We build beautiful spaces. We love taking the creative vision and ideas of our clients and bringing them to life. As premier builders serving the Twin Cities metro area, we are committed to delivering exquisite quality, while making your building experience a smooth and exceptional one.
We get it. Our team came together after individually working on and building out our own spaces. We understand first-hand the investment you’re making and what you’re going through. That’s why we set clear expectations, communicate regularly, and work closely with you at each step – from initial consultation through to the finishing touches.
We care. We take our work personally, because we appreciate how much trust you’re putting in us. And we take our service and craftsmanship seriously, because we firmly believe relationships and reputation matter, especially the one we build with you.
CHRIS MARSDEN, FOUNDER AND GENERAL CONTRACTOR
With a strong desire to understand how things work and a belief in the perfection of practice, Chris thrived as a baseball player, wine expert and professional trumpet player before a personal remodeling project uncovered a latent passion and talent for creating beautiful spaces. During that first project, he turned the house he and his wife had just bought into a home where they could happily raise their two girls.
Impressed with the craftsmanship, friends and family began asking Chris to bring the same level of beauty and attention to detail to their homes. This happened again and again until he had to call it official. He was in the home building and remodeling business. That was more than a decade ago and he hasn’t looked back since.
When he’s not busy running from jobsite to jobsite ensuring every last aspect of each job meets his high standards, Chris is cycling and enjoying the great outdoors of Minnesota and beyond. He’s even tackled Mount Rainier, though he’s certainly not one to brag about it. He also enjoys spending time with his beautiful family in the home they created together.
TODD MILLER, PROJECT MANAGER
Details, organization and planning thrill Todd in a way that little else does. You can see it in everything from his project plans down to his grocery lists (which routinely include kale and kombucha). These meticulous traits have served him well in his career, taking him from his small town South Dakota roots to a towering Manhattan office.
When his family, friends and love of nature brought him back to the Midwest, he engaged Marsden for a home remodel of his own before deciding to join the team. His knack for structure, budgeting and organization gives our clients a sense of security as they go through the exciting, but somewhat unnerving process of transforming their space. He also doesn’t mind lending his design advice when asked. And you should ask, he’s got a great eye.
At the end of a long day coordinating subcontractors and ensuring everything is running smoothly, Todd likes to relax with a glass of wine while making dinner with his husband and their furry four-legged kid who happens to share Todd’s passion for hiking the Minnesota trails.
JOSH LIES, JOB SITE MANAGER
Josh has developed a lifelong interest in energy efficient and beautiful spaces, thoughtfully balancing both form and function while designing his own eco-friendly dream house. Now he’s bringing those same sensibilities to Marsden, supplying answers to our crews while managing resources to ensure all of our projects run smoothly.
Relating to people of all backgrounds comes naturally to Josh, who has been thrust into leadership positions throughout his life. After growing up in Fargo and earning multiple degrees in music, he played trumpet professionally for over 20 years in one of the country's premiere military bands. This diverse background has served him well at Marsden, where he acts as an on-site liaison between clients and our crews.
Outside of work, Josh’s love of the environment fuels his need to be outdoors. Whether it’s backpacking in Wyoming, canoeing in the Boundary Waters, downhill skiing in Colorado, or merely enjoying one of the many local brews on a patio, he feels most at home outside.