34 home builders serve Chanhassen on our roster; all 34 hold an active Minnesota residential building contractor license (checked November 14, 2026). Our eCRV deed records hold 4 new-construction sales in Chanhassen in the 12 months to November 9, 2026, too few for a price range; across Carver County, the middle half of 335 sold for $484,000 to $682,000 (median $575,000). Builders and land developers hold 12 of the 145 potential building sites our Lot Finder tracks in Chanhassen; 6 have a detailed lot page.
Ranked by lots held in Chanhassen (county parcel records as of July 20, 2026), then by homes sold here (eCRV deed records). 3 of the 34 builders on this page hold lots here; the license column is the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's record.
Builder and remodeler · Luxury · Custom · Luxury · Townhomes · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Minnetonka
Holds 6 lots in Chanhassen, 1 with a detailed lot page
Wooddale Builders has been a family-owned and operated luxury custom home builder and whole-house remodeling company since 1975. Founded by Steve Schwieters, the Minnetonka-based team designs and builds high-end custom homes and remodels throughout the Twin Cities metro, with a portfolio spanning custom homes, luxury villas, and remodels. Its site notes multiple Builders Association of the Twin Cities Reggie Awards for home design, construction quality, and value.
Luxury · Custom · Luxury · Semi-Custom · Townhomes · based in Plymouth
Holds 5 lots in Chanhassen, 2 with a detailed lot page · 1 home sold here from deed records since the November 9, 2026 extract
Charles Cudd Co. is a Plymouth-based firm that designs, builds, and remodels homes, offering build-on-your-lot custom homes alongside luxury villa neighborhoods in communities such as Chanhassen, Maple Grove, Medina, Victoria, and North Oaks. Its process blends architectural design, interior design, and construction management in one integrated design-build offering, and its site describes the team as Minnesota's most awarded architectural design-build team. The firm also maintains a Woodbury office.
Gonyea Custom Homes is a custom home builder founded in 1987, serving the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area from its Golden Valley office. The firm uses a fully integrated design-build approach in which the architect, designer, and builder are aligned from day one, following a process its site says has been refined over 30+ years, and it offers build-on-your-lot options alongside its available homes.
Black Dog Homes, founded in 2006 by Dan Vanderheyden as Black Dog Remodeling, is a Wayzata-based custom home builder and remodeler focused on the Lake Minnetonka area. The firm handles custom new homes and major renovations — additions, whole-home, main-level, and lower-level remodels — with a team approach that aligns builder, architect, and interior designer from the start of a project. Its site credits the firm with Parade of Homes Dream Home projects in Wayzata in 2018, 2021, and 2022.
Mid-range · Semi-Custom · New Construction · based in Lakeville
Robert Thomas Homes builds new homes in communities across the Twin Cities, with collections of home plans tailored to a variety of lifestyles, lot sizes, and budgets, plus quick move-in homes from an ever-changing inventory and an on-your-own-lot option. Buyers customize their homes through the company's Design Studio and its interior design team, and co-founder Paul Grabow serves as president, overseeing day-to-day operations.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Bloomington
AMEK Design + Build is a family design-build remodeler run by brothers Andrew, Matt, and Paul Schmidt since 1996, with architectural designers and carpenters under one roof at its Bloomington office. The firm takes on kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions, and whole-house and exterior remodels — design-build only, no design-only services — working within roughly 30 miles of Bloomington, including Edina, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Wayzata, and Plymouth. Its process runs from multiple design concepts and 3D visualizations through detailed budgeting before construction starts.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Minnetonka
Boyer Building Corporation is a four-generation family firm — started in 1949 as Joe Boyer Building and renamed Boyer Building Corporation in 1983 — building and remodeling from Minnetonka for over 70 years. The company keeps design and construction under one roof, with full-time carpenters (many with the firm for decades), field supervisors, and project managers on staff. It builds new homes, handles design-build remodels from kitchens and baths to multi-space renovations, and takes on light commercial work from its Minnetonka headquarters.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Additions · Whole-Home Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Burnsville
Caritas Builders is a Burnsville design-build firm that builds custom homes, including homes on acreage, and does additions, whole-home remodels and lower-level projects across the Twin Cities metro.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · based in Victoria
