Could my lot hold a backyard home too?

On most single-family lots in Lincoln’s R-1 through R-4 districts, yes. Our ADU Checker at https://adu.denandburrow.com/ gives a first read on your address.

Lincoln, Nebraska

Build On Your Lot
In Lincoln, NE

Bring the lot, in a new subdivision, an older neighborhood, or out past the edge of town, and we design the home to fit it and build it.

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What Building
On Your Lot Takes

Every lot sets its own limits. We read yours first, then draw a house that fits inside them.

The buildable areaWe draw the setback lines on the plat. The space left inside them is the most the house can use, before the driveway and grading.
Easements, covenants, floodplainRecorded easements, subdivision covenants, and floodplain maps checked before the plan takes shape.
An older house in the wayA teardown needs a demolition permit, and we handle it with the rest of the permit set.
Utilities at the street or notIn town, water, sewer, and power are usually at the street. Past the edge of town, the plan includes a well and a septic system.
Design and permit setFloor plans, elevations, and construction documents, submitted and carried through review by the people who drew them.
ConstructionOur crew and trades build what we drew, with one person accountable on site and a budget you can read.

$225 to $300+
Per square foot, by finish level: 400 to 10,000
Square feet we design: #71724-25
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Our work

Drawn by us, and where we could, built by us too.

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Questions

Before You Book

Something else on your mind? Ask us directly.

Yes. Send us the address. We read the zoning district, the setbacks, and anything recorded against the lot, then design a home that fits.

Yes, and that is the best time. Zoning research is part of the first phase of every home we design, and it can happen before you buy.

Usually, if the zoning allows the new house. A teardown needs a demolition permit from the city, and the new home still has to meet the setbacks and height limits for its district.

We plan homes at $225 per square foot for basic finishes, $250 for mid-tier, and $300 and up for top-tier. Land is separate, and so is site work such as a driveway, well, septic system, or power brought to the house.

On most single-family lots in Lincoln’s R-1 through R-4 districts, yes. Our ADU Checker at adu.denandburrow.com gives a first read on your address.

For most homes, no. Nebraska lets a single-family home under 10,000 square feet be designed without a licensed architect, so a design-build team like ours can design and build it.

How we work

Our Process

Four steps, one team. You meet the people who draw your home and the people who build it on day one.

Step 1: Discovery & Site Visit
We start on your lot or in your house. We walk it with you, talk through how you live, what the budget looks like, and what the zoning allows, so the first sketch is grounded in the real site.
Step 2: Design & Permits
Our designers draw the home, from concept plans to construction documents, and we carry the permit set through the city ourselves. You see every revision before it moves forward.
Step 3: Pricing & Pre-Construction
With the drawings set, we price the build line by line, lock the schedule, and walk you through selections. Because we design and build, the people who drew the plans price them, and you see every invoice once work starts.
Step 4: Build & Handover
Our crew builds what we drew. You get one point of contact, regular walkthroughs, and a clean handover with the documents, warranties, and a home that matches the plans.