Lake of the Ozarks gets $220M neighborhood

It’s a small-town feeling with a $220 million price tag.

Clayton Graham grew up in a Chicago neighborhood that had a friendly atmosphere among neighbors. That camaraderie is something he said is lacking in Lake of the Ozarks, a town known for summer vacationing and parties.

Graham and his wife, Cheryl, hope to bring a small-town atmosphere with Lakeside at Cross Creek, their master-planned community now under construction.

“The lake has very little sense of community, where you know who your neighbor is,” Clayton Graham said.

The project will feature 220 villas measuring between 2,500 and 4,500 square feet, 40 bungalows at about 1,800 square feet each, and 66 single-family custom home sites. There also will be seven 22-unit condominium buildings, one 60-unit building called The Lodge and 11 six-unit loft buildings.

Other planned amenities include a lake house with fitness center, a post office and a general store that Graham said will help contribute to the community’s “feeling of yesteryear.”

See SBJ’s Aug. 21 issue for more on the Lakeside at Cross Creek development.