15 vetted builders serving Plymouth (Hennepin County) · Luxury, Mid-range, Ultra-luxury price tiers · how we vet & rank
Plymouth is one of the metro's largest and most consistently in-demand suburbs, and its housing market reflects that maturity: a mix of custom infill, teardown-rebuilds, and the last remaining new-construction pockets, skewing upper-mid to luxury. The southwestern neighborhoods that feed Wayzata schools are a particular driver — that district boundary meaningfully moves land values.
Around Medicine Lake and Bass Lake, and in the wooded neighborhoods in between, custom builders stay busy with both new builds on scarce lots and substantial renovations of 1980s–90s housing stock that families want to keep but update. True greenfield development is nearly finished, so most projects start with a lot purchase or an existing home.
The city's public amenities are a quiet differentiator, all roughly 12 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis: French Regional Park's swimming lake and trails, summer concerts at the Hilde Performance Center, the Millennium Garden, golf and fishing at Eagle Lake Regional Park, and the Plymouth Community Center anchoring year-round programs.
Buyers choose Plymouth for schools, commute balance, and established-neighborhood character over raw lot availability. The builders who serve it well are comfortable with infill logistics — tighter sites, existing trees worth saving, and neighbors close enough to care how the project goes.
Neighborhoods & communities to know: Wayzata schools area · Bass Lake · Medicine Lake
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.
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.
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.
Charles Cudd Co. is a Plymouth-based firm that designs, builds, and remodels homes, offering build-on-your-lot custom homes alongside luxury villa neighborhoods in communities such as Chanhassen, Maple Grove, Medina, Victoria, and North Oaks. Its process blends architectural design, interior design, and construction management in one integrated design-build offering, and its site describes the team as Minnesota's most awarded architectural design-build team. The firm also maintains a Woodbury office.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pillar Homes has designed and crafted custom homes throughout the Twin Cities since 1995, working from the western suburbs near Lake Minnetonka and serving homeowners in Wayzata, Orono, Minnetonka, Edina, and Plymouth. The firm specializes in new custom homes, luxury lake homes, renovations, and project and real estate consultation. Owner and president K.C. Chermak served as president of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities in 2008 and of the Builders Association of Minnesota in 2016, and the company's site lists honors including BAM Builder of the Year and the Parade of Homes Reggie Award.
Swanson Homes is a Medina-based luxury custom home builder serving west-metro communities including Plymouth and Medina, holding Minnesota residential building contractor license BC627982 and participating in the 2026 Parade of Homes.
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.
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.
Narrow the field to the builders doing the kind of work you want in Plymouth. Each page below is a filtered directory with type-specific cost guidance.
See the full breakdown of price per square foot by build type, what drives Minnesota budgets, and city comparisons in our cost to build in Plymouth guide and the statewide cost to build in Minnesota study.
Our directory currently lists 15 vetted builders serving Plymouth, spanning mid-range, luxury and ultra-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.
Teardown-and-rebuild is an established path to a new home in Plymouth, and it stacks acquisition and demolition on top of construction. Construction alone typically runs $300–$450 per square foot for custom work, and all-in project budgets in Plymouth commonly reach seven figures. See our cost-to-build guide for the full breakdown.
Yes — teardown-and-rebuild is established practice in Plymouth. Expect a demolition permit, tree-preservation and stormwater requirements, and design review in any protected districts. Builders who work in Plymouth regularly will walk the lot with you and flag constraints before you commit.
Several do. Gonyea Custom Homes, Bergeron Homes & Development, Boyer Building Corporation and others take on custom projects in Plymouth, 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 — 6 design-build remodelers in our directory serve Plymouth, covering kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions, and whole-home projects. See the Plymouth 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 Plymouth (Hennepin 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.
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