Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · Basement Finishing · Custom · based in Woodbury
Custom One is a Twin Cities company with offices in Woodbury and Saint Paul that has been building custom homes for over 40 years, operating dedicated Homes, Renovation, Landscaping, and Exteriors brands to take projects from concept to completion. Its renovation work covers additions, kitchens, porches, lower levels, bathrooms, and whole-home projects, and the firm serves homeowners from Woodbury to Wayzata.
Mid-range · New Construction · Semi-Custom · based in Woodbury
Creative Homes builds new homes in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, offering quick move-in homes, homes in its communities, and a Creative Custom build-on-your-lot program. Founder and CEO Nick Hackworthy, who has over three decades of experience in new homes, built the company around the customer experience before, during, and after construction, and buyers personalize their homes in its Design Studio.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Basement Finishing · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Lakeville
Fitzke Custom Homes is a Lakeville-based builder run by Jaren Fitzke, who started in residential construction in 1997 and holds a BS in Construction Management. The company deliberately builds only a few custom homes a year, specializing in acreage and lake lots in addition to the Parkland Village neighborhood, and also offers finished lower levels, some remodeling, and storm damage repairs; its affiliated brokerage, Fitzke Real Estate, can help clients sell an existing home. Its site notes Jaren has repeatedly won Housing First MN's Reggie Award.
Homes by Tradition is a locally owned, Lakeville-based custom home builder whose team of architects, designers, and craftsmen guides clients through a custom design-build journey, including building on your own lot. Through its TRADITION network it offers in-house mortgage, banking, title, and development services. Listed service areas include Lakeville, Prior Lake, Edina, Minnetonka, Rosemount, Chaska, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, and Dakota County.
Builder and remodeler · Luxury · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Custom · based in Mendota Heights
Jkath Design Build + Reinvent is a Mendota Heights design-build firm run by Jesse and Katie Kath, a husband-and-wife duo focused on reimagining historic Minneapolis and St. Paul homes to function for today's demands while honoring their charm and history. The firm's approach grew out of its own cabinetry shop — 'everything's down to 1/8th of an inch' is the company motto — and its team includes interior designers, cabinet makers, and a site supervisor.
Mid-range · Semi-Custom · New Construction · based in Prior Lake
KeyLand Homes is a family-owned, semi-custom home builder based in Prior Lake, established in 1983 and founded by Gary Horkey and his sons Keith and Kevin. The company builds neighborhoods and communities with a range of floor plans, model homes, and quick move-in homes, and also offers renovations. Its stated vision emphasizes quality construction and first-class customer service and care during and after the building process.
Mid-range · Custom · Townhomes · based in Prior Lake
McWilliams & Associates is a Prior Lake-based builder of custom homes and townhomes serving the Lakeville and Prior Lake area, holding Minnesota residential building contractor license BC004572. Its record includes a 2024 Reggie Award from Housing First Minnesota.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · based in Burnsville
OneTenTen Homes is a Burnsville-based builder that combines the efficiency of a large builder with the flexibility of an independent custom builder, offering a large scope of pre-designed floorplans and models that buyers can customize. The company grew out of Bill and Carol Ryan's Bloomington real estate roots, and its process includes a detailed pre-construction meeting, a pre-drywall inspection, and a 10-year structural warranty. Its site notes it is a recipient of the Parade of Homes Reggie Award and has multiple models open in Twin Cities communities.
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 · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Inver Grove Heights
Allrounder Remodeling is a design-build remodeler based in Inver Grove Heights that remodels kitchens, bathrooms, basements and whole homes in the southeast Twin Cities.
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 · Custom · Semi-Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Farmington
American Dream Home Team is a Farmington, Minnesota mortgage team that also builds new homes, offering in-house floor plans buyers can tailor, custom home building and remodeling. Its listed recent homes are in New Hope and Rosemount.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · based in Rosemount
B2 Design Build is a Rosemount-based design-build remodeler serving the Twin Cities metro, doing whole-home remodels, kitchens, bathrooms, additions and outdoor living spaces.
