The Cove Clubhouse was built for many purposes. It held real estate sales offices for F&H staff, and it also held the Cove Restaurant, which was Lakewood’s primary Food and Beverage amenity for 35 years (1973 – 2008). Lakewood administrative staff were housed in this building from 1973-1998, before they…
At the request of the LPOA, F&H agreed to allow a merger of LPOA with the East Lake Association. The merger happened because West Lake and East Lake are “Better Together.” The Association had grown so large that the East Lake and West Lake depended on each other. The…
Founded by resident Amber McCreery, she began with the intention that women in Lakewood should have a community of moms to get through the years of raising children together. She brought in 70 women before the club began, and then a committee structure was launched. It has now grown to…
The pool was completely renovated, and expedited as part of Program 2020, and was opened in time for the 2018 season.
Lakewood Bay construction began, Bayview was built, and the Edgewater section was developed in 1981. The Bayview Clubhouse and Pool were established during this time. Bayview residents were responsible for this cost in the beginning, but agreed to offload the responsibility of the maintenance expenses to LPOA in the 80s.
On or around 1985, the Lakewood Swim Team(s) were formed, as a part of the Suburban Swim League. For several years there was just one swim team, before the teams grew so large that they needed to divide into the Lasers and the Cruisers. As of 2024, there are over…
This complete remodel of the pool brought about a splash park water feature for kids, as well as a tall water slide. Shortly after, the Cove playground was renovated as well.
The Clubhouse facilities including the Argyle and hosting special events. However, the Golf Course remained open during these years, as one of the only open courses in the region, and memberships soared.
As the lender, F&H assumed full control of the development at that time, including control of the LPOA Board of Directors requiring seats for 6 out of 9 directors. When F&H assumed control, they inherited a sizable amount of debt. Over 75 percent of Lakewood was still to be developed.…
F&H designated the East lake as a “no-wake” lake when home construction started on the lake. Prior to this, skiing had been allowed when there were fewer homes.
