Custom Home Building
Envision, design, and build a home tailored to your family — with fixed-price contracts and one dedicated in-house team.
Learn more about Custom HomesCustom craftsmanship, fixed-price certainty, and a family-owned team by your side from first sketch to move-in day.
We guide clients from concept to completion with a dedicated in-house team specializing in drafting, design, construction, lot selection, and real estate.
Envision, design, and build a home tailored to your family — with fixed-price contracts and one dedicated in-house team.
Learn more about Custom Homes
Multiple spec homes always in progress. Beautifully finished, high-quality builds without the full custom-build wait.
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Cody personally drafts floor plans so every home fits its owners, its site, and its budget from day one.
Learn more about Home DesignCustom builds across Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, and Montezuma County — with our Durango portfolio underway.
Cody and Amanda are passionate about turning their clients' home dreams into reality. Both grew up enjoying the outdoors in Cortez and now call it home, where they are raising their four children.
Cody, founder of Maxwell Development & Construction, specializes in home floor plan design and project management. Amanda, a licensed Colorado real estate broker, helps clients find land, buy or sell homes, and organizes selections throughout every build.
Schedule a Consultation"We had the Maxwells build our home and they did a wonderful job! They kept us in the loop the entire time, let us make decisions on selections, and kept us within our budget. We are very happy with our home and would highly recommend them to anyone looking to build."
"We had Maxwell Development involved in creating our dream home and we are so happy with everything! Great communication throughout the process and no surprise pricing. It was clear they understood our family and put our needs at the forefront. My number one, top choice in all things development!"
"Couldn't be happier with the beautiful home we got built from Maxwell Development & Construction. I highly recommend them for anyone looking to build something unique. Thank you again."
We embrace systems, processes, and technology to keep every detail organized and communication flowing — a better home, on budget, without the usual headaches.
Know exactly what your home will cost before we break ground — no surprise change orders, no guesswork.
Drafting, design, construction, lot selection, and real estate — one company, one accountable team.
Cody & Amanda grew up in Cortez and are raising their four kids here. Southwest Colorado is home.
Systems, processes, and technology keep every detail organized and communication flowing start to finish.
From the first sketch to the final walk-through, you work with one dedicated group — never a handoff maze.
We are the only builder in Durango offering both. Fixed-price gives you certainty; cost-plus gives you flexibility. We help you pick the contract that fits your build.
Every detail scoped and priced up front. You know the total before we break ground — no surprise change orders, no guesswork.
Transparent actual costs plus an agreed builder fee. Scope flexes as the design evolves — built for highly luxury homes where every detail is custom.
Headquartered in Cortez, serving families throughout Southwest Colorado.
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