Wake Forest Custom Home Builder
North of Raleigh, where the tree line still means something. Gemstone builds custom homes across Wake Forest, from our Fall 2026 estates at Beaumont Manor to a lot you already love.
A town that kept its trees, and its front porches.
Gemstone Homes is a custom home builder in Wake Forest. Beaumont Manor opens Fall 2026: 18 custom-only estate homesites from $1.1M in a private wooded setting. Join the waitlist to be first when homesites release. We also build on a lot you already have. Ken Godwin and Chris Schiavone lead the company. Wake Forest still has a historic downtown and mature trees; this community is custom-only, not a production street. Call 919-355-6549.
Wake Forest is the kind of place people move to for space without giving up the drive into the city. The lots give a home room to breathe, and the tree line is part of what you are buying.
We are a Triangle builder, not a national outfit running a Wake Forest division. When you call, you reach our office, and a Gemstone project manager runs your jobsite through the final walkthrough.
Gemstone is a Parade of Homes Gold winner. What that reflects is the part we care about: the standards other builders quote as upgrades are simply how we build.
We also build in Fuquay-Varina, Apex, and Youngsville at Calvin's Mill.
Our Wake Forest community: Beaumont Manor
Wake Forest, NC · From $1.1M
Beaumont Manor is our Wake Forest community, coming Fall 2026: 18 custom-only estate homesites in a private wooded setting, from $1.1M. Join the waitlist and we will be in touch when homesites release.
Private Setting Custom-Only Estates Wooded Lots Modern Craftsmanship
See finished Gemstone homes across the Triangle
Here are finished homes you can see for yourself, each labeled with its real town.
The Onyx, McLaurin Farms, Fuquay-Varina
Gold, Category 20, 2026 Triangle Parade of Homes.
Hinton Street, downtown Apex
A completed custom home: white brick and slate, an arched entry, and a resort-style pool out back.
The West Chatham Street cottages, Apex
Two finished homes on 2026 Parade maps 17 and 18.
The Emerald II, Durant Road, Raleigh
On the 2026 Parade (map 179).
More finished work from Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs, and Apex in our gallery.
What other builders call an upgrade, we call standard.
The difference between two homes at the same price per square foot is almost always where the money went. We put ours into the parts of a home you do not see on a spec sheet but live with every day. Our cost-to-build guide breaks down exactly what drives the number.
The detail carries all the way through.
Own land near Wake Forest? Build on your lot
If you already own land in or around Wake Forest, you do not have to wait for Beaumont Manor. We will walk the lot with you, design the home to the site, and you will know what it costs before we break ground. A Gemstone project manager runs your jobsite through the final walkthrough, and Ken Godwin and Chris Schiavone lead the company.
Tell us about your lot through our contact form, or call (919) 355-6549, Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM. See how we build and our cost-to-build guide.
Tell us about your lot