Builder and remodeler · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · Whole-Home Remodel · based in New Brighton
Family-owned design-build firm in New Brighton that remodels kitchens, bathrooms and whole houses, builds additions, porches and garages, and also takes on custom homes and new construction.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Lakeville
Bellepar Homes is a Lakeville firm specializing in new home design/build, remodeling and additions, and finished basements for homeowners in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. Clients can build from the firm’s stock floorplans — each designed as a customizable starting point — or pursue a fully custom design, and the team collaborates weekly across design, production, construction, and budget until project completion.
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 · Additions · based in Rogers
Changing Images Design is a residential design-build remodeler and general contractor based in Rogers, taking on kitchen, bath, addition and whole-home remodels across the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Semi-Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Lino Lakes
Chapman Homes is a Lino Lakes home builder and remodeling contractor that builds custom homes and also offers whole-home remodeling, roofing, siding and deck work.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Semi-Custom · Additions · Basement Finishing · based in Lakeville
Charles Merritt Homes is a Lakeville design-build company that builds new homes from its floor plan options and takes on remodeling, additions and basement finishing.
Parade of Homes 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
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.
Remodeler · Kitchen Remodel · Basement Finishing · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Brooklyn Park
Color Pop Interiors is a Minnesota general contractor focused on residential remodeling and interior design with an emphasis on color, and it also offers exterior work such as roofing, siding, gutters, windows and decks.
MN licenseBC807626
Not shown as active when checked (2026-11-06)
Remodeler · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · Additions · based in Lakeville
Country Creek Builders is a family-owned design-build remodeling contractor in Lakeville that remodels kitchens, bathrooms and basements and builds additions across the south metro.
Country Joe Homes is a semi-custom home builder that has operated for over 40 years as a family-owned business rooted in Lakeville. It offers a variety of floorplans with the flexibility to personalize details, along with move-in-ready homes in south-metro neighborhoods including Peltier Reserve, Autumn Hill, Summers Creek, Cedar Creek, and the Preserve of Lakeville, and its team supports buyers from financing through move-in day. The company positions itself as a local alternative to national builders.
Cuddigan Custom Builders is a Lakeville-based family business that has been building custom homes since 1985 - more than 40 years - with each home architecturally inspired and individually tailored to the client's needs. The firm builds in neighborhoods including The Wilds and The Ranch of Credit River as well as on customers' own lots, and its project team works with clients every step of the process.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in St. Paul
St. Paul design-build firm that builds custom homes in established St. Paul neighborhoods and around the Twin Cities, and also remodels kitchens, bathrooms and whole homes.
Builder and remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Custom · Additions · Kitchen Remodel · based in Minneapolis
Dovetail is a Minneapolis firm, founded in 1998, that remodels homes and builds new ones, with whole-home remodels, additions and new construction across the Twin Cities.
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.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · based in Burnsville
Fieldstone Family Homes, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Burnsville, is a privately held custom residential builder serving the Twin Cities metro and western Wisconsin. The company builds both single-family and multi-family homes across a wide range of price points, and clients can build on one of its lots or bring their own. Its owners brought more than 100 years of combined construction experience, and a sister company, Fieldstone Real Estate Specialists, handles real estate needs for clients who build with them.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Hastings
Gerl Construction is a Hastings-based design-build remodeler and deck builder working in south-metro cities including Lakeville, Farmington and Rosemount.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · based in Eagan
Great Northern Builders is a family-owned, licensed general contractor located in Eagan whose work runs from design-build remodels and whole-house renovations to new home construction and commercial build-outs. Founder and owner Chris Biljan has over 30 years in the industry, almost 20 of those as Great Northern Builders, and the firm works with clients throughout the Twin Cities metro area and in western Wisconsin.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Custom · Additions · based in Edina
GreenWood Design Build is an Edina custom home builder led by president and director of construction Scott Loehrer, a former apprentice carpenter who started his own framing company and spent 15 years expanding it, and vice president Doug Cutting, who holds an architecture degree from the University of Minnesota and directs architectural design. Doug designs each home, Scott coordinates construction on site, and clients can build on their own lot; the firm lists custom and new home building across the metro from Edina and Eden Prairie to Victoria, Chaska, and Waconia.
