O'Neil Property Group
The Conservancy is Gilberts’ newest single-family community — Ryan Homes construction from 2015 onward off Galligan and Freeman Roads, with trails, tennis courts and ponds woven through the plan and resales trading from the high $400s to $650K.
The Conservancy is the community that reset the top of the Gilberts market. Ryan Homes opened it in 2015 on the village’s west side — west of Galligan Road and north of Freeman Road — and built through multiple phases into the early 2020s. The original development plan was ambitious: up to 985 homes at full buildout, a scale that would roughly double the village’s housing stock. What’s on the ground today is a fraction of that, which leaves The Conservancy in an unusual position — an established, sold-through community that could see future phases if the builder returns to the remaining land.
The homes are classic Ryan Homes product from this era: three- and four-bedroom two-story singles from about 1,666 to 3,874 square feet, most with four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and open first-floor plans. Recent resales have closed from roughly $485,000 to $650,000, with the center of gravity in the mid $500s to low $600s — the village’s clear move-up tier alongside Woodland Meadows. Because everything here post-dates 2015, buyers get young mechanicals, modern layouts and builder-era efficiency without the new-build wait.
One line item defines the ownership math here: the Special Service Area. The village financed The Conservancy’s infrastructure — a water treatment plant expansion, two wells and Freeman Road improvements — with bonds repaid through an SSA levied only on Conservancy properties. That’s why average tax bills here run above what the village’s sticker rate suggests, in the range of $10,000–$11,000 on typical homes. It’s not a dealbreaker — it bought the community its infrastructure — but it belongs in every offer calculation, and we verify the exact SSA amount on each parcel before clients write.
Pricing reflects The Conservancy sales and active listings as of mid-2026.
The community’s entry tier: plans from about 1,666 square feet, including the three-bedroom models. Recent listings have run $515K–$585K, and entry resales have closed in the high $400s — the crossover point where under-$500K Gilberts buyers stretch into the community.
See listings →The core of the market: four-bedroom two-stories up to about 3,874 square feet with open kitchens, lofts and three-car-garage options on select plans. This tier trades against Woodland Meadows — newer construction here versus larger lots there.
See listings →The original plan’s 985-home ceiling leaves room for additional phases with no announced timeline. Buyers wanting brand-new construction here should get on our watch list — builder re-openings tend to pre-sell quietly.
See listings →Subdivision-level MLS feeds for The Conservancy are being configured. Until then, browse every active Gilberts listing — we can flag the The Conservancy homes the moment they hit the market.
Walking and bike paths connect the community’s sections, with tennis courts, parks, picnic areas and stocked ponds spread through the plan. The Freeman Kame forest preserve area sits just beyond the neighborhood’s edge for bigger walks.
Nothing else in Gilberts offers this concentration of 2015-and-later homes. Roofs, HVAC, windows and water heaters are all early in their lifespans, which changes the inspection conversation and the first-decade cost of ownership.
Galligan Road runs straight north toward Route 72 and the village core; Freeman Road connects west toward Route 47 and on to I-90. The Randall Road corridor’s retail is about 10–12 minutes east.
The SSA-funded water treatment expansion, wells and road improvements were built for the community’s full planned scale — infrastructure sized ahead of the homes it serves.
The Conservancy is served by Community Unit School District 300. School assignments in Gilberts split by address and boundaries can change — always confirm current attendance boundaries with the district for any specific home.
The village’s own elementary school serves Conservancy addresses. Confirm the current attendance boundary with D300 for any specific address.
MLS-fed sources place Conservancy addresses in the Hampshire middle school feeder, west of the village. Verify the current assignment with the district.
Sources place the community in the Hampshire High School feeder. D300 boundaries split Gilberts by address and can change — confirm with the district before you buy.
Galligan Road leads north to Route 72 and the village’s parks in a few minutes — Town Center Park’s splash pad and the community events calendar are five minutes out. The Randall Road corridor covers groceries and retail about 10–12 minutes east.
Freeman Road west to Route 47 reaches I-90 in roughly 10–15 minutes, and the Randall Road interchange is a similar drive east. Schaumburg and the I-90 employment corridor run about 30–35 minutes; O’Hare about 45.
Drivers take I-90 east, roughly an hour to the Loop off-peak. Train commuters use the Big Timber Road Metra station in Elgin, about 12–15 minutes away, with Milwaukee District West service into Union Station in roughly 70–90 minutes.
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