Great water views and smart design choices attract beach-goers to San Antonio architect’s Cinnamon Shore home.

An architect and interior designer by practice, Lynn Peters is also a beach lover. The San Antonio principle of LK Design Group, Inc., has property on the Florida Panhandle. But when she discovered charming Cinnamon Shore—just a couple of hours from San Antonio—she knew she wanted to design a family beach home there. 

She did such a great job that guests keep it occupied, keeping her from spending as much time there as as she’d like. “It’s more successful than I would have wanted it to be,” she says. laughing. The three-story, beachfront home lures vacationers with gorgeous interiors, great Gulf views, amenities, and smart design

When Austin Architect Jim Kissling was thinking about the floor plan for La Ola, a newly listed property at Cinnamon Shore, he thought about the way most people use their vacation homes. “Especially on vacation, people always gather around the dinner and living spaces. They aren’t going to sit in a room by themselves,” he says.

That’s how he came up with the terrific floor plan that allows plenty of privacy and lots of places to gather and visit in this three-story beach cottage, ringed with porches. He combined a state-of-the-art kitchen and living room to create a stunning place where the families and friends who spend time here will naturally want to congregate.

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With new cottages being built and new shops and a pizza place coming to Cinnamon Shore Spring Break, we’re offering more than ever for our homeowners and vacationers. And after launching Cinnamon Shore South with The Grand Unveiling, it’s a new and exciting era at our community.

“When we started Cinnamon Shore just over a decade ago, this is really what we envisioned,” says Jeff Lamkin of Sea Oats Group. “A place for families and their friends to celebrate life in a beautiful village by the sea. One village is vibrant and almost complete, and our expansion, just down the road, will build on the best traditions we’ve established at Cinnamon Shore. It’s exciting.”

Just recently, the very last Gulf-front home site at Cinnamon Shore was

We are happy to announce that Texas topped the list of Best Places to Live 2018 by Money magazine, due in part to the vast amounts of sunshine and great housing. Many venture to Cinnamon Shore for similar reasons—sunny days on the Texas coast and the value of our beautiful homes. We're honored to be a part of the equation that makes our state so great and sought out by others. 

Money states, “When you think of Texas, you may think of football and barbecue. You should also think of an unbeatable combination of affordable homes and strong job growth.” It’s the state’s strong economy that allows leisure time on the coast. Money also cited our incredible weather, stating, “With 232 clear days per year—the equivalent of 7.6 straight months of sunny

Inside Gulf Grandeur, Our Newest Available Gulf-View Home

Flanked with mature palms, “Gulf Grandeur” at 137 Seaside Drive features a steeply pitched gabled roof over third- and second-floor balconies, lined with charming porch railings. It showcases dramatic architecture and coastal-inspired interiors, along with stunning outdoor living areas. The home has rear views of Kiera’s Pool and Lake Gavin and front balcony views across dune grasses to the Gulf. It’s three stories of luxury living on the Texas Coast.

 

The cozy, first-floor patio is designed around an outdoor stone fireplace, backed by a lush, fully landscaped backyard that overlooks Kiera’s Pool. A framework of columns and beams form a pavilion-like structure around the fireplace seating

We’re so excited to invite those interested in joining our Founders Club at Cinnamon Shore South for a fun-filled weekend. We’ll shuttle between Cinnamon Shore North and our newest community as we share the future of Cinnamon Shore with you. In addition to offering tours and one-time-only Founder's Pricing for the first-released homesites, we have lots of festivities planned. Here’s a look at what’s happening:

FRIDAY

10:30AM - Groundbreaking Ceremony at Cinnamon Shore South Project Site. The official project start of our brand-new seaside village with developer Jeff Lamkin and local dignitaries.

6:30PM - Cocktails + Greeting at Town Center, Cinnamon Shore North

8PM - Live Music by Southtown at Terry's Place stage, Cinnamon Shore North

At the expansion of Cinnamon Shore, we’re calling on the best talent in Texas and from across the South. Land Planner Mark Schnell has brought a rigorous design code that evokes the charm of a classic beach town, while a select group of architects and interior designers will work to make each home fit that aesthetic and feel customized at the same time.

Community Planner

Land Planner Mark Schnell of Schnell Urban Design, LLC, lives on the Florida Panhandle. He has years of experience studying the successful developments along Scenic Highway 30-A, designing beach homes, and creating plans for New Urban communities. New Urbanism promotes design elements that foster friendly interactions and small-town character—front porches, green spaces, and