The Gateway to Lake Minnetonka
Custom Home Builder in Wayzata, MN
Custom Home Builder in Wayzata, MN
Downtown Wayzata is the one place on Lake Minnetonka where you can walk from your front door to a restaurant on the water. Thompson Construction builds and renovates custom homes for that way of living, close to Lake Street, close to the dock, with a fixed price and fixed timeline on every project.
BUILDING IN WAYZATA
THE WAYZATA DIFFERENCE
Most of Lake Minnetonka is acreage and long driveways. Wayzata isn't. It's 4.7 square miles, a walkable downtown on Lake Street, and neighborhoods like Ferndale, Bushaway, and Highcroft where century-old estates sit shoulder to shoulder with newer homes on Wayzata Bay, Browns Bay, and Gray's Bay. Lots here run tighter and closer to the street than the acreage parcels in Orono or Minnetrista, which means a Wayzata project gets designed around the lot it actually has, not a template built for wide-open land.
That's a different design problem than most lake builders are used to solving, and it's the one Thompson Construction has spent more than 30 years solving in this exact town, including our Novella midcentury modern restoration and the Wayzata Ranch project. We know how a tight in-town lot can still deliver a great room, a dock, and a mudroom that works for both a walk downtown and a walk off the boat. We also know how shoreland and setback rules apply differently this close to the water, and how downtown's historic character brings the city's Heritage Preservation Board into the conversation on some projects.
Why Wayzata Builds Differently Than the Rest of the Lake
Wayzata Public Schools (District 284) is rated the #1 school district in Minnesota by Niche and is one of only two districts in the state with a AAA bond rating from both S&P and Moody's.
Top-ranked schools, wherever you are
Wayzata sits about 9 miles from downtown Minneapolis, a shorter commute than any other town on Lake Minnetonka, without trading away life on the water.
The closest lake town to the city
A downtown you can actually use
Shops, restaurants, and the marina on Lake Street are a walk, not a drive, something almost no other lake town in the metro can claim.
History you can still see
Ferndale's century-old estates and the newer homes along Wayzata Bay and Browns Bay give the town an architectural mix most of the West Metro lost decades ago.
WHY BUILD HERE
What Keeps Families in Wayzata for the Long Run
Orono consistently ranks among the most sought-after addresses on Lake Minnetonka. Here's what our clients tell us keeps them here.
Designed around downtown, not despite it
A Wayzata project has to answer to two things at once: the lake and the sidewalk. We design mudrooms for boots and boat shoes, kitchens that open to the water, and renovations of older homes that respect what downtown's historic character actually means, instead of forcing a lake-house floor plan onto a small-town lot.
Also serving nearby Lake Minnetonka communities:
Orono · Minnetonka · Minnetrista · Mound · Shorewood · Independence
WHAT WE OFFER
Custom Home Building & Renovation Services in Wayzata
Every project is guided by the same three principles: craftsmanship, clarity, and trust.
Thompson Construction has spent more than 35 years building and renovating homes around Lake Minnetonka, and every one of them is held to the same standard: craftsmanship, clarity, and trust. That means a fixed price and a fixed timeline before we break ground, hands-on project management with the Thompson team on site, and a warranty that stands behind the work after the crew leaves. Our projects have received awards and national recognition, but the standard we hold ourselves to on a kitchen remodel is the same one we hold on a ground-up lakefront build.
Our Services Include:
Custom New Home Construction
Luxury Whole-Home Renovations
Gourmet Kitchens & Spa Bathrooms
Additions & Main Level Reconfigurations
Lower-level Walkout Projects
Fixed Price & Fixed Timeline
OUR PROCESS
How We Build in Wayzata, From Vision to Warranty
Vision & Consultation
We walk your lot, talk through how you actually want to live in the home, and get honest about budget and scope from day one.
Design & Fixed Pricing
We collaborate with your architect or ours, finalize the design, and lock in a fixed price so there are no surprises once framing starts.
Build, On Time & On Budget
Hands-on project management and direct communication keep the job on its fixed timeline, with the Thompson team still on site.
Warranty & Long-Term Care
Every project is warrantied after completion, because a home on Lake Minnetonka should be built to outlast the family who commissioned it.
Explore Our Custom Homes in the Lake Minnetonka Area
Wayzata Traditional
Smith Bay Modern
Wayzata Midcentury
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Orono Custom Homes and Remodeling Services
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It's a different kind of hard, not a bigger one. Wayzata's in-town lots run smaller and tighter than the acreage parcels elsewhere on the lake, so the design work happens earlier and more carefully. We give you a fixed price once we know the lot, not an estimate that grows as the drawings get finalized.
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It can, if your home is in or near downtown's historic core. Wayzata is one of the few lake towns with an active Heritage Preservation Board, on top of the standard Lake Minnetonka shoreland and setback rules. We've built in Wayzata for decades and handle that review process directly with the city.
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Every project gets a fixed timeline set during design, based on scope, lot conditions, and whatever shoreland or heritage review applies. You get a real move-in date, not a moving target.
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Most of our Wayzata clients already have the location they want. What usually needs work is the layout, the systems, or the finishes, which is why whole-home renovation is one of our most requested services in town, right alongside new construction.
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Wayzata sits at the center of our service area, alongside Orono, Minnetonka, Minnetrista, Mound, Shorewood, Plymouth, Edina, and Independence, where our office is based.
Schedule A Consultation
Work with Thompson Construction to build a custom luxury home in Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Thompson Construction has been building and renovating homes around Lake Minnetonka for more than 35 years, and Orono sits right at the center of where we work. Beyond Orono, our team also takes on custom home and renovation projects in Orono, Wayzata, Shorewood, Medina, Plymouth, Maple Plain, Independence, Long Lake, Minnetonka, Excelsior, Mound, along with Minnetrista.
Lake Minnetonka shoreline comes with its own permitting, setback, and shoreland rules, and after three generations of building here, we know how to work through that process with the city so your project moves forward instead of sitting in review.