DiVosta Homes Reviews in Sarasota Bradenton, FL

DiVosta builds hundreds of homes at a time rather than one at a time. As a result no home gets the individualized attention to detail that would make it a great home. Examples include mediocre sheet rock workmanship, scant landscaping and greater thought could have gone into the placement of recessed lighting and HVAC vents. Post-closing corrections could have been significantly reduced by greater care during the construction process. So my conclusion is “good but not great.”

Too many delays with closing.

As my review shows, the product and value are very good but unfortunately, you must keep an eye on the build to catch in particular, items you may have ordered that are different from other homes. The more you have fixed before closing the better as punch list is left to an inadequate support team with appointments months away. GC or assigned builder (Dustin) was fantastic but trustworthiness rating refers to those above his pay level that insist on cutting corners to meet time deadlines.

The lack of communication made the experience a big negative & there is no excuse for that. Our Construction Manager was great but he was put in an untenable position by Pulte. The design of the home is great & we had a lot of options to select. The workmanship was so-so. We highly recommend getting your own inspection professional. 14 months from contract to closing, with some items on a long punch list. All told, we love the community & are happy we chose to build with Pulte.

Did not feel like a personal experience. Even picking up the keys was unpleasant. After some confusion they handed us a folder with the keys and we had to come back later cause the house was not ready yet! Because this is a big builder, there are too many departments to deal with. If your salesperson or the building manager aren’t great, you’re left at your own devices. Don’t ever think the craftsmanship of your home will be close to the model homes. Installation of appliances and especially HVAC were done half hazardously. There was no feeling of customer service throughout the process. Because of supply issues and labor shortage our home was delayed, but had they been upfront about it it would’ve made things so much better. It was a power struggle each time we tried to understand where we were in the process. I believe that buying from a smaller builder might be the way to go for our next home. ... More

We love the home and community. We also fully understand that most of the delays were a result of the pandemic. That said, during the build, communication should have been better. There were simple solutions that would have improved the experience.

I am extremely pleased with the final product but communication throughout the building process was non existent. Also, the lack of communication continued during the completion of punch list item.

With the current building frenze you have to watch and check on your houses progress almost daily In our opinion, some of the workmanship has gotten lower than our expectations. You have to clean up the property after the workers left everyday or those items will be buried in your yard. With DiVosta being a for profit corporation, items suffer because of costs related to profits. Combine this with the high demand for new homes we think that issues are more apparent.

Because of the speed in constructing these houses simple things like inproper hanging of windows and doors and especially the lanai sliding glass doors the buyer suffers dealing with getting these things repaired whitch sometime takes a long time.

Get an outside 3rd party home inspection. I did and we still have many outstanding issues that should have been addressed prior to closing.

Average to below average. Need improved workmanship quality.

Nicely built home in a great location. Our field manager has been very helpful. However, from the business end, DiVosta was very unpleasant to deal with. They refused to give us even one additional day to close on our home without charging extra, even though my wife had to work & we live far away. Our real estate broker who has been doing business in the area for 30 years, said that she had never encountered a firm less willing to accommodate their clients in all her experience & that she will never do business with them ever again.

Great community,. but it seems the houses are going up so quickly, there are a number of quality control issues. We have had people in and out of our house every day since we moved in to fix stuff. That being said, they are very responsive and get things fixed quickly.

Divosta homes nice but built too fast and by to many different people that they have to fix to much after the fact

Roof had leaks before moved in. Was told they were fixed but after moving in discovered they were not. Warranty crew seems more attentive than construction team. Like the house and community.

