Build On Your Lot

Your Lot. Our Expertise. A Home Built Exactly as You Imagined It.

Build On Your Lot is our fully custom offering and the most direct path to a home that exists nowhere else in the Des Moines area. If you already own land, or have a specific location in mind, this is how we build around it.

You'll choose your floor plan, or we'll design one from the ground up, and every detail from structure to finishes is tailored to the site, your preferences, and the level of quality that defines every Destination Home.

The Right Fit for Build On Your Lot

This path is well-suited to buyers who have a particular lot in mind, whether that's land they've owned for years, a specific neighborhood they want to stay in, or a location that simply means something to them. It's also the right choice for buyers who want more design flexibility than a pre-planned community allows and who have a clear picture of exactly what they want built.

If you've been holding onto a vision this specific, you deserve a builder who can match it.

How the Build On Your Lot Process Works

Initial Consultation

We start by understanding your site, your vision, and your timeline. You'll meet with our team to walk through what you're looking for, where you want to live, and what's most important to you in the finished home. We listen more than we talk at this stage.

Following the consultation, we provide a Preliminary Budget based on your vision and site conditions. This gives you a realistic picture of what your project will cost before any design work begins, so you can move forward with confidence, not uncertainty. If the numbers work and
you're ready to proceed, we formalize the relationship and begin the design process together.

Site Visit & Evaluation

Before any design work begins, our team evaluates your lot topography, access, drainage, and any conditions that will influence the build approach or the final cost.

Design Phase

Select from our existing floor plans and modify them to fit your lot and lifestyle, or commission a fully custom design. Either path goes through the same rigorous specifications process, floor plan, exterior, systems, and finishes.

Budget & Pricing

We prepare a detailed, line-item budget based on your approved design and the site-specific conditions identified during evaluation. The number you see reflects the actual cost of building the home you've designed. We don't offer artificially low estimates to win the project.

Selection Meetings

Work through every interior and exterior selection from cabinetry, countertops, flooring, fixtures, to final finishes with our design team. The process is structured, guided, and paced to protect decision quality.

Construction

Your project manager oversees the build from foundation to finish. You have access to your Owner Portal throughout, and milestone walkthroughs are built into the schedule. The home is built to the specifications we agreed on not adjusted in the field without your knowledge.

Orientation & Move-In

Before closing, we walk the home together and address anything that doesn't meet the standard we've held throughout the build. Your warranty coverage begins at closing.