Custom homes in Horseshoe Bay
A resort city on the south shore of Lake LBJ where nearly every home is custom. There's no production builder in Horseshoe Bay. Lots are individually owned, owners pick their builder, and an architectural control committee reviews every exterior before the city issues a permit. That's the kind of place our work fits.
A city where every house is custom, on a constant-level lake.
Horseshoe Bay is about 48 miles northwest of Austin, an hour to downtown, and under an hour to Leander by FM 2147 and RR 1431. It straddles Llano and Burnet Counties on Lake LBJ, a constant-level lake, with four resort golf courses, the Escondido private club, a yacht club, a marina and a private jetport. Most residents are full-time now, though second homes are still common.
Inside the city limits the City of Horseshoe Bay provides water and wastewater. Neighborhoods outside the city, like Blue Lake Estates, run on a MUD or on well and septic. Schools are Llano ISD for the Llano County side and Marble Falls ISD for the Burnet County side; there are no campuses inside the city.
The thing to understand before you buy is the review process. The Horseshoe Bay Architectural Control Committee covers the original resort neighborhoods, Applehead Island, Pecan Creek and Summit Rock; Escondido and The Trails run their own. Materials, roof pitch, colors, lighting, fencing and docks all go through review, and city permits wait for ACC approval.
Building in Horseshoe Bay
We build across Horseshoe Bay: hilltop lots in Summit Rock, estate lots in Escondido, the equestrian acreage at The Trails, and the original resort neighborhoods. The ACC packet is a normal part of our process, the same way an HOA submission is in Leander. We prepare the elevations, the materials board and the site plan, submit them, and hold the contract price until approval.
Lots here range from a fifth of an acre on the golf courses to several acres in Summit Rock and The Trails. Our plans were drawn for half an acre and up, so on a smaller resort lot we'll tell you honestly which plan fits and where it needs to be adjusted.
Lakefront work adds LCRA and city rules for docks and boathouses. We sort those out at the design stage rather than after.
Where we build in Horseshoe Bay.
Communities where you choose your own builder and no production builder has ever built. Each one has its own page.
The Trails of Horseshoe Bay
Horses, a marina, and five-acre tracts on Lake LBJ.
Horseshoe Bay resort neighborhoods
The original resort lots, still owner-built.
Plans that fit acreage here.
All of our plans are drawn for half-acre lots and up. These are the three we'd show first on open land.
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 plan
Luke
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 on acreage here looks like.
The same process we use everywhere, with the land questions answered first.
We walk the parcel first.
Water, septic and soil, power, access, floodplain, easements and the driveway. We settle those before anything is drawn, because they decide the budget.
We handle the county and the ETJ.
Rural land can sit in a city's extraterritorial jurisdiction without being in the city. We sort out which rules apply and run the permits.
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 Horseshoe Bay.
Do you build in Horseshoe Bay?
Yes. Horseshoe Bay is an owner-built city with no production builders, so every home is custom. We build in Summit Rock, Escondido, The Trails, Applehead Island and the resort neighborhoods.
What's the ACC and do I need to worry about it?
The Architectural Control Committee reviews every exterior in most Horseshoe Bay neighborhoods before the city will issue a permit. We prepare and submit the packet as part of our process, so you don't have to manage it.
Is it on city water?
Inside the city limits, yes, water and sewer. Some neighborhoods outside the city, like Blue Lake Estates, are on a MUD or well and septic. We confirm for the lot.
Does buying a lot include the resort membership?
Usually not. Resort and club memberships are separate purchases, except in communities like Escondido where the golf membership conveys with the property.
Have land in Horseshoe Bay, or looking for some?
Send us a note with the address or the listing. We'll walk it with you and tell you what it will support before you spend anything on plans.
Horseshoe Bay
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