Cannon Beach, OR
Custom Homes, Additions, and Remodels in Cannon Beach, OR
Dreaming of a home within sight of Haystack Rock, in a village so carefully kept that it turns away the chains and keeps the galleries? Cannon Beach is unlike anywhere else on the coast. For decades, the town has protected its arts-village character with some of the strictest design standards in Oregon, which is exactly why it still looks and feels the way it does. Marnella Homes builds here with respect for that, drawing on our long experience along the Oregon coast. We create new custom homes on the rare lots that come available, expand cherished cottages without breaking their charm, and restore the older homes that are the smart buys in town. A home in Cannon Beach has to earn its place, meeting the design code, standing up to the weather, and living up to the address, and four decades of building science help us get all three right.
Custom Home Building in Cannon Beach
Landed one of Cannon Beach’s rare buildable lots, down in Tolovana or up in tsunami-safe Haystack Heights? Those parcels are hard-won, and the town’s design review makes sure whatever rises on them belongs. A custom home here is a careful conversation between your vision, the review board’s standards, and the ocean itself. We design to the code’s cues, the cedar-shingle palette and the low, quiet profiles that define the village, while opening the house to Haystack Rock and the horizon. We plan the site, the elevation, and the approvals early, and your price is fixed from the outset, so a build this exacting still stays on budget.
Home Additions
Own a Cannon Beach cottage that needs more room but has to honor the look the town works so hard to keep? That balance is our kind of challenge. An addition can add the bedroom, the great room, or the studio you have wanted, drawn to pass design review and to sit so naturally on the house that no one can tell where the original ends. We match the shingles, the rooflines, and the proportions, and we build the new space to the same high-performance standard, so it is as comfortable and durable as it is faithful to the village character.
Whole-Home Remodeling
Bought one of Cannon Beach’s older cottages, the sort everyone calls a value play, and ready to bring it up to its address? Smart move, and this is work we love. A whole-home remodel can turn a dated, hard-worn cottage into a showpiece while keeping the character that made the town protect it in the first place. We modernize the layout, comfort, and efficiency; repair what the coast has worn down; and refresh the exterior in keeping with the design code. What you get is a home that looks right at home on its street and finally lives like the getaway you imagined.
Additional Services
Have plans or a bid and want a builder who speaks Cannon Beach design review to walk through them? You can borrow our experience for one part of the job without hiring us for all of it. Whether your project is stuck in the review process, snagged on a coastal permit, or riding on a quote you are unsure about, our additional services fit the need, covering bid review, plan modification, building permit processing, plan review, technical consultation, and building design. It is the same expertise behind our full builds, aimed squarely at the hurdle in front of you. Solving it early costs far less than solving it mid-project.
Why Homeowners Choose Marnella Homes
Fluent in the design code
Cannon Beach's review process is demanding, and we design to its standards from the first sketch, so approvals go smoothly, and the home fits the village.
A proven coast builder
The Oregon coast is established ground for us, so your Cannon Beach home is shaped by real experience with this shoreline, not learned on your dime.
High-end craft that lasts
Premium homes here deserve premium execution, and we pair fine finishes with the durable, weather-ready construction the coast demands.
Numbers that hold up
The home's efficiency is proven, first in the modeling and again in an independent test, so your comfort and upkeep costs come with results behind them, not adjectives. See the Marnella Advantage .
A fixed price with a decade of warranty
You get an honest number up front, no drifting allowances, and an independent ten-year structural warranty on the finished home.
Communication that stays steady
We call out tricky decisions from the start and keep you posted throughout, wherever you live, as our process shows.
Serving Cannon Beach and the North Coast
We build in Cannon Beach and across the North Oregon Coast, including Tolovana Park, the Presidential Streets, Haystack Heights, Midtown, and neighboring Arch Cape, Gearhart, and Seaside. Browse our available homes and coastal portfolio to see our standard. If you have a lot or a home in or near Cannon Beach and a project in mind, we would be glad to talk it over.
FAQs
Does Marnella Homes build custom homes in Cannon Beach, OR?
Yes. Marnella Homes builds custom homes in Cannon Beach and along the north Oregon coast, backed by years of coastal work. From our base in Camas, Washington, we bring four decades of high-performance building to the town’s rare lots and premium properties, with full attention to its design standards.
How does Cannon Beach's design review affect building?
Significantly, and for good reason. The town enforces strict standards on materials, colors, height, and profile to protect its village character. We design to those rules from the start, which keeps approvals moving and ensures your finished home fits naturally among its neighbors rather than fighting the process.v
How much does it cost to build a custom home in Cannon Beach?
It reflects the lot, the design, your finishes, the design-review requirements, and the coastal construction a shoreline site demands. Every proposal we write is fixed-price and grounded in energy modeling, so the figure you approve at the start is the one you plan around, not a moving target.
Can you remodel or add on to a Cannon Beach cottage?
Absolutely. Older cottages are some of the best opportunities in town, and additions let you grow without leaving. We update comfort, systems, and durability to a modern standard while matching the shingles, rooflines, and proportions the design code protects, so the result looks like it always belonged.
Let’s Build Your Cannon Beach Home
Whether it is a new home on a rare lot, a graceful addition to a cottage, or the revival of an older gem, it starts with a talk. Tell us about your property and what you envision for it, and we will map an honest, realistic path, design review and coastal weather included. A home in Cannon Beach is worth building with care, and we would be honored to build yours.
Call (503) 654-6642 or schedule a discovery call to get underway.