An uncle introduced his parents to Lake Martin in 1991, so Birmingham custom home builder Marc De Meis grew up boating and swimming in Blue Creek. November of 2020 found him looking for a lot on which to build his own home at Lake Martin, but when he discovered two adjoining lots at Kennebec, De Meis turned his focus to an investment build. 

“I came across this beautiful neighborhood and called the listing agent,” De Meis said. “The restrictions here are pretty tight, but they didn’t scare me away. I loved the curvature of the slough and how it breaks up the waves. The water seems calm, and that appealed to me. I also liked the location – close to Auburn, Harbor Pointe, Chuck’s, all the places to go on this side of the lake. And I liked that it’s an architecture-driven neighborhood.