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Birchwood

Luxury lakeside living.

Inside, you’ll live in lavish comfort while having plenty of room to entertain and invite your family to stay the night. Your outdoor space is also designed for all-out enjoyment, with amenities that will delight you and your guests.    

When you build a Birchwood home, you’ll walk into your dream home and walk out to the beach. This is living at its finest. 

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Neighborhoods

Birchwood homes are currently being built on Hills Farm Lakes, a premier 500-acre, two-lake development conveniently located outside Fremont, Nebraska — just 15 minutes from West Omaha and 45 minutes from Lincoln. This gated community strikes the perfect balance between luxury living and natural beauty.

If living by the lake isn’t a priority for you, we can build on land you already own or on an estate lot (an oversized lot with space for a side-load garage) in Elkhorn or Papillion.

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Dreamy Details  

Most Birchwood homes are built on Hills Farm Lakes. Birchwood Homes are designed for comfortable first-floor living with bedrooms on the second floor for your guests. Imagine a ranch-style home with a lake view and an additional half-story that serves as your spacious guest quarters.

    • Full laundry room on the first floor

    • Main floor office

    • Butler’s pantry

    • Large windows showcasing your gorgeous water view

    • Optional secondary staircase from garage to second floor

    • 4+ car garage with space for a boat, jet ski, or other watercraft

    • Durable 50-year shingles designed to last and lower home insurance premiums…and more

At Hills Farm Lake, your home will be built on a large, 1-1.5-acre lot, and your beautiful backyard will be just as much of a focal point as your formal living room. You’ll also enjoy limited yard maintenance with a 4,000 sq. ft. sod maximum and your beach (soft sand) for the rest.

Note: Amenities may vary if your home will be built at another location.

    • A stand-alone lake room, customized to your liking with options for a kitchenette, wine cellar, bathroom, high-top seating, and more

    • A sprawling back patio designed for entertaining

    • Fire pit

    • Outdoor kitchen

    • Pool (or roughed-in hookups)

    • Landscaping

    • Lake-sourced sprinkler system…and more

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Process 

When you build a Birchwood home, you’ll have several opportunities to choose features for your fully customized dream house!

Over the course of 12-18 months, we’ll walk through the following steps together.

Note: Timelines are approximate

From Vision to Move-In

    • View a model home and review the features of Birchwood homes

    • Discover the important features of your dream house based on your needs, taste, and lifestyle

    • Begin selecting custom features

    • Select your lot and complete hold paperwork

    • Choose a floorplan

    • Red line (revise) the plan based on your preferences

    • Get pricing on new elements from vendors/suppliers.

    • Go over redlines and line-item costs

    • Sign contract and provide drafting fee

    • Submit drafting fee, pricing, and redlines to draftsman

    • Update loan pre-approval with your lender

    • Continue making selections

    • Market analysis on your current home

    • Review draftsman’s custom plans

    • Mark up changes and get pricing

    • Review the contract and builder documents

    • Review draftsman’s custom plans

    • Submit final changes to draftsman

    • Update loan pre-approval with lender

    • Review #2 of draftsman’s plans

    • Submit plans and pricing for office review

    • Review builder documents and contract

    • Sign paperwork and submit down payment

    • Builder signs off on plans

    • Submit plans to the City permit department for approval

    • Start construction: excavation, footings, foundation, backfill

    • Select plumbing features and appliances

    • Select exterior and interior stone/brick and fireplace details

    • Framing begins

    • Cabinet meeting

    • Select trims: doors, stairs, mantles, beams, closets

    • Choose flooring

    • Select sink and quartz countertop styles

    • Choose mirrors and glass for showers as well as cabinet doors

    • Select tile, carpet, and grout colors

    • On-site paint meeting: Choose paint and stain colors

    • Final walk-through

    • Closing!

Let’s start the process now!

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Costs

Birchwood homes require a 10% down payment and a $3,000 drafting fee, both of which are non-refundable. A $6,000 lot hold is refundable within the first 30 days. If you move forward with the build, the lot hold fee will be applied to your down payment.

Want to see more? Explore the other lines in our portfolio:

Pine Crest Homes
Richland Homes
Woodland Homes

  • Jenn is the best! She’s incredibly knowledgeable in both real estate and the building process. She guided us through building our custom home during a pandemic and never missed a beat. She’s an advocate for her clients and truly cares. Don’t hesitate to work with her—you won’t regret it!

    — Jayne E

  • Jenn was incredibly friendly, responsive, and easy to work with. I’d highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a home!

    — Robert M.

  • It was truly a God-blessed journey building our new home. Jenn and Sarina were attentive, responsive, and made a long process feel worthwhile. We’re so grateful for their help every step of the way!

    - Bisi S