The Carrolls are a young family of four eager to become part of this community and build a life in the neighborhood they hand-picked while living in SF and researching suburbs in Marin, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties. Remy says, “We like to say we bought the worst house in the best neighborhood. It had termites, rats, asbestos and a pool that hadn’t been used in 15 years.” After a 5-month renovation, it became their dream home. Cody adds, “People who grew up here may not realize that Walnut Creek is one of the best cities in the country.” Cody and Remy especially love the walkability, the neighborhood feel, the weather, accessibility to nature and BART, and the impressive downtown.
Remy grew up in Boston, attended Penn State, and moved to New York City to start her career in an experiential sports marketing agency. They produced high profile global events for big brands like Oprah, Oracle, Ben & Jerry’s and Square. When her agency sent her to San Francisco in 2015 to help produce Super Bowl City for the 50th Superbowl, she quickly realized she would never go back to the East Coast. She met Cody at a mutual friend’s birthday party that included wine tasting in Sonoma. Cody, who grew up in Prescott, Arizona and went to Arizona State University, was living at the beach in Orange County at the time. (They are big college football fans!) What started out as a long-distance relationship eventually became a “no distance relationship,” as Remy says because Cody moved in with her in December 2019, just before the covid pandemic and the world shut down. Cody’s career has always been with commercial
insurance brokers. At the time he switched jobs to work for Woodruff Sawyer in San Francisco, which is now owned by Gallagher. They became a Covid success story. They were engaged and married in an intimate pandemic wedding in August 2021 at Cline in Sonoma, as a nod to where they first met.
In late 2019 Remy changed careers and moved into residential real estate, just months before all global events shut down completely. She started with a top team in San Francisco, then when they moved to Walnut Creek, she worked on Lamorinda’s top team, the Dana Green Team. After helping hundreds of buyers and sellers over the years, she recently launched her own business and is excited
to serve her neighbors directly.
The Carrolls have two daughters, Sadie, who is 4, and Penelope, who is 11 months old. Sadie attends KLA preschool in the Shadelands and will start at Little Acres in the TK program, part of Walnut Acres Children’s Center, in August. She loves gymnastics, arts and crafts, and books. For her birthday in June, they hosted a pool party with her entire KLA class. Penelope is the “happiest, easiest baby,” says Cody. She wants to do whatever big sister Sadie is doing and is obsessed with the pool. They have plans to join
Scottsdale Swim Team next year. Remy and Cody love Walnut Creek so much that they convinced her parents and Cody’s mom to relocate here, and the girls are now lucky to have all of their grandparents nearby.
The Carrolls enjoy exploring the best hikes and adventures around the Bay Area and recently went camping with four families and eight little ones under 4. They love hosting parties and sharing their pool and their love of homemade ice cream. Remy is an ice cream afficionado who was lucky enough to return to Penn
State a few years ago for their famous weekend-long ice cream course. Their family’s favorite flavor is Fresh Mint Chip, made with the mint that overflows in their garden. In order to get to know their neighbors better, the Carrolls hosted their first annual Lomond Lane Luau in late May, complete with leis and a slushie machine.
They would love to meet other families who are beginning Little Acres TK in August. They plan to bring some ice cream to share to the Walnut Acres playground on Sunday, August 2nd at 4PM. Pass on the word if you know any soon-to-be Little Acres TKers or feel free to text Remy directly: 925.786.4623. Remy and Cody are happy to be laying down roots and tending to them, both in their garden with the vegetables, herbs and fruit trees they’ve planted, as well as building bonds with the neighborhood. Cody adds, “We’re excited to be part of the next generation of families building roots here in Northgate.”
By Kara Navolio, Resident since 1991; Wedding photos by Amy Jordon Photography. Others provided by Carroll family.