Cedar Creek Lake Custom Home Builder
Cedar Lux Properties designs and builds custom homes on Cedar Creek Lake — from modern lake houses to luxury waterfront residences, sited to their lot rather than dropped from a plan book.
The Lake
Building at Texas' Largest Inland Lake
Cedar Creek Lake spans over 37,000 acres — the largest inland lake in Texas — just 60 miles southeast of Dallas. Deep water, protected coves, and a growing base of luxury development have made it a serious destination for custom home construction, not just a weekend lake.
That proximity matters for a build: closer means more site visits, faster decisions, and a builder who can actually be on the lot when it counts — not a once-a-month drive from three hours away.
It also means the lake has real infrastructure behind it — established communities, working trades and suppliers, and a base of homeowners who've already proven out waterfront construction here. You're not building somewhere untested.
Talk to Us About Building60 Min from Dallas
Highway 175 puts you at the lake in under an hour from the 635 corridor.
37,000 Acres
Largest inland lake in Texas — plenty of open water and protected coves.
East Texas Setting
Piney woods, rolling hills, and clear water you won't find in Central Texas.
Established Communities
Half a dozen-plus gated and lakefront communities ring the shoreline, Emerald Bay among them.
Cedar Lux Properties
Custom Home Construction Built for Cedar Creek Lake
Whether it's a modern custom home on a quiet cove or a legacy luxury build on open water, we don't build generic lake houses. Every Cedar Lux home is designed for its specific site — the cove, the water orientation, the lot topology — and built to a standard that holds value for generations.
Spec & Custom Builds
We build both custom homes from scratch and curated spec homes for buyers who want a move-in ready property without compromise. Either way, the same team and the same standard carry through — a spec home isn't a lesser build, just a faster one.
Water-Oriented Siting
Every lot sits differently — cove position, elevation, tree line, sun path. We design each home around its site: view lines toward open water, outdoor living spaces oriented to catch the evening light, and elevation choices that keep the water close without exposing the home.
Full-Service Process
From site selection and architecture through the final finish-out, we manage the entire residential construction process. One point of contact, start to finish — see how below.
Built for the Lake Environment
Waterfront homes take more weather than inland ones — humidity, sun exposure, seasonal storms. We choose materials and construction methods with that in mind, not just for how a home looks on move-in day.
How We Build
Our Home Construction Process
Four stages, one point of contact throughout. No handoffs between a design team and a construction team who've never met your lot.
Site & Design Consultation
We walk the lot with you — orientation, elevation, tree line, cove position — and talk through vision, timeline, and budget before a single line is drawn. This is where the site tells us what the home should be, not the other way around.
Architecture & Planning
A site-specific plan, not a catalog floor plan turned sideways. We coordinate architecture, engineering, and permitting for the lake environment, so the design that gets approved is the design that actually gets built.
Construction
One point of contact manages the build — scheduling, trades, and quality control — from foundation through final finish. You get regular updates, not radio silence between framing and drywall.
Walkthrough & Handoff
A final walkthrough, a punch list closed out before you move a box, and a home that's ready to live in — not one you're still finishing yourself six months after closing.
Where We Build
Cedar Creek Lake Communities
Featured Community
Emerald Bay
One of the Cedar Creek Lake communities where we've built — protected coves and deep-water access, with lots that suit both custom and spec builds.
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The Lake at Large
We build across Cedar Creek Lake wherever the right lot meets the right client — not exclusively in one community. If you already own a lot elsewhere on the lake, that doesn't rule us out; it's the starting point for the conversation.
Have a specific lot or neighborhood in mind? We'd love to hear about it.
Let's Build Your Cedar Creek Home
Whether you have a lot, a neighborhood in mind, or just a vision — we'll tell you honestly what's possible and what it takes to make it happen on Cedar Creek Lake.
Prefer to buy something already built? See our current homes for sale.