Most families buy a home someone else imagined. Yours can start with you. Luxe Development is a design-build custom home builder serving Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Oak Brook, and the western suburbs from our home base in Lemont. Architect, engineer, and builder work as one team under one roof, with one fixed budget you approve before we break ground. No spec homes. No floor-plan catalogs. One home, drawn from zero, built to stay in your family for generations.
A Luxury Home Builder With Every Discipline Under One Roof
Most custom builds stall in the gaps between the architect, the engineer, and the builder. We removed the gaps.
A production builder sells you a floor plan and fits your life into it. We work in the opposite direction. Every Luxe home starts with your lot, your family, and the way you actually live, and we design and build around all three.
What's Included
What a Design-Build Custom Home Builder Does Differently
Design, engineering, and construction sit on one accountable team, so nothing gets lost between the drawings and the drywall. Here is what one Luxe custom home covers, start to finish.
Designed From Zero
Discovery comes first: how you cook, host, work, and rest. The architects then draw a home that fits the lot's light, grade, and streetscape. The same interior design team carries that vision through every room.
Engineered to Stand for Generations
The structural engineer sits in the room from the first sketch, not after it. Foundation, frame, and systems get designed once and designed right, so the home you hand down is as sound as the day we handed it over.
A Fixed, Itemized Budget
You approve a line-by-line number before construction starts. The number you approve is the number you build. No vague allowances, no moving target.
Built by the People Who Drew It
Structural execution by the same trades, with on-site aesthetic supervision, means the finished home matches the drawings, down to the reveal lines. See the results in our portfolio.
No Hand-Offs, No Finger-Pointing
The architect, structural engineer, and build crew all work under the same name: Luxe. When every discipline shares one roof, nothing gets lost between the drawings and the drywall.
Walk Your Space With Us
You work with one accountable team from the first site walk to the final walk-through. No rotating project managers. One team stays accountable for your home, start to finish.
Curation
Selected and Priced Line by Line
Materials, finishes, and fixtures are chosen during design and priced as line items, so the home you approve on paper is the home you live in.
Materials and finishesArchitecture and plansMillwork and detailBuilt-in joinery
Investment
What a Custom Home Costs in Chicago's Western Suburbs
Most Luxe custom homes run $750,000 to $1.5 million and up, depending on the lot, the size of the home, and the level of finish you select. You see the full number, itemized line by line, before construction begins.
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We're not the lowest bid in the western suburbs, and we don't try to be. A Luxe home is built to exceed expectations and last. Engagements begin with a design retainer, then a clear draw schedule tied to visible milestones. Nothing in the budget is vague, so no surprise can hide inside it.
This aerial timelapse follows one of our ground-up custom homes in Lemont from a bare lot through excavation, the foundation, and framing, to the finished roofline. One accountable team, start to finish.
A ground-up custom home in Lemont, IL, from lot to finished roofline, built by one accountable team.
Teardown and Rebuild in Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, and Oak Brook
Empty lots are rare in these towns. Mature streets are not. Many of our clients buy an older home on the block they love, take it down, and build the home they actually want, with the trees, the schools, and the neighborhood already in place. It's how new estates keep appearing on streets that sold out decades ago.
A teardown-rebuild carries its own questions: village approvals, demolition, setbacks, drainage, and how a new home should sit among older neighbors. We evaluate all of it during the site study in the first phase of the Luxe Method, before you commit to anything.
Weighing a teardown in Hinsdale or Burr Ridge against a whole-home remodel? We'll walk the property with you and give you an honest read on which path serves you better.
New ConstructionGround-Up Custom HomeHinsdale, ILTeardown RebuildNew Estate, Established StreetBurr Ridge, ILInteriorsDelivered as DrawnOak Brook, IL
A new Luxe estate takes its place on an established street, trees and neighborhood intact. See more in our portfolio.
Choosing Well
Searching "Custom Home Builders Near Me"? Ask These Five Questions
Here's the list we'd use, and how Luxe answers it.
Who designs the home, and who builds it? At Luxe, the same team does both. No hand-offs to outside firms.
Is the budget fixed and itemized in writing? Yes. You approve every line before we break ground.
Who is my point of contact? One accountable team. Direct access from first walk to handover.
Are you licensed and insured? Licensed and insured.
Can I see the work? Yes. Explore our portfolio and judge the craft for yourself.
Beyond Ground-Up
Not Ready for a Full Custom Build?
Luxe brings the same one-team method to every scale of work, inside and out, including exterior design.
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Home Additions
Second stories, wings, and expansions that read like they were always part of the house. Explore home additions.
No pressure and no obligation. Just a clear conversation about your lot, and a fixed, itemized budget before any work begins.
Service Area
Where We Build: 17 Western Suburbs
Luxe Development designs and builds from one office in Lemont, serving families across DuPage, Cook, and Will counties. Find your town below to see how we work in your neighborhood.
Straight answers to the questions western-suburb families ask us most before a custom build.
How much does it cost to build a custom home in the western suburbs?
Most Luxe custom homes run $750,000 to $1.5 million and up. Your exact number depends on the lot, the size of the home, and the finishes you choose. We set a fixed, itemized budget before construction begins, so the number you approve is the number you build.
Do you build spec homes or offer floor plans to choose from?
No. Luxe doesn't build spec homes and doesn't keep a floor-plan catalog. Every home we build is designed from zero for one family and one lot. If you want a home that already exists, we're not the right fit. If you want a home that doesn't exist yet, we are.
Can you handle a teardown and rebuild on a lot I already own?
Yes. Teardown-rebuild projects are a core part of our work in Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, and Oak Brook. We assess the lot, the village requirements, and the surrounding streetscape during the site study, then design and build the new home as one continuous project.
Who will I actually work with during the build?
You work with one accountable Luxe team that runs discovery, walks the site with you, and stays your single point of contact through handover: architect, engineer, and builders under one roof.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. Luxe Development is a licensed general contractor and fully insured. We've designed and built in the western suburbs for years, and we serve clients in English and Polish.
How long does a custom home take to build?
Plan on more than a year from the first design meeting to move-in. The honest answer depends on design scope, village permitting, and site conditions. We map your full timeline during Vision & Architecture and update it at every phase, so you never have to guess.
Tom of Luxe Development, made our home renovation dreams come true! Honestly, if we could, we would give him a 10 star review! Tom and his crew were extremely professional, courteous of our home, paid attention to all the little details and were great with communicating. There were always workers at our house to get the job done as quickly as possible as well. We highly recommend Tom and we are grateful our home was in such great care.
JJeffrey Lee4 years ago
★★★★★
From start to finish our master bathroom remodel was a very positive process. Tom Naglak and his team were totally professional, efficient, and amazingly responsive. They're design conscious and fun to work with. When they say they're gonna do something by a certain date, you can count on being done. Workmanship is top notch. Can't recommend them enough.
QQ Money5 years ago
★★★★★
We hired Luxe Development to do our kitchen remodel. They were consummate professionals throughout to entire process! We received a very detailed estimate, knowledgeable advice was given whenever we had design questions, work was top quality, and everything was done in a timely, respectful manner! They went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect, and we can tell they take great pride in their work! We would highly recommend Luxe Development! The Reynolds Family
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Tell us about your lot and the home you're imagining. We'll walk the property with you, talk through what's possible, and map the path to a fixed, itemized budget.
No pressure, and no obligation. You'll leave with a clear direction and a realistic sense of investment.
Walk your space with us. You'll talk siting, architecture, and budget on your actual property, then leave with a clear direction and a realistic sense of investment.