Builds new homes designed for people with chemical and mold sensitivities, using low-offgassing materials, mold-resistant construction and shielded wiring.
MN licenseBC650241
Not shown as active when checked (2026-11-06)
Hebert Homes has been building homes in the Twin Cities area since 1987 and now operates in the second generation of Hebert builders, based in Lakeville. Clients work directly with builder Nikki throughout the entire building process, an approach the company describes as being a hands-on builder. With over 30 years of building experience, the firm balances time-tested building practices with the needs of a modern family, and it welcomes homeowners who already have a lot and are looking for a builder.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · based in Lakeville
Homes by Moderno - whose site now operates as Moderno Construction Management (Moderno Homes) - is a third-generation, family-owned builder led by owners Jake, Ashlee, and Alexandra Tupy, serving Prior Lake, Lakeville, and surrounding south metro areas. The family has built over 800 homes and completed over thirty five residential developments plus complex acreage and lake builds, and its building model promises 100% transparency in finance and schedules, keeping clients highly involved throughout the build.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Bloomington
Veteran-owned builder and remodeler serving the Twin Cities south metro, doing custom homes, garages and additions as well as kitchen, bathroom, basement and whole-home remodels.
Mid-range · Semi-Custom · Custom · based in Elko New Market
Inspire Homes offers a custom tailored new home and renovation experience, backed by over 15 years of experience in new home design, sales, and service. The company builds in Cannon Falls, Dundas, Owatonna, and Elko New Market, and its offerings run from quick move-in homes and a lineup of house plans to a full custom home experience in which every plan is custom drafted.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Apple Valley
James Barton Design-Build is an Apple Valley design-build remodeling company, working with clients since 1997, that remodels kitchens, bathrooms, interiors, lower levels and exteriors and builds additions and outdoor living spaces across the Twin Cities.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · based in Prior Lake
JB Woodfitter Homes is a custom home builder based in Prior Lake, working in the south metro area of Minnesota in communities like Prior Lake, Lakeville, and Credit River and building homes of any scale, from lakeside retreats to expansive acreage. Clients can start with one of the company's proven designs or create something completely unique, with an in-house designer and project manager included on every project. By specializing in a specific geographic area, the firm is able to accommodate multiple price points.
MN licenseBC724922
Not shown as active when checked (2026-11-06)
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Townhomes · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Northfield
Johnson-Reiland Builders & Remodelers is a family-owned builder based in Northfield, Minnesota, that builds custom single-family homes and twin and multifamily homes in southeastern Minnesota and the south and west Twin Cities metro. It builds in its own neighborhoods and on clients' lots, and also takes on remodels.
Parade of Homes 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2026
Builder and remodeler · Semi-Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Farmington
K. Michael Homes is a Twin Cities builder and remodeler that builds new homes from its own base floor plans, which buyers can customize, and also takes on renovations.
Builder and remodeler · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · based in Lakeland
Landric Associates is a Lakeland-based builder and remodeler serving St. Paul and the east metro, with services from kitchen, bath and basement remodels and additions to new home construction.
MN licenseBC549435
Not shown as active when checked (2026-11-06)
Builder and remodeler · Luxury · Whole-Home Remodel · Custom · Additions · based in Edina
MA Peterson DesignBuild is an Edina-based firm started by Mark Peterson in 1979, offering remodeling, architectural design, interior design, home additions, and custom homes. Its in-house team includes designers, illustrators, 3D modeling specialists, project managers, and craftspeople, and because the company manages both design and construction, each step stays connected from first sketch to final finish. The firm serves the Twin Cities area, working with homeowners across Minneapolis, Edina, St. Paul, Lake Minnetonka, and beyond.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Inver Grove Heights
Founded in 2000, McDonald Remodeling is a full-service design/build firm based in Inver Grove Heights with a dedicated interior design studio, building on values cultivated since Jim McDonald built his first home in 1976. The team works on projects of all sizes — bathrooms, kitchens, additions, lower levels, and whole-home remodels — serving St. Paul, Minneapolis, the surrounding metro area, and western Wisconsin. Its contract includes one-year workmanship, two-year mechanical, and ten-year structural warranties, and its site describes the firm as one of the most awarded home remodelers in the Twin Cities.
