Lennar Reviews in Jacksonville St. Augustine, FL

The home is very nice and well built. The warranty team is excellent. Great value for price. But don’t fool yourself into thinking these are custom homes. They are for the most part builders grade and built for cost efficiency. It is obvious the few areas where the bottom line was considered more than the homeowners comfort and convenience. Don’t get me wrong, I love my home, but would have done a few things differently had more options been available.

The overall buying process was average. Since we bought we were not told there is no mail delivery here which is a horrible experience. It was a known problem to Lennar and no one said a word to us. The lot next to us is covered in trash. The trash from construction workers is constantly in my yard. The Ring video hasn’t worked right since we moved in and has yet to be replaced.

We were assured by the sales person, Carlos, that applying to put in a standard fence like everyone else has in the neighborhood would be a quick and easy process and it’s been anything but that. In two days, it will mark the 30 day mark. We were told it would take one week to 30 days and they have waited until the evening of the 28th day to kick our application back to us and tell us they need more information about something that was not even on the application nor is it in the covenants. As a homeowner who just wants to put up a regular fence and nothing else, this is infuriating and there is no one at Lennar that I can talk directly to. The management company has zero control and no information to give me anytime that I ever call them. All they do is put it back on Lennar, but they refuse to give me any information on who I can contact at Lennar. They are useless as far as I’m concerned. We paid a tiny money for this house. Why would we let it look like crap??? It’s unbelievable to me that they assume we’re not going to do the right thing and make it super difficult for us to get a fence up in a timely manner when so many people in this neighborhood walk their dogs with no leashes! I shouldn’t be afraid to walk my own dogs in my own yard. But I am, because the HOA won’t let me put up a fence without jumping through a ton of hoops. ... More

Below par build quality, misleading sales team, unresponsive lending group.

Since we’ve bought our Lennar home, we’ve seen good, bad & terrible reviews from other Lennar buyers. The home seems sound, but there are small issues we’ve had to address since we moved in almost 2 months ago. I would recommend a home inspection before buying. We did & even though our home had been newly built, there were several things we required to be taken care before we closed. The appliances that come with the home are subpar. If you have the chance to upgrade your appliances, do so! Overall, we are happy with our Lennar home.

For the price paid for a brand new home it was lacking. There were a number of quality issues such as lag bolts in garage door not in. Kitchen cupboard cracked underneath. Outside light boxes are too deep, modified by owner to get light up. Dishwasher is cheapest model. No city trash cans available, and no place to put outside. No attic ladder available. Trees to close to house. Should have had less sprinkler heads, watering bushes overkill. NOT WIRED WITH COAX CABLE SATELLITE IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT DRILLING. Roped into using neighborhood internet it's too slow for square footage. Certainly won't consider lennar again. ... More

Lenar absolutely shocked us with closing costs higher than for resale properties. The amount of fees was incredible - even our realtor was shocked. Ended up paying over 8K extra for the house. They played a nice trick by including our initial deposit into the estimated closing cost and 'offset' the hidden increase.

Great home, I wish that some things were disclosed better. I feel like they could have been upfront about a few things.

It's been a nightmare for the first 3 mos so far. As you spend time at the house you see more and more mistakes and lousy craftsmanship, from doors mishung, over screwed hinges, misroutered strike plates, bulges and divots in the plaster and Sheetrock over bulging framing. The absolute cheapest , but good looking kitchen and bathroom cabinets-glued and pinned together but with bad finishes on doors and pins sticking straight out of the drawer boxes and glue just floating about the boxes. Slider doors do not close properly, 'Caulkless' tub surrounds need caulk as their resolution to a leaking tub ledge! Paint, caulk, and plaster all over surfaces they don't belong on-floors knobs and hinges. Antenna wire on garage door opener was not there, flashing on entryway gutter was not there, interior garage door had water damage but was just painted over and left in place. Warranty claims are addressed but Lennnar doesn't want to take responsibility or looks for a cheap way out of it. My bedroom carpets all have trade stains on them and they've cleaned them 2x and they still want to try a 3rd cleaning solution! The paver driveway and the floor tile so far seems to be the only positives. It's disheartening to buy a newly built home and hate the sight of your own walls and doors! It's a never ending scheduling of visits and appts to review and repair( or not).just typing this review this morning has already ruined another day in my Lennar home bringing it all up on a Sunday. There's lots left out but my advise is to be careful and hire a home inspector. ... More

The buying experience wasn't bad with Lennar. Communications was good. But I have to say the quality of work done on these homes is not good. Cheap materials and shoddy craftsmanship. They are thrown up as quickly as possible. For the first time home buyer, you can't beat the mortgage deals they are offering but if you can afford better, go elsewhere.

