After six decades in the development and homebuilding business, Taylor Johnson client Edward R. James Companies knows what's in demand for homebuyers of all ages, particularly empty-nesters. That experience is illustrated in a Crain's Chicago Business report on the firm's sold-out Hibbard Gardens community in Northfield, Ill., which just commenced construction last month, along with Westgate at The Glen in Glenview, Ill., and Brighton Mews in Park Ridge, Ill., both of which will break ground this year. Besides sought-after first-floor masters and desirable locations with proximity to recreation and retail, these Edward R. James communities deliver the right mix of single-family, rowhome and townhome mews housing that attracts buyers in the North Shore.