Building a Custom Home Oakland County, MI
Building In Oakland County
A lot in Birmingham is a different project from one in Novi, and a lake lot in West Bloomfield is different again. We learn what your town expects before the first sketch.
We work alongside your architect or designer. They lead the design. We keep you informed at every step and build it with care.
Where We Build In Oakland County
Towns We Build In
We build across the county: in Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, Orchard Lake and West Bloomfield, and in Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township, Troy and Royal Oak. Tell us where your lot is and we will take it from there.
Who Handles Permits
Permits are handled town by town, and a few towns share a department: Clarkston‘s go through Independence Township. We find out who handles your lot and deal with that office for you.
County Offices You May Meet
On some lots a well and septic system, or keeping soil in place while we build, goes through an Oakland County office instead of the town. Whether your lot is in Milford, Commerce Township or elsewhere in the county, we arrange it.
What Changes From Town To Town
A lot in Novi is handled differently from one in Northville: home size, distance from a lake or wetland, trees, taking down an older house, working hours, historic review. We confirm what applies to yours before design goes far.
General information, not legal advice. Each town decides what is allowed on a property.
Questions About Building In Oakland County
Does it matter which Oakland County town our lot is in?
Yes, a great deal. What fits on the lot, the trees, the water and the working hours all change from one town to the next. We confirm what applies to your address with the town itself.
Who do we get our building permit from?
From your town’s building department in most cases, and a few towns share one with a neighbor. We find out which office has your lot, file the application and see it through.
Which Oakland County towns do you build in?
All across the county, and most often in West Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham, Novi, Troy and Rochester Hills. Every town we build in is named above.
Our lot is in a town you have not named. Will you look at it?
Tell us where it is. We will look at the lot and give you a straight answer.
How do we find out what applies to our own lot?
Leave that to us. We go through your address with your designer, confirm it with the town, and tell you where things stand before the drawings go far.
General information, not legal advice.
How We Build Here
Custom Homes
On Your Lot
Design & Pre-Construction
Other Areas We Build In