Not quite sure that Lennar build quality homes; I’ve been here 3 months in my new home and have a lot of issues with home still needing repairs that should have been done before moving in. Very disappointed in the builder!!!

Our sales experience started great. Grace and Steve were very attentive. After that first day, it was like everyone except Steve and Priscilla forgot who we were. We had to beg for updates, and when we didn't get them, demand updates by putting everyone on emails, calling repeatedly, etc. We repeatedly asked for information on our close and were ignored. We repeatedly asked for the name of the closing coordinator and were ignored. We repeatedly asked for the name of our builder and were ignored. We were told at the last moments that our close had moved from September to October. Because we both work in this industry, we knew the close would not happen in October, and called it out; instead, we were assured it would happen. Unsurprisingly, the close was moved to November, and we were given less than two weeks notice - STILL not from the closing coordinator, and NEVER did we receive an email confirmation for the close from Lennar, only from title and Lennar Mortgage. We wanted an independent inspection, and, again, had to do our own repeated follow up with Lennar to make sure this happened. Over a month into our move, we still do not have mailbox keys, and THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT has to go to the post office to pick up our mail. That's unacceptable, and happens only because Lennar didn't submit the request for the work in a proper time. Mailboxes are almost always installed when the first homes are started in the neighborhood. WE'RE THE LAST SECTION OF HOMES BEING BUILT. That's completely unacceptable, but no one at Lennar can be bothered to care. Ryan and Taylor were very personable and responsive to our requests for repair in the NHO, but the quality of the build was far below what we expected in certain areas. The tile throughout was poorly set, but in the master bathroom it was AWFUL. Voids in the grout, crooked tiles, horribly cut thresholds - TERRIBLE. There were a total of FOUR DIFFERENT COLORS OF GROUT USED IN THE MASTER BATHROOM - White, Light Gray, Frost, and Dark Gray. I could go on and on about how bad our experience was, but I know it likely will be a waste of my time, and result in no corrective action taken by Lennar. We understand Lennar is an entry level, builder-grade home, and that these homes are built "within tolerances", however, at this moment we would be hard pressed to buy another Lennar home, and would struggle further to recommend anyone else to. We would LOVE for Lennar to do the right thing and fix the items that are not right. Prove me wrong and contact me to find out what all needs to be done. ... More

There are a lot of negatives that I could highlight about my home buying experience with Lennar but instead I will just say make sure you have a Good realtor, hire your own inspector and Fact Check everything.

Our new home consultant (Liz l)was great and communicated well with us and also helped us with some personal matters as we acclimated to FL. The process of purchasing a home site unseen(we moved from MN and couldn’t make it here) was nerve wracking. The process they had set in place to purchase, in retrospect, is absurd and in the best interest of Lennar. It’s essentially a bidding war and you automatically put in your highest and best offer, however, you could potentially only be bidding against no one (only Lennar knows). We signed our contract mid-April for an early September close date. The other thing that was frustrating is we had ZERO say in finishes. We knew we’d have to make some compromises but not having any day sucked. This differed from people who closed merely 3-4 months prior. Overall we like the finishes but honestly, who puts tan paint everywhere when you have all grey floors and cabinets and white trim!? We ended up being delayed due to supply chain issues, but that could have been communicated earlier. Thankfully we were living nearby so we could come check on progress. We caught several things that needed to be fixed that should have been caught by the construction manager. Unfortunately we caught many more things after close. Some items include, a closet 5 inches less deep than an identical closet (can’t shut the doors with clothes in it), cracked tiles, interior doors needed to be replaced due to them being wet, crown molding not being painted and all of our interior trim and doors needing to be painted due to needing to be replaced or not painted to begin with, exterior paint needed to be done due to rain, and the first painters got paint on our toilets and blinds. I will say the process to get these things fixed has been fairly easy and they have “made good” on fixing most things so far. Thankfully we did get a private inspection and they didn’t find anything major or they fixed things that needed to be addressed before closing. Wayne, our warranty guy, has been great with helping us! Overall we love the neighborhood and are happy we are here, but I will say, I won’t use Lennar again if we build. The attention to detail and quality isn’t the greatest. ... More

