A luxury custom home builder and renovator founded by Chris York in 2011, recognised as BILD Calgary Builder of the Year five times and as a National SAM Award winner for the best custom home in Canada over 4,000 sq ft.
The most award-decorated custom home builder in Calgary over the last decade, with five BILD Builder of the Year titles and a National SAM Award. A deliberately small-volume practice that builds a few extraordinary homes each year.
Riverview Custom Homes occupies the top position because no other Calgary builder has matched its depth of recognition across the BILD Calgary Region awards. Chris York launched the company in 2011 and built it into one of the most sought-after luxury practices in the city, winning BILD Builder of the Year in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021, plus the Grand SAM Builder of Merit on multiple occasions and the 2013 National SAM Award for the best custom home in Canada over 4,000 sq ft.
The company builds a deliberately small number of homes each year — the website says "we build a few extraordinary homes each year" — which is a structural choice rather than a marketing one. A low project count means the principal stays close to each build, and the award entries that follow are drawn from a concentrated portfolio rather than a high-volume one.
Riverview's award winners span a notable price range, from homes in the $620,000–$719,999 BILD category up through the $2,400,000+ category, which suggests a practice that is willing to execute at multiple budget tiers without retreating to a single formula. Named award-winning projects include Monarch, The Stanley, Apollo, Rochester, Arches, The Geddes Residence, Skyward, Charleston, White House, Chateau West, Casa Blanca, Infinity, Belvedere, Waterfall, Winslow Grey, Castle on 38th, and Reclaiming Roxboro.
The company also takes renovations, which is worth noting because a builder who renovates is working with existing structure, existing conditions and existing neighbours — a discipline that tests different skills than a clean new build does.
Projects appear here only with attribution — location, style, completion year, and the architect, interior designer and photographer where applicable.
2021 BILD Single Family Award Winner in the $2,300,000+ category.
2023 BILD Single Family Award Winner in the $1,801,000+ category.
2013 National SAM Award winner for the best custom home in Canada over 4,000 sq ft.
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A deliberately small number. The company states on its website that it builds "a few extraordinary homes each year," which is a structural choice that keeps the principal close to each project but also means availability is limited and the selection process is competitive.
Yes. The company actively promotes its renovation service alongside new custom homes, which is worth noting because renovation work tests different skills — existing structure, existing conditions, working around occupants — than a clean new build does.
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