O'Neil Property Group
West Point Gardens pairs an established townhome-and-single community off Route 20 at Nesler Road with D.R. Horton’s active new-construction phase—four plans from 1,981 to 3,044 square feet priced from the low $540s—minutes from the Highlands of Elgin golf course.
West Point Gardens sits south of Route 20 off Nesler Road on Elgin’s west side, and it’s a community with two distinct chapters. West Point Builders opened it in 2006 and delivered the original townhomes (average build around 2007) and early singles; D.R. Horton picked up the current single-family phase and is actively selling in 2026—13 active new-construction listings with 10 under contract at last check tells you the pace.
D.R. Horton’s lineup runs four plans—Fairfield, Henley, Coventry, and Emerson—from 1,981 to 3,044 square feet with four to five bedrooms, priced from about $540,000 base with actives listed from $560,000 to $675,000. The established side of the community adds resale variety: townhomes that have historically traded well below the new singles, and 2016-era houses that split the difference. That range makes West Point Gardens the most attainable of the far-west new-construction communities.
The community’s own amenities are modest—playground, walking path, park—but its neighbors do the heavy lifting: the Highlands of Elgin golf course and its quarry lake sit just east, and the Randall Road corridor is ten minutes out. Schools are Central 301—Prairie View Grade School, Prairie Knolls Middle, Central High—and HOA figures vary meaningfully between sources and sections (roughly $28 to $200 a month reported), so we verify the fee on any specific home.
Pricing reflects West Point Gardens sales and active listings as of mid-2026.
The 2007-era townhomes—averaging about 1,632 square feet—are the community’s value tier and far-west Elgin’s most affordable new-ish attached stock when they list. Turnover is modest; we watch for them.
See listings →The 2016-era houses from the community’s middle chapter—roughly 2,200–3,000 square feet—trade below replacement cost and give buyers a near-new home without the design-center process.
See listings →Four active plans from 1,981 to 3,044 square feet, four to five bedrooms, priced from about $540,000 base. We negotiate incentives and inspect at milestones as your representation, at no cost to you.
See listings →Browse every active Elgin listing—updated in real time from the MLS—and tell us you’re watching West Point Gardens: we track this community daily and can alert you the moment something lists.
The city’s marquee public course—18 holes with nine reclaiming an old stone quarry around a 12-acre lake—sits minutes east. Golfers buy here for a reason.
D.R. Horton’s phase means quick move-in specs and to-be-builts are both on the table, with spec incentives negotiable for represented buyers.
The community’s playground, path, and park cover the daily basics, with the US-20 bypass keeping through-traffic out of the neighborhood.
Route 20 at the community’s edge reaches the bypass in minutes; Randall Road’s retail corridor and Advocate Sherman Hospital are about ten minutes east.
West Point Gardens is served by Central Community Unit School District 301. Verify current attendance boundaries with the district, as they can change and assignments are parcel-specific.
D301’s Elgin-side elementary commonly cited for West Point Gardens; district bus service covers the community. Confirm the current boundary with D301.
The district’s middle school serving far-west Elgin, a short drive west.
D301’s high school in Burlington serves the community along with the rest of the district’s Elgin territory.
West Point Gardens sits on the west side off Route 20—ten minutes to Randall Road retail and Advocate Sherman, five to the Highlands of Elgin course, and about 15 to downtown’s riverfront and Metra.
Route 20 reaches the US-20 bypass in minutes for the run east across the city; I-90 at Randall is roughly 15 minutes north. The Tri-Cities are 20 minutes south via Randall.
Metra’s Big Timber Road station is about 12–15 minutes—722 parking spaces, 67–88 minutes to Union Station. Driving via I-90, plan on 65–80 minutes to the Loop outside rush.
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