“Their work is top quality with incredible attention to detail and extraordinary craftsmanship! We are in awe of our beautiful new home!”
Twenty-five years. One team. Every promise kept. The same architects, craftsmen, and single point of contact that built West Michigan’s finest homes also builds on the water.
The locations change, the standard doesn’t.
Where we build matters. Along every stretch of this shoreline, St. Joseph, Saugatuck, Douglas, New Buffalo, Stevensville, we’re here, building homes that belong.
On a lakeshore build, a missed coordination between trades isn’t an inconvenience. It’s a lost weather window, a delayed permit, a summer that doesn’t happen.
Every Engelsma project runs through a single dedicated project manager. One person, accountable for every trade, every decision, every update. This is real-time visibility into your budget, your timeline, your home.
“Their work is top quality with incredible attention to detail and extraordinary craftsmanship! We are in awe of our beautiful new home!”
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Amy Lopez
“I reached out to several custom home builders yesterday in the span of an hour. Engelsma was the only building company to reply.”
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Ryan Prichard
“The warranty service and follow up has been outstanding. Engelsma has done an exceptional job addressing concerns during the warranty period.”
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Wesley Lutz
“Everyone was so kind and professional and paid attention to all the little details. Would 100% recommend them to anyone.”
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Lenora Bodbyl
“We built our first home with Engelsma in Ada in 2014. High quality product, great communication, exceptional experience and outcome.”
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Tom Tomsheck
“Great design team that listened and worked with us. Finishing touches were high quality. I would trust them again with our home.”
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Brent Lohrmann
“We appreciated the constant communication, friendly employees, their ability to listen and give honest feedback and, of course, the finished product!”
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Mark & Erica Golembiewski
“The workmanship, communication and customer service was even better than we had hoped for.”
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Mark Vogel
“The workmanship is superb. I would definitely build with Engelsma again.”
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Melissa Kline
“Very organized, very thorough, very transparent about cost and process. Excellent communication. No regrets.”
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Jen T.
“The quality of their work and attention to detail is second to none. We would use them again if needed and recommend them to anyone who is looking to build/renovate.”
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Sara Eadie
“After living in the home for a few years, we are still impressed with the quality of the materials and workmanship.”
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Jim Wodarek
“This major, year-long project went without a hitch.”
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Lloyd Meyer
“The clear communication, customer service focus and integrity made the building process enjoyable.”
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Angela Le
“This is our second Engelsma home…I think that says a lot.”
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Clare Behm
“Their entire staff was such a joy to work with, never making you feel that any decision or request was too large or small.”
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Tim Nall
EGLE permits, geotechnical studies, dune setbacks that change lot by lot. Miss any of them mid-build and the calendar doesn’t slip by days, it slips by a season.
Before design begins, Engelsma walks through exactly what your property requires because we know what’s needed to keep a lakeshore build on schedule.
New Buffalo
Sited to put the screen porch, kitchen, and great room exactly so the lake can be seen.
South Haven
A 1950s cottage rebuilt across three phases with vintage character as the focus.
Call us at (616) 453-3212
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