Custom homes on Applehead Island
A gated island on Lake LBJ, connected by bridge and guarded around the clock, where every lot is waterfront and every home is custom. It's the most expensive address in the Highland Lakes, and lots come up rarely, which is why the ones that do get planned carefully.
Every lot on the water, behind a guarded gate.
Applehead Island sits off the Horseshoe Bay shoreline of Lake LBJ, a constant-level lake, with a single bridge and a staffed gate. Owners share a clubhouse, tennis and the island pool. Waterfront lots have listed from the high six figures into the millions, and finished homes run from the mid single-digit millions up.
The island has its own POA, and exterior review runs through the Horseshoe Bay ACC. City water and sewer serve the lots. Llano ISD is the district.
Because the island is small, the lots available at any time are few. Several have been listed in the past year, but that changes quickly.
Building on Applehead Island
Lakefront design on Applehead starts at the water: the dock, the boathouse and the view corridor, then the house. Docks and boathouses go through LCRA and the city as well as the ACC, and we bring those approvals into the design phase so the house and the waterfront are drawn as one project.
Our Romans plan, with its courtyard pool and separate primary wing, adapts well to a lake lot where the pool sits between the house and the water. We'll show you how it lays out on a specific parcel before you buy it.
Plans that fit a lot on Applehead Island.
All of our plans work on the lots here. These three are the ones we'd show first.
Romans
3,974 sq ft · 4 bd · 3.5 ba · 2 story
U-shaped around a courtyard pool. The primary suite has its own wing and an outdoor shower.
Fits from 0.5 acreView plan
Mark
4,503 sq ft · 4 bd · 4.5 ba · 1 story
Theater, gym, game room and guest suite on one level, with covered porches along the whole back.
Fits from 0.75 acreView planLuke
4,358 sq ft · 4 bd · 3.5 ba · 2 story
Primary suite, study and guest suite downstairs. Summer kitchen and pool bath off the back porches.
Fits from 0.5 acreView planWhat building here with us looks like.
The same process we use everywhere, with what's specific to Applehead Island handled up front.
We walk the lot first.
Slope, trees, the view corridor, where the driveway can enter, where the utilities come in. We do this before drawing anything so the plan fits the land instead of getting squeezed onto it.
We run the review packet.
Elevations, materials, the site plan, septic where it applies. Where there's an architectural committee we prepare and submit it, and the final contract price waits until it's approved.
One person to call.
A milestone schedule you can follow and a single point of contact for the whole build. See the eight steps.
Questions about Applehead Island.
Can I use my own builder on Applehead Island?
Yes. Lots are owner-built with owner-chosen builders, reviewed by the Horseshoe Bay ACC. We prepare and submit the packet.
Are lots available?
Rarely, and they move fast. If you're watching one, send it to us and we'll tell you what it will support before you make an offer.
Who approves the dock and boathouse?
LCRA and the City of Horseshoe Bay, plus the ACC for the design. We handle all three during design so the waterfront is part of the plan, not an afterthought.
Is the island on city utilities?
Yes, City of Horseshoe Bay water and sewer.
Thinking about building on Applehead Island?
Send us a note. We'll get back to you the same day with what it costs to build our plans on a lot on Applehead Island, and a time to walk one together.
Applehead Island
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