Searching for a custom home builder in Bloomfield Hills, MI without an open-ended, blank-check budget? Evergreen Homes builds award-winning new homes about 20 minutes away at The Reserve at Crystal Lake, from $609,900. Family-owned for 25 years and built with you in mind, we pair proven, personalized luxury floor plans with a private lakefront community.
Buyers around Bloomfield Hills who want something new often hit the same wall: the most desirable in-town lots are teardowns, and a from-scratch build on one becomes an open-ended project where the final number is anyone's guess. The honest question underneath the search is simple. Does a genuinely high-quality new home have to mean an unpredictable budget? It does not.
Evergreen Homes offers a value-luxury path that keeps the craftsmanship and removes the guesswork. Instead of paying premium prices for a one-off design, you start with one of four award-winning, proven floor plans, with luxury finishes already written into the base price and a published starting point of $609,900. It is a clear, plannable number, in a private community about 20 minutes from Bloomfield Hills.
For Bloomfield Hills buyers, our homes are built at The Reserve at Crystal Lake, a private community in Commerce Township centered on a private 40-acre lake. The value here is not a single line item. It is everything that comes standard: a choice of four award-winning floor plans, luxury finishes included in the base price, a private beach and beach house, and a quiet, exclusive setting on the water.
It helps to compare the two paths side by side. On a typical build on your own lot, the headline number rarely reflects what you actually spend, because land, site work, and finish upgrades are quoted separately and stack up. At The Reserve, the included features are genuinely part of the price:
| At The Reserve | A Typical Build on Your Own Lot |
|---|---|
| A private home site inside a planned lakefront community, ready to build on. | Buy and clear a teardown lot first, often the highest and least predictable cost. |
| Luxury finishes such as granite, GE appliances, and Andersen windows included in the base price. | Premium finishes usually priced as upgrades on top of a bare-shell figure. |
| Four proven, award-winning plans you personalize with quoted options. | A one-off architectural design where changes and overruns are common. |
| A private 40-acre lake, private beach, and a beach house shared by the community. | Amenities depend entirely on the individual lot and are rarely included. |
| A published starting price you can plan around from day one. | A moving target that is hard to pin down until the home is finished. |
Homes here fall within the Huron Valley Schools district, served by Country Oaks Elementary, Oak Valley Middle, and Lakeland High, worth comparing against your current Bloomfield Hills district as you weigh the move.
When you are choosing at this level, independent recognition tells you more than any brochure. Each of the honors below comes from the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan, a respected regional trade body, and is the kind of third-party proof worth asking any builder to show.
| Award | What It Recognizes |
|---|---|
| 2025 Development of the Year | The Reserve at Crystal Lake named the top new community of the year, judged on planning, amenities, and construction quality. |
| 2025 Blue Ribbon Award (Avalon) | Design and build quality of the Avalon plan, which features a first-floor owner's suite and a standard 2.5-car garage. |
| 2024 Blue Ribbon Award (Madison) | Design and build quality of the Madison plan, recognized in the prior award year. |
Being named 2025 Development of the Year is not a marketing line. It is a peer-reviewed judgment of the whole community. Back-to-back Blue Ribbon plans
on top of that show the quality holds up year after year, not just on one showpiece home.
At many builders, the person whose name is on the sign is nowhere near the job site. That is not how Evergreen Homes works. Jon, the owner and builder, is on-site every day, personally overseeing the homes we build. When the same person who runs the company is checking the framing, the finishes, and the final walkthrough, accountability stops being a marketing slogan and becomes the standard.
For a premium buyer, that daily presence matters. Questions get answered by someone with real authority, problems get caught early, and the standard on your home is the one the owner would hold himself to. You can meet the builder before you ever commit, and read how homeowners describe their experience in countless homeowner testimonials.
The Reserve offers four distinct plans in Craftsman, Eastern Seaboard, and Farmhouse architectural styles, ranging from 2,570 to 3,250+ square feet. Prices start at $609,900 and plans can be personalized to fit how your household actually lives.
| Floor Plan | Signature Features | The Buyer It Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Avalon | Winner of the 2025 Blue Ribbon Award, with a first-floor owner's suite and a standard 2.5-car garage. | Right-sizing empty nesters and buyers who want main-floor living without giving up space or style. |
| Madison | Winner of the 2024 Blue Ribbon Award, a balanced two-story plan built around defined living zones and generous gathering space. | Growing families who want distinct areas for work, play, and quiet. |
| Newport | Offers the flexibility to add a third full bathroom upstairs, creating an en suite bedroom, an optional first-floor in-law suite, or a spacious second-floor loft. | Multigenerational households and buyers who want room that flexes as life changes. |
| Chelsea | A flexible layout with room to tailor bedroom count and living space. | Buyers who know their must-haves and want a plan that bends to fit them. |
A fair question from anyone leaving a custom-lot conversation is whether a proven plan is really custom. The straight answer: you personalize in two meaningful ways. Structural options change the bones of the home, things like added rooms, a loft, or an in-law suite. Finish selections shape the look and feel, from cabinetry and flooring to fixtures and countertops.
That is genuine design freedom, just with a proven starting point instead of a blank sheet. Because Evergreen Homes builds these plans repeatedly, we know exactly what each option costs and how it turns out, so your choices and costs stay predictable rather than open-ended. Explore how far the personalization options go, and when you are ready, our team can walk you through construction loan guidance and preferred lender options so the financing side is clear before you commit.
The setting is a big part of what makes the short drive worth it. At the heart of the community sits a private 40-acre lake, the kind of view most in-town Bloomfield Hills lots cannot offer. Residents enjoy a private beach and beach house, along with a boat dock for electric boats, kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards. It is calm, private water made for evenings and weekends, not engine noise.
Step beyond the community, and the outdoors keep going. The Reserve is adjacent to Proud Lake Recreation Area, approximately 3,000 acres along the scenic Huron River, with boating access sites, fishing and paddling opportunities, a modern campground, and an extensive trail system for hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking. For premium buyers used to the amenities around Bloomfield Hills, it trades a busy shoreline for something more private and, for many families, more livable day to day.
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Most homes take about 10 to 12 months to build from signing, and Evergreen Homes keeps you informed at every stage so the timeline never feels like a mystery. If your move needs to happen sooner, our quick move-in homes are already under construction or near completion, so you can settle in faster without designing from scratch. Either way, you get the same luxury finishes and the same owner oversight on every home we build.
