30 vetted custom builders serving Edina · 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.
Sustainable 9 builds third-party-certified, high-performance modern homes — triple-pane glass, low-VOC materials, solar-ready systems — around Minneapolis’ lakes and the west metro.
A third-generation family builder based in Wayzata, Mark D. Williams Custom Homes builds high-end customs around Lake Minnetonka with a distinctive point of view: Scandinavian-inspired design, organic materials, and a healthy-home building philosophy.
Four generations of the Gustafson family stand behind Stonewood, Wayzata’s luxury custom builder for lakefront estates, teardown-rebuilds, and architect-designed customs across 18 Twin Cities communities.
A women-owned Edina builder named Housing First Minnesota’s 2025 Builder of the Year, City Homes specializes in contemporary luxury customs, aging-in-place design, and remodels in Edina and Minneapolis.
Homes by Tradition builds luxury customs with an emphasis on energy efficiency and smart-home integration, working both the south metro and the west-metro luxury cities — on its lots or yours.
Minnesota’s only five-time Builder of the Year, third-generation John Kraemer & Sons has built and renovated luxury residences since 1978 with its own superintendents on-site daily and fully open-book budgets.
Denali Custom Homes builds at the top of the west-metro luxury market, guiding clients through a structured, high-touch building experience for estate-grade customs in Edina, the Lake Minnetonka communities, and the southwest suburbs.
Building in the west metro since 1981, Mike Bergeron’s firm handles custom new homes and major remodels from Plymouth across Maple Grove, Medina, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Edina, and Eden Prairie.
A family-owned Wayzata firm founded in 1999, Hendel Homes builds highly detailed luxury customs across Lake Minnetonka, Edina, and the metro’s premier neighborhoods behind a 500-item pre-construction process.
From a converted Hopkins warehouse studio, Kuhl Design + Build has specialized in large remodels and whole-house renovations for two decades.
Since 1978 L. Cramer has built and remodeled upper-market customs — averaging over $1M and deliberately capped at ten to twelve projects a year under third-generation carpenter Greg Jurvakainen.
An architect-led design-build firm founded in 2015, Locale pairs a long-standing architectural team with in-house construction for medium-to-large remodels and new homes in Minneapolis’ established neighborhoods.
Building since 1978 from offices in Wayzata and Baxter, Nor-Son Custom Builders delivers luxury homes, lake estates, and whole-house remodels across the Twin Cities and the lakes country.
Norton Homes focuses on custom design and teardown/infill builds in the established west-metro suburbs — the specialist path for buyers who want a new home in a built-out neighborhood like Edina or Minnetonka.
A women-owned design and construction firm led by architect-trained Samantha Grose, Oak & Arrow specializes in intentionally designed whole-home remodels and new-construction rebuilds across the west and south metro.
REFINED has built and remodeled more than 100 custom homes in Edina, Lake Minnetonka, and other established Twin Cities neighborhoods since 2008, guiding owners from lot sourcing through construction.
Andrew Schrader’s Edina and Eden Prairie studios build and remodel homes of all sizes across the southwest metro, from historic conservation to new customs.
Founded in 1975, Wooddale builds luxury custom homes, villas, and townhomes across a dozen west-metro communities, alongside whole-house remodeling.
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.
An architect-led design-build cooperative since 1982, TreHus staffs AIA architects, ASID interior designers, and master carpenters for historic renovations, remodels, and custom homes.
An Edina institution of 40-plus years, MA Peterson pairs designers, illustrators, and carpenters under one roof for award-winning remodels, additions, and custom homes.
With a builder and a designer at the helm, Edina’s GreenWood Design Build handles remodels from kitchens to whole houses plus custom new homes.
For nearly four decades the Lecy family has built custom homes and major remodels across the west metro, with in-house architectural and interior design teams and 30-plus craftsmen.
Scott and Margaret Busyn’s boutique firm works exclusively in Edina and its immediate neighbors, known for neighbor-first teardown-rebuilds — complete with pre-build neighborhood meetings and material recycling.
Founded by Edina natives Brad and Heather Fox — familiar from HGTV — Fox Homes pairs full real-estate services with design, renovation, and new-construction work in the west metro.
Founded by Robert Hagstrom in 1962, Hagstrom Builder crafts architecturally designed customs and renovations from downtown Lake Elmo, with work spanning the Twin Cities, Wisconsin, and Florida.
A third-generation family firm that has built in Edina for nearly a century, Carl M Hansen Companies was voted the city’s best new-home builder in 2023.
Since Ron Clark’s first Edina twinhome in 1975, the firm has built more than 800 homes — villas, twinhomes, condominiums, and customs — in the metro’s most established neighborhoods, earning Housing First Minnesota’s 2022 Lifetime Achievement award.
Since 1992 Erotas has built architecturally driven residences around Lake Minnetonka and beyond — complex, architect-designed new homes and renovations of unusual scope.
Building since 1978 and under Dave Remick’s ownership since 2021, McDonald Construction Partners builds custom and semi-custom homes across the metro — in established neighborhoods, on owners’ lots, and as teardown-rebuilds.
In the Twin Cities metro, true custom construction generally starts around $250–$350 per square foot before land, with luxury and estate work running well beyond that.
Full local numbers live in the cost to build in Edina guide.
In the Twin Cities metro, true custom construction generally starts around $250–$350 per square foot before land, with luxury and estate work running well beyond that. In Edina specifically, land and site conditions shift the total — acquisition of an existing property is usually part of the budget here. The builders listed below can give you a real number against your specific site and program.
We currently list 30 builders offering custom construction in Edina. 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 Edina (ask to see it), a verifiable MN builder license and insurance, and a contract style you understand — fixed-price versus cost-plus changes how risk is shared. Our profiles surface specialties, awards, and licensing as we verify them; the final step is always conversations 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.
Tell us about your project and we’ll shortlist up to 3 vetted local builders that fit your city, budget, and timeline.
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