12 vetted custom builders serving Woodbury · 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.
Serving the east metro since 1983, Custom One pairs its renovation, homes, and exteriors teams under one roof for whole-house renovations, additions, and lower-level finishes — a NARI member firm based in Woodbury.
An award-winning family design-build firm since 1979, Hanson Builders delivers luxury and custom homes across the north and west metro — one of the few builders combining Top 25 volume with a genuinely custom product.
With more than 35 years building across the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin, Hartman Homes specializes in lake and luxury homes, with work featured in regional design publications.
Pratt Homes holds Minnesota builder license BC000001 — the first ever issued in the state — backing more than 50 years of custom building, remodeling, and villa-community development rooted in the northeast metro.
Mark Sova’s Main Street Builders has designed and built over two hundred custom homes across the east metro and western Wisconsin in thirty-plus years, each unique to its homesite.
Stillwater’s Style & Structure builds on-your-lot customs and runs renovations across the east metro and western Wisconsin — a Housing First Minnesota Green Path designated builder.
Ispiri takes luxury remodels and custom projects from first concept to final nail, anchored by an expansive flagship design showroom in Woodbury — a Chrysalis Award-winning design-build team.
Building in the east metro since 1969, Kootenia Homes designs and builds true customs — generally $500K-plus single-family homes and detached townhomes — in Woodbury, Lake Elmo, Grant, and Mahtomedi, alongside full-service remodeling. Today's owner started at the company as a drafter in the 1980s.
Paul Patnaude’s Braden Construction has built and remodeled in the St. Croix Valley and east metro for over 38 years, from small remodels to complete new homes.
Founded in 2003, Michael Lee Homes builds custom homes and villas across the east metro — Woodbury, Eagan, Lake Elmo, and Hastings — including the Waypointe and Hartung Farms communities.
A three-generation Oakdale family company building since the 1960s, Cardinal has delivered more than 500 homes across the east metro, with two decades of luxury-villa work alongside custom builds and remodeling.
A custom builder and remodeler since 2007, JJH Homes works across the north and east metro from Blaine and Shoreview to Woodbury and Stillwater.
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 Woodbury 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 Woodbury specifically, land and site conditions shift the total — lot pricing varies by community and phase. The builders listed below can give you a real number against your specific site and program.
We currently list 12 builders offering custom construction in Woodbury. 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 Woodbury (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.
Browse all builders on the Woodbury home builders page.