Lennar Reviews in Sarasota Bradenton, FL

Home wasn’t close to finished for the walk through and wasn’t finished for closing. Almost two months on and I am still running around trying to get them to complete projects. I gave them four stars for trustworthiness only because I believe it will get completed.

We were excited to move in to our new home (which was delayed nearly 4 months) in early December. When we arrived we found the home not "ready" for occupancy. The tile floor was dirty and paint spattered. There was much "blue tape" that still remained in areas identified in previous walk-throughs...far too many to mention here. The lanais were dirty (still are) and in need of a wash down. Our "punch-list" is still very lengthy. I will give kudos to Butch Ogden our sales rep as he was accessible and helped as much as he could to try and resolve some of our problems. Unfortunately there was only so much he could do. MANY kudos go to Brianna Provino, Customer Care rep. who has been very attentive to our home's many issues. She continues to be very accessible and has helped to resolve several deficiencies.. ... More

I have already shared my experience in a previous survey and did not hear from anyone . I will never buy a Lennar home again after this experience.

Living in house for 5 months things on punch list are not completed

That they claim to not be a "custom builder" when they need excuses for construction miscues and for their lack of options. For the price of their home, it seems unreasonable to make those claims. Buyers must understand that changes internally will be on their own, while changes externally are virtually non-existent due to HOA regulations.

No trustworthy communication between sales and construction staff as to building delays, realistic settlement dates, or other updates. Each side blames each other when you talk with them. If materials are short due to supply chain, so be it. Just tell buyers the closing date is X and not hold to old and now out dated schedules just so Lennar can report sales and home closure progress for investor news. Then on top of all that blame the homeowner for wanting to know updates. Pressuring anyone who will listen for an update. Then be told a song and dance to get rid of me on the phone or in person in the sales office ... More

Finding out that Lennar didn't run the gutters past the side entrance door,( in the villa's) has more people angry and disappointed than anything I have heard (including myself). IT MAKES NO SENSE NOT TO RUN THE GUTTER AN EXTRA 30 FEET AND THAN FORCE THE HOMEOWNER TO SPEND $500 TO HAVE IT DONE, IS BAD BUSINESS, DISAPPOINTING AND EMBARRASSING. Its the first thing I comment on when someone asks me about my new Lennar Home. Lennar also doesn't "seal" the granite counters, again forcing the homeowner to do it themselves, which again only makes us feel like Lennar was just trying to cut their costs and put it on the homeowner. These are "no brainer" items that a builder absolutely should be responsible for. It shows that Lennar doesn't have much class and doesn't look out for the homebuyer. You all really should fix these two items, at the very least. There's more.... but I'll save it for another form. ... More

That their buying/building process excludes updates and input from the buyer. Other similar developer/builders in the area DEEPLY INVOLVE the buyer...to make the new home experience a joy....NOT what we stepped into

I don’t know where to begin with our frustrations. This is the 4th house we’ve built and 2nd with Lennar. We were a return customer bc the our 1st experience was great from the sales agent they the after purchase customer experience. This time was a huge fail. The biggest fail being the sales agent. And that’s a huge statement considering we had to have our master bath redone due to a water leak and mold issues within the first month. Our sales agent was not responsive to our texts/calls on many occasions. I even had to call the ft Myers office twice to get an answer about the build. We were not local during the time of building and this makes it difficult to begin with. Then there were times where we would discuss something and he would do exactly the opposite or not remember. By the time we were closing, I never wanted to have to deal with him again. We felt lied to and like we were just people that all you wanted was our $ quickly despite any input or questions we had. I have kept our text conversations to remind me each time there was an issue in case specifics were needed. Also, you may be interested in knowing that he called me about 2 1/2 months after closing to let me know about this survey and asked us to please wait to fill it out til about a year from closing so they could fix everything. Completely shady. If you do your job well to begin with then that phone call doesn’t need to be made. The Build: Within the first week or 2 we noticed a leak in the master that must have been happening for a while. So for about 2 months after that we had a master bath that was being renovated and didn’t have access to everything in there. It’s what needed to be done bc of mold issues and we appreciate that but it made us question the rest of the house and still do. During that time we had a bathtub that wouldn’t drain too and needed attn right away. Of course we have had little repairs that are typical and needed to be done but there was easier fixes that just took forever. From closing our screen door didn’t work and that took about 2 1/2 mo to fix. All of this makes us question every little thing we see in the house. It’s upsetting bc it’s not a cheap house. Lennar 12 years ago this wasn’t an issue. Warranty dept: I can’t say enough great things about John who is our customer warranty contact. He is extremely nice and I don’t worry about hearing back from him when I have to leave a message. He’s had a lot thrown at him bc of our extreme upset due to the sales side and immediately following that came the bathroom issue. He’s handled it as quickly as he could and with the right personality. All in all, this will be our last Lennar home. As for any recommendations to future homeowners....we would not recommend Lennar. ... More

