67 vetted builders serving Lakeville (Dakota County) · Mid-range, Luxury, Value price tiers · how we vet & rank
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2018
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.
Parade of Homes 2021
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2024
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
Wayzata design-build firm that designs and builds custom homes, remodels and additions across the west metro.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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
Che Bella Interiors Design + Remodeling is a Burnsville design-build remodeling firm offering interior design and remodeling for homes across the Twin Cities metro.
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.
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.
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
Gerl Construction is a Hastings-based design-build remodeler and deck builder working in south-metro cities including Lakeville, Farmington and Rosemount.
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.
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.
Service area per builderBuilds new homes designed for people with chemical and mold sensitivities, using low-offgassing materials, mold-resistant construction and shielded wiring.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
J. Carsten Remodeling is a Buffalo-based design-build remodeler serving the Twin Cities metro; it also builds new custom homes and ADUs.
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.
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.
Kuechle Construction is a family-run custom home builder and remodeler based in Plymouth that has worked across the Twin Cities metro since 1974.
Chaska-based builder of new homes from its own floor plans, in communities across the south and west Twin Cities metro.
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.
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.
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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.
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
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Remodeling contractor serving the south metro Twin Cities with kitchen, bathroom, basement, interior, deck and exterior work.
Accessibility remodeler that builds wheelchair ramps, barrier-free showers and other home modifications.
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Burnsville design-build remodeler handling kitchens, bathrooms, additions, lower levels and custom cabinetry from its own millwork shop, across the Twin Cities.
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General contractor based in Lakeville, Minnesota, doing new construction and remodeling for residential and commercial clients; established 1992 per its own site.
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.
Parade of Homes 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
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.
Parade of Homes 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
Family-owned builder in Eagan, Minnesota building new homes in Eagan and Lakeville, with a remodeling division.
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.
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.
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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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.
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
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.
Parade of Homes 2026
Lakeville is the new-construction capital of the south metro and consistently ranks among Minnesota's fastest-growing cities for housing starts. Unlike the built-out inner suburbs, Lakeville still has land: master-planned communities like Spirit of Brandtjen Farm, Cedar Creek, Berres Ridge, and Brookshire are actively opening lots, which keeps both national production builders and local custom shops busy here.
That mix is Lakeville's real advantage for buyers. On the same week you can tour a move-in-ready production home, walk a semi-custom plan with a local builder who will modify it, or sit down with a true custom builder about a from-scratch design on your own lot. Price points span from attainable townhomes to $1M+ customs, often within a few miles of each other — and Lake Marion adds a genuine lakefront-custom option to a market better known for production volume.
The practical side holds up too: I-35 and Cedar Avenue (MN-77) anchor the commute, MVTA buses run from the Kenrick Avenue park-and-ride, and the city maintains more than 3,000 acres of parks and preserves, from Ritter Farm Park's trails to Steve Michaud Park's ballfields.
The trade-off for growth is competition for lots in the most popular communities and builder queues that can stretch during busy seasons. Buyers who get clear on budget, timeline, and how much customization they actually want tend to land the right builder quickly here — there are simply more active options in Lakeville than almost anywhere else in the metro.
Master-planned community mixing modern and traditional designs, with trails, parks, and private resident amenities.
The city's lakefront play — custom homes with views and direct water access.
Large lots and upscale homes in the heart of the city.
One of the city's newer developments, with contemporary plans and modern designs.
Spacious properties and upscale homes in a quiet, family-oriented setting.
336 new homes sold in the 12 months to November 2, 2026, at a median price of $550,000.
503 lots are held by 21 builders and land developers. The top five by lots held:
| Holder | Lots held | Detailed lot pages |
|---|---|---|
| Lennar | 228 | 21 |
| D.R. Horton - Minnesota | 133 | 22 |
| M/I Homes | 32 | 0 |
| Robert Thomas Homes | 22 | 2 |
| Brandl Anderson Homes | 20 | 1 |
61 of the Lot Finder's 853 potential building sites in Lakeville have a detailed lot page: a named holder, a sale on record in the last 12 months and the lot's setting. See Lakeville's lots →
Sales: certificates of real estate value (eCRV) filed with the Minnesota Department of Revenue and marked new construction, for one parcel at an open-market price, on parcels in the Lot Finder's records. That makes it a floor, not the city's total: a new home on a parcel we don't hold, such as most teardown rebuilds, isn't counted. 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.
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Our directory currently lists 67 vetted builders serving Lakeville, spanning value, mid-range and luxury 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 Lakeville still has active new-construction communities, it offers some of the metro's more attainable paths to a new home: production builds typically run $230–$300 per square foot, semi-custom $250–$400, and custom work $300–$450+. Lot cost varies by community; see our cost-to-build guide for details.
Active building in Lakeville is concentrated around Spirit of Brandtjen Farm, Cedar Creek, Berres Ridge and other communities. Availability changes phase by phase, so check with builders directly; new phases in popular communities often sell through quickly.
Several do. Fitzke Custom Homes, Homes by Tradition, McWilliams & Associates and others take on custom projects in Lakeville, 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 — 33 design-build remodelers in our directory serve Lakeville, covering kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions, and whole-home projects. See the Lakeville 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 Lakeville (Dakota 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.
In the latest 12 months of Minnesota eCRV deed records, 336 newly built homes sold in Lakeville at a median price of $550,000. Builders and land developers hold 503 lots there; Lennar, D.R. Horton - Minnesota and M/I Homes hold the most. 61 of the Lot Finder's 853 potential building sites in Lakeville have a detailed lot page. These are public records, not for-sale listings.
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