Hillsboro, Oregon, located in Washington County, is home to around 160,000 residents. The city offers an urban-suburban mix with a unique blend of high-tech companies, farmland, and natural landscapes. Government offices, boutique coffee shops and bars, and industrial areas are intermingled, creating a vibrant urban experience.
Hillsboro is ideal for families wanting to settle in a community-oriented yet dynamic location, as well as for young professionals launching their careers. This list contains 10 of the best custom home builders in Hillsboro, Oregon, based on their expertise, remarkable portfolios, and positive testimonials from satisfied clients.
Anlon Construction
18255 S Charlie Ct., Oregon City, OR 97045
Founded in 2009, this Oregon-based custom home builder has thrived thanks to its excellent service throughout its decade of operations. Anlon Construction has completed hundreds of new construction projects and helped clients obtain building permits on previously unbuildable parcels of land. The firm employs a unique, six-step design-build process to ensure that every client’s idea and concept is accurately captured and translated into a workable set of blueprints. It provides open communication with the client to ensure transparency in every building outline, schedule, and cost. This level of dedication to excellence and customer service has resulted in a long list of satisfied clients who have achieved their dream home through Anlon Construction.
Under the leadership of Michael Harn, president and owner, the firm has grown to a team of the best realtors, engineers, architects, office managers, controllers, project managers, and subcontractors. Beyond its numerous awards, impressive portfolio, and industry recognition, the firm remains true to its goal of delivering the best possible outcomes for every client, no matter how simple or complex the project.
Mountainwood Homes
8324 S.W. Nimbus Ave., Beaverton, OR 97008
Founded in 2008, Mountainwood Homes serves Washington County and surrounding areas with exceptional general contracting services. The firm’s expertise includes kitchen and bath remodeling, whole house remodeling, home additions, and custom-built homes. With its design-build process, the firm is backed by a team of design and construction experts who ensure each job is done correctly. Mountainwood focuses on guiding clients through the construction process by handling complicated details and facilitating open communication. This type of collaboration has resulted in hundreds of satisfied clients and numerous awards, including the recent 2021 BIA Building Excellence Award – New Home.
With an impressive portfolio of over 800 completed projects and 663 clients, the firm has proven its capability in delivering high-quality projects. One of the firm’s notable achievements is this custom-built home in Hillsboro, Oregon. The firm designed the home in response to the client’s request for a blend of rustic barn and Timberline Lodge influences. The firm realized the client’s vision by creating an upstairs loft with built-in guest bunks, a LaCantina folding door system that connects the great room to the natural landscape, and an exterior that features reclaimed barn wood installed on a vented rain screen.
Hammer & Hand
1020 S.E. Harrison St., Portland, OR 97214
With more than 25 years of construction experience, Hammer & Hand is a well-established general contractor in the Northwest Pacific area. Based in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, the firm offers a diverse range of services, from residential and commercial new construction and remodeling to high-performance buildings and custom woodshops. The firm stresses the importance of using creative and innovative building practices. For every project, the firm employs a unique approach of utilizing its five fundamental pillars of craft, building science, collaboration, rigorous project management, and employee empowerment to guarantee high-quality buildings and customer satisfaction. The firm has emerged as a regional and national leader in high-performance green and sustainable buildings through this strategy.
The custom-built Karuna House by Hammer & Hand, shown here, is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the 2015 First Place, Single Family, PHIUS Passive Projects Competition, and 2014 Beyond Green Award from the National Institute of Building Sciences. On top of all of this, the aforementioned home is the first green building in the world to earn Passive House (PHIUS+), Minergie-P-ECO, and LEED for Homes Platinum certifications. Karuna House displays a clean, modernistic design and was developed with green building and sustainable practices. The firm created an advanced building enclosure with an optimized solar design to drive energy loads to very low levels. Learn more about it here: https://hammerandhand.com/portfolio/karuna-house/.
Westlake Development
9206 SE Idleman Rd., Happy Valley, OR 97086
For nearly thirty years, Westlake Development Group has been building custom homes in the Northwest Pacific area. The firm offers a comprehensive process for clients to create their custom home—from land acquisition and real estate expertise to design-build strategies. It has an added specialization of steep slope and earthquake prevention construction methods, ensuring that every project will stand the test of time and last for generations. The firm is committed to giving the best quality and a seamless construction experience to every client. This has resulted in an overwhelming number of good reviews that further solidify the firm’s reputation for successful projects.
The firm’s recognition for its outstanding work includes features in prestigious publications such as National Magazine 2018 and ABC World News. One of the firm’s notable projects is this custom home in Hillsboro, Oregon. Combining traditional and classic elements, the firm achieved a modern, French country look by adding substantial, arched windows and brick wall accents paired with wooden flooring.
Green Hammer
721 NW 9th Ave. Ste. # 195, Portland, OR 97209
Green Hammer is a design build firm and certified B-Corp based in Portland, Oregon. Green Hammer creates buildings that promote health and protect the planet. Founded in 2007, the firm’s multidisciplinary team of designers and construction experts are innovators and leaders in creating inspiring, zero energy homes and buildings that create long-term value and positive impact.
