Custom Homes in Cincinnati, Built by One Team

No, but it changes where we start. If you already have a lot, the first step is a feasibility review of that specific site. If you're still looking, we'd rather look at candidates with you before you buy: the difference between an easy lot and a difficult one can be tens of thousands of dollars in site work, and it isn't obvious from the listing.

Yes. We build to plans you already have, and we also do design-build where our in-house designer handles it start to finish. If you're bringing plans, we'll review them for constructability and cost before quoting. It's better to raise an issue at the drawing stage than at framing.

A production builder sells a fixed set of plans with a few finish packages, built at volume. Custom means the plan is drawn for your family and your lot, and the specification is yours, including the parts you can't see later, like insulation, windows and mechanicals. It costs more per square foot and it takes longer. What you get is a house that fits.

By finishing the decisions before construction starts and writing allowances as real numbers rather than placeholders. Most overruns aren't the builder's greed. They're a kitchen that was never fully specified, priced optimistically, then chosen for real in month four. We'd rather have that conversation up front.

Longer than a remodel, and it depends on the design, your lot and your jurisdiction's review times. We won't quote a number before we've seen the site and settled the scope. Once design and permits are sorted you get a realistic written schedule, a dedicated project manager and regular updates.

Most of our custom homes land between $140 and $250+ per square foot before land. Where you fall in that range comes down to the lot (grading, utility runs, foundation type), the size and shape of the house, and the finish allowances you choose, which is why we price only once the design is settled.

Yes. We build traditional, transitional and modern, and we're comfortable matching a neighborhood's character where that matters, or a deed restriction requires it. Style is a design conversation, not a constraint on who builds it.

Yes. Before you commit, we confirm what zoning lets you rebuild on that lot, because setbacks, height limits and lot coverage today can differ from the rules the existing house was built under.