March 31, 2026
Spring has started, and summer isn’t far away. Can you picture the serenity of living in a brand new home by a lake near Raleigh, NC? With construction underway right now, you could make this image a reality. Check out this luxury waterfront home at Cattail in Clayton, NC, using The Oak floor plan, an exclusive design for this community.
Designed by New Home Inc. specifically for Cattail in Clayton, NC, The Oak floor plan can be easily customized to a variety of architectural styles: Craftsman, French Country, English Country, and Traditional. Your personal choices and creativity will make this home one of a kind.
The Oak floor plan uses intelligent design for the entire 3,211 square feet of indoor living space, providing four bedrooms, four baths, and an array of custom features. The main level of the two-story home affords single-level living. A junior suite set off on one side of the plan blends convenient access with privacy. The vestibule entry leads to the main living area as well as the mudroom that connects to the garage—perfect for private access!
If you want to change the curb appeal of your home, consider the option of a side-loaded garage. A popular option for homebuyers, the doors face the side of your home instead of the front. With The Oak, you can also expand from a two-car garage to a three-car.
From the covered front porch, you immediately discover an innovative feature that few homes offer. New Home Inc.’s award-winning Smart Door Delivery Center is an enclosed space that separates your exterior front door from an interior one. The climate-controlled area allows people with the right code to open the smart lock and place a package in the Smart Door Delivery Center. The door automatically locks when it closes. Your packages are protected from the elements and curious bystanders. You can change the code after a delivery is made.
Once inside, the foyer leads to the open concept floor plan in the heart of the home. So many details grab your attention as you walk in—the gas fireplace with adjacent built-ins, for one. The natural light that streams through the ample windows fills the space.
The gourmet kitchen will delight the family chef. You’ll first notice the custom cabinets, which lead your eye to the dual wall ovens, six-burner gas cooktop, and the oversized island that stretches to provide comfortable seating on three sides, not just one or two. There’s room for a coffee bar in this kitchen, a convenient location for anyone relaxing in the family room or at the island.
Another one of New Home Inc.’s most appreciated features is the “messy kitchen”. It’s a service pantry connected to the kitchen and a large, walk-in pantry, and separated by a door. The messy kitchen is designed to keep the messes out of sight. This functional space accommodates a sink, cabinets, and other options, like a mini fridge, dishwasher, wine chiller. Stash your small appliances, seasonal servingware, and the other items you might need occasionally. And when you’re hosting, the messy kitchen gives you a convenient place to organize your food and drinks. It’s also useful as a snack station. Keep that traffic out of the kitchen and send them right to the snacks and drinks!
Within this open concept, The Oak floor plan’s cafe space overlooks the backyard, and opens to the covered patio. Whether you like to entertain or want a quiet spot to sit and take in your beautiful surroundings at Cattail, this open concept design will give you the place and space to have it all.
Upstairs in this luxury waterfront home at Cattail in Clayton, NC, using The Oak floor plan, you have four more bedrooms, including the expansive owner’s suite.
Picture your personal retreat with a large bedroom tucked away from the secondary bedrooms. The walk-in closet is a room of its own, with custom organization details. The owner’s bathroom can be customized to the style you want—a soaking tub with separate shower or a luxury shower experience.
For your convenience, the oversized laundry room is situated next to your suite’s entry, and is easily within reach of the other members of your household who are encouraged to take on the laundry task. You can even switch or add a door from the laundry to your bedroom, making it easier to handle your share.
The three other bedrooms on the second floor are each of equal size, preventing the argument over who gets which room, although one does have its own full bath and another has a walk-in closet. The third full bath is just a few steps from two bedrooms that share it.
The game room at the top of the stairs spans a 15’ x 22’ area. Here’s a flex room that will spark your thinking. Is it a rec room? Maybe you want to divide the space—a yoga studio in one corner with a second home office, or the gathering place for your older children to spend time with friends. One certain element of waterfront living is having more visitors. This room could help you to accommodate more overnight guests!
Every family is unique. The way they live, meals and mealtimes, the juggling of schedules, the safety needs, and providing the perfect balance between togetherness and privacy. Today’s homes must feed all those priorities. A home should “perform”, just like a car does, with the features that make it safer, more comfortable, and even healthier.
