Custom homes in Marble Falls
The gateway to the Highland Lakes, about an hour from downtown Austin and 45 minutes from Leander on RR 1431. Marble Falls has grown by roughly a third since 2020, and most of the land worth building on is outside the city limits: acreage communities with light restrictions, and open ranch land with none.
Lake country, an hour from Austin, and land you choose your builder on.
Marble Falls sits where US 281 and TX 71 meet, on Lake Marble Falls with Lake LBJ a few minutes west. The town itself is about 9,400 people, with a new hospital, a growing Main Street, and enough retail that you don't drive to Austin for groceries. The Hill Country west of town is where the acreage is.
Inside the city you get municipal water and sewer and a city building permit. Outside it you're in Burnet County: a county development permit, a septic permit, and either a private well or a community water system, with Pedernales Electric for power. There's no county building inspection the way a city does it, so the builder's own standards matter more here.
Schools are Marble Falls ISD for most of the area. Some acreage north of town falls in Burnet CISD, so we check the parcel.
Building in Marble Falls
Our clients in Marble Falls fall into two groups. Some buy a lot in a planned acreage community like The Trails at Thousand Oaks or Summit Springs, where the roads and water are in and a design committee keeps the neighborhood consistent. Others buy raw land and want a house placed for the view. We do both, and the first step is the same: we walk the land before we price anything and settle the water, septic, driveway and power questions that decide the budget.
The commute from Leander is a real drive, so we plan the build around it: fewer, longer site days, a milestone schedule you can follow from home, and one person to call.
Two Marble Falls communities we don't build in: Thunder Rock and Gregg Ranch. Both are production-builder developments, and that's not what we do.
Where we build in Marble Falls.
Communities where you choose your own builder and no production builder has ever built. Each one has its own page.
The Trails at Thousand Oaks
One-acre lots, a private lake, and your choice of builder.
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 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 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 Marble Falls.
Do you build in Marble Falls?
Yes. We build on acreage in and around Marble Falls, in bring-your-own-builder communities and on unrestricted land. It's about 45 minutes from our office in Leander.
What permits does a custom home need outside the city limits?
A 911 address, a Burnet County development permit, and a septic permit through the county's development services office. If the lot is inside the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, subdivision rules still run through the city. We handle all of it.
Is there city water on acreage?
Usually not. Most acreage communities run a community water system or private wells, with septic. A few close to town have city water. We confirm it for the specific lot.
Which communities in Marble Falls allow an outside builder?
The Trails at Thousand Oaks, Summit Springs and Canyon Ridge Springs all let you choose your builder. Each has its own design guidelines, which we handle as part of the plan review.
Have land in Marble Falls, 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.
Marble Falls
Tell us a little about what you're looking for and Demitri will follow up himself.