I completed a scathing review of Lennar 5 months ago. I will summarize. I consider Lennar the worst home builder I have ever worked with and I have moved 39 times. Your prime motivator is speed , not quality. Your workers take no pride in their work and do not respect the work of others. I did not rate you in trustworthiness as I have no way to measure this, and of course your survey required an answer to submit.

We were very excited to have Lennar build our new home. However, we encountered many obstacles and were pretty much told deal with it or find another location to build. Warranty items take time to rectify. In the end, we have a beautiful new house that we hope to enjoy for years to come.

Poor redponse time and act to completion

Dylan, our sales representative, has been a huge failure since sales contract was signed. Either does not reply to our text messages regarding questions or concerns or responds days later. Ray, the construction manager present at our second walkthrough since our first walkthrough was a major waste of time, failed to address many issues identified again and the ones that were addressed, especially as it relates to painting, he allowed poor quality work to continue. Had I known all this jnformation in October when contract was signed I would never have purchased from Lennar. This whole experience has left an extremely bitter taste in my mouth. ... More

Don not rely on homebuilder or workers as you have to watch and inspect everything they build or try and correct.

The sales and finance teams are awesome. The warranty team has been good to work with. The overall construction, workmanship, oversight and quality are absolutely terrible. The trade workers have no regard for the way they perform their jobs. When the home was completed and turned over to me it was a disgrace. Please take some pride in what you do and give people a home they can be proud of from day one.

It. Has been a disappointing experience from sales, orientation, communication, follow through to correct. deficiencies in the house a landscaping. . I am guessing you have too few staff to provide the qualities you promise. The delays in getting to closing I.e. simple repairs and/or replacements made it extremely costly and frustrating arranging shipping, transport etc all of which was easily easiily solveable.

We were forced to close on our new home, and the home was not complete. Lennar had our money, and we were closing virtually because we were located out of state. It was clear that the construction team had not completed the house and had no plans of delivering a finished product. They were pushing as much as they could on the warranty team. I have worked with other competing builders in the area and the Lennar experience was by far the worst I have seen. I'll be buying more homes in the area and most likely not from Lennar. I also won't be recommending Lennar to anyone else who asks me.

Workmanship of all grouting was terrible. All shipping plastic on the shower basin was not removed and was caulked over the top and peeling off. Overspray of white paint on black cabinets. Many door trim finish boards were cut over an inch short and just caulked at the floor. Garage door floor area had to be floated because there were 1/2 gaps on both far left and far right sides of the door when the door was closed. Alot of mortar was spilled on the garage floor and front porch which all needed to be chipped off. Paint and stains on the carpet. We had the carpets steamed cleaned before we moved in. A number of items that were to be fixed between the initial walk through and closing were not completed. During the final walk through several workers were still in the house working on the issues. We closed 2/28/23 and as of 4/11/23 our yards sod is not complete. Many issues were not addressed in the timely manner that the CM stated they would be. The evening before the down payment was to be made, we were notified of a price increase. ... More

Unfortunately, when it came to our salesman it was a poor experience. When you re spending well over the amount the house is worth just do to the market you expect professionalism atleast. We had a wonderful experience with our project manager who really was attentive but when it came to customer service provided by sales contact it was extremely poor and unprofessional.

