“My family has a child that is on the autism spectrum,” says Bieker. “He has Asperger’s and was not diagnosed until he graduated from high school … We wished … that we had been able to identify the symptoms early on so that we could adjust his environment and lifestyle to his special needs.”
Read MoreWhen he was in college, Greg Jennings faced a life-changing decision. He was following his passion for architecture while studying at Western Michigan University. But the coursework was getting in the way of football. So he switched majors to focus on his game, eventually playing 10 years in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl ring with the Green Bay Packers in 2011. No regrets.
Read MoreWhen Greg Jennings signed a five-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings in 2013, the former Green Bay Packer moved to Edina with his wife Nicole and young family. After two seasons he signed with the Miami Dolphins, but his family—including four children now between the ages of 3 and 10—stayed behind. Last year, Greg retired from football, and the couple decided to make Minnesota their permanent home. Nicole was busy concentrating on her fashion businesses, and they liked the school system.
Read MoreGenerosity came by way of Denali Custom Homes and its subcontractors. The company put an article in a magazine about developing spaces for children with special needs and spaces for parents as children grow older. Schultz and Opportunity Partners saw the article and approached Denali Custom Homes about helping rebuild the home on Ensign Avenue.
Read MoreDenali has planned and built a Designer Dream Home model — and it could be yours. The standout rustic modern retreat is situated near the Minnehaha Creek headwaters off Grays Bay on Lake Minnetonka with nary a neighbor in sight.
Read MoreIn the end, the couple got their flashy arcade and bowling alley in the walkout level of their nearly 9,000-square-foot, four-level contemporary residence in Mound.
Read MoreDavid Bieker’s interest in homebuilding began when he was just a boy sketching dream home ideas at the kitchen table while doing his homework, his early passion for architecture and design soon morphed into a love of homebuilding.
Read MorePalmer Pointe occupies a busy corner of Lake Minnetonka, and the steep rise of the land makes it even more visible to passing boaters.
Read MoreThe goals of this contemporary and welcoming home: Bring the outdoors in, maximize the views of Lake Minnetonka’s Cooks Bay, and provide for aging in place. Mission accomplished.
Read MoreLake Elmo homeowners turned to Denali Custom Homes to create a perfect blend of rustic and urbane.
Read MoreDenali Custom Homes profiled for Midwest Homes Magazine
Read MoreAs an award-winning luxury home builder, David Bieker of Denali Custom Homes, Inc. knows how to build homes to best fit into their environments, whether that environment is a sprawling expanse of land, a lakefront property, or—in this case—a narrow corner lot backing up to an association-maintained green space in the Portico neighborhood of Wayzata.
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