How long does a Heron & Coast custom home take?

Most Heron & Coast homes run 14 to 20 months from Preliminary Read to keys, depending on lot conditions and finish tier.

What does a coastal custom home cost?

Heron & Coast projects typically begin around $1.4M for a 2,800 sq ft Signature-tier home and scale with size, site work, and Heritage-tier finishes. The Preliminary Read tool gives a range in under a minute.

Do you build on lots without existing infrastructure?

Yes. Raw-lot projects include a site-work phase for pilings, utilities, and elevation certification before framing begins.

Coastal Custom Homes · Est. 2011

The house that hears the sea.

Custom coastal homes for people who understand that a great house is measured in the sound of morning tide against the window, not in square feet.

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Three houses. Three tides.

Every Heron & Coast home is designed for its exact lot — its wind, its light, its water line.

Port Aransas · 2025

Salt Meadow

4,100 sq ft · elevated · Heritage tier

Rockport · 2024

Lantern House

3,200 sq ft · courtyard plan · Signature tier

Galveston · 2024

Driftline

2,800 sq ft · passive cooling · Signature tier

Interactive · Preliminary Read

Before we talk, know your range.

Four questions. An honest estimate. No email required to see it. This is the tool that turns a curious visitor into a qualified conversation.

01 · Your lot

TeardownExisting structure, utilities in

Cleared lotUtilities at street

Raw coastalPilings, elevation, utilities needed

02 · Conditioned size

2,400sq ft · 3 bed

3,200sq ft · 4 bed

4,200sq ft · 5 bed + studio

5,500+sq ft · estate

03 · Finish tier

SignatureWhite oak, quartz, standing-seam roof

HeritageReclaimed timber, stone, copper details

BespokeFully custom millwork & fixtures

04 · When do you want keys?

< 14 moAccelerated schedule

14–20 moStandard

FlexibleBest pricing on trades

Your preliminary range

$1.72M – $1.98M

3,200 sq ft · Signature · standard schedule

Construction$1.63M

Site work$0

Design & permitting$92K

Est. timeline16–18 mo

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Ranges reflect 2026 Gulf Coast trade pricing and hurricane-rated construction. A site visit refines this to ±5%.

Process

Four phases. One conversation.

Read

The Preliminary Read above, then a walk of the lot together. We listen more than we draw.

II.

Design

Schematic → developed design with our in-house architect. You see the house in 3D before a single piling goes in.

III.

Build

One project lead, one weekly site report with photos, one number that doesn't move without your signature.

IV.

Keys

A two-year craftsmanship warranty and a house manual written for your home — not a generic binder.

Journal · by Elena Marsh

Notes from the water line.

The founder's byline builds authority — for readers and for the AI answer engines that quote it.

Building · 6 min

Why we put the kitchen on the second floor

On a coastal lot the best light and the best view are eight feet up. The FEMA elevation requirement is not a constraint — it's the reason the plan works.

Elena Marsh · Founder

Materials · 4 min

Standing-seam roofs, and the 140-mph question

Every Heron & Coast roof is rated to 140 mph. Here is what that actually means for the clip spacing, the underlayment, and your insurance premium.