Swanson Homes
Custom · Luxury · based in Medina
- License BC627982, active
- Builds in 2 cities
The record
Each fact with its source and date- Minnesota license
- BC627982 · Active Residential building contractor, MN Department of Labor & Industry register · checked 2026-09-08
- Based in
- Medina
- Price
- Ultra-luxury tier · typical range Published package prices by community: from the $4Ms at Elevare (Minnetonka) and Deer Hill Preserve (Medina), from $2.5M+ at The Ridge at Elm Creek and BridgeVine (Independence), and from $2.2M at Hollydale (Plymouth); completed homes currently listed $2,490,000–$5,350,000 community package prices and listing prices published on the firm's own site (n = 5) · swansonhomes.com · retrieved 2026-08-06
- Scale
- Builds 8–10 homes a year plus 1–2 remodels, with a small family team: owner Curt Swanson, VP Blake Swanson and creative director Lindsey Swanson; the firm says it has been building in Minnesota for over 50 years swansonhomes.com · retrieved 2026-08-06
- Work
- Custom · Luxury
Swanson Homes holds Minnesota residential building contractor license BC627982 (active), verified against the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry public license lookup (last checked 2026-09-08). Always confirm current status directly with MN DLI before contracting.
About Swanson Homes
Written from the sources aboveSwanson Homes is a family-run luxury custom builder in Medina — owner Curt Swanson with VP Blake Swanson and creative director Lindsey Swanson — deliberately building just 8 to 10 homes a year plus one or two remodels, in Orono, Wayzata, Medina, Minnetonka, Plymouth, and Independence. The firm says it has been building in Minnesota for over fifty years.
It develops its own luxury neighborhoods: Elevare in Minnetonka and Deer Hill Preserve in Medina with packages from the $4 millions, BridgeVine in Independence and The Ridge at Elm Creek from $2.5 million, and Hollydale in Plymouth from $2.2 million. Completed homes currently list between $2.49 and $5.35 million.
Housing First Minnesota gave owner Curt Swanson its Robert L. Hanson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, and the firm took a Spring 2020 Reggie in the $1.5–$2 million category for a Modern European Rambler in Orono. Houzz has recognized it in 2018, 2019, and 2023, and the firm has built and donated a playhouse benefiting the Housing First Minnesota Foundation.
- 50+ years of custom building
- Regular Artisan Home Tour participant
- Medina and Plymouth luxury communities
Communities
5 named · from the builder’s own site- Elevare Minnetonka swansonhomes.com · retrieved 2026-08-06
- Deer Hill Preserve Medina swansonhomes.com · retrieved 2026-08-06
- BridgeVine Independence swansonhomes.com · retrieved 2026-08-06
- Hollydale Plymouth swansonhomes.com · retrieved 2026-08-06
- The Ridge at Elm Creek swansonhomes.com · retrieved 2026-08-06
Recognition
Text only, no award logos- Reggie Award — $1.5M–$2M category, Modern European Rambler, Orono Housing First Minnesota · 2020
- Robert L. Hanson Lifetime Achievement Award (to owner Curt Swanson) Housing First Minnesota · 2019
- Best of Houzz — 2018, 2019, 2023 Houzz · 2023
- The firm claims 16+ Reggie Awards; one is independently dated — a Spring 2020 Reggie in the $1.5M–$2M category for its Modern European Rambler in Orono Housing First Minnesota
- Parade of Homes participant Housing First Minnesota · 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2025
- The firm states it has supported and been involved with the Foundation for years, and built and donated a playhouse benefiting it Housing First Minnesota Foundation
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