Bickimer Homes

Tom and Mary Bickimer founded Bickimer Homes in 1982, and their son Tommy Bickimer runs it today as president. More than 1,000 families have built with them, and they have been a long-time member of the Kansas City Home Builders Association. They describe themselves as semi-custom, and I think that is exactly right: you personalize layouts and finishes on one of their plans without taking on the cost and calendar of a full custom home. They took top honors in the 2025 and 2026 Spring Parade of Homes, and their Parade entries have ranged from $940K up to $2.04 million.

Every Bickimer home is built to Energy Star standards, which matters in a market with real winters and real summers. The plans come in 1.5-story, reverse 1.5-story, and two-story formats. After closing, you get a one-year warranty with a dedicated warranty manager as your point of contact, which sounds small until you have tried to reach a builder in month eight about a sticking door. They will also build on a lot of your choosing, which keeps them in the conversation for buyers who already own land or have a specific neighborhood in mind.

Bickimer fits the buyer with a budget from the upper $600s to $1 million-plus who wants a say in the plan without a blank-sheet process. Their Overland Park list is long: Century Farms, Wild Horse in the mid $800s, Woodmyre from the $900s, Falls at Wolf Creek, Sundance Ridge, Polo Fields, BluHawk, Chapel Hill, and The Sanctuary. In Olathe they are at Heritage Ranch and Cedar Creek. In Lenexa, near their office, look for them at the Enclave at Manchester Park in the high $600s and Sunset Canyon from the $700s, and in Leawood at Aventino.