Central Florida · Custom Builders
Custom home builders in Orlando.
25 builders who will build on a lot you own — each one cross-checked against the State of Florida contractor license file, not against their own marketing.
How this list was built.
Most “best builders in Orlando” lists are assembled from advertising. This one starts from the state’s own data. Every firm below was matched against the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation active-licensee file for the Construction Industry Licensing Board, and appears only if two things are true: the company holds a current qualifying-business registration, and a named individual holds an active certified contractor license on its behalf.
Nobody paid to be here and nobody was given a chance to approve their entry. Production and tract builders who only sell their own lots are excluded on purpose — this directory exists to answer one question: who will build a house on land I own?
License data captured from the DBPR public licensee extract on 08/12/2026. License status can change at any time — verify any builder yourself at myfloridalicense.com before you sign. Listing here is not a recommendation, an endorsement, or a warranty of workmanship.
What the certifications mean
CGC
Certified General Contractor
Unlimited scope — any building of any height, including commercial.
CBC
Certified Building Contractor
Commercial and residential buildings up to three stories.
CRC
Certified Residential Contractor
One-, two- and three-family residences up to three stories.
The directory
Ordered by how long the qualifier has held a Florida license — longest first.
- CGC
Farina & Sons
Orlando, FL · Orange County
Holds the oldest qualifier licensure date in this directory — continuously licensed in Florida since 1983.
- License
- CGC027598
- Qualifier
- Victor M. Farina
- Qualifier licensed since
- 1983
- Business qualified since
- 2001
- Registered as
- Farina & Sons Inc
- CGC
Issa Homes
Celebration, FL · Osceola County
Celebration-based; a sister entity, Issa Homes Southern, has been a qualifying business since 1996.
- License
- CGC031548
- Qualifier
- Donald E. Hempel
- Qualifier licensed since
- 1984
- Business qualified since
- 1996
- Registered as
- Issa Homes Inc
- CBC
Posada Custom Homes
Winter Park, FL · Orange County
Builds mid-range through luxury custom homes in Winter Park, Windermere, Lake Nona and Longwood.
- License
- CBC036375
- Qualifier
- Carlos Eduardo Posada
- Qualifier licensed since
- 1986
- Registered as
- Posada Enterprises Inc
- CRC
Jones-Clayton Construction
Orlando, FL · Orange County
Also operates a second qualifying entity, The Signature Collection by Jones-Clayton Construction.
- License
- CRC038035
- Qualifier
- Rial J. Jones
- Qualifier licensed since
- 1986
- Business qualified since
- 2003
- Registered as
- Jones-Clayton Construction Inc
- CBC
Campbell Custom Homes
Windermere, FL · Orange County
Family-run builder concentrated in southwest Orlando — Dr. Phillips, Bay Hill and Windermere.
- License
- CBC039121
- Qualifier
- William P. Campbell
- Qualifier licensed since
- 1986
- Business qualified since
- 2004
- Registered as
- William P Campbell Custom Homes Inc
- CBC
Silliman CitySide Homes
Orlando, FL · Orange County
In-town Orlando infill builder; related entities Silliman Homes and Reiche and Silliman have been qualifying businesses since 2009 and 2003.
- License
- CBCA29088
- Qualifier
- Jeffrey G. Schnellmann
- Qualifier licensed since
- 1988
- Business qualified since
- 2015
- Registered as
- Cityside Homes, LLC
- CGC
J. Richard Watson Construction
Ocoee, FL · Orange County
Builds estates in west Orange County and the Windermere lake communities.
- License
- CGC051999
- Qualifier
- Rick Watson
- Qualifier licensed since
- 1990
- Business qualified since
- 1996
- Registered as
- J Richard Watson Construction Co Inc
- CRC
Akers Custom Homes
Orlando, FL · Orange County
- License
- CRC057205
- Qualifier
- James D. Akers
- Qualifier licensed since
- 1996
- Business qualified since
- 1999
- Registered as
- Akers Custom Homes, LLC
- CGC
Charles Clayton Construction
Winter Park, FL · Orange County
Winter Park and New Smyrna Beach offices, building custom new construction and whole-home remodels. The firm places its new-construction projects in the $3M–$10M+ range.
