Our Story

What makes Creative Homes unique? Easy—It’s our focus on you and our relentless mission to provide the best home-buying experience possible. We believe the process of finding and building your brand-new home should be fun. That’s why we thrive on creating an engaging and personalized experience for each of our homeowners.

We couldn’t do it without our passionate Creative Homes team members who walk with you through every step of the process. With unrivaled floor plan options and a state-of-the-art Design Studio, it’s exciting to collaborate with our home buyers to personalize their homes to reflect the unique individuals who live in them.

With over three decades of experience in new homes, Creative Homes Founder and CEO, Nick Hackworthy, created and fostered a foundation of delivering an unmatched customer experience before, during and after the construction of your new home. We’re proud to provide not just houses, but the best-built, brand new homes for the people of the Twin Cities area.
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Our Five Core Values



Good Is Not Good Enough
Never settling, aspiring to greatness.


Customer Experience
Everything we strive for surrounds our customers.


We are Passionate
We are here for you because we LOVE what we do.


Own it
Taking ownership in everything we do.


Work Hard, Play Hard
We work as a team, and we play as a team.

Our Niche

We build homes not houses. It's not about the sticks and bricks, countertop or cabinet choices. We believe that home is where people gather, continue their traditions and where new memories are made. Whether it's a quick move in home or one that you choose to build, let us help you find your way home.

Our Passion

Our Passion is "To Create and Deliver an Unmatched Customer Experience." It is the guiding principal for our team. It is what drives us to be the best we can be for each customer that walks through our door.

Giving Back

Making a difference in our community

Making a difference in our community

At Creative Homes, giving back our time, money, and other resources is embedded into who we are. We partner with many different non-profits located around the Twin Cities because we believe it is important to give back to the communities that we serve. 

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Awards

Reggie Award Winner 2023
Reggie Award Winner 2023
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Star Tribune Top Work Places 2022
Star Tribune Top Work Places 2022
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National Housing Quality Award Winner
National Housing Quality Award Winner
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Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal Best Places to Work
Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal Best Places to Work
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Best Customer Experience H.O.M.E. 2021
Best Customer Experience H.O.M.E. 2021
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Inc. 5000 List: 2019 & 2020
Inc. 5000 List: 2019 & 2020
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Star Tribune Top Work Places 2020
Star Tribune Top Work Places 2020
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2020 Reggie Award Winner
2020 Reggie Award Winner
2019 Builder of the Year
2019 Builder of the Year
2019 Reggie Award Winner
2019 Reggie Award Winner
Minnesota Business Magazine: 100 Best Companies To Work For
Minnesota Business Magazine: 100 Best Companies To Work For
2018 Reggie Award Winner
2018 Reggie Award Winner
2017 Reggie Award Winner
2017 Reggie Award Winner
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Best Places To Work
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Best Places To Work
2016 Reggie Award Winner
2016 Reggie Award Winner
St. Croix Valley Magazine: Best of '16 and '17
St. Croix Valley Magazine: Best of '16 and '17
2015 Reggie Award Winner
2015 Reggie Award Winner
2014 Reggie Award Winner
2014 Reggie Award Winner

Our Team

Leadership Team

Nick Hackworthy

President

Doug Smith

Vice President of Construction

Rachel Gonerway

Director of Product and Design

Chris Wilcox

Director of Sales

Jake Pepper

Director of Purchasing
Sales & Marketing

Kellie Bradt

Community Specialist

Jenna Sundstrom

Marketing Manager

Heidi Anderson

Sales Coordinator

Adam Ostlund

New Home Specialist

Kim Wallisch

New Home Specialist

Jean-Luke Delport

New Home Specialist

Lauren Jungwirth

New Home Specialist

Rochelle Jacobs

New Home Specialist
Design Studio

Rachel Gonerway

Director of Product and Design

Danielle Lanning

Design Studio Specialist

Erin Lawson

Design Studio Specialist
Design Team

Tim Skaff

New Home Designer

Adam Dewing

New Home Designer

Marc Saltness

Junior New Home Designer
Field Team

Ray Baumgartner

Senior Neighborhood Builder

Aaron Campbell

Senior Neighborhood Builder

Noel Danielson

Neighborhood Builder

Sarah Zimdahl

Neighborhood Builder

Jeff Salzmann

Neighborhood Builder

Luke Eggen

Neighborhood Builder

Nolan Hallaway

Neighborhood Builder

Walt Perala

Neighborhood Builder

Joe Bauer

Neighborhood Builder

Travis Johns

Neighborhood Builder

Steve Hering

Quality Control Lead

Kelly Schroeder

Warranty Manager

Rob Hackworthy

Customer Experience Specialist

Careers at Creative Homes

At Creative Homes, we believe that an excellent work environment leads to more collaboration, innovation, and overall employee satisfaction. Our team places a priority on fostering an excellent office culture through our five core values each and every day. 

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Hear From Our Homeowners

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Wow! It's hard to know where to even start and I know I won't be able to list everything, but I have to try and tell you how we awesome we feel about the whole building process with Creative Homes and how much we truly love our new home. The process of building with Creative Homes was the most relaxing (sounds weird, but so true!) home building experience we have ever been through. The communication provided from the very start until the very end has been phenomenal. Not once during the whole process did we ever sit and wonder what was going on regarding our home.  I honestly wish I could name everyone behind the scenes at Creative Homes who works so hard to make customers like us have such an awesome home building experience. This company has the standards and employees that all companies should take note of and follow the example of. 

Gunderson Family
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The house is great! We love the way it turned out and appreciate all the hard work Aaron and his team put forth to make it happen on time.
Mosiniak Family
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From the initial conversations and choosing our lot and floor plan, to our design meeting and the actual build itself Creative's team made us feel at ease and went above and beyond. We felt like they truly cared and looked out for our best interests. 

Nick & Jenny
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Creative Homes put together our dream home! We were so nervous about the process and making the wrong decisions, but they were there to make everything turn out perfect. They went above and beyond to make our needs met! 

Keandra
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Great experience from start to finish! Derek and Jeff were awesome to work with and provided great communication, customer service and were passionate about building a high quality home we would be proud to own in the end. Third home built from the ground up and by far the best experience we had! Would recommend Creative Homes to others searching for a home builder who cares about their clients.
Lehman Family
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