Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · Basement Finishing · Custom · based in Woodbury
Custom One is a Twin Cities company with offices in Woodbury and Saint Paul that has been building custom homes for over 40 years, operating dedicated Homes, Renovation, Landscaping, and Exteriors brands to take projects from concept to completion. Its renovation work covers additions, kitchens, porches, lower levels, bathrooms, and whole-home projects, and the firm serves homeowners from Woodbury to Wayzata.
Elevate Builders Custom Homes builds custom homes in the Twin Cities area under husband-and-wife owners Eric and Laura Haseltine — Eric, the builder, is involved in every aspect of each build from start to finish, while Laura serves as owner and design consultant and is described on the site as one of its four-time Reggie Award recipients. The company builds in developments in Chisago City (Raspberry Hill), North Branch (Wildridge), and Wyoming (Kennedy Estates).
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.
Mid-range · Semi-Custom · Custom · based in Cambridge
Semler Homes is a family-owned builder that has been building homes across the northern Twin Cities suburbs since 1981, led by president and owner Jason Semler, a third-generation Minnesota carpenter and home builder. Clients can build from the company's proven stock floor plans or pursue a custom home design, and Jason's son Jake serves as project/warranty manager, handling day-to-day activity on the job site.
Mid-range · New Construction · Semi-Custom · based in Woodbury
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.
Hartman Homes is a custom home builder established in 1985 by Michael Hartman and now based in Hudson, Wisconsin, building in the Twin Cities metro area, western Wisconsin, and Big Sky, Montana. Its work ranges from single-family mid-level homes up to luxury homes and waterfront teardown properties. The company describes itself as a smaller builder that works one-on-one with clients, offering complimentary interior design services and an in-house showroom for selections.
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.
Main Street Builders is a design-build custom home builder led by Mark Sova that has been building new homes in the St. Croix River Valley for 30 years, creating places that over two hundred families call home. It specializes in custom homes on acreage, in neighborhoods, or on tear-down-and-build-new sites; in Minnesota its homes reach from Lindstrom to Red Wing, with concentrations in West Lakeland, Lake Elmo, Stillwater, Hugo, and White Bear Lake, plus western Wisconsin communities including Hudson, River Falls, and Prescott.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Vadnais Heights
Pratt Homes has been building and remodeling homes in the Twin Cities since 1973, when brothers Len and Lowell Pratt launched the family business, and holds the very first builder license ever issued in the state of Minnesota (#BC000001). Based in Vadnais Heights, the company builds single-family homes, offers build-on-your-land construction, and develops custom luxury villa communities such as Bayhaven in Bayport and Spring Farm Villas in North Oaks. Its history page notes the company has helped more than 1,000 families build their dream homes.
Mid-range · Semi-Custom · New Construction · based in Lakeville
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.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · based in Forest Lake
Sherco Construction is a family-owned Forest Lake builder founded in 1994 by Tom Carlisle, who came to homebuilding with a background as a master carpenter. The firm offers custom homes plus remodeling and additions, uses custom designs for every home it builds, and states that its insulation package goes beyond code requirements, making a Sherco home 30% more efficient than the average one, with third-party inspections on energy details. Many clients return to build second and third homes with the company.
Builder and remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · Custom · based in Lakeland
1st Choice Builders is a design-build general contractor in the St. Croix Valley that builds new homes and remodels, including large-scale remodels and additions, with in-house design services.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Inver Grove Heights
Allrounder Remodeling is a design-build remodeler based in Inver Grove Heights that remodels kitchens, bathrooms, basements and whole homes in the southeast Twin Cities.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Semi-Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Farmington
American Dream Home Team is a Farmington, Minnesota mortgage team that also builds new homes, offering in-house floor plans buyers can tailor, custom home building and remodeling. Its listed recent homes are in New Hope and Rosemount.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in St. Paul
APEX Design Build is a design-build remodeler based in St. Paul that handles kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions, whole-house renovations and garages across the seven-county Twin Cities metro.
