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Custom Home Builder Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Design matters in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, from the lake side of a home to the street. We set up the first meeting with the city manager and help your architect prepare for design review.
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A New Home In Grosse Pointe Shores

Lakefront lots here are shaped by the shore and the homes on either side. Size and height come down to the lot itself, so we work those out with your designer before the plans go far.

We work alongside your architect or designer. They lead the design. We keep you informed at every step and build it with care.

Building In Grosse Pointe Shores

Design Review

Your architect leads the design review with the Planning Commission. We set up the first meeting with the city manager and help make the plans ready.

How Big Your Home Can Be

Size and height depend on the lot. We work through the limits with your designer and confirm them with the city before the plans go far.

Lots On The Lake

On a lakefront lot, the shore and the homes on either side shape where yours sits. We study both with you early.

Permits

We file the application with the Building Department, along with the plans and a survey of the lot, timed to the build.

While We Are Building

We hold our crews to the city’s working hours and keep the site neat.

This page is general information, not legal advice or an official answer. Grosse Pointe Shores decides what is allowed on each property, and its rules change. For anything official, the Grosse Pointe Shores Building Department is on (313) 881-6565.

Questions About Building In Grosse Pointe Shores

Who takes our plans through design review in Grosse Pointe Shores?

Your architect leads it with the Planning Commission. We set up the first meeting with the city manager and help make the plans ready.

How large a home can we build on our lot?

It depends on the lot. We work through the size and height limits with your designer and confirm them with the city before the plans go far.

We have a lakefront lot in the Shores. How close to the water can the house sit?

That is shaped by the shore and by the homes on either side. We study both with you early and confirm the position with the city.

What hours do your crews keep?

They keep to the city’s working hours, on weekdays and Saturdays alike, and leave the site neat.

How soon after the permit is issued do you start work in Grosse Pointe Shores?

We time the application to the build, so the two line up. We file it with the Building Department along with the plans and a survey of the lot.

General information, not legal advice. Grosse Pointe Shores decides what is allowed on each property.

How We Build Here

Custom Homes

A new home designed around how you live, built to a standard that still looks right years after move-in.
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On Your Lot

Already own a lot in Grosse Pointe Shores? We build on it, from site evaluation and permits through final walkthrough.
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Design & Pre-Construction

Budgeting, scheduling and constructability review before anyone breaks ground, while changes are still cheap.
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Nearby Communities

Grosse Pointe Shores is close to Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe and Grosse Pointe Park, where we also build.
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