Castle Gate Construction is a family-owned builder and remodeler based in Victoria, founded by Dan Kurth in 1996. The company serves clients throughout the Twin Cities with custom home construction, new construction, porches, decks, and kitchen and basement remodeling, and maintains communication with homeowners from initial planning through a one-year walk-through.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Burnsville
Che Bella Interiors Design + Remodeling is a Burnsville design-build remodeling firm offering interior design and remodeling for homes across the Twin Cities metro.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Lakeville
College City Design-Build is a remodeling and construction company based in Lakeville, Minnesota, run as a family business, handling bathrooms, kitchens, lower-level remodels, whole-house remodels, additions and porches, and new homes. Its process moves from an initial consultation through preliminary and final design, with a lead designer helping clients select products, then finalizes a firm project price based on the final plans and selections before construction begins, with weekly progress reports along the way.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Additions · Whole-Home Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Excelsior
Colson Custom Homes is a family-owned builder in Excelsior, Minnesota, that builds custom homes at the client's chosen site in the western suburbs and also does renovations, additions and basement finishing. Its site says it has built homes since 1970.
Builder and remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Custom · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Wayzata
Destiny Homes is a Wayzata design-build firm that remodels homes and builds new custom homes and additions across the Twin Cities metro, with a focus on the western suburbs.
Dingman Custom Homes is a family-run custom builder based in the western Twin Cities, founded in 1997 by Dale Dingman, whose son Kyle grew up learning the trade at his side. The team serves homeowners throughout the greater Minneapolis western suburbs, working hands-on from lot selection to final walkthrough. Clients can build on their own lot or one the company helps them find, collaborating directly with its draftsman and designer, and model homes are open to tour.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Coon Rapids
Expert Level Remodeling is a Coon Rapids design-build remodeler handling kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions and exterior work across the Twin Cities.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · based in Chanhassen
Hansen Builders — the evolving name of Hansen Hometech, Inc. — is a Chanhassen remodeler whose roots go back to 1962, when Doug Hansen and Tom Klingelhutz founded Hansen & Klingelhutz Construction. The firm later incorporated as Hansen Hometech and shifted its focus toward design and remodeling; today Doug's son Gary Hansen and grandson Charlie Hansen carry the work forward. It handles home remodels including kitchens, bathrooms, additions, and exterior living, plus select commercial projects, across Chanhassen and the southwest metro.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · based in Chanhassen
Knight Construction Design is a design-build remodeling firm in Chanhassen, founded in 1993, that remodels kitchens, bathrooms, interiors and exteriors and builds additions for Twin Cities homeowners.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Eden Prairie
M General Contractors is a design-build remodeler in the Twin Cities that remodels kitchens, bathrooms, basements and whole homes and builds home additions.
Remodeler · Custom · Kitchen Remodel · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · based in Chanhassen
Remodeling contractor in Chanhassen serving the west Twin Cities metro with interior and exterior remodeling, additions and insurance-claim restoration.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Blaine
Murphy Bros. Design Build Remodel is a 43-year-old, family-operated design/build remodeling firm serving the entire Twin Cities area from offices in the north metro and Chanhassen. Led by owner and president Ben Murphy, the company keeps an in-house team of designers, building consultants, project managers, carpenters, and painters, and uses a proprietary 4-step process to shape the design of each remodel. Projects range from kitchens, baths, additions, and lower levels to whole-house remodels and new builds, and its site notes it won the BBB Torch Award for Ethics in Business in 2017 and 2023.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Burnsville
New Spaces is a second-generation, family-owned design-build remodeling firm with 40+ years of experience, founded by Doug Nelson and now led with his son Shawn Nelson. From a headquarters in Burnsville and a design center at Edina's Southdale Center, the company handles whole-home transformations, kitchens, baths, basements, additions, and outdoor living for homeowners across the south, west, and broader Twin Cities metro. Each client works with a dedicated designer who develops three design plans to choose from, with a firm budget commitment made after design.