Builder and remodeler · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · Whole-Home Remodel · based in New Brighton
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.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Stillwater
Braden Construction provides new home construction and custom remodeling and renovation to homeowners in Minnesota and Wisconsin from its office in downtown Stillwater. The firm draws on more than 35 years of residential construction experience, collaborating with architects, home designers, and its own builders and craftspeople, with a stated client-first, hands-on approach to managing details and schedule.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Semi-Custom · Townhomes · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Hudson
C&E Wurzer Builders builds custom homes, single-family and twin homes from its own floor plans, and renovations, with offices in Hudson and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. It says it serves northwestern Wisconsin and the east Twin Cities metro, including Woodbury and Stillwater.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Oakdale
Cardinal Homebuilders is the homebuilding arm of a three-generation, family-run Oakdale company that has been crafting homes for nearly half a century, with roots tracing to the 1950s when Tom Wiener Sr. acquired the firm. Clients can build on their own lot or in one of its twin-home and villa neighborhoods, and an in-house architect designs each plan and checks it against the budget before contracts are signed.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Luxury · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · based in Stillwater
Cates Fine Homes is a family-owned Stillwater firm that builds custom homes and takes on renovations, additions and tear-down rebuilds in Stillwater and the St. Croix Valley.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Semi-Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Lino Lakes
Chapman Homes is a Lino Lakes home builder and remodeling contractor that builds custom homes and also offers whole-home remodeling, roofing, siding and deck work.
Luxury · Custom · Luxury · Semi-Custom · Townhomes · based in Plymouth
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.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Burnsville
Che Bella Interiors Design + Remodeling is a Burnsville design-build remodeling firm offering interior design and remodeling for homes across the Twin Cities metro.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Lakeville
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.
Remodeler · Kitchen Remodel · Basement Finishing · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Brooklyn Park
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.
MN licenseBC807626
Not shown as active when checked (2026-11-06)
Craft Homes is an Edina-based builder of custom and semi-custom homes across the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro, founded in 2014 by Nick Spalding. Most of the homes on its site are in Edina, its communities page lists neighborhoods in Cottage Grove, Chaska and Waconia, and its homes carry a 1-2-10 new-construction warranty.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Medina
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.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Townhomes · Kitchen Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in New Richmond
Derrick Custom Homes builds custom homes and twin homes and does remodeling from New Richmond, Wisconsin, with communities in Baytown, Minnesota and in Hudson, New Richmond and River Falls, Wisconsin. Its own shop in New Richmond makes the cabinetry and millwork for its homes.
Parade of Homes 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2026
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · based in Afton
Family-owned residential remodeler in Afton, Minnesota serving Woodbury, Afton, Stillwater and the St. Paul-Minneapolis area, with additions and whole-home remodels.
MN licenseBC002473
Not shown as active when checked (2026-11-06)
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Coon Rapids
Expert Level Remodeling is a Coon Rapids design-build remodeler handling kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions and exterior work across the Twin Cities.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · Kitchen Remodel · based in Stillwater
Gagne Custom Homes is a family-owned Stillwater, Minnesota builder of custom homes and custom condos that also does whole-house remodels, additions, kitchens and baths. It lists Minnesota and Wisconsin builder licences.
Gorham Companies, licensed as Gorham Custom Homes LLC, is a family-owned custom home builder based in Andover, Minnesota. It designs and builds homes in its own developments and on clients' lots across the northern Twin Cities suburbs.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · based in Eagan
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.
Builder and remodeler · Luxury · Custom · Luxury · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Lake Elmo
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.
Haven Homes is a custom home builder in Oak Grove that builds from its own plans or architect-designed plans, on lots it sources or on land the client owns, in cities including Oak Grove, Ham Lake, Andover, Blaine and Elk River.
Builder and remodeler · Luxury · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Woodbury
Ispiri is a Twin Cities luxury home remodeling and design firm that transforms homes through design-build remodeling, with an all-in-one team of builders, interior designers, and architectural designers and a single point of contact from design through construction. The build work is done by its in-house builders, and projects range from whole-home remodels, kitchens, and master suites and baths to lower levels, additions, and exterior and landscaping work. Founded by Jason Fabio, the company operates showrooms in Woodbury and Edina.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Apple Valley
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.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · based in Oakdale
JJH Homes is a custom home builder and remodeler in the greater Twin Cities, in business since 2007 and based in Blaine. The company builds custom homes it describes as beautifully designed, energy-efficient, and designed specifically for each family's lifestyle, and also takes on full home, kitchen, and bathroom remodels. Its process runs from a one-on-one consultation through design, development, and after-care follow-up.
Builder and remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Custom · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Hugo
Knollwood Builders is a family-run design-build firm from Hugo that remodels homes and builds custom homes and additions in the northeast Twin Cities and western Wisconsin.
