DiVosta Homes Reviews in Sarasota Bradenton, FL

I am happy with my purchase. There are some issues that need to be addressed, and we will wait to see if that happens. Most disappointed in the landscaping company (SunnyGrove) and in the amount of trash the construction crew leaves everywhere. I am also upset that the amenity center is not open and doesn't seem to have a date to open. This was one of the main reasons I chose this community.

Everything that DiVosta/Pulte tell YOU the consumer about expecting the best is REALLY not what you get! Though our Project Manager Dan is a pretty great guy, he can only do so much with what he has to work with. The quality of the workmanship is HORRIBLE, especially when paying this kind of money for housing. There is NO pride in workmanship at all. I guess we never understood "production" building before. It's a pretty 'slap it up" kind of mentality, just get it done and worry about the customer;s dissatisfaction later. The finish on ALL of our walls is like nothing we have ever seen before, and the use of chaulk in the corners to rectify walls that are not plumb is unbelievable. Paint is everywhere, chaulk around the baseboards is horrible. The problem is, if you complain and request to have things fixed, it takes you forever to get it done. It IS better you do it yourself because then you know the quality , BUT, that isn't right after paying so much for a FINISHED, home. BUT, I truly believe that is what DiVosta/Pulte banks on! That the customer gets fed up and does it themselves, thus saving the builder the time, and money to get it done right. IF these were isolated incidents that would be one thing, but when entire communities are talking about the same "issues" you KNOW that it IS a problem. I have had people tell me that ALL builders right now in our area are the same way. Well, that does NOT make it right! We were TOLD to "expect the best", and that we would be receiving a high quality, completed home upon closing. So far, a month out, we have not. And though Dan our Project Manager has done a lot to get us there, we are NOT close to the finish line yet. ... More

Overall good experience, albeit subcontractors need closer hands on management.

I was never shown a selection of pools available to select. Seems as though the design professional was discouraging us due to the backlog pool company had. We ended up with a standard pool which was not what we preferred.

My home owners guide boasts the build quality experience and customer satisfaction. Still waiting. I will say warranty is doing their best to correct all the issues with the house, but I do not feel that a new house should have had so many failings in so many areas.

Poor communication about construction progress, until we made contact with the construction supervisor. Long delays with no apparent reason. Other delays due to lack of materials and contractors - just like everything else during covid. Poor oversite of quality, however they are responding to correct all mistakes.

They overcharge on everything. My new bathroom drawers were made smaller I’m sure because it is cheaper for a smaller drawer. I went from a Summerwood to a Stonnewater. I think my bathroom being that much larger should have had at least the same size drawer space. I

Foreman was very good once he was able to get engaged. We were told the house was coded a spec and he had no buyer. Joe was very responsive and tried to stay within company rules and yet still meet our needs. Once suggestion, somehow electronically share the foreman's list of pending corrections or punch list with a buyer so they can see what things are on his radar with planned date. Right now, my final review could be higher after my punch list is completed.. That is to occur Aug 8-9 and we are returning to FL for that.

Very good initial experience with salesrep. Field manager kept us well informed during build process. But seemed they rushed through the final finishes to close before year end. Now we’re working through list of repairs that in our opinion should have been completed by builder before the close. They drove the ball down the field 95 yards but gave up on the 5 yard line ...

I felt that they provided a nice selection things to choose from for a track housing development

Great building experience...no major issues along the way and minor issues were quickly resolved. Unfortunately, our warranty experience has not been the same. We closed months ago, and not all items on our 30 day list have even been scheduled to be fixed via the warranty department. They have addressed some items but others are still pending

From the outset our experience with DiVosta sales department was very favorable. Thoroughly knowledgeable with various models and related features. Very helpful in deciding which model was best for us without undo pressure. Very responsive to our questions and contacts. Initial contract signing went smoothly. During the design review and selection of options we did experience a rather frustrating issue with the kitchen cabinets. Although we had selected a specific cabinet in the initial quote (off-white) we were told during the design review that they were discontinued. However, they were confident they would be able to secure them. Two days later we were advised that the cabinets could not obtained and that a white cabinet was the only alternative. This was totally unacceptable to my wife and only after repeated exchanges, a suitable off-white kitchen cabinet was identified and subsequently installed. Our most frustrating experience relates to Pulte Mortgage. Although most of the people we interfaced with were pleasant enough, the mortgage approval process was not. Repeated and redundant requests for documents, statements and financial records seemed totally unnecessary and burdensome. On a more positive note, the construction manager was very professional and responsive throughout the process. Helpful and informative with describing the various construction processes and building techniques. The quality of our home once we closed clearly reflects his knowledge, experience and oversight. ... More

