As an ENERGY STAR® partner, we take tremendous pride in bringing energy efficiency to Lively Lane. Because October 26th is officially ENERGY STAR® Day, we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight the benefits of ENERGY STAR® certified homes where design and quality control brings comfort and energy savings.  All of the townhomes at Lively Lane … Continue reading Celebrating ENERGY STAR ® Day 2021

Protecting the environment should be a prime consideration for us all, and if you’ve been reading this blog you know by now that designing for sustainability has been a core tenet throughout the development of Lively Lane.  We knew early on that we wanted to provide homeowners at Lively Lane the opportunity to “go solar” from … Continue reading So, what are Solar Shares at Lively Lane?

When exploring San Marcos, you will find no shortage of public art, including creative statues and vibrant murals. There is also a bubbling independent art scene where residents and visitors alike can engage with local visual artists. Read on to learn more about some of these projects and organizations championing local culture and arts in … Continue reading Explore the San Marcos Visual Art Scene

If you have ever explored the City of San Marcos, you probably wondered what the deal is with all of these mermaids. Downtown is filled with mermaid artwork and every year the Mermaid Society of San Marcos leads the Mermaid Promenade. Little do many know, San Marcos has a rich history in mermaid culture that … Continue reading San Marcos Mermaid History + Culture

In effort to provide a more seamless home buying experience to those purchasing a home at Lively Lane, we are excited to announce that we have partnered with Cornerstone Home Lending, Inc’s Big Life Home Loan Group as the preferred lender for Lively Lane! Note: buyers are not obligated to utilize financing or the project’s … Continue reading Meet our Preferred Lender: Big Life!

It’s not a coincidence that our pocket neighborhood is named Lively Lane ­– it’s the living street that lays the foundations of our community. The idea of a living street, also known as a shared street or home zone, prioritizes pedestrian and bicyclist comfort over the movement of automobiles and focuses on making the street … Continue reading So, what is a Living Street?

Sustainability is something we value tremendously here at Lively Lane, so we are excited to share that our friends at Keep San Marcos Beautiful and Sustainable San Marcos are beginning an educational summer movie series this week! The Summer Sustainable Film Series kicks off this Friday, June 18th at Plaza Park located in Downtown San Marcos. Once a month on … Continue reading Summer Sustainability Film Series

Starting in June, the San Marcos Performing Arts Association is bringing back Summer in the Park, a family-friendly outdoor music event happening every Thursday night throughout the summer season. San Martians head to Plaza Park with lawn chairs and coolers to enjoy live music while hanging out with friends. The 35th season of the Summer … Continue reading Summer in the Park is Coming Up!

At Lively Lane one of our primary goals is to integrate construction and living practices that make it easy to live more sustainably. That’s one reason our team designed all homes at Lively Lane to be compliant with the ENERGY STAR® Home Certification standard and engaged an independent home energy rater to inspect and certify each and … Continue reading Lively Lane Quality with ENERGY STAR ® Certified Homes