Michigan Custom
home Builder
Ground-up custom homes designed and built to fit the way you live, down to the last detail.
A HOME BUILT AROUND HOW YOU ACTUALLY LIVE
You've walked through the new builds. Same layouts, same finishes, same compromises repeated street after street. None of them are quite right, because none of them were built for you.
Building your own home should be the answer. What stops most people isn't the dream. It's how big the decision feels, and not knowing who to trust to get it right.
That's what Clark and Aldine is for. We design and build custom homes across Metro Detroit. One team handles design, construction, and interiors, from the first conversation to the final walkthrough. Nothing handed off. Nothing lost. Just a home that turns out exactly the way it should.
Each of these began as one family's idea of home. We built it exactly as they pictured it, down to the details and built it to be lived in for the rest of their lives.
Your vision to reality
BALDWIN + BARRY
A full historic home transformation carried through every room — structure, kitchen, baths, and millwork resolved as one composition. Generous, commanding, and unmistakably of the house it started as.
LIGHTHOUSE + GREENWOOD
A 1970s home reimagined for the family living in it now. Warm wood, custom cabinetry, and a floor plan that finally moves the way they do — open where it should be, quiet where it needs to be. Effortless without ever looking like it tried.
AUBURN + GRACE
A 1950s bungalow taken down to the systems and rebuilt — new HVAC, electrical, and plumbing behind every wall, every room redesigned above them. Familiar and new at the same time.
ONE TEAM TAKES YOUR HOME FROM FIRST IDEA TO FINISHED BUILD
Most builds get passed between an architect, a builder, and a crew, and the home you actually wanted gets lost in the handoffs. We keep it one team, start to finish, with Michael running the build and Danielle leading the look, so every decision is made by someone you know and talk to directly. We take on only a few homes at a time, which is why the process feels handled instead of stressful.
the questions
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Most custom homes run 12 to 32 months from the first conversation to move-in, depending on the size of the home, the site, and the scope of the work. We'll give you a realistic timeline before anything starts, and because one team handles the whole project, there are no gaps waiting on a handoff between an architect, a builder, and a crew. You'll always know what's happening and what's next.
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Every home is different, so there's no honest one-size answer, but custom homes with us typically start around $1M. We'll walk you through real numbers early, before you're committed to anything, so the budget is clear from the start instead of creeping up on you mid-project. Our goal is no surprises.
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Not necessarily. Some clients come to us with a lot already; others are still looking. We can help you evaluate a site before you buy, so you know what it will really take to build there, and you don't end up with land that fights the home you want.
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We handle everything. Michael runs the build and Danielle leads the design, from layout to final styling, all under one team. You don't need to hire and coordinate a separate architect, builder, and interior designer, and nothing gets lost in the handoffs between them. It's one group of people, responsible for the whole thing.
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As involved as you want to be. Some clients want a say in every finish; others want to make the big decisions and trust us with the rest. Either way, you work directly with Michael and Danielle, so there's no coordinator or project manager in between, and you'll always know exactly who to talk to.
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Because it's the only way to do work at this level. Taking on a limited number of custom homes lets us stay hands-on with every detail and keep the process calm instead of chaotic. It's the reason the work turns out the way it does, and the reason our clients aren't chasing us for updates.
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Let's build the home you actually want
Tell us about your project and the home you have in mind. We'll walk you through what building with us looks like.