Builder and remodeler · Luxury · Whole-Home Remodel · Custom · based in Edina
Oak & Arrow Homes is a women-owned and operated firm handling whole-home remodels and custom new builds in the Twin Cities and beyond. Founder Samantha holds a degree in architecture with 18 years of experience, and the team follows a signature 3-step process that works out every design detail before construction starts. The company emphasizes clean construction and intentionally designed, healthy homes — selecting products that minimize off-gassing and taking steps to control dust during the build phase.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Bloomington
Family-owned design-build remodeling company in Bloomington, established in 1978, that remodels kitchens, bathrooms, basements and whole homes and builds additions, with a specialty in older homes.
Remodeler · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · Basement Finishing · based in Burnsville
Burnsville design-build remodeler handling kitchens, bathrooms, additions, lower levels and custom cabinetry from its own millwork shop, across the Twin Cities.
Scala Design & Construction is a design-build remodeling firm founded in 2009 and based in Shorewood, with 500+ projects completed across Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding metro. Its services span kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, basement finishing, full home renovations, and home additions, with design and construction managed by the same team and a detailed fixed-price estimate before work begins. The company is a member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry and holds Minnesota residential building contractor license BC791994.
Builder and remodeler · Luxury · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Edina
Schrader & Companies is an Edina firm established in 2005 and founded by Andy Schrader, working on everything from small remodels to large renovations and new homes. Andy has been involved in designing and building homes for over 20 years and created the company after working under Twin Cities architectural firms; projects follow a four-step process running from initial conversation and design discovery through construction. The firm lists locations in Edina, Minnesota and Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, and holds builder licenses in both states.
Builder and remodeler · Semi-Custom · Custom · Kitchen Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Chanhassen
West Bend Homes is a Chanhassen home builder that offers floor plans for new construction, builds on clients' own lots, and does large interior renovations including kitchens and lower levels.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Maple Plain
Family-owned design-build company with an office in Maple Plain, Minnesota, building custom homes and doing renovations and additions in the western Twin Cities area.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · based in Shakopee
Xpand, Inc is a family-owned Shakopee construction company, established in 2004, specializing in custom home building and remodeling with over 100 years of combined team experience. Its listed specialties run from design-build work, home additions, custom remodeling, kitchens, and basement finishes to decks, porches, and multi-activity athletic courts, including unique spaces like man caves and accessible designs, serving the Twin Cities metro area.
Mid-range · New Construction · Semi-Custom · Townhomes · based in Burnsville
Brandl Anderson Homes has built single-family homes, villas, and townhomes since 1993, developing its own neighborhood communities across the south and southwest metro — currently selling in Lakeville, Apple Valley, Farmington, Inver Grove Heights, Chanhassen, and Carver, with Minnetrista and Waconia communities on the way. Move-in-ready inventory on its site lists from the mid-$400Ks to just over $1M, several communities are association-maintained, and the company builds under its Green Path homes program.
Permits. The City of Chanhassen issues building permits; its own 2026 fee schedule (chanhassenmn.gov) prices each on the project’s valuation, adding $5.50 for each $1,000 between $500,001 and $1,000,000 to its fees for the first $500,000. The city's schedule → · The schedule, transcribed, on our Chanhassen cost guide →
Lot sizes. The 145 potential building sites our Lot Finder tracks in Chanhassen have a median area of 27,600 sq ft (0.63 acre); the middle half measure 9,100 sq ft to 1.9 acres. Parcel areas from county GIS records, as the Lot Finder holds them.
