Custom homes in Leander, Austin and the Hill Country
Makarios Design Build builds custom homes in Leander and the communities around it: Cedar Park, Liberty Hill, Georgetown, Jonestown, Lago Vista and the northwest side of Austin. On your lot or ours, in a gated neighborhood or on open acreage.
Cities and towns we build in.
We're based in Leander, and most of our homes go up within a 30 to 40 minute drive of it. Here's where that takes us.
Leander, TX
About 30 miles northwest of downtown Austin on US 183 and the 183A toll road, with a MetroRail station downtown. Leander has grown from about 7,000 people in 2000 to more than 80,000 today, and it still has neighborhoods with half-acre to multi-acre lots that look like the Hill Country. Leander ISD schools, the Crystal Falls Golf Club, and Lake Travis about twenty minutes west.
This is where we live and where most of our work is. We know the lots, the HOAs, the folks at the city permitting office, and the ground under the slab.
Leander neighborhoods ↓Liberty Hill
North of Leander on Hwy 29 and Ronald Reagan Blvd. Larger acreage and a more rural feel, with new master-planned communities filling in between. Liberty Hill ISD.
Communities ↓Georgetown
Northeast of Leander. Golf communities, the San Gabriel River, and a historic downtown square. Georgetown ISD.
Communities ↓Cedar Park
Directly south of Leander, closer in to Austin. Established neighborhoods, some infill and teardown lots, and the H-E-B Center. Leander ISD.
Communities ↓Jonestown and Lago Vista
West of Leander on FM 1431, on the north shore of Lake Travis. Lake-view and lake-access lots, marinas, and hillside terrain where the plan has to be drawn for the lot.
Communities ↓Northwest Austin
Anderson Mill, Avery Ranch, Four Points and the 78726, 78750 and 78717 zip codes. Mostly teardown and infill custom builds on established lots.
Ask about a lot →Leander neighborhoods and developments.
Our floor plans are designed for half-acre lots and up, so we've listed the acreage and custom-lot communities first. We build in the master-planned communities too when the lot and the builder rules allow it.
Acreage and custom-lot communities
Bring-your-own-builder neighborhoods with half-acre to multi-acre homesites.
- Grand Mesa at Crystal FallsSee page
- Reagan's Overlook
One-acre wooded lots off Ronald Reagan BlvdAsk us - Highland Oaks
Established one-acre lots, south LeanderAsk us - Greatwood
1 to 1.4 acre lots, multiple buildersAsk us - Overlook Estates
Half-acre to 1.6 acre custom lotsAsk us - Post Oak Estates
1 to 3 acre custom lots, south LeanderAsk us - Whitt Ranch
One-acre lots, modern designs, north LeanderAsk us - Bonnet
1 to 1.3 acre lotsAsk us - Sandy Creek Ranches
Half-acre to 5 acre lots, no HOA, northwest LeanderAsk us - Bluffs of Sandy Creek
1 to 2 acre lots, northwest LeanderAsk us - North Rim
1 to 11 acre lots on the Cedar Park lineAsk us - Cherry Hollow Estates
1 to 16 acre lots, no HOA, south LeanderAsk us
Master-planned communities
Larger developments with amenity centers. Ask us which sections allow an outside custom builder.
- Travisso
2,100 acres of Hill Country terrain north of FM 1431Ask us - Crystal Falls
Golf community with ten neighborhoods, lots to seven acresAsk us - Bryson
530 acres west of US 183Ask us - Palmera Ridge
426 acres near Southwest Williamson County ParkAsk us - Deerbrooke
Trails and greenbelt in central LeanderAsk us - Larkspur
608 acres on the San Gabriel RiverAsk us - Bar W Ranch
River frontage on the South San GabrielAsk us - Northline
Walkable downtown district at the MetroRail stationAsk us
Don't see your neighborhood? We build on individual lots across Leander, including older subdivisions and unrestricted land outside the city limits. Send us the address and we'll tell you what it will support.
Communities around Leander.
Liberty Hill, Georgetown, the north shore of Lake Travis, and Cedar Park.
Liberty Hill
- Rancho Santa Fe
1 to 5+ acre custom homesitesAsk us - Santa Rita Ranch
3,100-acre master-planned community off Hwy 29Ask us - Lariat
600 acres off Ronald Reagan BlvdAsk us - Acreage on your own land
Liberty Hill ISD and Georgetown ISDAsk us
Georgetown
- Cimarron Hills
Gated golf community, custom lotsAsk us - Wolf Ranch
Master-planned on the San GabrielAsk us - Parkside on the River
West GeorgetownAsk us - Acreage on your own land
Georgetown ISDAsk us
Jonestown and Lago Vista
- The Hollows on Lake Travis
Jonestown, lake access and marinaAsk us - Tessera on Lake Travis
Lago Vista, lakesideAsk us - Acreage on your own land
Leander ISD and Lago Vista ISDAsk us
Cedar Park and northwest Austin
- Ranch at Brushy Creek
Cedar ParkAsk us - Buttercup Creek
Cedar ParkAsk us - Infill and teardown lots
Cedar Park, Anderson Mill, Avery RanchAsk us
Why people build in Leander.
Land you can't find closer in, a commute that still works, and schools families move here for.
- 30 min
- To downtown Austin on the 183A toll road, off peak
- 80,000+
- Residents, up from about 7,000 in 2000
- ½ acre+
- Typical lot in the custom-build neighborhoods we work in
- Leander ISD
- Four high schools and several campuses rated 9 or 10 out of 10 on GreatSchools
- MetroRail
- CapMetro Red Line runs from downtown Leander to downtown Austin
- Lake Travis
- Twenty minutes west on FM 1431
Already own land? Start there.
Most of the homes we build go on a lot the client already owns. Send us the address or the listing and we'll walk it with you, look at setbacks, slope, utilities and the HOA rules, and tell you what it can hold before you spend a dollar on plans.
If you're still shopping for land, we'll do the same for any lot you're considering. Finding out about a septic field or a drainage easement is a lot cheaper before closing than after.
Questions about where we build.
Do you build on lots I already own?
Yes. Most of our homes are built on the client's own lot in Leander, Liberty Hill, Georgetown, Jonestown, Lago Vista, Cedar Park and the northwest side of Austin. If you're still looking for land, we can tell you what a given lot will and won't support before you buy it.
What lot size do your floor plans need?
Most of our plans are designed for a half-acre lot or larger. The Mark plan needs about three quarters of an acre. Every plan can be adjusted to fit a specific lot, setback or view.
Will you build in a gated or HOA neighborhood?
Yes. We handle the architectural review submission and HOA approvals as part of our process, before the final contract price is signed.
How far from Leander will you build?
Our regular service area is Williamson County and northern Travis County, roughly a 30 to 40 minute drive from Leander. If your lot is a little farther out, ask. We look at each one.
Tell us where you want to build.
A neighborhood, a lot you're watching, or just a general direction. We'll tell you what it costs to build there and what to watch out for.