Builder and remodeler · Luxury · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · based in Woodbury
Kootenia Homes is a family-owned and operated custom home builder founded in 1969, serving families across the Twin Cities East Metro in communities such as Afton, Grant, Lake Elmo, North Oaks, Stillwater, and Woodbury. Rather than building from a set list of plans, the company focuses on true customization, and it is led today by David Frosch, who joined as a designer in 1983 and later took over leadership, together with his son Steven Frosch as Vice President of Construction. Kootenia also offers renovation work including kitchens, lower levels, additions, home offices, and tear-downs and rebuilds.
Builder and remodeler · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · based in Lakeland
Landric Associates is a Lakeland-based builder and remodeler serving St. Paul and the east metro, with services from kitchen, bath and basement remodels and additions to new home construction.
MN licenseBC549435
Not shown as active when checked (2026-11-06)
Custom · Townhomes · Multifamily · based in Stillwater
Landucci Construction is an east-metro builder that does custom home building, develops villa and twin-home communities in Bayport and Lake Elmo, and builds rental flats.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Inver Grove Heights
Founded in 2000, McDonald Remodeling is a full-service design/build firm based in Inver Grove Heights with a dedicated interior design studio, building on values cultivated since Jim McDonald built his first home in 1976. The team works on projects of all sizes — bathrooms, kitchens, additions, lower levels, and whole-home remodels — serving St. Paul, Minneapolis, the surrounding metro area, and western Wisconsin. Its contract includes one-year workmanship, two-year mechanical, and ten-year structural warranties, and its site describes the firm as one of the most awarded home remodelers in the Twin Cities.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · Townhomes · based in Woodbury
Michael Lee Homes is a private, local builder created in 2003 by owner David Frosch, who got his start in the industry in 1983 and has been building homes in the East Metro area ever since; he serves as president alongside Steven Frosch, VP of construction. The company builds in Woodbury, Eagan, Lake Elmo, and Hastings, with communities including Waypointe of Woodbury and Hartung Farms, and clients can choose a move-in ready design or a fully custom home, starting with a design consultation and selecting finishes with the firm's interior designer.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Burnsville
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.
Norcutt Homes is a Woodbury, Minnesota design-build firm that builds custom homes on the client's chosen lot, plus single-family and townhome neighborhoods in Cottage Grove, Stillwater and North St. Paul. Its site says it has built custom homes since 1990.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Bloomington
Family-owned design-build remodeling company in Bloomington, established in 1978, that remodels kitchens, bathrooms, basements and whole homes and builds additions, with a specialty in older homes.
Prairie Homes is a custom home builder in Hugo that builds in White Bear Lake and the northeast Twin Cities suburbs, taking on a few projects each year.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Minneapolis
Renaissance Builders builds custom homes and remodels, including additions, kitchens, baths, basements, lake homes and cabins, in Minnetonka and the west and north metro.
Remodeler · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · Basement Finishing · based in Burnsville
Burnsville design-build remodeler handling kitchens, bathrooms, additions, lower levels and custom cabinetry from its own millwork shop, across the Twin Cities.
Builder and remodeler · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Woodbury
Robey Construction is a Minnesota builder and remodeler that plans and builds new homes and handles kitchen, bath, lower-level and whole-home renovations.
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.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Woodbury
SpaceTurtle Construction is a design-first remodeler in Woodbury offering kitchen, bath, basement, addition and whole-home remodeling in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Builder and remodeler · Mid-range · Custom · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · based in Stillwater
Style & Structure is a locally owned design-build company in Stillwater, established in 2017, creating custom homes, renovations, and remodels across the Twin Cities metro and western Wisconsin. From the first sketch to the final walkthrough, the firm guides the design and manages the build as one coordinated process, and it describes its team as professionals who have been in the industry for over 39 years. It builds in its own communities, including Elliott Crossing in Grant and Forty 7 Pines in Woodbury, and holds builder licenses in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · Townhomes · based in Maple Grove
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.
Builder and remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Additions · based in Minneapolis
Minneapolis design-build remodeler, working since 1977, that renovates kitchens, baths, lower levels, porches, additions and whole homes, often in older houses, across the Twin Cities.
Remodeler · Whole-Home Remodel · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Stillwater
W3 Construction is a Stillwater-based residential general contractor focused on remodeling, renovations and additions in the St. Croix Valley and western Wisconsin.
Remodeler · Mid-range · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Basement Finishing · based in Lakeville
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.
