Custom Home Builders in Minnetonka, MN

30 vetted custom builders serving Minnetonka · how we vet & rank

Why Custom in Minnetonka

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.

Custom Builders Serving Minnetonka

CustomLuxuryModern Reggie Award Parade of Homes: 2019, 2020, 2021

Sustainable 9 Design + Build is a Minneapolis-based custom home design and build firm focused on high-performance, healthy homes, pairing modern design with beyond-code construction and low-VOC materials. Every home, whether from its pre-designed collection or fully custom, receives third-party sustainability certifications, including the HERS Index, ENERGY STAR, EPA Indoor airPLUS, and DOE Zero Energy Ready Home. The firm also handles remodels, interior design, and multifamily development.

MN License BC653457 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
CustomLuxury Reggie Award (multiple) Parade of Homes: 2026

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.

MN License BC002459 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Ultra-luxury
CustomLuxuryWhole-Home Remodel Parade of Homes Dream Home Parade of Homes: 2020

Gordon James is a custom home builder founded by John Quinlivan and based in Maple Plain, with a second location in Pequot Lakes. Since 2005 the firm has helped Minnesotans design, remodel, and construct custom homes, and its site notes Quinlivan served as Housing First Minnesota's 2023 board chair.

MN License BC531961 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
CustomLuxury Parade of Homes Dream Home Parade of Homes: 2019, 2020

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes is a third-generation high-end residential builder in the Twin Cities, handling both ground-up custom builds and whole-home remodeling from its Excelsior office. Founder Mark D. Williams has 20+ years of home-building experience, and the company builds wellness into its work as a certified Green Path builder, using organic materials and technologies aimed at air quality, water, and lighting. Its site notes the company was named Minnesota Builder of the Year in 2021.

MN License BC494403 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
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CustomLuxury Parade of Homes Dream Home Parade of Homes: 2019, 2021

Stonewood is a Wayzata-based custom home builder whose site traces four generations of handcrafted homes, with the family building since 1947 and the company focused on building and remodeling homes in the west metro suburbs - Edina, Lake Minnetonka, Wayzata, and the city lakes area. Clients choose their own architect, with Sven Gustafson participating in the interviews and design meetings, and projects are priced on a cost-plus-fee basis fully disclosed to clients. The company launched its home renovation arm, Revision, in 2013.

MN License BC594315 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Ultra-luxury
CustomLuxury Parade of Homes Dream Home Parade of Homes: 2021

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.

MN License BC175394 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Luxury
CustomLuxury Parade of Homes Dream Home 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.

MN License BC556362 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
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CustomLuxury Parade of Homes: 2026

ADOR Bespoke Homes is an Excelsior-based luxury custom home builder serving the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. The firm is led by Todd Simning, formerly of Kroiss Development, who brings more than 32 years of development and construction experience, and it serves as a preferred general contractor for high-end architectural firms. Its focus is bespoke work — thoughtful, architectural homes with craftsmanship and integrity emphasized through every step of its process.

MN License BC761771 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
CustomSemi-CustomWhole-Home Remodel Parade of Homes: 2026

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.

MN License BC706439 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
CustomWhole-Home RemodelKitchen RemodelBathroom Remodel Parade of Homes: 2026

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.

MN License BC002988 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
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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.

MN License BC415174 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Mid-range
Custom Parade of Homes: 2026

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.

MN License BC092377 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
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CustomLuxury

Erotas Custom Building has specialized since 1992 in building architecturally designed residences and completing complex renovations of finely crafted custom homes. The Minnetonka-based firm works as the builder on a collaborative team, prioritizing transparent, reliable, and consistent communication among the client, architect, engineer, and designer throughout all phases of a project. Owner and president Tom Hendrickson has been involved with Erotas since 1995, having experienced the process first as a client, then as a craftsman, and now as a builder.

MN License BC004898 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Mid-range
CustomWhole-Home Remodel Parade of Homes: 2026

Fox Homes is an Edina-officed company run by Brad and Heather Fox, who came from a home-building background and combined their real estate and design expertise into one full-service firm. Its team helps clients buy, sell, design, remodel, or build a home, with construction services spanning planning, process, and full-build execution. The couple's site also highlights the TV show they created on HGTV.

MN License BC747470 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Luxury
CustomLuxuryWhole-Home Remodel

Hagstrom Builder has built architecturally designed new homes, renovations, and additions since 1962, when Robert Hagstrom founded the firm, and it remains family owned and operated for over 60 years under the same license. Second-generation president Peter Hagstrom has led the company for more than 30 years, with the third generation joining in 2021. Based in Lake Elmo, the firm serves Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Florida; it is a Green Path Master Certified builder in energy-efficient homebuilding, and its site notes that repeat clients make up 45% of its projects.

MN License BC002904 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
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CustomLuxury

Hendel Homes is a Minnesota custom home builder and remodeler working on highly detailed residences and renovations, guided by a philosophy of stewardship that Rick and Amy Hendel describe as the foundation of the company. The firm facilitates communication among owners, architects, designers, engineers, and its construction team, and states it has completed more than one hundred highly detailed projects over the last twenty years. Its site lists Builder of the Year, Reggie, and Trillium awards from Housing First Minnesota among its recognition.