- License
- CGC061392
- Qualifier
- Charles W. Clayton III
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2000
- Business qualified since
- 2000
- Registered as
- Charles Clayton Construction Inc
- CBC
Cornerstone Custom Construction
Heathrow, FL · Seminole County
Seminole County base, building through Lake Mary, Heathrow, Lake Nona, Winter Park and Windermere.
- License
- CBC060319
- Qualifier
- Jorge Ulibarri
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2001
- Business qualified since
- 2001
- Registered as
- Cornerstone Custom Construction Inc
- CGC
Hardwick General Contracting
Maitland, FL · Orange County
Family-owned, focused on luxury new construction and whole-home renovation.
- License
- CGC1507856
- Qualifier
- Gregory Michael Hardwick
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2004
- Business qualified since
- 2004
- Registered as
- Hardwick General Contracting Inc
- CRC
Phil Kean Design Group
Winter Park, FL · Orange County
Architecture, interior design and construction under one roof, based on Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park. A second qualifier, Christopher Kaba, holds an active CGC.
- License
- CRC1327855
- Qualifier
- Philip Lee Kean
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2005
- Business qualified since
- 2005
- Registered as
- Phil Kean Designs, Inc.
- CGC
Fortis Enterprises
Winter Park, FL · Orange County
Works the in-town Orlando teardown-and-rebuild market — Winter Park, Delaney Park, College Park and Windermere.
- License
- CGC1509479
- Qualifier
- Edward Andrew Valley
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2005
- Business qualified since
- 2008
- Registered as
- Fortis Enterprises LLC
- CGC
Christopher Burton Luxury Homes
Melbourne, FL · Brevard County
Brevard-based luxury builder that also works the Orlando estate market.
- License
- CGC1509976
- Qualifier
- Christopher Alan Burton
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2005
- Business qualified since
- 2011
- Registered as
- Christopher Burton Homes Inc.
- CGC
Konkol Custom Homes & Remodeling
Altamonte Springs, FL · Seminole County
Serves Orlando, Winter Park, Lake Mary and the north-side Seminole communities.
- License
- CGC1518155
- Qualifier
- David A. Konkol
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2009
- Business qualified since
- 2009
- Registered as
- Konkol Custom Homes & Remodeling LLC
- CBC
Dave Brewer Homes
Sanford, FL · Seminole County
One of the longest-running names in Central Florida custom building — Dave Brewer relocated the business to Orlando from Indiana in the 1970s.
- License
- CBC1257960
- Qualifier
- Matthew P. Trask
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2010
- Business qualified since
- 2001
- Registered as
- Dave Brewer Inc
- CGC
Pillar Homes
Clermont, FL · Lake County
Runs a formal on-your-lot program across Central Florida from a Clermont base.
- License
- CGC1520441
- Qualifier
- Kevin John Boutros
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2012
- Business qualified since
- 2003
- Registered as
- Pillar Homes LLC
- CBC
Pellegrini Homes
Orlando, FL · Orange County
Custom building and whole-home remodeling in the Orlando market.
- License
- CBC1258964
- Qualifier
- James Paul Paddock
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2012
- Business qualified since
- 2018
- Registered as
- Pellegrini Homes, LLC
- CRC
Hampton Bay Homes
Orlando, FL · Orange County
High-end Orlando builder that markets estate-scale projects well above 10,000 square feet.
- License
- CRC1330669
- Qualifier
- Keith Clarke
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2012
- Business qualified since
- 2012
- Registered as
- Hampton Bay Homes Inc
- CBC
Element Home Builders
Winter Garden, FL · Orange County
Qualifier Carl Jacobs has held a Florida building contractor license since 1987 under a second entity, Element Construction Services of Orlando.
