18 vetted custom builders serving Minneapolis · 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 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.
Husband-and-wife team Jesse and Katie run Jkath, a boutique design-build with its own cabinetry shop, reinventing older Twin Cities homes and building new ones to eighth-of-an-inch standards.
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.
From a converted Hopkins warehouse studio, Kuhl Design + Build has specialized in large remodels and whole-house renovations for two decades.
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.
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.
Adam Koch’s TRIO Design and Build handles custom homes, remodels, and ADUs in the Minneapolis area as a true design-build shop with a real-estate consulting side.
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.
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.
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.
A boutique builder-remodeler based in Mendota Heights, SD Custom Homes has designed and built luxury customs across the east and south metro for 16 years.
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 Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis 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 18 builders offering custom construction in Minneapolis. 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 Minneapolis (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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