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About Birch Cove Builders

One builder, from the first meeting to the final walk-through.

A locally owned builder in Northport, working across Leelanau County and Traverse City.

Stephen Hoskins with his family on a rocky overlook in the late afternoon sun
With my family, out hiking.
Owner

Stephen Hoskins

I own Birch Cove Builders and oversee every project from the first meeting through the final walk-through. Much of our work comes from repeat clients and referrals.

I've loved drawing house plans for as long as I can remember. I started building at 14, renovating my father's 1830s farmhouse in Oakdale, Pennsylvania.

I went on to the University of Vermont and learned the trade working with builders around Burlington and central Vermont. I loved the possibilities and wanted to learn as much as I could. My first job as foreman was a bakery and restaurant with living space above, with a timber-frame roof over energy-efficient framed walls. I built the bakery's wood-fired oven too, and baked there for years.

In 2009 I moved to Leelanau County to renovate an 1830s cabin owned by my wife's family. I kept baking and building, and in 2016 made building my full-time work. Birch Cove has grown a lot since then, but I still oversee every job myself. We use green building best practices wherever we can, and I'm always happy to talk about alternative and natural building methods. I look forward to speaking with you.

How we work

A clear process, from the first walk-through to the final details.

  1. Walk-through. We meet at the site, look at the work and talk through what you want.
  2. Written proposal. A clear scope and price, so you know what's included before anything starts.
  3. Build with updates. We coordinate our crew and subcontractors and keep you posted with regular updates and photos.
  4. Changes in writing. If the plan changes, you see the cost before the work is done.
  5. Final walk-through. We go over everything together and finish the punch list.
Staircase with dark turned balusters and newel posts, a runner, and white board-and-batten walls

Credentials

  • Michigan Residential Builder License 262300327
  • Licensed and insured
  • Member, Home Builders Association (NAHB)

Where we work

Throughout Leelanau County, including Northport, Omena, Suttons Bay, Leland, Lake Leelanau, Glen Arbor and Empire, as well as Traverse City.

Have a project in mind?

Tell us about it and we'll set up an initial conversation or a walk-through at your site.

Discuss your project