Green Hammer’s deeply collaborative process results in spaces that engage and delight while evoking a deep connection to the natural world. Green Hammer’s passion for sustainability allows the company to deliver homes, buildings and communities of the highest craft, comfort and performance within the smallest of ecological footprints. As a B Corp Best for the World Honoree and Real Leaders Award winner, Green Hammer believes business can be a force for good.
The project shown here, a custom luxury home in Oregon, is an example of the firm’s impressive work. Constructed with unrivaled accuracy, Green Hammer’s in-house architect, Jan Fillinger, planned the project. From the interior finishes to the cutting-edge lighting, ventilation, and built-in home energy monitoring systems, this project is the epitome of efficiency and sustainability.
Creekside Homes
219 NE Hwy 99W, McMinnville, OR 97128
Creekside Homes, Inc. has been in business for nearly two decades, providing general contracting services in the areas of Newberg, Forest Grove, McMinnville City, and Sherwood City. With an expert team handling each project with meticulous detail, the firm employs a unique, five-step construction process to ensure smooth and seamless client transactions. Each stage of the process is designed and tailored with the client’s needs in mind, from the dream phase up to the thrive phase. The firm’s positive feedback and countless satisfied clients prove the firm’s capability in demonstrating ethics, hard work, and reliability with every project.
One of the firm’s noteworthy projects is this custom-built home in Portland, Oregon. Based on a Mediterranean and Tuscan theme, the firm incorporated style elements such as an open-concept concrete floor, a brown and wood-toned palette, concrete countertops, wood exteriors, and a hip roof.
Ironwood Homes Inc.
23352 SW Murdock Rd., Sherwood, OR 97140
Operating for more than thirty-two years in the greater Portland area, this Sherwood, Oregon-based general contractor offers exceptional services, specializing in building high-quality and custom homes. Ironwood Homes aims to create unique homes tailored to clients’ needs, personalities, and lifestyles. The firm handles every project with ease by emphasizing open communication and fine craftsmanship, and providing the client with options from start to finish. The firm has earned countless positive testimonials from delighted clients who experienced seamless transactions and a satisfying construction experience through this level of dedication.
The firm was founded in 1989 by Patrick Huske to build long-lasting relationships with every client. Despite being the firm’s principal, Pat is a hands-on and detail-oriented contractor, providing a unique skill set and approach to every project. He takes it upon himself to visit project sites daily to ensure everything runs as smoothly and seamlessly as possible.
Paradise Construction
7060 SW Rood Bridge Rd., Hillsboro, OR 97123
Paradise Construction is a full-service, residential, design-build company that has served the Hillsboro and Portland Metropolitan areas for nearly a decade. Specializing in custom homes, additions, and outdoor structures, the firm aims to provide every client with an efficient and streamlined process. It handles all the complicated details, from excavation to completion, delivering superior service throughout the project’s duration. The firm provides a one-stop solution for clients while striving to deliver a stress-free construction experience.
This project featured here is a testament to the quality of work produced by the firm. Located on McDaniel Road, this custom home was created by demolishing the existing, small, one-story building and retrofitting the site to build a 4,500 square-foot home. The firm handled the project from start to finish, including the design, excavation, and electrical and plumbing rough-ins, until the final project delivery.
Loranger Builders
2990 E Baseline St, Cornelius, OR 97113
Founded in 1970, Loranger Builders is a family-owned company that specializes in custom home builds and home remodeling. Serving the Portland Metropolitan area for over fifty years, the firm has compiled an outstanding portfolio, featuring a diverse variety of custom homes and remodels on extensive acreage as well as on compact city lots. The firm has a trusted network of renowned industry professionals who provide the best materials and services for every project. The firm is also backed by an experienced team of highly qualified professionals dedicated to providing the best quality projects, no matter how simple or complex.
Loranger Builders strives for continuous learning to improve its processes and reviews each stage with a critical eye to ensure that no detail is missed. It emphasizes building mutual trust between the company and its clients to guarantee that every vision is accurately transformed into a high-quality and successful dream home. This level of dedication has solidified the company’s reputation for dependability and enabled them to withstand the test of time.
REZIDE
9915 NW Bartholomew Dr, Portland, OR 97229, USA
REZIDE is a full-service house builder that creates custom home designs as well as providing remodeling and home addition services in Washington County and Multnomah County. Established in 2019, the firm aims to make a difference one house at a time. It utilizes a client-based process, including repeated client consultations during the conceptualization and inspiration phases to accurately describe the idea and tailor it to the client’s needs. As a design-build firm, it approaches every project with innovative technologies, high-tech building solutions, and quality materials to create the best possible outcomes.
REZIDE’s founders, Dave Williams and Paula Tin Nyo, command different skill sets and departments in their management of the firm. Dave brings twenty-seven years of global brand management and entrepreneurial experience. He previously worked as a design and marketing executive before venturing into real estate and becoming a builder and developer over the last eight years. Paula handles the design and planning stages, bringing twenty years of experience in design, real estate, international art sales, and global markets.