McNearney Custom Homes is a Lakeville family builder whose site describes nearly 100 years of building: grandfather Robert began building homes just after World War I, Jim took over the business in 1955, and current owner Bob McNearney succeeded him in 1988. With a focus on quality over quantity, the firm offers a hands-on custom process - from selecting materials to applying your own design ideas - with in-house plan design, and can assist buyers in finding a lot and building in the Twin Cities suburbs and metro area.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · Townhomes · based in Woodbury
Michael Lee Homes is a private, local builder created in 2003 by owner David Frosch, who got his start in the industry in 1983 and has been building homes in the East Metro area ever since; he serves as president alongside Steven Frosch, VP of construction. The company builds in Woodbury, Eagan, Lake Elmo, and Hastings, with communities including Waypointe of Woodbury and Hartung Farms, and clients can choose a move-in ready design or a fully custom home, starting with a design consultation and selecting finishes with the firm's interior designer.
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 · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · based in Mendota Heights
Ohana Home & Design is a small, family-owned residential remodeling firm with a showroom in Mendota Heights, focused on kitchens, bathrooms and the rest of the house.
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.
New Prague custom home builder, established in 2000, building custom homes and association-maintained townhomes in Scott, Le Sueur and Rice counties and nearby cities.
Parade of Homes 2014, 2015
MN licenseBC276152
Not shown as active when checked (2026-11-06)
Pietsch Builders is a custom home builder in Lakeville, Minnesota, building custom homes in the south metro since 1986. The company builds 30-50 homes a year using fully customizable floor plans, currently including the Berres Ridge neighborhood in Lakeville, and clients have direct contact with Doug Pietsch from start to finish of the building process.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Prior Lake
Pinnacle Family Homes is a Prior Lake-based builder offering custom homes and whole-home remodeling, with a 2026 Parade of Homes entry and active Minnesota residential building contractor license BC665655.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Lakeville
Poehling Family Homes is a family-owned Lakeville business founded by twin brothers Nick and Jack Poehling, building new homes at various price points along with custom home building and remodeling projects such as kitchen updates, bathroom renovations, and room additions. Under its 'A Better Way to Build' approach, the team performs the majority of tasks in-house rather than relying on outside subcontractors — from excavating and framing to millwork, flooring, tile, and painting.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · based in Columbia Heights
Prima Construction is a woman-owned remodeling contractor based in Columbia Heights, specializing in custom kitchens and baths for older homes in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding areas — early-1900s through 1920s houses are its stated specialty. Owner Kim Studham holds multiple architecture degrees and does most of the hands-on building herself with an in-house team rather than a chain of subcontractors, while her husband Scott leads the design. The firm puts a fixed price in writing before construction begins, and its site lists Guildmaster with Highest Distinction Awards (2021-2024 and 2026) for customer satisfaction.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Apple Valley
Design-build firm in Apple Valley, Minnesota that builds a limited number of custom homes a year and also remodels kitchens, baths, basements and additions.
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.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Basement Finishing · Additions · based in Lakeville
General contractor based in Lakeville, Minnesota, doing new construction and remodeling for residential and commercial clients; established 1992 per its own site.
New Construction · Townhomes · Modern · based in Lakeville
RT Urban Homes, a sister company of Robert Thomas Homes, builds modern single-family homes and townhomes from set floor-plan collections in communities in Lakeville, St. Michael and Victoria.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · based in Hastings
Scarfone Contracting is a Twin Cities design and remodeling contractor, started in 2007, that does kitchens, bathrooms, additions, basement and other interior renovations, and exterior work. It also takes on new builds and commercial projects.