MN License BC192308 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Mid-range
Whole-Home RemodelCustom

Kuhl Design + Build is a full-service residential design/build company based in Hopkins, specializing in large remodels and quality new construction. Steve Kuhl and Dan Murphy started the firm in 1999, and it offers residential design and interior design alongside construction, estimating each project as it is being designed so clients see the cost implications of each design move.

MN License BC390161 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Ultra-luxury
CustomLuxuryWhole-Home Remodel

Kyle Hunt & Partners is an artisan home builder located in Deephaven near Lake Minnetonka, founded in 1990 by Kyle and Laurie Hunt and specializing in highly crafted, architecturally designed custom homes and renovations. The firm takes a collaborative approach to design, working with architects and interior designers in the field and hand-selecting the core team of craftspeople for each project. It also offers real estate services through Rooted, where Kyle Hunt and Madison Ludowese are licensed real estate agents.

MN License BC001967 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
CustomLuxuryWhole-Home Remodel

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.

MN License BC002064 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Whole-Home RemodelKitchen RemodelBathroom RemodelBasement Finishing Parade of Homes: 2026

Lake Country Builders is an Excelsior-based design/build remodeling firm established in 1976 by Pete and Sue Jacobson, now celebrating 50 years in business under second-generation owner and president Patrick Jacobson. Its work spans architectural design, new home construction, and home remodeling across Minnesota and Wisconsin, including second home and cabin projects through its Greater Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin divisions.

MN License BC349679 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
CustomLuxuryWhole-Home Remodel

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.

MN License BC325555 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Whole-Home RemodelCustomAdditions

MA Peterson DesignBuild is an Edina-based firm started by Mark Peterson in 1979, offering remodeling, architectural design, interior design, home additions, and custom homes. Its in-house team includes designers, illustrators, 3D modeling specialists, project managers, and craftspeople, and because the company manages both design and construction, each step stays connected from first sketch to final finish. The firm serves the Twin Cities area, working with homeowners across Minneapolis, Edina, St. Paul, Lake Minnetonka, and beyond.

MN License BC006704 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
CustomLuxuryWhole-Home Remodel

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.

MN License BC001969 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Luxury
CustomLuxury Parade of Homes: 2026

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.

MN License BC639221 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Luxury
Whole-Home RemodelCustom Parade of Homes: 2026

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.

MN License BC754754 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05

REFINED

Luxury
CustomLuxuryWhole-Home Remodel Parade of Homes: 2026

REFINED is a custom home building and remodeling company with a distinct focus on Edina and other captivating Twin Cities neighborhoods, with particular expertise in blending new homes among established ones. The firm has built and remodeled more than 100 custom homes in Edina, Lake Minnetonka, and surrounding areas, and its work spans new construction, renovation, real estate, budget development, and lot sourcing. Every REFINED home includes full architecture and interior design services, and its affiliate REFINED Remodeling takes on projects from lower-level finishes to entirely new spaces.

MN License BC632529 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-08-07
CustomWhole-Home Remodel

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.

MN License BC592473 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Mid-range
CustomWhole-Home Remodel

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.

MN License BC344259 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Whole-Home RemodelCustomAdditions

TreHus Architects + Builders is an architect-led design-build firm founded in 1982 by Dave Amundson, a descendant of Norwegian craftsmen. Now a full-service design-build remodeling company celebrating 44 years, it puts residential architects, interior designers, project managers, and on-staff craftsmen on one team for whole-home renovations, kitchen and bath remodels, additions, and custom homes. Its Master Carpenter system lets carpenters focus entirely on their craft while project managers handle the details, and the Golden Valley-based firm serves homeowners throughout Minneapolis, Edina, Minnetonka, and the surrounding Twin Cities area.

MN License BC001474 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05
Luxury
CustomLuxuryTownhomesWhole-Home Remodel 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.

MN License BC002926 License verified via MN Dept. of Labor & Industry · checked 2026-07-05

What a Custom Home Costs in Minnetonka

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 Minnetonka guide.

Choosing a Custom Builder

  • See work in or near Minnetonka. Local lots, local inspectors, local subcontractors: recent nearby projects are the best predictor of a smooth build.
  • Verify the license. Minnesota residential builders must hold a DLI-issued BC license. We surface verified license numbers on profiles as we confirm them.
  • Understand the contract. Fixed-price and cost-plus contracts split risk differently. Make the builder walk you through allowances and change-order pricing.
  • Talk to 2–3 finalists. Process and communication fit matter as much as the portfolio. Our free matching shortlists them for you.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a custom home cost in Minnetonka?

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 Minnetonka 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.

How many custom builders serve Minnetonka?

We currently list 30 builders offering custom construction in Minnetonka. Coverage grows as we verify more builders, and our free matching service can shortlist the best fits for your budget and timeline.

How do I choose between the custom builders in Minnetonka?

Compare three things: completed work in or near Minnetonka (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.

How long does a custom build take?

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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