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Falling in love with home.

There’s something truly special about the feeling of owning a new home. It’s more than just four walls and a roof – it’s a place where memories are made, families grow, and dreams take root. And there’s nothing quite as rewarding for us as hearing from our homeowners about how much they love their new space!

Especially around Valentine’s Day, when thoughts turn to love and all it encompasses, we can’t help but feel the love for our McDonald homeowners and the homes we’ve helped build. But don’t just take our word for it! We recently reached out to some of our homeowners and were overwhelmed by the positive responses.

First of all, we moved from Neenah, Wisconsin, where we built five homes. Our first home in Minnesota is currently a row home that we built in Highland Bridge. After one summer here, we found some of our dearest friends at Olympic Hills and wanted to be closer to Eden Prairie. After walking through the birch model on Johnson Ridge with Carole, we fell in love with the floor plan and the feeling that this is where we need to be at this point in our lives. The rest is history.”

— Tom and Melinda Cranwell

— Luke and Shelly Gulbranson

“We are in love with so many of the custom features McDonald Construction helped us plan. A few of our favorites are the open and airy feeling in the great room; the functional and beautiful kitchen with its oversized island and abundant cabinets; and the sunroom — which has become a new favorite place to enjoy the sun and relax with a book or cup of coffee.””

— Terry and Kristina Heintz

— Dianne and Bart Kersteter

We envisioned our forever home, but turning our ideas into reality seemed daunting. McDonald Construction was a blessing. Teresa and Carole provided the expertise to get the project started, and their team made our dream home materialize. They suggested energy-efficient upgrades, which will reduce costs and increase property value. We’re moving in within 60 days and can’t wait to be in our forever home!”

— Amy and Ken Melchior

What’s not to love about our custom home?! It’s incredible to think back to our inspiration pictures, and how the McDonald team brought those all to life. We love our home, we love our neighbors, and we love the balance of being able to watch all the wildlife out our gorgeous windows while also being walking distance to downtown Chaska.”

— Luke & Katie Niethammer

We are so happy to call this our dream home. It’s everything we hoped for, built to perfection, and truly exceeds our expectations. Thank you, McDonald, for making this dream a reality and delivering a home that is so well-crafted and personalized for our family.”

— Mehdi & Nazanin Roozbahani