At Meiste Homes, we are passionate about providing an enjoyable and rewarding design and construction process. Satisfaction as a company only comes from the interaction and satisfaction of our clients. We maintain the highest levels of professionalism, integrity, honesty, and fairness in our relationships, and see it as a privilege to make your new home dreams come to life.

Since starting Meiste Homes in 1995, Brian and Amber have been committed to serving their customers with integrity and excellence. Despite the success they’ve found in this industry, the journey has not always been easy. Their faith in God and unwavering dedication to excellence have been the pillars on which this business has been built.

Brian’s own passion for building began early. He was born and raised on a second generation farm where he learned as a young boy the value of hard work. Following the legacy of dedication exemplified by both his father and grandfather, Brian grew up helping his dad work the land. Soon, he expanded his efforts and began building by crafting tree houses and small pieces of furniture.

Brian was able to hone his skills even more by working as an apprentice for local builders during high school and college. After college, Brian began to sell real estate and obtained his license in 1995. He quickly discovered that he much preferred working on job sites where the homes were being built. Combining his carpentry skills and entrepreneurial spirit, in 1995, Brian started his own business: Brian Meiste Builders.

In 1994, he married his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Amber. Soon after, he built their first home—one of the first he ever built as Brian Meiste Builders. During these first years of the business, Brian did much of the labor himself; framing, roofing, siding and trim carpentry. He hired a couple carpenters to work alongside him, along with some of the very same subcontractors he employs today for plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling, as well as concrete work.

For the next six years, Brian Meiste Builders operated in much the same way. Brian continued to build the homes himself, working together with a team of trusted subcontractors.

In 1999, Brian and Amber decided to use their second personal home build as an opportunity to showcase Brian’s abilities in the Parade of Homes. They were honored to receive the awards for Best Floor Plan, Best Kitchen and Best Interior Elements and the People’s Choice Award. After demonstrating their building and design capabilities to the public through the Parade of Homes, their business began to grow at an entirely new level.

As Brian Meiste Builder’s popularity grew, Brian decided that the best way to keep the attention to detail associated with his reputation was to train carpenters for the hands on work, which allowed him to focus on other aspects of the business. He began to perform sales meetings, quoted all jobs and managed the projects, subcontracting most of the labor to his team of trusted professionals.

Until 2004, Brian and Amber had done business out of a home office. With two young sons and a daughter on the way, they found a building space in The Crossings, very near to their current location. This move enabled them to better separate family life and business.

In 2006, the economy started to decline. Using these difficult circumstances as an opportunity to get creative, Brian Meiste Builders started to build homes in a Traverse City development. Throughout the recession, Brian and Amber maintained their integrity and worked hard through the trials to emerge as an even stronger company.

When business began to flourish again around 2011-2012, Brian and Amber recognized the need to rebrand. They changed their company name to Meiste Homes and moved to a more visible location in The Crossings, near Salt & Pepper. In 2017, Brian was nominated as Vice President of the Lakeshore Home Builders Association and in 2018, he served as the President. Meiste Homes has been a member of the Lakeshore HBA for 30 years now and maintains a good reputation with both colleagues and clients alike.

Brian and Amber remain committed to pursuing excellence in their business, as well as in their family. Today, you will find Meiste Homes occupying a central location in Holland, dedicated to serving West Michigan as a leader in the building industry.