Builder and remodeler · Luxury · Custom · Luxury · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Mendota Heights
SD Custom Homes is a boutique custom home builder based in Mendota Heights that designs and builds luxury custom homes, intentionally taking on fewer projects per year so it can design to each client's exact specifications. Clients can start with an existing plan and tweak it to their liking or start from scratch and build from the ground up. The firm has been part of several area home tours over the years, including the Parade of Homes.
Family-owned Ham Lake builder offering customizable rambler and two-story floorplans in its own neighborhoods, custom builds, and construction on buyers' own lots around the Twin Cities.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Semi-Custom · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in New Prague
Shimota Project Management is a New Prague general contractor that builds new homes, including from its own set of floor plans, and takes on remodeling, kitchens, baths, lower-level finishes, roofing, siding and decks.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · based in Apple Valley
Stone Cottage Construction is an Apple Valley-based custom home builder serving the Minneapolis and St. Paul area, bringing a combined 60 years of experience to the building process. Buyers can pick from the company's rambler and two-story plans for a range of budgets, bring their own plan, or have one designed specifically for them, with help from an in-house designer and a private design center. Its site notes a Builders Association of the Twin Cities Reggie Award recognizing its popular rambler plan.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Jordan
Superior Contracting is a Jordan, Minnesota builder of custom homes that also does renovations and pools and outdoor spaces, and offers lots in its own land developments. It has an interior designer on staff.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Burnsville
Titus Contracting is a Burnsville-based design-build contractor founded in 2008, with more than 600 projects completed across residential and commercial work. On the residential side it remodels whole homes, kitchens, bathrooms, and basements; builds additions including accessory dwelling units and second-story additions; and creates specialty spaces such as indoor sport courts, golf simulators, and home gyms. The company also builds out and remodels commercial spaces.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · based in Blaine
TJB Homes is a custom luxury home builder serving the Minneapolis and St. Paul Twin Cities area from its Blaine office, building on your lot or theirs. It offers a large online collection of home plans that it can customize, with select neighborhoods around the Twin Cities in Afton, Blaine, Edina, Ham Lake, Lake Elmo, Lino Lakes, and Shoreview. Its site highlights a Super Energy Design approach that reduces energy consumption and describes the company as 'Building Simply Green Since 1978'.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Lakeville
White Birch Design is a full-service design/build remodeling company based in Lakeville, specializing in kitchen, bath, and basement projects. Co-owners Steve McDonald and Angela Barnhart bring a combined 30-plus years in the design, construction, and real estate industries, guiding homeowners from concept to design to construction with a boutique-style approach. Its primary focus is the south metro communities of Lakeville, Eagan, Apple Valley, Burnsville, Rosemount, Prior Lake, and Savage, and it also works with homeowners across the Minneapolis and St. Paul area.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · based in Lakeville
Winkler Homes is a Twin Cities builder specializing in quality-built custom homes in the south metro. A fourth-generation, family-owned real estate business, the firm partners with clients on custom home building, emphasizing craftsmanship and a hands-on approach, and lists currently available homes and neighborhoods on its site.
Builder and remodeler · Luxury · Custom · Luxury · Townhomes · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Minnetonka
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.
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.
Value · New Construction · Townhomes · Multifamily · based in Plymouth
Lennar is a national production builder offering single-family homes, townhomes, and multifamily communities in Twin Cities suburbs including Lakeville, Woodbury, Blaine, Rogers, and Maple Grove, and holds active Minnesota residential building contractor license BC001413. Housing First Minnesota's 2025 Top 25 list has ranked it the metro's largest homebuilder by volume for 20 consecutive years.
