Green with Envy Interior designer Katie Geresy let location steer this kitchen’s aesthetic. “This house is nestled into the great basin of Lake Tahoe in the high Sierras,” she notes. Additionally, the homeowners, a young couple with three small children, are an active family who enjoy outdoor activities, so Geresy drew inspiration from the landscape…. Read more »
“We salute the talented firms on the 2025 ML List of Top Mountain Builders, compiled from recommendations we received from our readers, photographers, vendors, architects, designers and staff.”
This home project was all about embracing and overcoming challenges, and the results speak for themselves. Every square inch of the house was carefully planned, thought out and enhanced to meet the owners’ needs. As Mark Tanner, the home’s builder, says: “It’s simply a higher quality home that you haven’t seen in Tahoe Donner, so it sets a new standard for the entire Tahoe region.”
The home was designed inside and out to accommodate a young, active family without compromising style. The end result is a beautiful and comfortable home with plenty of entertaining space for family and friends.
Set on a downsloping lot on Clear Creek Tahoe’s third green, this family home proves that putting trust in the right team can lead to exceptional results. Ryan Marsden sums up his main directive for the design after earning his clients’ faith: “Make it awesome.”
Often working in near-impossible conditions including raging winds, white-out blizzards, subzero temperatures and wildlife on jobs sites, mountain homebuilders are intrepid professionals. They deserve a standing ovation for making the dreams of homeowners, designers and architects come true. In our 2024 Top Mountain Builders list we recognize their accomplishments by including firms at the… Read more »
Scott Gillespie, principal and founder of Truckee’s SANDBOX Studio, has designed homes larger than this 6,870-square-foot Clear Creek Tahoe retreat. He has not, however, designed a great room bigger than the social hub of what the owners affectionately refer to as the “Grizzly on the Green.” The name references something the owner’s father told him,… Read more »
“This home will never be sold. Not in my lifetime.” That was the message a Truckee homeowner relayed to his project team of Mark Tanner Construction, interior designer Colette Fonseca of Altitude Design Co. and architect Ben DeBoe of DCB+. The statement was especially powerful for Tanner, who lives in the same neighborhood and was… Read more »
With snow dominating everyone’s mind (and arm strength!) lately, we’re wondering how much snow is too much snow when it comes to a home’s roof. We connected with Mark Tanner to help our community get a better understanding of how to manage this year’s exceptional, heavy, wet snowload.
UNLIKE A TYPICAL GUESTHOUSE, WHICH IS LOCATED OFF THE DRIVEWAY OR TO THE SIDE OF THE MAIN HOME, THIS ONE WAS BUILT RIGHT IN THE BACKYARD, PHOTO BY RYAN SALM Written by TQ Staff in Mountain Home Awards 2023, Mountain Homes In 2015, Truckee’s Mark Tanner Construction and SANDBOX Studio teamed up to build a… Read more »
A HEATED LAP POOL WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO BOILERS TO MAINTAIN A YEAR-ROUND TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES Written by Ann Johnson and Photographed by Paul Hamill, courtesy Martis Camp in Mountain Home Awards 2023, Mountain Homes AN OWNERSHIP CHANGE SHORTLY BEFORE A HOME’S COMPLETION REQUIRES A PROJECT TEAM TO ADJUST ON THE FLY As Greek… Read more »
Written by Ann Johnson | Mountain Homes | Winter 2022-2023 | Photography by Kat Alves Classic Tahoe architecture is perhaps best defined by lodge-style homes complete with floor-to-ceiling stone fireplaces, log rafters and gables. But when a retiring couple set about planning the home of their dreams in the flourishing Clear Creek Tahoe community, they… Read more »
THE HOME WAS DESIGNED TO FEEL LIKE AN OLD STONE COTTAGE, WITH GRANITE-CLAD WALLS AND RECLAIMED WOOD STRETCHING ACROSS THE CEILING Once upon a time, on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, just beyond Lake Tahoe’s shores, there was a tiny cottage in the woods. A survey crew laying the groundwork for what would… Read more »
