Maple Grove Home Builders

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.

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.

Hanson Builders is a family-owned and operated custom home builder that has been building in Minnesota since 1979 from its Andover base. It builds in communities across the Twin Cities and also offers build-on-your-lot construction, with in-house interior designers who collaborate with clients on materials and decor. From concept to completion, the company shares its production schedule with clients so they can follow their home's progress.

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.

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.

construction2style is a Minnesota-based design and build company founded in 2012 by husband-and-wife team Jamie and Morgan Molitor. What began as a remodeling duo has grown into a team of contractors, designers, and content creators that tackles one-of-a-kind renovations, custom builds, and design projects while documenting and sharing the process online, working from Minnesota with nationwide reach. The Molitors also run industry education events, including the Contractor Coalition Summit for contractors and the BuildHer Retreat for women in the building and design industries.

Dean Johnson Homes is a Medina-based family business, founded in 1975 and entering its second generation, that has been shaping neighborhoods across the Twin Cities for over five decades. The company handles new construction, remodeling, custom home builds, and land development, with communities including Dancing Waters, Eagleview Villas, Fairhill Estates, and the upcoming Chapel View.

Dingman Custom Homes is a family-run custom builder based in the western Twin Cities, founded in 1997 by Dale Dingman, whose son Kyle grew up learning the trade at his side. The team serves homeowners throughout the greater Minneapolis western suburbs, working hands-on from lot selection to final walkthrough. Clients can build on their own lot or one the company helps them find, collaborating directly with its draftsman and designer, and model homes are open to tour.

JPC Custom Homes is a second-generation, family-owned custom home builder founded in 1984 by John Kothrade; his son Phillip joined in 2009 and took over the business in 2025. Headquartered in Buffalo, the team brings more than 140 years of combined experience building custom homes in the greater Minneapolis area, with a focus on Hennepin, Wright, and Carver counties. Clients work directly with the owners rather than a salesperson, and a one-year warranty comes standard on its homes.

Parent Custom Homes is a second-generation family builder: the Parent family has been building homes since 1978, and founder-father Al's sons Brent and Brook now run the company from Ham Lake. The firm completes 10-12 homes each year, building on your lot or its own, and has expanded its building area to about a 1.5-hour radius from the metro area. Brent and Brook Parent personally supervise each house and work directly with clients through the entire building process and warranty period.

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.

Creek Hill Custom Homes is a Plymouth-based custom home builder led by president Mike Hillesheim, a U.S. Navy veteran who learned home construction as a carpenter and started his own custom design/build company nearly 30 years ago, growing it out of his framing business. The firm has built hundreds of homes for families across Minnesota, building both in its own neighborhoods and on any lot a client already owns, and it shows model homes during the Parade of Homes, Luxury Home Tour, and Artisan Home Tour.

Traditions by Donnay Homes builds custom homes in classic Twin Cities neighborhoods such as Edina and Wayzata, continuing a Donnay family homebuilding tradition in Minnesota that dates to 1941; the current owner is the fourth generation of the family in the business. Started by Paul and Kate Donnay and based in Maple Grove, the firm offers new construction, renovation, and consulting, and its site notes recognition as a 2025 Designated Green Path Builder by Housing First Minnesota for energy-efficient construction.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.