and the terrace. For trips into the city, the Vernon Hills Metra station sits about two miles southwest on Route 45, served by the North Central Service line, with trains running 35.7 miles into Chicago Union Station and seven departures in each direction on weekdays. The line does not operate on weekends or holidays, so plan weekend trips into the city by car.
Retail options are close enough to walk, anchored by Mellody Farm, which provides immediate access to daily groceries at Whole Foods along with specialty retailers and professional services, and the adjacent Hawthorn Mall, which is in the middle of a mixed-use redevelopment that is adding retail, public space, and residential components. For an evening out, AMC Hawthorn 12 screens the latest releases at Hawthorn Mall, the Milwaukee Avenue corridor hosts a wide range of restaurants between the property and Townline Road, and Glacier Ice Arena on Lakeview Parkway offers open skate and learn-to-skate programs year-round. Century Park is under a mile west, with two large lakes, a fishing pier, walking paths, and Arboretum accreditation earned in 2017, and Turtle Creek Waterpark runs through the summer season under the Vernon Hills Park District. Closer still, the community borders Cuneo Gardens and Arbors, and a private 2/3-mile trail wraps around the property for jogging and steps right outside your front door, while a short drive south on Milwaukee Avenue reaches Half Day Forest Preserve, where a one-mile trail, a three-acre stocked fishing pond, and three picnic shelters connect to the Des Plaines River Trail. Best of all, you can walk back up to a hilltop community of ponds, gardens, and open green space that feels a world away from the bustle.
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