A STAND-ALONE BARREL SAUNA IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS, ©ISTOCK.COM/KENZO855 A WARMING TREND in Mountain Home Awards 2022, Mountain Homes | Written by Adam Jensen INTEREST IN SAUNAS IS ON THE RISE AS HOMEOWNERS SEEK THE RELAXING BENEFITS OF HEAT IN THE PRIVACY OF THEIR HOUSE Imagine walking from your back door, stepping through a layer… Read more »
THE HOME’S EXTERIOR FEATURES A FARMHOUSE AESTHETIC, WITH GABLED ROOFS AND NATURE-AGED TRESTLEWOOD SIDING A FARMHOUSE FIT FOR A FAMILY in Mountain Home Awards 2022, Mountain Homes | Written by TQ Staff and Photography by Vance Fox As prodigious builders of custom homes in the Tahoe area, the team at Mark Tanner Construction often assigns… Read more »
THE HOME IS SLEEK AND MODERN IN APPEARANCE, WITH A SPECIFIC LOOK AND FEEL THAT OWNER KATRINA JACKMAN WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE PROJECT TEAM TO ACHIEVE DRAWN TO LIFE in Mountain Home Awards 2022, Mountain Homes | Written by Ryan Miller and Photography by Vance Fox ARTIST KATRINA JACKMAN PUT HERSELF INTO EVERY TILE, PANEL… Read more »
Beads of sweat emerge on my forehead as I maneuver around a 2,200-degree forge, careful not to step between glowing steel and hardened blacksmiths working in perfect unison. Torches hiss and sparks fly as piercing clanks of metal reverberate between walls lined with racks of hammers and tongs. The busy scene is reminiscent of something… Read more »
SHED ROOFS COMBINE WITH STAINED WOODS, STEEL, GLASS AND GRANITE IN THIS MOUNTAIN-MODERN MARTIS CAMP HOME A MODERN DESIGN FIT FOR A FAMILY Written by Tahoe Quarterly in Mountain Home Awards 2021, Mountain Homes | Photography by Vance Fox For those who make a living designing and building custom homes, client satisfaction is the most crucial measure of success on any… Read more »
DESIGNED WITH A BARN-LIKE AESTHETIC IN MIND, THE HOME IS BROKEN INTO THREE DISTINCT PODS AND INCLUDES A DRIVE-THROUGH GARAGE A CLEAR SENSE OF HOME Written by Sylas Wright in Mountain Home Awards 2021, Mountain Homes | Photography by Vance Fox A TEXAS-TO-TAHOE MOVE LANDS A FAMILY IN CLEAR CREEK TAHOE WITH AN IMMACULATE FULL-TIME RESIDENCE A COVERED OUTDOOR… Read more »
THE CLEAR CREEK TAHOE HOME SITS ATOP A RIDGE WITH STUNNING VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS AND CARSON VALLEY, PHOTO BY RYAN FITZHENRY GLOBAL INSPIRATIONS Written by Alison Bender in Mountain Home Awards 2020, Mountain Homes HOME MEANS NEVADA FOR A HONG KONG–BASED FAMILY Collin and Andrea Wilkerson had never been to Nevada when they put… Read more »
A WEILAND LIFT-AND-SLIDE GLASS DOOR AND SIERRA PACIFIC WINDOWS BRING THE OUTDOORS IN AND ALLOW FOR SWEEPING VIEWS ACROSS THE MARTIS VALLEY TO THE CARSON RANGE OUTFITTED FOR FUN Written by Sylas Wrightin Mountain Home Awards 2020, Mountain Homes | Photography by Vance Fox BUILT FOR A FAMILY WITH A LOVE FOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS, THIS MARTIS CAMP HOME INVITES… Read more »
THE REMODEL TURNED THREE SMALL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED IN 1950 INTO A TIMELESS 4,187-SQUARE-FOOT HOME DESIGNED FOR GENERATIONS TO COME REBUILT FOR GENERATIONS OF ENJOYMENT Written by Tahoe Quarterlyin Mountain Home Awards 2020, Mountain Homes | Photography by Vance Fox For a family-oriented couple who long dreamed of owning a vacation home on Lake Tahoe, the six-year remodel after locating… Read more »
Mark Tanner Construction was named Large Business of the Year during the 66th Annual Truckee Chamber of Commerce Awards for contributing to the community and local economy. Mark and the team are honored to have been included among their fellow award nominees. Each local business named in the running for this award brings unique contributions… Read more »
Mark Tanner Construction, Inc., 10603 East River Street, Truckee, CA 96161 530.587.4000 | www.marktannerconstruction.com Affectionately coined the “Dream Home Revival” this 3,200 square foot home is one-of-a-kind. It was originally built by renowned California ranch-style architect Cliff May in 1970 and remodeled to breathe new life into its impeccable bones while keeping true to the original… Read more »