Zoning. 144 of the 145 sit in a mapped zoning district; the most common are RSF (80), A2 (22), RLM (14), PUDRC (10) and RR (9). 10 of them are in a planned unit development, where each development’s approved agreement sets the standards and may differ from the base district’s.
The Lot Finder screens every Chanhassen lot against one standard, single-family residential (RSF, typical), in §20-615: minimum lot 15,000 sq ft and 90 ft wide; setbacks 30 ft front, 10 ft side, 30 ft rear, 30 ft on a corner lot's street side; 30% impervious surface.
Water and slopes. City-wide, the code sets wetland buffers of 16.5 to 50 ft by wetland class (§20-411(b)), a house set back 50 to 150 ft from a lake’s ordinary high water level, by lake class, on sewered lots (§20-481(a)) and 30 ft from the top of a bluff (§20-481(b)).
Ordinance numbers as the Lot Finder holds them from Chanhassen's code, with each section; the city's planning
department has the final word on a specific lot. Each lot's own setbacks, on its Lot Finder page →
What's being built in Chanhassen
12 lots are held by 3 builders. The builders among them are ranked above, under Builders active in Chanhassen.
6 of the Lot Finder's 145 potential building sites in Chanhassen have a detailed lot page: a named holder, a sale on record in the last 12 months and the lot's setting. See Chanhassen's lots →
Holders: county parcel records as of July 20, 2026, named only where
the owner is matched to a builder or land developer.
None of this is a for-sale listing; verify availability with the holder. Every city's figures, side by side: the Twin Cities New-Construction Report.
34 home builders serve Chanhassen on our roster, and all of them hold an active Minnesota residential building contractor license from the Department of Labor and Industry. 3 of them hold lots or sold homes in Chanhassen in our records.
What does it cost to build a house in Chanhassen?
Our eCRV deed records hold 4 new-construction sales in Chanhassen in the latest 12 months, too few for a price range; across Carver County the middle half of 335 sold for $484,000 to $682,000, lot included, median $575,000. 287 of Carver County's 335 sales carry the county assessor's finished square footage in the Metropolitan Council's regional parcel data: the middle half sold for $208 to $293 per finished square foot, lot included (median $224), where Carver County counts prime square footage of the first building on the parcel. Chanhassen's 2026 fee schedule prices the building permit on the project's valuation, adding $5.50 for each $1,000 between $500,001 and $1,000,000 to its fees for the first $500,000.
By lots held in county parcel records: Wooddale Builders (6), Charles Cudd Co. (5) and Gonyea Custom Homes (1). Builders and land developers together hold 12 of the 145 potential building sites our Lot Finder tracks in Chanhassen.
How big are building lots in Chanhassen?
The 145 potential building sites our Lot Finder tracks in Chanhassen have a median area of 27,600 sq ft (0.63 acre); the middle half measure 9,100 sq ft to 1.9 acres.
What are the setbacks for a new house in Chanhassen?
Chanhassen's single-family residential (RSF, typical) standard (city code §20-615), which our Lot Finder applies to every Chanhassen lot, sets a minimum lot of 15,000 sq ft and 90 ft wide, a cap of 30% impervious surface and setbacks of 30 ft front, 10 ft side, 30 ft rear, 30 ft on a corner lot's street side. 10 of the mapped lots are in a planned unit development, whose approved agreement sets its own standards.
Who issues building permits in Chanhassen?
The City of Chanhassen; the cost answer above quotes its fee schedule's row for a $500,001 to $1,000,000 valuation, and our cost-to-build guide transcribes the whole schedule.
Do I need a licensed builder in Chanhassen?
Minnesota requires a residential building contractor license from the Department of Labor and Industry to build a home for someone else (Minnesota Statutes §326B.805). All 34 builders serving Chanhassen on our roster hold an active one; each profile shows the license number as the department's record gives it.
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