A Private Offering · Irish Hills, Michigan

Devils Lake Cove

Eight and a half acres on the last open cove of Devils Lake
The Opportunity

Spring-fed lakes do not make more shoreline. On Devils Lake, one cove remains untouched, surveyed, and waiting for a vision worthy of it.

8.5+Acres
11Potential Homesites
1,300±Acre Spring-Fed Lake
3Paths to Value
The Film

Two minutes on the water

The full story of the cove, from open land to lamplight. Original score. Sound on.

Aerial view of the Devils Lake Cove parcel in summer
The Land

Where the lake
turns inward

The parcel wraps a quiet, sand-bottomed cove at the corner of Round Lake Highway and Clifton Avenue. Mature hardwoods on three sides, established estates as neighbors, and open water beyond.

  • 4020 Round Lake Hwy, Woodstock Township, Lenawee County, MI 49253
  • 8.5+ acre development site with protected cove frontage
  • Preliminary site condominium plan by Mannik Smith Group
  • Additional lot with 30 by 60 pole barn, ready for clubhouse conversion
The First Season

From wild to ready

Nature has held this ground exactly as it is. No teardown, no undoing someone else's mistakes, just a blank canvas and a survey. Here is what the first season of work looks like, in fifteen seconds.

As it stands todayThe first season, visualized
The Plan

Surveyed.
Considered.
Composed.

Eleven generous homesites trace the curve of the cove, each with its own relationship to the water. A raised common walkway carries residents through the preserved wetland to the lake itself.

  • Eleven high-end lake homesites in the preliminary plan
  • Raised common walkway to the water
  • 2.7 acres of preserved open space at the heart of the site
Concept render of the prepared site with surveyed lot lines
Georeferenced preliminary site condominium survey
Parcel boundary traced over winter aerial
Two Visions

Choose the future
this cove deserves

Eleven estate homes with private docks on the cove

Eleven estates, one shoreline

Nantucket-inspired homes on generous grounds, arranged so every residence keeps its privacy and its view. A shared residential marina puts each family on the water in minutes.

  • Eleven high-end single-family lake homesites
  • Residential marina with private dock slips
  • Raised boardwalk through the preserved wetland
  • Lamplit lanes, boardwalks, and common grounds
Luxury marina condominiums at dusk

A private harbor, carved from the land

Dredge the wetland into a protected canal and every residence becomes waterfront. A large condominium plan with wall-to-wall dockage, anchored by a clubhouse converted from the existing pole barn.

  • Dredged canal creating all-waterfront residences
  • Large condominium plan with dock slips at every door
  • Clubhouse with pool, fire terrace, and pickleball
  • Boat channel direct to open water
The Arc of Construction

Watch it rise

A development is a story told in seasons. Foundations, frames, and finally lamplight on the water.

Foundations poured on the cleared site
I · Foundations
Framing rises around the future harbor
II · Framing
Cladding and rooflines take shape
III · Cladding
IV · Evening, complete
The Setting

Devils Lake,
the Irish Hills

A spring-fed, all-sports lake of roughly 1,300 acres in the lake country of southern Michigan. Sailing here dates back more than a century at the Devils Lake Yacht Club. Summers run on wooden boat gatherings, regattas, and fireworks over the water. Race weekends at Michigan International Speedway are twenty minutes up the road.

Classic wooden boats on Devils Lake
Wooden boat gathering on the lake
Fireworks over Devils Lake
20 minMichigan Int'l Speedway
~50 minAnn Arbor
~45 minToledo
~90 minDetroit Metro
A Private Conversation

The lake is finished making shoreline. You are not.

Estates, harbor, or a vision of your own. The survey is drawn, the visions are rendered, and the cove is waiting. Serious parties are invited to walk the site.

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