Remodeler · Kitchen Remodel · Bathroom Remodel · Whole-Home Remodel · Additions · based in Lake Elmo
Design-build remodeling company with a Lake Elmo showroom, serving the east Twin Cities metro and western Wisconsin with kitchen, bathroom and whole-home remodeling.
Value · New Construction · Townhomes · Multifamily · based in Plymouth
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.
Value · New Construction · Semi-Custom · based in Ramsey
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.
Value · New Construction · Townhomes · based in Lakeville
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.
Mid-range · New Construction · based in Minnetonka
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.
Mid-range · New Construction · Townhomes · based in St. Louis Park
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.
Mid-range · New Construction · Townhomes · based in Bloomington
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.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · New Construction · based in Lakeville
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.
Mid-range · Semi-Custom · New Construction · based in Farmington
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.
Mid-range · Custom · Semi-Custom · based in Burnsville
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.
5,152 of Washington County's 118,000 parcels pass the Lot
Finder's build-candidate test — 4.4% of the county, against 3.4% across the seven-county
metro. That is 13.2% of the metro's 39,176 candidates on 10.4% of its parcels, which is the
short version of why people looking for land look here.
The table below is the whole county, not the part of it we have pages for. 6 of the 33 jurisdictions are townships, and
between them they hold 829 candidates — 16% of the county's buildable land
sits outside any city.
All 33 jurisdictions · parcels and build candidates, city by city and township by township
Measured 2026-08-03 by applying the Lot Finder ingest pipeline's own build-candidate
predicate to the regional parcel data, so the census counts what an ingest would select. A
build candidate is a parcel that looks buildable from public records. It is
not a for-sale listing, it is not an offer, and many candidates are not on the market. Two
rows carry no candidates and are kept rather than dropped, because removing them would
misstate the jurisdiction count: a block of parcels the county layer does not attribute to a
jurisdiction, and a single Shorewood parcel that falls inside the Washington layer.
How the Rules Differ Across Washington County
Every city in Washington County writes its own zoning ordinance, and the numbers that
decide how large a house fits on a given lot — minimum lot area, setbacks, impervious surface
caps, shoreland setbacks — are set city by city, not by the county. Below is what this site
holds, sourced from each city's publisher of record. Where a figure is not held, it says so.
The rules, city by city · 0 cities with sourced figures, each with its citation
No sourced land-use figures are held for the county's remaining cities. Nothing is filled in
by analogy from a neighbouring city, and no regional default is shown here as if it were a
city's own rule — confirm any figure with the city before relying on it.
Washington County Cities
Full builder directories, local market notes and cost guidance for the Washington County
cities with a city page:
85 builders in this directory declare a service area covering at least one of Washington County's 25 cities. Every one is verified the same way as the rest of the directory: Minnesota DLI licence where one is on record, and a confirmed service area. Builders serving a county rarely serve all of it — check the service area on each profile against the specific city you are building in.
How much buildable land is there in Washington County?
5,152 of Washington County's 118,000 parcels pass the Lot Finder's build-candidate test — 4.4% of the county, and 13.2% of the 39,176 candidates across the seven-county metro. Measured 2026-08-03 by applying the ingest pipeline's own candidate predicate to the regional parcel data. A candidate is a parcel that looks buildable from public records; it is not a listing, and it is not necessarily for sale.
Which Washington County cities does this directory hold ordinance data for?
None yet. Where a city's figures are not sourced from its publisher of record, this page says so rather than showing a default as if it were the city's own rule.
Do I need a county permit or a city permit in Washington County?
In an incorporated city, the city issues the building permit and enforces its own zoning ordinance — which is why the setback and coverage rules on this page differ city by city. In the county's 6 townships, land use is administered at the township and county level instead, and septic and well permits are county functions. Washington County's townships hold 829 of its 5,152 build candidates, so this is not an edge case here: it is roughly 16% of the county's buildable land.
Is Washington County a good place to build a custom home?
It has land, which is the constraint that binds hardest in the inner metro: 4.4% of its parcels pass the build-candidate test against 3.4% metro-wide. The trade-off is that much of that land sits in townships rather than cities, where you are more likely to be on a well and a septic system and further from municipal sewer. The cities on the county's eastern edge — Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria — are the sewered, closer-in end of the same county.
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Tell us the city and the project and we'll shortlist up to 3 vetted builders serving that part of Washington County.
Land inventory: Lot Finder metro census, measured 2026-08-03 across 1,136,660 parcels in the seven-county metro. Ordinance figures: each city's
publisher of record, cited above with the retrieval date. Builder listings: see how we rank.