Value · New Construction · Semi-Custom · based in Ramsey
Capstone Homes is a family-owned and operated builder based in Ramsey whose stated mission is to 'build quality homes at exceptional value, while serving and impacting the community'; its site describes it as one of the largest privately owned builders in the upper Midwest. It offers model homes already in the process of being built, plus the opportunity to build from the ground up in select neighborhoods, pairing a systematic approach to quality control with a team of seasoned home building professionals. Its markets span the Twin Cities and St. Cloud in Minnesota, Somerset in Wisconsin, and Sioux Falls in South Dakota.
Value · New Construction · Townhomes · based in Lakeville
D.R. Horton is a national production builder; its site states it built its first home in 1978, passed 1,000,000 homes in 2023, and keeps the same mission of delivering quality and affordability across the country. Per its site, more people have chosen D.R. Horton than any other builder since 2002, and it offers homes and services for every stage of life, whether buying or renting. In Minnesota it builds single-family homes and townhomes in growth suburbs such as Lakeville, Blaine, and Woodbury, holding residential building contractor license BC605657.
Mid-range · New Construction · based in Minnetonka
David Weekley Homes began in 1976 in Houston, Texas, and describes itself as one of the largest privately held home builders in America, spanning 13 states and 19 markets. In the Twin Cities, the company specializes in new construction single-family homes and townhomes in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, offering both quick move-in homes and the option to select a homesite, floor plan, and options and build from the ground up.
Mid-range · New Construction · Townhomes · based in St. Louis Park
M/I Homes is a national homebuilder whose commitment to building a quality home and treating customers right was set forth by founders Melvin and Irving Schottenstein in 1976; its site reports over 50 years and more than 170,000 homes built, starting in Columbus, Ohio and now serving 17 markets across the U.S. In the Twin Cities it builds single-family homes and townhomes, framing its approach around quality, care, and design.
Mid-range · New Construction · Townhomes · based in Bloomington
Pulte Homes is a national builder offering new construction homes in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul area, with Twin Cities options ranging from townhomes to single-family homes starting in the $300Ks. Its site highlights a 10-year limited structural warranty paired with coverage of materials and workmanship, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and other mechanical systems, and buyers can visit local Sales Centers or schedule virtual or in-person appointments.
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.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · New Construction · based in Lakeville
Distinctive Design Build, co-founded by Matt Odenthal and Wade Brelje, builds custom homes throughout the Twin Cities along with move-in-ready homes in its own communities. Buyers can bring their own ideas or start with the company's plans, with Matt guiding homeowners from initial concept to final walkthrough while Wade oversees the building process working with trusted trades and partners.
Mid-range · Semi-Custom · New Construction · based in Farmington
Eternity Homes is a Farmington-based builder that has been building homes since 2008, with Pat Flynn as president. It offers custom home design and construction, move-in-ready homes, and building on your own lot, with neighborhoods in Twin Cities communities including Inver Grove Heights, Farmington, Lakeville, Rosemount, Blaine, and Prior Lake as well as western Wisconsin.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · based in Burnsville
McDonald Construction Partners builds custom and semi-custom homes across the Twin Cities, carrying on a company history that dates to 1978; founder Bob McDonald retired in late 2021 after Dave Remick acquired the firm in September 2021. Based in Burnsville, the builder develops and builds within its own communities across the metro and also builds on land clients already own, including teardown-and-rebuild projects in established neighborhoods. An in-house design team and home consultants work with buyers on the details, and every McDonald home is MN Green Path tested.
Mid-range · Semi-Custom · New Construction · Townhomes · based in Lakeville
Summergate Homes is a local family-owned company that has been building houses in the Lakeville area for 40 years, continuing the stewardship of original owner Carl Tollefson with many family members still involved in the company. Drawing on a background in both home building and land development, it builds in its own communities — the villas in Summers Creek are the latest development in the Summergate family.
Mid-range · New Construction · Townhomes · based in Faribault
Vita Attiva Homes builds Vita Attiva at South Creek, a 55+ active adult community under construction in Farmington, Minnesota, about 40 minutes south of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The neighborhood offers detached single-family villas with four rooflines and seven floor plans to choose from, plus side-by-side townhomes, with amenities for all activity levels right outside the front door. CEO Paul Whiteman, who has over 21 years of residential and commercial development experience, formed the community after seeing developments supporting this lifestyle in Florida.
