South Lyon buyers searching for new construction homes have a short-drive option: The Reserve at Crystal Lake in Commerce Township. The 160-acre lakefront community is built around a private 40-acre lake, with homes from $599,900 in Craftsman, Farmhouse, and New England Seaboard styles. Evergreen Homes is family-owned and has 25 years' experience building in Southeastern Michigan.
South Lyon has held onto something a lot of growing Metro Detroit suburbs have lost: a real small-town feel. The Main Street businesses know your name. The Pumpkinfest pulls thousands every fall without losing the community spirit that started it. It is a place where people put down roots.
Walk through downtown South Lyon on a Saturday, and you'll find Witch's Hat Brewing pouring local craft, and Erwin Orchards a few minutes east with cider donuts and apple picking in season.
The Pumpkinfest in September is a community-wide event that genuinely defines the city. The downtown has grown without flipping the personality. New residents moving in from Plymouth, Brighton, or Wixom often tell us the same thing: South Lyon feels like a town, not just another development.
South Lyon Community Schools serves families across the city and parts of the surrounding townships, with a reputation for strong academics and athletics. The Huron Valley Trail runs through town and connects to a wider network of rail-trail conversions for biking, running, and walking.
Island Lake Recreation Area is a short hop south, offering swimming, mountain biking, and paddleboarding.
For everyday retail and a wider restaurant scene, the Twelve Oaks corridor in Novi is about nine miles east. I-96 access gives commuters a clean route into Farmington Hills, Livonia, and downtown Detroit.
Kensington Metropark and Brighton Recreation Area both sit within a 15 to 20-minute radius and add hundreds of additional acres of trails and beaches.
New construction in South Lyon itself tends to be scattered: a one-off custom-built here, a small infill cluster there. If you want a finished community with shared amenities and a planned aesthetic, you generally need to look just outside the city.
There is a 160-acre community built around a private 40-acre lake in Commerce Township called The Reserve at Crystal Lake.
The community includes 203 premium home sites, four innovative floor plans — the Avalon with its first-floor owner's suite, plus the Madison, Newport, and Chelsea — and the kind of shared amenities that make daily life feel like a long weekend: private beach, beach house, boat launch, and kayak and canoe storage available to residents.
South Lyon residents already understand the value of outdoor access. The Reserve takes that lifestyle and adds private lake frontage. You can paddle out before work in the warmer months, walk the perimeter on the trail system, or watch your kids learn to fish without leaving the community.
Proud Lake Recreation Area, with more than 3,000 acres of trails, sits adjacent. The setting reads more like a vacation address than a daily commute. For families with school-age kids, the Huron Valley Schools district provides first-rate academics.
The Meadows of Cherry Hill in Canton is a second option. Thirty-eight premium lots, three floor plans, and Plymouth-Canton Community Schools assignment. The drive from South Lyon runs about 25 to 30 minutes through Salem and Plymouth Townships. The choice usually comes down to whether you want lake life or village life.
Evergreen Homes is a family-owned and semi-custom new home builder, which means more flexibility than a production builder and more predictability than a pure custom builder.
Jon, the owner and builder, is on the build sites daily. He picks up his own phone. He answers questions decisively and resolves issues quickly. He oversees construction from rough framing to final punch out. These are the five star qualities that consistently appear in the countless homeowner testimonials.
The 2025 Blue Ribbon Award for the Avalon floor plan, with its first-floor owner's suite, and the 2024 Blue Ribbon Award for the Madison plan came from a jury of peers as selected by the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan.
South Lyon's residential character pulls toward classic and warm, not modern and stark. Our plans land in that range while giving you the room sizes and layouts you want.
Three styles are available: Craftsman, Farmhouse, and New England Seaboard. Craftsman elevations carry tapered porch columns and natural-material accents.
Our customization options include optional home offices / flex rooms, in-law suites, lofts, and covered patios. You select the layout, the elevation, the finishes, and the options that fit the way your family actually lives.
