As a family-owned custom home builder in Commerce Township, MI, with 25 years' experience, Evergreen Homes builds personalized, award-winning homes right here at The Reserve at Crystal Lake. Start with a proven plan and shape it into a home that is uniquely yours, always built with you in mind.
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Evergreen Homes is based right where you want to live. We build personalized, award-winning homes within The Reserve at Crystal Lake in Commerce Township, so choosing us means working with a local builder who is on the job site daily, not a distant corporate operation. Our model keeps things refreshingly simple: you build within an established community, with a proven plan, on a premium home site, then make the home your own through structural options and finish selections.
Choosing a community-based builder also protects you from the headaches that derail many from-scratch projects. There is no hunting for a buildable lot, no surprise costs for wells, septic, or road access, and no months lost to rezoning. At The Reserve, the groundwork is already done, so your timeline and budget stay far more predictable while you concentrate on the design decisions that shape how your family will live.
This community-based approach is what lets us deliver true custom character at a competitive price. You get the personalization that matters, the layout, the flow, the details, without the cost and uncertainty of starting from raw land. If you want to understand the advantages of building new over buying resale, our overview of why buy new is a good place to start.
We call it the best of both worlds: the confidence of a proven design paired with the freedom to personalize it. Here is how the process unfolds:
Because Jon is involved at every stage, the answers you get come from the person actually building your home. Explore the full range of ways to personalize your home to see how far the customization goes.
The Reserve offers four signature floor plans, each ready to be shaped around your family. The Avalon, a 2025 Blue Ribbon Award winner, places the owner's suite on the first floor and includes a standard 2.5-car garage. The Madison earned the 2024 Blue Ribbon Award and is our largest floorplan. The Newport offers the flexibility to add a third full bathroom upstairs, creating an en suite bedroom, an optional first-floor in-law's suite, or a spacious second-floor loft. The Chelsea completes the collection with four bedrooms upstairs and a second-floor laundry room.
Quality is built in from the start, not sold to you as a list of upgrades. Every Evergreen home in Commerce Township includes:
These are premium, durable, name-brand selections chosen to protect your investment for decades. Review the complete standard features list before you ever talk about options.
Evergreen Homes is family-owned and operated, and Jon, the owner and builder, is on-site every day with 25 years' experience behind him. That daily presence means each home is held to his exacting personal standard. Our designs have earned Blue Ribbon Awards, and The Reserve at Crystal Lake earned the 2025 Development of the Year award from the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan.
That reputation is built one homeowner at a time, and it shows in our countless 5-Star Google reviews and testimonials from families we have built for. Read our Homeowner testimonials to hear how buyers describe working with us, or meet the person behind it all, Jon, on the Meet the Builder page.
Building in Commerce Township puts you at the center of a genuine lakeside lifestyle. The Reserve is built around a private 40-acre lake, with a private beach area, a beach house, and a boat dock where electric boats, kayaks, canoes, and paddle-boards are welcome. The community sits adjacent to the Proud Lake Recreation Area, approximately 3,000 acres along the Huron River with boating access, fishing and paddling opportunities, and trails for hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking. Downtown Milford's shops and dining are a short drive away. Children attend Huron Valley Schools, including Country Oaks Elementary, Oak Valley Middle, and Lakeland High School.
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Prefer a home that is ready sooner? Our quick move-in homes are under construction or nearly complete, offering the same standard finishes and build quality on a faster timeline. Availability changes often, so check the current list.
Building a custom home is more attainable than many buyers expect. Our financing resources connect you with preferred lenders. We help with pre-qualification and outline any current incentives so you can plan with confidence.
Getting pre-qualified early is one of the most useful first steps. It clarifies your budget, focuses your search, and puts you in a stronger position when one of the 203 premium home sites at The Reserve opens up. Our team is glad to point you toward a preferred lender and answer the financing questions that tend to surface as you plan a build in Commerce Township.
