16 vetted custom builders serving Eden Prairie · how we vet & rank
A custom home is designed from scratch around your lot, your program, and your budget — you control the floor plan, materials, and every finish. It is the longest and most involved path to a new home, and the only one that delivers exactly the house you have in mind.
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.
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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.
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Denali Custom Homes builds one-of-a-kind custom homes throughout the Twin Cities from its Wayzata office near Lake Minnetonka, led by husband-and-wife team David and Jodie Bieker. The firm provides professional guidance throughout the entire building process and takes on projects of all sizes, from a 2,200 sq ft cottage to a 12,000 sq ft estate home. For clients interested in green construction, it works through the LEED for Homes certification process.
Parade of Homes 2021
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.
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Bergeron Homes & Development is a family-owned firm founded in 1981 by Michael Bergeron, building custom new homes and handling remodeling across the west metro — Plymouth, Maple Grove, Medina, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Corcoran, Edina, and Eden Prairie. Michael personally supervises each home, and the family team works with clients from the first meeting through move-in, down to helping choose a home site or coordinate a move within the Twin Cities.
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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.
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
L. Cramer Builders + Remodelers is an Edina-based luxury custom home building and remodeling firm that has constructed and remodeled hundreds of one-of-a-kind custom homes throughout the Twin Cities since 1978. Owner and president Greg Jurvakainen brings an extensive carpentry and construction background and comes from a family of craftsmen and carpenters. The team collaborates with Twin Cities architects, interior designers, and craftspeople on projects ranging from new homes in Edina, Wayzata, and Orono on Lake Minnetonka to historic remodels by the Minneapolis lakes.
Lecy Bros. Homes & Remodeling is a family company that has built custom homes in Minnesota for nearly four decades, working from its Minnetonka office on new homes, remodeling projects - additions, major renovations, and room remodels - and lake homes. The firm employs over 30 craftsmen and construction professionals and maintains an in-house architectural design team, interior design, and warranty services. Owners Mark Lecy, who coordinates all construction operations, and Roy Lecy, who handles home sales and finance, lead the company, which has been part of BATC since 1983.
Nor-Son Custom Builders is a luxury home builder and whole-house remodeler with its Minnesota headquarters in Baxter and a Twin Cities office in Eden Prairie. The firm helps clients assemble a project team from architects and interior designers across the Midwest, Twin Cities, and lakes area, provides cost projections throughout design, and competitively bids each portion of the work before building begins. Each home undergoes a quality inspection, and the company is led by CEO Andy Anderson and president Matt Holmstrom.
Norton Homes has been building custom homes in Minnesota since 2004, with partners Patrick Hiller, Chris Norton, and Curt Norton working directly with clients on every detail from initial concept through the finished home. Based in Plymouth, the company builds in west-metro communities in Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, and Independence as well as on clients' own lots, and it schedules a walkthrough after one year of ownership to address any issues or concerns.
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.
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.
TC Homes is a locally rooted custom home builder based in Dayton, Minnesota, founded in 2008 and serving homeowners throughout the Twin Cities metro with new construction and remodel projects. The company develops a detailed cost-plus contract after a thorough consultation, and clients work through a direct relationship with their builder, with the freedom to customize as much or as little as they choose.
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.
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.
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In the Twin Cities metro, true custom construction generally runs $300–$450 per square foot before land, with luxury and estate work running well beyond that.
Full local numbers live in the cost to build in Eden Prairie guide.
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In the Twin Cities metro, true custom construction generally runs $300–$450 per square foot before land, with luxury and estate work running well beyond that. In Eden Prairie specifically, land and site conditions shift the total: where the lot you want already has a house on it, acquisition and demolition join the budget. The builders listed below can give you a real number against your specific site and program.
We currently list 16 builders offering custom construction in Eden Prairie. Coverage grows as we verify more builders, and our free matching service can shortlist the best fits for your budget and timeline.
Compare three things. Completed work in or near Eden Prairie: local lots, inspectors and subcontractors make recent nearby projects the best predictor of a smooth build, so ask to see them. A Minnesota residential building contractor license (a BC license issued by the Department of Labor and Industry) and insurance: our profiles show license numbers as we verify them. And a contract you understand: fixed-price and cost-plus contracts share risk differently, so have the builder walk you through allowances and change-order pricing. Process and communication matter as much as the portfolio, so the final step is always a conversation with two or three finalists.
Plan on 10–16 months from first design meeting to move-in for a full custom project: roughly 3–5 months of design and pre-construction, then 7–11 months of construction, longer for large or complex builds.
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