DiVosta Homes Reviews in Sarasota Bradenton, FL

We are very happy with our new vacation home purchase. Our Sales Person (Jessica C.) was extremely helpful with the whole process. Our Construction Manager (Patrick C.) was excellent. Any issues we had, have been dealt with in a timely manner. Beach Walk is a wonderful community and is in a great location for Beach access. Looking forward to many enjoyable years.

We love our new home. We came from out of state, so we were not able to see our home being built first hand. We relied on friends to send us pictures so we could monitor the progress. Our construction manager, Mike, kept in touch with us, and gave us timely updates on the progress of our home. Mike would give us updates, send pictures, and completion estimates which we planned our move around. The issue came up when the sales team sent us an email with an earlier close date than expected. The house was not ready. We hired an inspector to do a final walkthrough, and he found multiple issues with the fit and finish of the house. Grout, caulk, and paint issues were persistent throughout the home. There was glue all over the brand new bedroom carpet. Doors were not installed correctly, including the front door. The house was not ready. We delayed our closing and informed Divosta of the issues that needed repair before we closed. Mike got to work, and most of the items were fixed and we were able to close on our new house. We arrived several days later to see our new home for the first time. It was beautiful! However, as we walked around to inspect everything, we began to notice all the "little things" that took away from the newness and beauty of our home. Paint spatters and drips were all over our beautiful new tile floors. Grout was all over the shower floors in both bathrooms. Door casings were cut poorly and masked with extra caulk. Trim work on our kitchen cabinets was mismatched. Window frames had caulk and paint messes all over them. Front door threshold has a gap underneath which bends the plate when stepped on. Sliding glass door tracks were filled with grout and debris and overspray. Paint drips are visible on many walls throughout the house. The Lanai was very dirty with grout and sand spray all over the aluminum frame and screens. Paint and stucco are on many of the pavers outside. To us, it appears Divosta did a great job building our house, and we believe it to be a solid, well built home. But the fit and finish were rushed, with very little attention to detail, that left us disappointed. We are now in the process of dealing with our customer care representative, and trust all these "little things" will be promptly corrected. One last note... Our house is in the middle of a lot of building going on, with many houses around us still in the process of completion. We understand there will be construction mess around us for quite some time, and we are ready for that. However, the mess in the new lots is beyond acceptable with overflowing dumpsters, trash blowing down the street on a daily basis, empty pallets strewn about the front yards, plastic wrap stuck in trees. Last week, an overflowing dumpster was picked up with all the overflow garbage dumped on the street. It sat there for days, even after a new dumpster was dropped off. Every day I clean up these messes in front of my home and my neighbors. The construction crews need to do a much better job of keeping the worksite clean. We have friends coming to visit in a couple of weeks and we want to be able to proudly show off our beautiful new home. It would be embarrassing to us for them to see our street in it's current condition. Overall, we love our new home, and appreciate the work you have done. ... More

We realize that building a home comes with many little moving parts. So we appreciate the effort of Joe and Kaitlyn, who is taking care of the little things that need to be done.Special kudos to Joe who always answered our emails and provided us with timely updates on our home. Over, the quality of the build is excellent.

We knew we were building at a difficult time due to supply chain issues and labor shortages, but the experience was mostly positive. Our CM, Justin, was great through the process. Our salesperson, Linda, stepped in and got us through a few rough spots. Biggest negative was the closing process. Unrealistic expectations were set. Closing agents insisted we be ready to transfer funds when we knew closing was impossible. Seemed very one sided. Builder wanted there final payment at first opportunity without any regard for the planning necessary on the part of the customer. Never really knew when closing would finally happen until 48 hours before it actually did, and even then there was a fiasco about the C of O and a reluctance to release keys, even though builder had our money. That process needs to be looked at, as it tarnished and otherwise positive experience. Without our sales agent, Linda, getting involved, I do not know what would have happened. ... More

Overall, the builders lived up to their reputation. Ramifications from COVID understandably contributed to delays in work and product availability timelines. The quality of the workmanship for particular finishes may reflect the time crunches caused by such delays or limitations in the skill of some workers.

Most of the work is great, but some of the contractors are sloppy and you need to be on top of them to get everything right.

The building of our home was completed "right on time"

This is the fourth house we've built with DiVosta, and have always found them to produce a good product. Our home is comfortable and well-built. We have the whole house done in tile on the diagonal and the tile work is beautiful. Great job by the tile person! The best part of living in the community is the wonderful people - very friendly and cordial.

