DiVosta Homes Reviews in Sarasota Bradenton, FL

With workers being dedicated to each facet of construction, and a strong process, home was built in 4 months. Supervisor was very responsive and handled issues promptly. Parts of the work was sloppy - painting especially and some of the installations (e.g. showers).

I’ve had many homes, all NEW builds. This by far is the best. Great community, incredible lot, excellent floor plan and wonderful neighbors. Can’t ask for anything else. Very happy with our choice.

There was a problem with oven that required 3 calls and 2 visits to resolve. The FM had been aware of problem BEFORE Celebration, but did not address it.

We are pleased to have recently moved into our new DiVosta home. Thanks for all the hard work and effort. We are pleased with the outcome and are looking forward to many years of enjoyment!

Our DiVosta sales rep worked well with us and our realtor in maximizing savings on the purchase of our new home.

IslandWalk is a great place to live The home designs are varied. The inside design is poor as cabinets are very small, closets are small, causes limited storage that you have to spend additional money on once you move in. No pocket doors make for poor design as one door opens to block a door behind it? Very odd and poorly designed. In a positive note construction was right on time! The supervisor in charge of my home building was Carson, I must say he was easy to work with, very responsive to phone calls from me and really explained everything before, during and even after I moved in I would call him, he always responded quickly and always concerned, he deserves a raise!! ... More

The home I purchased is overall a lovely home. However, I have experienced issues that have not been handled well so far. I called the builder warranty number to report a number of issues to no avail, and I had an emergency plumbing issue on a Saturday night which ended in me having to call and independent plumber to fix the issue. When I called the emergency number (5 times due to numerous issues) I was eventually told that Noone was going to help me. I then received a call this past Monday regarding the whole issue and I still have not heard back.

When viewing the models remember some of the finishes are not available thru the builder. They can be added after purchase. There are limited choices/finishes for cabinets. You are not building a custom home is what I kept being told. With all that being said, we are pleased with the outcome and look forward to getting settled in!

Really hard to do a complete review since we just purchased. I will say our sales rep, project manager and title people performed above and beyond our expectations. Regarding the home itself ,so far so good and we hope it all works out

The experience with this builder one of contention. We had a disatrous experience with our initial rep, Chris, but came back after speaking with our new rep, Gladys. She was responsive and extremely receptive to our multiple questions. You must remember that these homes are not custom built homes, you are buying stock items from the builder. The home is a well built home. You are buying the experience of living in a community so choose wisely.

We love our new house in Talon Preserve! The community is great and can't wait to meet more people. We found the value for new construction to be very reasonable compared to other properties that we looked at. There were many options available during the design phase. Wish we were allowed to do some other customizations. The workmanship could better with a little better attention to detail - everyone we know has had issues and requires fixes that often take a while. Shaun, our building manager was GREAT to work with!

The overall experience was good. The sales office was knowledgeable and accommodating and the closing was fairly smooth. Our project manager did a great job responding to most issues pre and post closing, and was quick to address/correct as necessary. The development is beautiful with lots of amenities. However, post closing, we experienced other issues that the builder is not addressing or responding to. Most importantly is the A/C unit - the temperature throughout the house varies and in some areas feels as though there is little to no cool air at all. The master bedroom is uncomfortably warm even with temperature set at 70 degrees. The HVAC company has been out to check and suggested that the system (selected by Pulte) is not large enough to accommodate the space and there could possibly be issues with insulation. Apparently, several other homeowners are experiencing the same issue. Unfortunately Pulte has yet to respond. ... More

We were forced to close rather quickly with unfinished work. Getting people back to complete the job has been very stressful. No one wants to take ownership for unfinished work it is blamed between construction and warranty.

Overall, our experience was very good throughout the process and now being in our home for a couple of weeks and surviving 2 hurricanes, our home held up to the test! Our only issue would be during the Design Phase. As important as this step in the process is, we believe more time should be spent with us making final decisions. We were in no time-line crunch but our decisions needed to be made with little time to delay or make changes. The other frustration we had was with Coast-to-Coast Pools and responses to our pool build. If they pride themselves with creating a great experience to this BIG investment to our home, they should have provided more attention to details. Jessica in Sales was very good and communicative throughout the process while Chas responded to our concerns when the build was underway! ... More

The entire process was fairly straightforward until the end. Divosta Sales Manager was very persistent to close on the home when it wasn’t even completed. Being out of town this makes it very difficult to continue adjusting schedules and travel. Divosta should ensure house is completed prior to setting a closing date.

- Initial house Sales personnel were excellent - The Sales person for the changes/upgrades/options/etc pushed us through and did a poor job at describing all the options - Attention to detail in the building is lacking and there’s some areas of shabby workmanship - Items to be finished before Closing were pushed off to the Warranty Team - The Warranty Team is excellent and stays on all the repair work until it is completed properly. Note, this is a long process but their tenacity is highly appreciated.

I have 2 exterior doors that were improperly installed. Jams are way out of plumb. Can’t fix that unless it’s done over. They won’t do it.

Home buying and preclosing was great. Very flexible. Great sales rep and project manager. Warranty department needs a lot of help and follow thru with communication. Original punch list items still not done. Schedule a ton of vendors and none show up. I understand some but all.

There were definitely some challenges, missed build finish dates, mortgage issues, some minor quality issues, landscaping irrigation issues. But overall we are very happy with the move

The Talon is a lovely community and we are satisfied with our home but we have had some issues with the responsiveness of the warranty department. Too many phone calls and emails ignored and/or not responded to in a timely manner.

Love the development and quality could be much improved

CM and boss were great. Good solid house. Finishes leave much to be desired. Finish carpentry and drywall work were sub par. My backsplash telework had to be done 3 times before it was acceptable. Pulte needs to train and hire some skilled laborers, not just laborers.

For the majority of the building period we were very pleased. However once we did our walk through we found a number of issues that were supposed to be taken care of already. We ended up doing three final walk throughs. Although I was disappointed with how things were handled just prio to closing overall I am pleased with our new home.

Everyone we worked with through the whole home buying experience with Divosta/Pulte were and have been wonderful. We are a little disappointed with the quality of workmanship for the amount we paid. This is most apparent in the tile work but can also be seen in paint in drywall. We love our new home and appreciate the work that went into it but would have liked a little more attention to detail. Thank you.

DiVosta has much to learn on controlling waste. Surprising an organization of this size doesn’t want to control costs. I get finding workers may be difficult but the various trades should be more respectful of the trade or work that was done at the site BEFORE them. We are thrilled that we had the right Construction Manager, Patrick, as the total project went far better with him at the helm. He’s is hands on and was sure to check on items and respond promptly.