We purchased a home already planned and were unable to make changes. It was a crazy time in the market. Despite many requests from our salesperson we were never given the design center specifics. We were not kept up to date on the building process. Our construction manager changed mid-point and we were not made aware of that either. We are hopeful once we start our 30 day period issues will be addressed in a timely fashion. I would say most of our issues are minor, but time will tell. Our side yard is a swamp and the issue has not been resolved, the landscaping company has signed off that this is not an irrigation issue. We have a dead tree in the yard which has been reported and also no resolution. Timely communication from sales and construction would have helped. I assume they are overwhelmed. ... More

This purchase was a little difficult along the process but ultimately worth it. I do believe there were too many hands involved in the process, from builder to finance to closing, all part of the Pulte organization. The home itself is beautiful. It is not the high quality Devosta home I own in Naples Fl. It needs the fine tuning that I’m doing now with outside contractors. It will be primo when I’m done, but Devosta gave us a quality produce to work with. Thankyou for that.

Our construction manager Patrick and our salesperson Jessica were great to work with. Also, Gene with the customer care warranty department was awesome. That being said, there are many things that we feel could be improved on. The hand applied texture on the walls looks sloppy. The bathroom door in the water closet is too big for the size of the room. We are still waiting for Whirlpool to replace our refrigerator door as 4 people have already looked at it and now they have to order a door. It won't be in until early August. This issue was pointed out in early May. There are still seams visible in the ceilings throughout. We paid $40,000 for impact glass and there are scratches and marks between the glass. The screens in the pool cage have openings. We have had the plumber come out because our kitchen sink was gurgling when we ran water in the master bath. We were told it was because we use Charmin toilet paper. That's absurd! All of these items either have been or will be put on our punch list as we go along. ... More

Post closing and punch list is huge. Waited a long time for mirrors and shower glass. Still waiting on many other missing and repair needed items to complete before we can actually feel settled in our new home.

Jim John Carissa thank god for them they were great with the process of getting us into our home.

I purchased a home from Divosta in Jul 2021 and closed in June 2022. During the process I had to initiate calls to get updates and have questions answered from the salesman and the project manager. Often I got responses after days (if any) saying that they were on vacation or had the day off. It has been impossible to get any problems with their website for home owners resolved even after tons of emails. There seems to be a breakdown in communication between Divosta and it's customers.. The quality of the workmanship is average. There are areas where the stucco is missing on the exterior, window screens are broken or bent and the sliding glass door is not installed correctly. The door issue was brought up when we did the pre-drywall inspection and it was never addressed. The materials are not great quality. I could purchase better quality floor tiles at a large home improvement store. The door handles for the sliding glass doors are low quality. ... More

Love my home, but the list of unfinished items is frustrating. We have been in our home for about 7 weeks and the items that still need to be fixed are crazy. Basic items not fixed quickly!

I believe that Divosta tries to put up homes so quickly that workmanship is sloppy. Also once you close on the property getting issues resolved is difficult and frustrating.

We have a list of things that need to be repaired/repainted/cleaned and we were told it would be 4-6 weeks to address. It’s been 2 months so far and only a handful of the issues have been taken care of.

My experience with the Sales Representative Linda was very good! She did a fine job! My Field Manager Nadine, was excellent. I have to say, she was on top of everything & everyone! She is a very hard worker & has to tolerate a lot of nonsense & disrespect from many ignorant people! The Builder should respect the fact that these two women do their job right! It's very sad that they have to cover the Builder's Back for their Contractors SHOTTY work to begin with in order to CLOSE on house!! I lived in my house for 1 month with DEAD plants out my door before they were replaced! I have an outside Light by my front door that was put in wrong and left with a good size hole in the Stucco and is loose to boot and the contractor just painted over the hole thinking that it would NOT BE NOTICED, however, the Builder wants to just CLOSE on the house! The second day that I was in my home & had to do laundry, found everything backing up in the house.....that was a wonderful experience! I had to wait until mid afternoon the next day before a plumber came, which meant I could not use a toilet or any water!! The person that actually did my closing, and I do forget her name, unfortunately, was a very lovely woman! Thank God that she took care of me, because the woman that was arranging the closing, was very arrogant ! I have dealt with Title Companies before and NEVER dealt with anyone like her ever! By the way, thank God I read the paperwork thoroughly, because there was a mistake on the Lot # that had to be corrected! This was NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME!!! ... More