Well informed during the building process and questions were answered in a timely manner.

Overall very pleased, some issues with pool that we are still dealing with almost 30 days after closing but I’m working directly with pool company and if not resolved I will go to Pulte. Pulte has been great to work with and being in the construction business I am impressed with how they are handling everything given the current challenges with COVID related delays and obstacles.

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

The construction of the home was completed as scheduled. There were, and still are some issues to be addressed. All items ordered were completed with the exception of epoxy coating on the garage floor. That oversite was rectified in time for our move in. The remaining open items are to be addressed by the warranty crew.

This is our first new home and everyone has been responsive to any problems we encountered.

I only signed Anonymous as the email had my name wrong.

Our construction manager, Christopher, was absolutely fantastic! We really appreciate his work! However, the quality of the house's construction was often subpar. There was no attention to detail. We were also unhappy with the landscaping. The final landscaping was rather weak and monotonous compared to many other communities. We built our previous home at Hammock Preserve with DeVosta, and many things were much better there.

My sales person and construction manager were outstanding and easy to communicate with. The closing went very smoothly, and so far the warranty people have been responsive to the few issues I have had. I do believe that there should be a credit given for appliances if you wish to have your own favorite brands installed. And a couple personal peeves of mine is that the "texturing" of the walls is terrible. Also there is no choice except for flat paint for finishing walls. Otherwise the basic construction of the house is rock solid, the general layout of the neighborhood was very well thought out and the amenities are great. ... More

We built a home in Florida while living in another state. We received pictures on the build as major changes occurred. This was exciting to us. There were no major items wrong with the house when it was finished. Several small issues but all are being worked.

Our Project manager was awesome and extremely helpful and responsive. Community is great

Being new to buying a newly built home, entering the shopping experience was intimidating, especially when coming from 1000 miles away. During varying experiences in viewing area developments SW Florida we encountered a down-to-earth salesman at one of the last developments we searched, following a long detailed online search. The salesman at BeachWalk at Manasota Beach greeted us genuinely, giving us plenty of time to delve into the many questions we had. Beau gave us a fully immersive view of the area using an online view- which he did better than anyone I had seen. This gave us precise answers as we sat in his office. He then took us out to view the construction area in a golf cart, pointing out the various areas we had viewed from a computer screen. And finally he convinced us we indeed could afford this endeavor and confirming our hopes. The buying process was fairly easy, especially using online documentation 1000 miles away. I found the BeachWalk development well thought-out, benefiting from DiVosta's vast experience in creating such developments. The home options were extensive and the designing process complete. I expected far more confusion and questions during the whole process of buying a new home 1000 miles away. We moved to the area as the home was just being started, enabling us to view the building process up close and personal. Being this was just after a hurricane had impacted the area, the building trades and supply lines were detrimentally impacted. Nonetheless, work continued and we were able to view the effectiveness of the design features of our new home in combating the threat of hurricanes and other natural disasters. This made me feel comfortable in moving here and the subsequent value of updated building codes, especially in cost of insurance. The home construction was well planned and mostly on time considering the obstacles- again a benefit of a large corporation in acquiring staff and material very much in demand. Our construction manager Justin was very responsive as the building progressed. I have been pleased with the end result and response to any finishing details encountered along the way. I look forward to watching the development grow and the surrounding community grow in return. ... More

So far so good and very responsive

Our experience with Pulte has been great. Justin R and Pat, Our construction managers were the best! This is a beautiful subdivision.

builder very responsive. Finish work could be a little better.

My new home at Talon Preserve is wonderful. The experience with the staff has been great! The reason they get 4 stars instead of 5 is because we didn't close on time (only by a week) and after we moved in we noticed a few things weren't attended to....some paint drips, caulk on the tile, etc.. Overall, I would buy from DiVOSTA again.

Overall, pleased with the result. Some of the subcontractors were sub-pay and slapdash in their haste.

Good quality but everything is an additional option. They seem to have decided on what is best for them and just act on that. Plus options not well explained. Difficult to understand what the cost of options are. Not a good final inspection either as they missed standard promises - like outlet in the entertainment center not there & doorbell didn’t work. Minor comfort issues like minimal natural ventilation & needed door handles on large slider doors , plus no easy clean out for dryer vents a bad design. Tight quarters design, eg, garage doors could be just a foot wider for 2 cars & distance between homes just another foot would be better. Again, their philosophy is good enough, but not exceptional. For what you pay, I believe the standard options should be nicer. The follow up on installation check list was pretty responsive. ... More