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Cle Elum · Tumble Creek

Tumble Creek Custom
Home Builder in Cle Elum, WA

Private resort living with standards tighter than baseline Suncadia.

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Tumble Creek is a private golf and residential community inside Suncadia with design standards layered on top of the baseline Suncadia Design Review Committee requirements. Material palette, massing, landscape, and tree protection are tighter—and builder selection matters more.

Benchmark Custom Homes builds in Tumble Creek with experience navigating both the Suncadia DRC and the Tumble Creek sub-association review. Steve and Mandy, who built with us in Tumble Creek, describe the process as seamless. Compare us to any Tumble Creek custom home builder on DRC compliance, warranty, and recent portfolio—then schedule a consultation.

Client story
“We walked into a Benchmark home in Tumble Creek and knew that was it. Quality workmanship, perfect on the lot, beautiful finishes. Warren and Marissa made it seamless and worry-free.”

— Steve and Mandy, Tumble Creek · Read more testimonials

Building here

What Tumble Creek builds demand

  • All Suncadia structural criteria apply: 115 psf snow load, severe weathering, 24-inch frost line
  • Tumble Creek sub-association adds tighter material, massing, and landscape standards
  • Paintbrush Lakes and golf-course homesites require careful envelope and buffer design
  • Tree protection and Natural Area compliance strictly enforced on forested homesites
Permitting & review

Process and jurisdiction

  • Baseline Suncadia DRC submittals required for all new homes and exterior changes
  • Tumble Creek sub-association review in addition to Suncadia DRC
  • Kittitas County CDS permits at 411 N Ruby Street, Ellensburg WA 98926
  • Pre-application with both DRC and sub-association staff recommended before schematic design
Communities

Where we build in Tumble Creek

Paintbrush Lakes

Lake and mountain-view homesites with strict buffer and massing requirements. We coordinate civil, landscape, and architectural submittals for lake-edge parcels.

Golf-course frontage

Fairway-adjacent lots require landscape buffers and roof form that respects sight lines from the course and neighboring homesites.

Forested homesites

Most Tumble Creek parcels retain significant tree cover. Building Envelope placement and tree protection plans are central to DRC approval.

Why build here

Why owners choose Tumble Creek

  • Private golf community with Paintbrush Lakes and mountain views
  • Tighter architectural control preserves long-term aesthetic and value
  • Resort amenities of Suncadia with additional privacy and exclusivity
  • Strong second-home and vacation-property market

Tumble Creek combines private club golf, lake frontage, and mountain views inside the broader Suncadia resort—with a more disciplined design vernacular than baseline Suncadia neighborhoods.

Built work

Recent Tumble Creek area builds

Kokanee Loop custom home in Cle Elum, WA by Benchmark Custom Homes — custom home builder
Trust

Built on certainty

  • 30+ years as a licensed gc
  • 98% client referral rate
  • Six-year structural and one-year full coverage warranty
FAQ

Common questions about building in Tumble Creek

Tumble Creek adds sub-association design standards on top of the Suncadia DRC—generally tighter on materials, massing, and landscape. Expect more review cycles. See Suncadia DRC guide and our Suncadia builder page.

Yes. Client testimonials include Steve and Mandy in Tumble Creek. Ask us about recent work during a consultation—some resort projects are shared under NDA.

Yes. Kitchen, bathroom, whole-home, and addition remodels all require DRC and sub-association approval. See Suncadia and Tumble Creek remodeling.

Mountain modern, timber frame, and refined Pacific Northwest contemporary are common approved directions. The sub-association pre-vets massing and materials at concept stage—we advise before full construction documents.

Pre-construction with dual DRC tracks typically runs 5 to 7 months. Construction runs 12 to 18 months. Steep or heavily forested lots sit at the longer end.

Yes. See our second home guide for remote-owner communication and construction loans guide for financing.

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