DiVosta Homes Reviews in Sarasota Bradenton, FL

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

I'm still waiting for the pool company to do some replacement of pavers and to get the hot water heater working. We closed on the house 8/10/22 and can not use the hot tub because the heater does not work.

Our 3rd construction manager was the best! He help us navigate everything and was honest

I’m still trying to have outstanding items resolved. Having to constantly follow-up, contractors not showing up as scheduled with no follow-up. This has been putting a strain on my work schedule.when a contractor does show up, we find out that the work order is partial complete creating additional follow up from my end. Unfortunately not the experience I was expecting or hoping for. Maria

Lots of problems that should have been resolved before closing

We knew understood post close would exist, although the responsiveness and delays to resolve issues have been unacceptable. For example, the sprinkler near driveway was broken, submitted a ticket on 2/16 and still not fully addressed. The other example is the electrical issue, light switch controlled multiple wall outlets and canned lights. They should be independent of each other.

The workmanship is substandard. They use quality material but there execution is sub standard.

To start off sales team is terrible 2 of the sales people that I dealt with over the course of time I will not recommend, Chris and Dominic , they could careless Now Chris did me a favor by pushing Madison on us. She was professional, nice , accommodating, she went above and beyond for us , she was the reason we continued with talon preserve , she should have been given the full commission for the sale of our home , also be promoted and teach the rest of the sales people how to conduct themselves , I hope that she is recognized for the great job that she did

Unfortunately we did not have the greatest experience building our new home. I understand there are uncontrollable issues that come up but our closing was delayed numerous times totaling over 3 months. We had 3 different construction managers including 1 that was fired during our build. We were not local for the build so our home I feel did not get the attention it deserved. Our neighbor would call and let us know no one had been working at our house for weeks at a time.

We love the location of our home. We are happy with the build now that it is complete. Was a slow process (15 months) it failed inspection twice… glad there is an inspection process!! As they were corrected… Still waiting for community amenities to be complete - over 2 years and still waiting for many in the community. Taking too long not enough people working on the pool, sport courts etc… area. They need to focus on it! Not selling more homes

There is a huge labor shortage.

Closing was delayed once.House was not move in ready.Not responsive to punch list items.

Closing process was very stressful as it appears some coordination between various parties was inconsistent. We traveled in for our final celebration walk-thru with some items previously documented were still not completed. In addition our close was delayed by 1 day given township delays which caused us the amend our travel plans

We developed a solid relationship with Justin, our construction manager. his guidance and support through the construction process was very helpful as we all dealt with material and personnel shortages due to Covid as well as the destruction from hurricane Ian.

It was mostly a positive experience.

Quality and workmanship was generally good. Very displeased with close process. We were out of state and elected to do virtual close. Multiple issues were not addressed prior to close that were promised (one still outstanding 2 months later). Home was not clean when closed and required 2 follow ups visits by cleaning crew. We ultimately needed to go through on our own and touch up paint throughout (blemishes and handprints and chunks that should not have passed quality inspection). When we arrived for closed our salesperson didn’t even congratulate us, just handed over the keys. Not an experience I would wish on others. ... More

If you are out of state, your CM will determine your satisfaction. My 1st CM was unattentive & NEVER communicated. Sloppy sub work caused massive delays. When he was replaced, I assumed he was fired, but he was promoted! My 2nd CM was fired after 4-5 months after doing absolutely nothing. My 3rd CM did push construction to completion and actually communicated. However, after a month of occupancy I am finding small examples of sloppy paint or caulk work that surprise me. A 2 page email to management mid way through construction detailing my frustration got no response. Overall construction took 25 months from signing to closing. ... More

I was extremely motivated when I first got involved with this home purchase. Fortunately I was in the area the last month before closing, and was able to identify the issues with the vendors. Trying to do patch work to make a closing date quickly. Even after closing I still have issues and await g the quality assistance personnel to bring vendors back to make corrections. I don’t think I would do this again.