Very frustrating trying to settle and move in to a new “finished” home. We expected delays due to supply issues however upon settlement, major construction should have been completed. Racks were not installed. Bathroom fans not installed. Painting not finished. When touch up painting was attempted the colors did not match. This resulted in all of our rooms needing to be repainted after our furnishings were moved in. There was no final cleaning so we are still chipping grout off the tile floors. Grout in the bathrooms need to be re-done as it was not completed. So, we are moved in and 2 months later still dealing with issues. After 11 military moves we are veterans but this was frustrating. ... More

Build quality of the home is fine, and dealing with the local Lennar employees is very good and they work very hard to make it a good experience. Policies directed down from corporate are based on what is best for corporate and for the experience of the home buyer.

Lacking quality and control. Customer care is a nightmare. Please don’t close unless all issues are addressed

The selling agent, lacked experience , Kept changes the deal. Negotiating with texting and should stuck with email so I have a track of any changes. Thanks to the manager Penny who was able to take over and close the deal.

Will not be buying another home from Lennar with the current market. Not a buyers era

Staff no friendly, no clear communication, craftsmanship not good.

I am a 100% Disabled Combat Veteran with certain health issues. Everything was going great with the whole process home buying process, until after the closing. That's when it all fell apart. I wanted to fence in the very small backyard and have pavers put down before my family moved in. I have mobility issues when walking through grass so the pavers were the perfect choice. After closing I submitted my paperwork for the fence to be installed with the HOA. We'll, they contacted me and said they were waiting on the paperwork from Lennar. A week or so later with no call, I contacted them again. Then I find out someone at Lennar FAILED to submit my Closing Packet to the HOA. So, here I am waiting to have the fence installed before I can have the pavers put in and time is running out before I can actually move in. We planned to move in May 22 so that the fence and then pavers could be installed. Keep in mind, I closed on the house April 28th. So now were we'll over a month and still NO Closing Packet has been submitted to the HOA from Lennar. The HOA could not tell me who to contact to fix the issue saying that it's Lennar not them. I could not get help from Lennar as I was constantly being passed off to someone else. Seems nobody knows. So, my dream of moving into my COMPLETED and Functional Lennar home is GONE. So now, my happiness and excitement has been taken away by Lennar and their neglect to their customer who is also a 100% Disabled Combat Veteran with health issues. My dream of being able to go into my backyard with no safety concerns because of my health issues has been taken away from me. It would have been nice to enjoy my backyard, but now all I can do is look at it but not enjoy it. I am disappointed in Lennar for their lack of properly doing their job for their customer who just bought one of their homes. I am truly disappointed and hurt from this experience. Lennar customers deserve better than this and especially for the disabled and the 100% Disabled Combat Veterans, like myself. I'm sure i will NEVER hear from Lennar because I am just a nobody that everyone has forgotten. ... More

Overall experience was unsatisfactory. Lack of communication, misinformation given, cheap building materials, poor workmanship. I could go on and on. I would not purchase another home from this builder again.

every warranty contractor that enters my home tells me you’re company only sells junk air should have know better but the interest rates motivated me to buy a crappy house you cut corners on everything i got what i paid for but never again will i buy a lennar house sales and the loan process was very unprofessional

Quality of the build is much worse than a few years ago; pressured into closing even when home had many unfinished or damaged parts such as no mirrors/ shelves and broken windows and cabinets. After closing, very hard to get a timely response on warranty request to fix the problems. Would not buy another Lennar home again

Poor quality. No attention paid to detail. Rough edges all over. Lights not lined up. Dry wall cut up and patched showing the poor work. Floor not leveled under carpet. Many other things. They could do better.