Canyon Lake Lodge Renovation

The Canyon Lake Lodge was constructed in the year 2000, 23 years ago. Many of the finishes inside this building are original and very worn and dated. The bar area was last updated in 2014, over nine years ago. We hired an excellent design team to coordinate two major projects to update this facility after two decades of hard use.

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Interior Project

The Canyon Lake Lodge was constructed in the year 2000, 23 years ago. Many of the finishes inside this building are original and very worn and dated. The bar area was last updated in 2014, over 9 years ago. We hired an excellent design team to coordinate this repair and replacement project and give our restaurant and bar a much needed update after two decades of hard use. 

All the funds from this project will come from the Repair & Replacement Reserve fund. The reserve study which can be found on the Financials page lists every inventory component in the Lodge, such as paint, flooring, carpeting, the bar and bar equipment, furniture, light fixtures etc as individual items that need replacing with a specific life expectancy. Nearly all the items in this project have long ago exceeded their life expectancy.

The Davis Stirling act, which governs all HOA’s requires that we maintain a reserve study and healthy reserve funds. Our boards have done a great job of this over the recent years, and the money for this project is already in the bank. The Davis Stirling act also requires us to maintain all of our common area amenities. We consider this one of our primary obligations. All of this helps maintain healthy property values here in Canyon Lake, and helps modernize our aging 55 year old community.

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Exterior Project

The Canyon Lake Lodge was constructed in the year 2000, 23 years ago. We have many community events such as Fiesta Day, the tree lighting, car show, etc on the front lawn. Currently the great view of the lake there is almost totally obscured by hedges and trees.

This area is also a revenue center for us and we host weddings and events on the lawn, and the outdoor dining we did there during the Covid-19 closures was incredibly popular. The Board will be voting today on a major renovation of the interior of the Lighthouse Restaurant and Bar. The design of that project, in particular the bar area and service bar were designed specifically to be able to serve a much larger front patio dining area. The project will start by removing trees and hedges.

Then we will build some retaining walls on the slope between the lawn and Sunset Beach. This will allow us to enlarge the front lawn area a great deal, and maximize the view of the lake. The design includes lounge seating, gas firepits, a very large overhead shade structure, not unlike the new one at the country club, all new landscaping and lighting, and a new bandstand /wedding area with a large overhead trellis.

Project Links/Documents

Exterior Project

The Canyon Lake Lodge was constructed in the year 2000, 23 years ago. We have many community events such as Fiesta Day, the tree lighting, car show, etc on the front lawn. Currently the great view of the lake there is almost totally obscured by hedges and trees.

This area is also a revenue center for us and we host weddings and events on the lawn, and the outdoor dining we did there during the Covid-19 closures was incredibly popular. The Board will be voting today on a major renovation of the interior of the Lighthouse Restaurant and Bar. The design of that project, in particular the bar area and service bar were designed specifically to be able to serve a much larger front patio dining area. The project will start by removing trees and hedges.

Then we will build some retaining walls on the slope between the lawn and Sunset Beach. This will allow us to enlarge the front lawn area a great deal, and maximize the view of the lake. The design includes lounge seating, gas firepits, a very large overhead shade structure, not unlike the new one at the country club, all new landscaping and lighting, and a new bandstand /wedding area with a large overhead trellis.

Project Links/Documents

Interior Project

The Canyon Lake Lodge was constructed in the year 2000, 23 years ago. Many of the finishes inside this building are original and very worn and dated. The bar area was last updated in 2014, over 9 years ago. We hired an excellent design team to coordinate this repair and replacement project and give our restaurant and bar a much needed update after two decades of hard use. 

All the funds from this project will come from the Repair & Replacement Reserve fund. The reserve study which can be found on the Financials page lists every inventory component in the Lodge, such as paint, flooring, carpeting, the bar and bar equipment, furniture, light fixtures etc as individual items that need replacing with a specific life expectancy. Nearly all the items in this project have long ago exceeded their life expectancy.

The Davis Stirling act, which governs all HOA’s requires that we maintain a reserve study and healthy reserve funds. Our boards have done a great job of this over the recent years, and the money for this project is already in the bank. The Davis Stirling act also requires us to maintain all of our common area amenities. We consider this one of our primary obligations. All of this helps maintain healthy property values here in Canyon Lake, and helps modernize our aging 55 year old community.

Project Links/Documents

Project Updates

Feb 8 2023 | Lodge Project Kicks Off

We’re excited to start Phase One of our renovation project at the 23-year-old Lodge! Our contractor is on the job today and starting a very aggressive schedule on the exterior Patio and Event Space project. This outside area is currently planned for completion by May. This ambitious schedule is very dependent on the weather. Work on the Bar area will start after the Frankie Ballard Concert this weekend. A temporary bar will be set up on the lounge/dance floor area while the bar area is under construction. Phase Two will be the restaurant area, and Phase Three will be the lounge/dance floor. Three phases will allow the least disruption to the restaurant and bar continuing to function throughout the construction process. The schedule is currently being finalized and completion is anticipated for Fall 2023. These projects have been in planning for nearly 5 years. They only became a reality on January 3rd, when the board approved the funding at their last meeting. Management immediately went to work value engineering (reviewing and cutting costs) and negotiating best and final pricing with 8 different bidders, and the project has now started 36 days later. The building permits currently have expiration dates in August and September, 2023.