- License
- CBC1259899
- Qualifier
- Carl Gene Jacobs
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2014
- Business qualified since
- 2014
- Registered as
- Element Home Builders, Inc.
- CBC
McNally Construction Group
Windermere, FL · Orange County
- License
- CBC1259903
- Qualifier
- Eugene James McNally Jr.
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2014
- Business qualified since
- 2014
- Registered as
- McNally Construction Group, LLC
- CBC
Goehring & Morgan Construction
Orlando, FL · Orange County
College Park-based custom builder; the firm dates its work in Central Florida to 1984.
- License
- CBC1259924
- Qualifier
- Kevin Clayton Ball
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2014
- Business qualified since
- 2002
- Registered as
- Goehring and Morgan Construction, Inc.
- CBC
Valdara Custom Homes
Maitland, FL · Orange County
Luxury custom builder working the Winter Park and Maitland market.
- License
- CBC1262081
- Qualifier
- Christopher Salhab
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2017
- Business qualified since
- 2017
- Registered as
- Valdara Custom Homes, LLC
- CRC
Alex Custom Homes & Remodeling
Clermont, FL · Lake County
Family-owned design-build contractor working across Clermont, Lake County and west Orange — Winter Garden, Mount Dora and the Groveland corridor.
- License
- CRC1332409
- Qualifier
- Kevin T. Alex
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2019
- Business qualified since
- 2019
- Registered as
- Alex Custom Homes and Remodeling LLC
- CRC
DiPrima Custom Homes
Satellite Beach, FL · Brevard County
Space Coast builder working the barrier island and mainland Brevard.
- License
- CRC1334887
- Qualifier
- Evan Joseph McCluan
- Qualifier licensed since
- 2024
- Business qualified since
- 1998
- Registered as
- DiPrima Construction Corporation
You still need the lot.
Nearly every builder above will build on land you already own, and most will look at a parcel with you before you buy it — which is the right order to do this in. Start from live Central Florida land inventory, then bring a shortlist of parcels to two or three builders before you commit to either.
Questions about hiring a builder.
- How do I check whether an Orlando home builder is actually licensed?
- Search the builder by name or license number on the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation licensee portal at myfloridalicense.com. You are looking for an active certified contractor license — CGC, CBC, or CRC — and for the company itself to be registered as a qualifying business. A person can hold a license without the company you are contracting with being properly qualified, which is exactly the gap this directory is built to close.
- What is the difference between CGC, CBC, and CRC?
- A Certified General Contractor (CGC) may build anything of any height, commercial included. A Certified Building Contractor (CBC) may build commercial and residential structures up to three stories. A Certified Residential Contractor (CRC) may build one-, two-, and three-family residences up to three stories. For a single-family custom home, all three are sufficient — the distinction matters more for what else the firm can legally take on.
- What is a 'qualifier' and why does it matter?
- Florida does not license companies to build; it licenses people. A qualifying agent — the qualifier — is the licensed individual who takes legal responsibility for the work a company performs. If the qualifier leaves and is not replaced, the company loses its ability to pull permits. Knowing who qualifies the firm you are hiring, and how long that person has been licensed, is a more durable signal than any award badge.
- Do I need my own agent if I am building a custom home?
- You are not required to have one, but the builder's representative works for the builder. An agent representing you reviews the construction contract and allowance schedule, evaluates the lot before you commit, compares the finished product against resale comparables so you do not overbuild for the street, and holds the schedule and change orders to account. On a custom build the money at stake is larger and the contract is less standardized than a resale purchase.
- Should I buy the land first or choose the builder first?
- Talk to builders before you close on land. A builder will spot site problems — access, fill requirements, septic feasibility, setbacks that will not fit the plan you want — while you can still walk away or renegotiate. Many buyers do the reverse, buy an attractive parcel, and then discover the house they wanted cannot be sited on it economically.
Representation on a custom build
The builder's rep works for the builder.
Ryan Solberg represents buyers through lot selection, builder interviews, contract and allowance review, and the walk-throughs — and checks the finished plan against what the street will actually support.