1. Recommend an option for pool and spa railings. Given the age of the community, it was mind-boggling to my wife and I that this was not available. We now have to go out and arrange to have done at more cost than if it were completed when the pool/spa was built. 2. We spend $ 1,200 after closing to change-out side pool cage screening to privacy screening. This also should be an option that would have saved us some money. Cage company stated that having this as an option would not cause any planning/execution problems. Given the small distance between homes, this should have been available. 3. We spent $ 11,000 for the Gathering Room extension. The work was done but (a) the location of the dining room table chandelier was off-center by almost 2 feet per building code and the standard location of a table and a buffet, and (b) the dining room window was put in the wrong place given the design of the dining room area. We are still, after almost 2 months, waiting to have the light placement issue fixed. We are also waiting on hearing that several other issues have been resolved. 4. Extremely happy with our sales person. 5. Extremely happy with our project manager. 6. Very dissatisfied with our warranty person on the timing and communication re: our list of warranty issues especially the dining room. ... More

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.

- 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.

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.

Working with the sales rep, Jane was a good experience and she was very responsive. Trying to close was not great. Our closing date was changed 3 times and once we did move in, there were several issues that needed to be addressed. To be fair, our Pulte contractor did mention some of these issues, like our windows not matching through out the house. How do you install 2 different windows? Even being aware of this we assumed a fix would be days away not month to fix. This was very upsetting. We moved in 1-24-23 and still working on punch list items that need to be fixed. We had a customer care rep assigned (Aurelio) who worked for about a week with us then no more communication, email or would not answer phone calls. Only yo find out he left the company. Customer Service needs to be much better. ... More

Bought our lot in Oct. 21, broke ground in Feb. 22, and after multiple delays and 3 different closing dates, we finally moved in on Dec. 27. Unfortunately, they rushed getting us in due to the holidays and our home now to this day is still unfinished. It’s not in the condition that we were promised nor wanted but it was either move in or have to live in a hotel as our rental home lease was up by the end of the year. We now have MULTIPLE work orders in for all of the work that should have been completed and to repair some of the shoddy work that was done due to them rushing us into our house. BeachWalk knew for a year when our lease was up. We were given an original closing window of Sept-Oct., so being rushed in by the end of the year to an unfinished house was not what we paid for or expected. Also, after working for over a year with our sales consultant, she wasn’t even there for us as she was and has continued to be on extended leave. Therefore, we were left with no advocate, no help, and no promised celebration of our closing. Instead of DiVosta assigning us to someone else, knowing our consultant was on leave, we were left on our own to finish the process. The cabinetry is subpar, the drywall finish is sloppy, our front door casing wasn’t installed properly and has to be completely redone, 2 items from our contract weren’t completed prior to closing and still haven’t been done, etc. Needless to say, we were and continue to be very disappointed for many reasons. This was the first home that we had ever built and it was to be our forever home. It’s not what we were promised, expected per the model, and not the experience that we were hoping for. ... More

The home will be terrific at some point it has many issues and quality of workmanship is not good.

We closed on the builders deadline and had to wait three hours at our closing for them to secure a certificate of occupancy from the county. Went back to our home after the closing to find debris and unfinished items in our home. Not a pleasant closing experience at all. One month later we are still waiting for punch list items to be completed, our liaison at DiVosta ignores my emails, contractors don’t show up equipped to do repairs due to poor communication with DiVosta. This is our third DiVosta home, but nowhere near the smooth process of the others.

Such a difficult time to buy any home including a new construction. Just trying to secure a lot is stressful and difficult to do. So many variables that affect the building process make the next steps as stressful!. But in the end we love our home!

This is the 6th new property for us. The most expensive, but not the best by far. The general design is only average. The guest bath and closet are really small, but they're needed because there really isn't room for two in the master bath and closet. There was only a single towel bar, so perhaps it's a home for one person. The shower has no comfort features. Curb appeal outweighs the actual product. It might be better not to ask for this feedback.

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.

Knowing about the DiVosta we were expecting more professionalism, espessially regarding responding to numerous issues. Several staff members, that supposed to take care of our issues, got fired and nobody notified us about that. Because of that we lost time. The work order, that we were waiting for a month and a half, didn't occur and we were notified only on the day it was supposed to happen. We delayed our plans to be at the property on the scheduled date, but it didn't happen. And now we have to spend money on additional flight to Florida to be able to let the vendors in and supervise the repairs. Some work orders were not fulfilled at all and we had to pay out of pocket to fix them ourselves. ... More