“The lake is literally crystal clear, having been created from the former sand and gravel operation,” says Milia. The lake has a sandy bottom, and Milia says there is no pollution on the site. The sewer and water lines will be brought in from 1.5 miles away, and the community is in the Huron Valley School District. The land was brokered by Randy Thomas, president and CEO of Insite Commercial in Commerce Township. The development, which was owned by the Chaldean Church, has been approved by the township. “We will have four different sized lots - frontages of 60 feet, 83 feet, 105 feet in the interior, and 105 feet along the water - and Robertson Brothers Homes (in Bloomfield Hills) will be building the first 25 homes, and Evergreen Homes (in Canton Township) will be doing another 25 homes.

“We’ve been looking at the site for five years, and have worked on it earnest for the last two years,” says Andy Milia, president of Franklin Property Corp. The site is across Sleeth Road from the Proud Lake Recreation Area. The 160-acre project, which includes mature trees along the edges of the property that will be preserved, is located two miles east of downtown Milford - the north side of Sleeth Road, between Duck Lake and Bass Lake roads. Each home along the water will include a white-sandy beach and a dock, while the community will have access to a private beach with a cabana-style clubhouse. The Reserve at Crystal Lake, which replaces a former sand and gravel operation that began operations in the 1950s, will see homes priced from $475,000 to $1.2 million along and near the 42-acre lake. in Farmington Hills, in partnership with Whitehall Real Estate Interests in Novi, will break ground in February on a $120-million, 203-home lakefront community in Commerce Township. Representing one of the largest luxury residential developments announced in recent years, Franklin Property Corp. A $120 million, 203-home lakefront community is coming to Commerce Township from Franklin Property Corp.

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