10 vetted builders serving Chaska (Carver County) · Mid-range, Value price tiers · how we vet & rank
Chaska is where the southwest metro's new-construction value lives. As Carver County's seat and one of its fastest-growing cities, Chaska pairs a genuinely historic downtown on a bend of the Minnesota River — a vintage gazebo in the square, buildings of locally fired Chaska brick — with active new-home communities: Clover Ridge, The Preserve, and continued evolution of the pioneering 1960s planned community of Jonathan.
Production and semi-custom builders drive the volume here, delivering value-to-mid-priced single-family homes and townhomes that come in meaningfully below comparable new construction in Chanhassen or Eden Prairie. For first-time new-construction buyers and move-up families priced out of the inner southwest suburbs, Chaska is usually the first stop.
The city's amenities punch above its price point: the Chaska Community Center, the Chaska Curling Center — one of the country's top curling facilities, with the Crooked Pint attached — two well-regarded golf courses (Hazeltine National, a Ryder Cup host, and the municipal Chaska Town Course), river-valley trails, and the historic clayholes, former brickworks pits that now serve as neighborhood swimming and fishing lakes. Buyers trading a longer commute for more house tend to find Chaska an easy decision.
Neighborhoods & communities to know: Clover Ridge · The Preserve · Jonathan
Black Dog Homes builds custom homes on clients' own land across the southwest metro — a build-on-your-lot specialist with award-recognized work in the Carver County communities.
A Cologne-based builder of twenty years, M & M Home Contractors designs and builds custom homes across Carver County’s growing communities.
Family-owned since 2004, Shakopee’s Xpand builds custom homes through its Homes of Xcellence division alongside remodels, additions, sport courts, and aging-in-place work across the southwest metro.
A four-generation Minnetonka design-build firm with 70+ years of history, Boyer Building runs full-time carpentry crews and a licensed architect for custom homes and remodels across the west metro.
Hansen Hometech — doing business as Hansen Builders — has remodeled southwest-metro homes from Chanhassen since 1980, focusing on additions, kitchens, and baths, with historical restoration in the mix.
A Chaska design-build company with its own selection showroom, DDK builds custom homes and develops southwest-metro neighborhoods including Chaska Bluffs and Woodland Creek.
Family-run since 1996, Castle Gate Construction handles home building and remodeling from its Victoria base — kitchens, baths, additions, lower levels, and new builds for the southwest metro.
Led by designer-builder Dustin Koosman, KDR Homes built its reputation in the Willmar lakes area and has expanded into the Chaska market with fully custom floor plans.
The Twin Cities' highest-volume home builder for two decades running, Lennar builds single-family homes, townhomes, and multifamily communities across the metro's growth suburbs. Its move-in-ready inventory and included-features approach make it a common starting point for buyers comparing new-construction value.
A top-five metro builder by volume, M/I Homes builds single-family homes and townhomes in planned communities across the Twin Cities, positioned a step up-market from the value production tier with more included design flexibility.
Narrow the field to the builders doing the kind of work you want in Chaska — each page below is a filtered directory with type-specific cost guidance.
See the full breakdown — price per square foot by build type, what drives Minnesota budgets, and city comparisons — in our cost to build in Chaska guide and the statewide cost to build in Minnesota study.
Our directory currently lists 10 vetted builders serving Chaska, spanning value and mid-range price tiers. We're expanding coverage continuously as we verify licensing and service areas — see our methodology on the How We Vet & Rank page.
Because Chaska still has active new-construction communities, it offers some of the metro's more attainable paths to a new home: production builds typically run $160–$220 per square foot, semi-custom $200–$275, and custom work $250–$350+. Lot cost varies by community — see our cost-to-build guide for details.
Active building in Chaska is concentrated around Clover Ridge, The Preserve, Jonathan. Availability changes phase by phase, so check with builders directly — new phases in popular communities often sell through quickly.
Several do. Black Dog Homes, M & M Home Contractors, Xpand | Homes of Xcellence and others take on custom projects in Chaska, and build-on-your-lot arrangements are common. Bring your lot details (or the listing) to your first conversation — siting, utilities, and soils drive early feasibility.
Yes — 5 design-build remodelers in our directory serve Chaska, covering kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions, and whole-home projects. See the Chaska remodeling pages for the filtered lists.
Yes. Minnesota requires residential building contractors to hold a state license (BC number) issued by the Department of Labor & Industry, and Chaska (Carver County) also requires local permits and inspections for new construction and major remodels. We display verified license numbers on builder profiles as we confirm them — always verify a contractor's license status at the DLI website before signing.
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