Member of the Utah 10 · BUILDER PROFILE
Gordon Milar Construction
A family-owned and operated design-build firm since 1997, with a 2026 Utah Valley Parade entry and an educational approach to the building process.
Snapshot
- Location
- South Jordan, Utah
- In business
- Family-owned and operated since 1997 (per the firm)
- Founder
- Gordon Milar (per the firm)
- Specialty
- Boutique custom design-build
- Serves
- Salt Lake and Utah counties primarily; also Davis, Summit, and Tooele
- Public reviews
- 5.0 on Google, from a small base of reviews (September 2026)
The Work
Gordon Milar builds across styles — by their own account, “from modern and craftsman to traditional, farmhouse, and colonial styles” — and they operate as a design-build firm: on their 2026 parade entry, the firm served as both architect and interior designer. That entry, Deerfield Estate at The Cove (#5, Alpine), is modern foothills architecture — expansive glass oriented to Mount Timpanogos, a grand two-story great room with a floor-to-ceiling fireplace, custom millwork throughout, a backyard resort pool, and an entertainer's lower level. Their 2025 Salt Lake Parade entry, The Hayven at Deer Hollow in Sandy, leaned transitional — meticulous inset cabinetry, 14-foot ceilings, a private accessory dwelling unit — and earned the Salt Lake HBA's Builder's Choice award plus a People's Choice award for Best Exterior Design, per the firm. At clients' request they've built elevators, golf simulators, theater rooms, pools, and tennis courts.
Scale
The firm’s own stated range is wide: hundreds of homes “from 1,200 square foot ramblers to sprawling 10,000+ square foot mansions.” The public record bears it out — Deerfield Estate at The Cove measured 8,600 square feet with an official $4.0–4.5M price range ($4.4M asking), while a 2024 Salem model of 5,352 square feet listed at $1,998,900. The documented record reaches down to about $2M — but if your ambitions run past $5M, confirm what their recent work at that level looks like.
Why they're in the Utah 10
- Family-owned and operated since 1997 — nearly three decades of continuity.
- 2026 Utah Valley Parade of Homes #5: “Deerfield Estate at The Cove,” Alpine — 8,600 square feet, priced $4.0–4.5M ($4.4M asking).
- 5.0 stars on Google across 8 reviews.
- Publishes detailed buyer-education articles on inspections, cost surprises, and site work.
Who they're a great fit for
Buyers who want a family-run builder with deep tenure and a collaborative process, and buyers who value the firm’s educational approach to building. Also a fit if you don’t own land yet: an in-house real-estate team helps evaluate and acquire lots, and the firm builds on your lot or from its own lot inventory.