Our Lennar home-buying experience can be summed up in two sentences… Lack of communication!!! Poor attention to construction detail!! From the moment we signed the agreement to purchase our new home build, to settlement, we felt like we were left in the dark and unvalued!!! NOT ONCE during the nine month construction did we hear from our sales person with a construction update. We felt fortunate that we lived close by so that we could stop and monitor the progress. Several times we stopped by and noticed issues. We brought the issues to the attention of the Project Manager only to fall on deaf ears. Now all those issues are being handled by the warranty department. I am happy to report that the warranty department has stepped up, listened and is addressing our issues. They are on task and handling the pre-settlement construction flaws (of which there are many). While Lennar chooses to do business this way is puzzling. One would think Lennar cared about their reputation and would handle the issues prior to settlement so that they had happy customers. I would be surprised if the CEO of Lennar would except such poor communication and construction standards on the build out of their home. My guess is that they would, like us, not feel valued and heads would roll if they receive such poor treatment. ... More

We closed on our home on August 30th with three pages of items that still needed to be done on our home. Now seven weeks later, we still have atleast 2 sheets of items still not complete. There has been very little follow up. I do work from home as an real estate appraiser and realtor, but I still have appointments and things I need to do. I have had to stay home atleast 10 days for people to come do things on my home. I have also had contractors knock on my door without any advance notice given at all. The post closing experience has been a disaster and a headache. The warranty department is a joke!! The quality is poor. I have even had the contractors from the warranty department tell me honestly certain areas of my house just looks ugly. If this is what you get from Lennar for $600K I will never give Lennar another dime of my money. We were a cash buyer and this was just a stepping stone for us to get into a home. We planned to go into on of Lennar's golf and country clubs, but they do not deserve my hard earned money. ... More

Very disappointed in Lennar and the volume of issues needing to be fixed after move-in, including lanai flooding, garage keypad not working, water not connected for dishwasher, sloppy workmanship. The sales rep (not Art) and Oleg (construction manager) did a hasty walk-through prior to close — Oleg was completely disinterested and made offensive remarks about this home not being “custom construction.” The pair essentially lied in telling us the repairs we were requesting would be completed “in the next few weeks.” That was May 5 and many of the repairs are yet to be made as of August 3. It is difficult to understand why Lennar wouldn’t do finishing work correctly, rather than sending out multiple vendors to do repairs. Have also found odd engineering such master bath blinds that operate only on the left side, which requires the homeowner to climb into the soaking tub to adjust/open the blinds — who is going to do that every day? The towel bar is also above the soaking tub, making it unusable, and the kitchen sink does not get hot water unless you run it for at least 5 minutes, and then it is “warm”, not hot. The repair person told me this is due to the tankless water system which does not accommodate the island kitchen sink. We have turned temp up but it is a marginal improvement — not right for a $600+K home. Additionally, the Genie garage door opener apparently cannot be programmed for temporary codes as Liftmasters can be — Liftmaster was listed on the original design sheet for the home, and the Lennar “smart home” kit includes a Liftmaster Ring product, so not sure how one is supposed to connect that to a Genie opener. Also a dead-end from Lennar regarding water run-off from gutters in front of garage that is causing deep holes to fill with water and all the mulch to be washed away. Lennar says the gutters are up to spec and they cannot fix further, but clearly having holes filling with water is an issue. ... More

Poor communication. Changed CSR reps 3 times. Multiple delays mixed with the horrible communication required multiple moves and overlapping rent on multiple locations. Then gave estimate of 6 months, so we signed a 7 month lease, just to find out 2 weeks later they wanted to rush the close within a month so they could hit financial targets for the quarter. Several issues due to rushed close causing dealings with about a dozen contractors post closing. Various issues around the house still unresolved. Too many to go into detail, but a few; garage door misaligned, bathtub badly damaged, crack in cabinet molding, missing pool automation box. Escalated to management multiple times with poor excuses and not a single apology for issues and financial impact caused by their team. Love the house, but would never buy from Lennar again. ... More

A huge thank you to Chris customer care manager who helped me a lot with scheduling post closings repairs. Very upset with Tremayne construction manager over his response to all remaining issues with construction and very poor workmanship.

Quality of workmanship/materials used are very low