The Oak floor plan is designed to be more accommodating. In addition to the Smart Door Delivery Center, oversized kitchen island with extra seating, and the messy kitchen, this home includes flex space.
By the front entry, a flex room presents lots of opportunities to tailor The Oak to your style and priorities. It’s an ideal location for a home office, and with the addition of French doors, you can stream even more natural light that’s already coming from the front window, as well as increase the essential privacy the door allows.
What other uses could the flex room deliver to your family? A workout or yoga space, hobby studio, media center, library (with a homework station), playroom, or a formal dining room. The most important thing a flex room offers is a choice!
As you look at the interactive floor plan for The Oak, you can see the many options for changes that are easy to accommodate. Add windows, expand the garage, extend the patio, customize the laundry room, or add a super shower in the owner’s bath. And, to avoid guessing, the cost of each feature is noted with the option
With the growing number of devices that rely on your internet connection, compounded by multiple users, having a reliable and strong signal should be a priority in your new home search. The Oak is designed with CAT6 cable, an upgrade from the standard CAT5. With this improvement, you can count on accessing your network anywhere in your home, with no dead zones or buffering. As you browse new homes for sale near Raleigh, NC, be sure you ask about the wiring.
Conserving energy is not a luxury. This Cattail home sits in a beautiful lakeside environment, a reminder that we should appreciate our natural resources. New Home Inc. is committed to energy conservation in all of their homes, and The Oak floor plan is an example of how thoughtful design and engineering can provide comfort with energy savings.
This lakeside home is built to the stringent requirements to be certified by the EcoSelect Home Efficiency Program. The certification covers both energy efficiency and indoor air quality. Every aspect of the home’s design has incorporated energy efficient materials, methods, and systems. For example, more than a powerful insulation barrier, New Home Inc. includes a whole home air filtration system, water- and energy-saving appliances, high efficiency HVAC, energy efficient lighting, and low-VOC materials. The result is a home that truly does perform for you…and the environment.
New Home Inc. is building The Oak floor plan in the French Country style on Cattail lot 100, Isabelle Valley Drive. Priced at $799,500, the home is in The Peninsula at Cattail, an enclave of luxury, custom homes a quick walk to the shore of Cattail Lake, and one of only a few new waterfront homes for sale near Raleigh.
The style of this new home for sale near Raleigh reflects the French Country architecture. The distinctive lines of French Country make the home a standout—in a community that’s already outstanding! Inspired by the rural manors and cottages along the French countryside, this type of architecture combines rustic elements, like stone and wood, with elegant accents, including arches and steeply pitched roof lines.
The lot is adjacent to a green area, something common in the 575-acre community where the developers are preserving a substantial amount of land to respect the heritage of Cattail’s roots. For generations, the land had been owned by one family and then preserved in a trust. That love for the land continues, as one of the developers is the grandson of the original owner of the Cattail property.
The Cattail lifestyle
Cattail is a new community of waterfront homes for sale near Raleigh. Just 14 miles from the state capital, Clayton, NC. The town has been growing rapidly over the past ten years, proving it’s no longer the best-kept secret among Raleigh suburbs. Discover the new businesses starting up in Downtown Clayton, plenty of things to do, and the comfort of a small town lifestyle. Clayton also has the benefit of being located in Johnston County, which has a significantly lower tax rate than Wake County, where Raleigh is situated.
Cattail’s master-planned design includes homes with large yards—up to two acres—and resort-style amenities. The lakefront outdoor pool has a stunning view. And you can enjoy the cabanas and pergolas when you want some shade. Fire pits, outdoor fireplaces, paved walkways, private docks, and a fishing hole expand the opportunities for you to love the Cattail lifestyle. The clubhouse and community lawn welcome gatherings, because Cattail is expected to become a close knit neighborhood!
If you’re interested in The Oak that’s currently under construction on Isabelle Valley Drive—or any of the homes coming to Cattail in Clayton—contact one of the New Home Specialists. The first phase of 51 homesites is available now, with some quick move-in homes being built for upcoming occupancy and more new homes for sale in Clayton, NC, coming soon!