8,461 of Dakota County's 153,152 parcels pass the Lot
Finder's build-candidate test — 5.5% of the county, against 3.4% across the seven-county
metro. That is 21.6% of the metro's 39,176 candidates on 13.5% of its parcels, which is the
short version of why people looking for land look here.
The table below is the whole county, not the part of it we have pages for. 12 of the 35 jurisdictions are townships, and
between them they hold 2,628 candidates — 31% of the county's buildable land
sits outside any city.
All 35 jurisdictions · parcels and build candidates, city by city and township by township
Measured 2026-08-03 by applying the Lot Finder ingest pipeline's own build-candidate
predicate to the regional parcel data, so the census counts what an ingest would select. A
build candidate is a parcel that looks buildable from public records. It is
not a for-sale listing, it is not an offer, and many candidates are not on the market. Two
rows carry no candidates and are kept rather than dropped, because removing them would
misstate the jurisdiction count: a block of parcels the county layer does not attribute to a
jurisdiction, and a single Shorewood parcel that falls inside the Dakota layer.
How the Rules Differ Across Dakota County
Every city in Dakota County writes its own zoning ordinance, and the numbers that
decide how large a house fits on a given lot — minimum lot area, setbacks, impervious surface
caps, shoreland setbacks — are set city by city, not by the county. Below is what this site
holds, sourced from each city's publisher of record. Where a figure is not held, it says so.
The rules, city by city · 0 cities with sourced figures, each with its citation
No sourced land-use figures are held for the county's remaining cities. Nothing is filled in
by analogy from a neighbouring city, and no regional default is shown here as if it were a
city's own rule — confirm any figure with the city before relying on it.
Dakota County Cities
Full builder directories, local market notes and cost guidance for the Dakota County
cities with a city page:
102 builders in this directory declare a service area covering at least one of Dakota County's 22 cities. Every one is verified the same way as the rest of the directory: Minnesota DLI licence where one is on record, and a confirmed service area. Builders serving a county rarely serve all of it — check the service area on each profile against the specific city you are building in.
How much buildable land is there in Dakota County?
8,461 of Dakota County's 153,152 parcels pass the Lot Finder's build-candidate test — 5.5% of the county, and 21.6% of the 39,176 candidates across the seven-county metro. Measured 2026-08-03 by applying the ingest pipeline's own candidate predicate to the regional parcel data. A candidate is a parcel that looks buildable from public records; it is not a listing, and it is not necessarily for sale.
Which Dakota County cities does this directory hold ordinance data for?
None yet. Where a city's figures are not sourced from its publisher of record, this page says so rather than showing a default as if it were the city's own rule.
Do I need a county permit or a city permit in Dakota County?
In an incorporated city, the city issues the building permit and enforces its own zoning ordinance — which is why the setback and coverage rules on this page differ city by city. In the county's 12 townships, land use is administered at the township and county level instead, and septic and well permits are county functions. Dakota County's townships hold 2,628 of its 8,461 build candidates, so this is not an edge case here: it is roughly 31% of the county's buildable land.
Is Dakota County a good place to build a custom home?
It has land, which is the constraint that binds hardest in the inner metro: 5.5% of its parcels pass the build-candidate test against 3.4% metro-wide. The trade-off is that much of that land sits in townships rather than cities, where you are more likely to be on a well and a septic system and further from municipal sewer. The cities on the county's eastern edge — Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria — are the sewered, closer-in end of the same county.
Building in Dakota County? Get matched — free
Tell us the city and the project and we'll shortlist up to 3 vetted builders serving that part of Dakota County.
Land inventory: Lot Finder metro census, measured 2026-08-03 across 1,136,660 parcels in the seven-county metro. Ordinance figures: each city's
publisher of record, cited above with the retrieval date. Builder listings: see how we rank.
