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Our Story

Our name is on
every home.

So we build every one like it's ours. Christensen Custom Homes is a family business, run by husband and wife Darren and Alexis Christensen, and every house we hand over carries our family's name with it.

Darren and Alexis Christensen, owners of Christensen Custom Homes, in a kitchen they built
Darren & AlexisOwners
How it started

Built on years of
big projects.

Long before there was a Christensen Custom Homes, Darren was learning the trade on some of the most demanding job sites there are: hotels, medical facilities, high-end retail. Projects where a missed date or a blown budget was never an option.

In 2021, Darren and Alexis moved to the Coastal Bend and started something of their own: a builder small enough that the owners answer the phone, and experienced enough to build for salt air, storm season and the long, humid summers that punish every shortcut. They've been raising their five kids here ever since.

It has never been a one-person operation. Darren is on the job site; Alexis is at the design table and behind every schedule, selection and update. Two owners, one standard, and a home that never falls through the cracks.

That's why our clients rarely mention one of us without the other. It's never just Darren, or just Alexis. It's Darren and Alexis.

25+Years of construction experience
2Owners on every project
100%Locally owned & operated
Meet the team

The people you'll
know by name.

When you build with us, you're never handed off to a stranger. These are the people who will walk your lot, answer your calls and stand in your finished kitchen with you.

Darren Christensen, co-owner and president of Christensen Custom Homes

Darren Christensen

Co-Owner · President · Custom Home Builder

"I build every house like my own family is moving in. If it's behind a wall where you'll never see it, it still gets done right."

Darren has spent more than 25 years on job sites where precision wasn't optional. After graduating from Texas A&M in 2000, he joined Lyda Swinerton Builders and managed large-scale commercial work, from hotels and medical facilities to high-end retail, restaurants and custom hunting lodges. Later, he owned and ran his own commercial construction company.

Those years taught him what makes a home last: schedules that hold, budgets that stay honest, and dozens of trades working as one crew. He brings that same discipline to every Christensen home, along with a straight answer whenever you ask for one. It's why architects, engineers and homeowners across the Coastal Bend trust him to get it right.

Off the job site, his time belongs to Alexis, their five kids, and the stretch of coast they've made home.

361.854.8636 Darren@ChristensenCH.com
Alexis Christensen, co-owner and vice president of Christensen Custom Homes

Alexis Christensen

Co-Owner · Vice President · Design & Administration

"I want our clients to feel what it's like living life in paradise."

Building a business side by side with your spouse runs in Alexis's family. Before Christensen Custom Homes, she handled social media and marketing for an environmental firm run by her father and stepmother, another husband-and-wife team. Now she and Darren do the same, and for her, the best part is building with her husband: taking a home a client has dreamed about, and worked hard for, and making it real.

Design is her first love. Alexis assists each client with their selections, from finishes and paint to appliances, with personal recommendations and smart options that keep the home in budget. Behind the scenes, she keeps the business of every build running, from billing and draws to payroll, so documentation, scheduling and communications never stall.

Her standard is simple: upscale from inside the walls to outside of them, with no shortcuts on structure, weatherproofing or finish quality. Away from work, you'll find her at the beach, out fishing, or cheering on their five kids with friends and family.

361.854.8636 (office) Alexis@ChristensenCH.com
How we price

Transparency is how
we earn your trust.

Darren and Alexis build every home on cost-plus pricing, and they're transparent about pricing from the very first conversation.

It's how they'd want to be treated if they were the ones building.

How Working With Us Works
What your home costsMaterials, labor and trades
+Our feeFor building your home
=Your priceTransparent throughout
"Darren and Alexis are an all-star duo and truly set the industry standard. Their knowledge, integrity and attention to detail are unmatched."
Kelly Ammons · Custom Home
What we stand on

The promises behind
the name.

Every home brings dozens of trades together, and every one has to stand up to the Gulf for decades. What holds it all together are four promises we won't trade away.

QualityTried-and-true methods held to the highest standard, from the slab to the last coat of paint.
IntegrityOn time, within budget, and an honest answer, even when it isn't the one you hoped for.
CraftsmanshipThe finest subcontractors and craftsmen in the region, and pride taken in the details nobody else will notice.
Coastal LivingHomes designed for the way this coast lives, and built for everything it brings.
In their words

The families
we've built for.

"This is a wonderful company. They are always available and their work is beautiful, and they treat you like family. Everyone that came to work here from their crew worked hard and made sure everything was perfect. Darren and his wife were always checking to see how everything was going."

Thomas DuboisCustom Home

"Honest and dependable. Built our custom dream home on the beach. Would use again and highly recommend."

Scott & Larissa WilkinsonBeachfront Custom Home

"We had a great experience working with Christensen Custom Homes. The quality was top-notch. The crew was respectful, clean, and paid attention to every detail. We're extremely happy with the results."

K. Brown, RD, LD, CDERemodel
Free resources

What we'd tell
a friend.

Before anyone builds with us, we want them to know what to ask and what to expect. These free guides put that advice on paper, for anyone thinking about building on the coast.

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More than homes, we build a lifestyle

Come and meet us.

Every home we've built started the same way: a conversation over a set of plans, or standing on an empty lot imagining what it could be. Tell us about yours. No pressure, no obligation, just an honest look at what it takes.

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