DiVosta Homes Reviews in Sarasota Bradenton, FL

Tile floor is horrible. Grout and cement everywhere Cleaners are horrible. Painting horrible as well. Had to hire new cleaners and they still can’t get the grout clean. For what we paid 1.3 million you would think quality would be better.

I love my house, the neighborhood is great, specially the amenity center.

Jane started the buying process and we had a deal within 1 day...to sum it up, she just plain LISTENED to what we wanted. Joseph made sure our home was perfect as we took ownership...paying attention to every minute detail, prodivind excellent response time to even the smallest of things, and even recommending products and techniques to help us maintain our home for many years to come.

Being new to buying a newly built home, entering the shopping experience was intimidating, especially when coming from 1000 miles away. During varying experiences in viewing area developments SW Florida we encountered a down-to-earth salesman at one of the last developments we searched, following a long detailed online search. The salesman at BeachWalk at Manasota Beach greeted us genuinely, giving us plenty of time to delve into the many questions we had. Beau gave us a fully immersive view of the area using an online view- which he did better than anyone I had seen. This gave us precise answers as we sat in his office. He then took us out to view the construction area in a golf cart, pointing out the various areas we had viewed from a computer screen. And finally he convinced us we indeed could afford this endeavor and confirming our hopes. The buying process was fairly easy, especially using online documentation 1000 miles away. I found the BeachWalk development well thought-out, benefiting from DiVosta's vast experience in creating such developments. The home options were extensive and the designing process complete. I expected far more confusion and questions during the whole process of buying a new home 1000 miles away. We moved to the area as the home was just being started, enabling us to view the building process up close and personal. Being this was just after a hurricane had impacted the area, the building trades and supply lines were detrimentally impacted. Nonetheless, work continued and we were able to view the effectiveness of the design features of our new home in combating the threat of hurricanes and other natural disasters. This made me feel comfortable in moving here and the subsequent value of updated building codes, especially in cost of insurance. The home construction was well planned and mostly on time considering the obstacles- again a benefit of a large corporation in acquiring staff and material very much in demand. Our construction manager Justin was very responsive as the building progressed. I have been pleased with the end result and response to any finishing details encountered along the way. I look forward to watching the development grow and the surrounding community grow in return. ... More

Love the development and quality could be much improved

Very good experience from beginning to end. Salesperson, Jessica, found us the perfect location and model from the quick move in homes. There was a significant problem at end of construction. Chas resolved issue to our satisfaction and communicated progress along the way. Could not have been happier with the outcome.

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.

Our sales rep, Jessica, was great to work with. Project Manager Patrick was also great. We wish you would upgrade the brand of appliances. We hadn't been in the hope two weeks when the ice maker in the refrigerator broke.

We were about 11.5 months from purchase to closing, which was nice. Jen kept us informed with great photos the whole way. We were very confident in our builder, Dustin, after meeting him and he came through with a great home. Thanks also to Joe, who did our walkthrough with us.

Process went very well

Chuck, the construction manager, has been amazing going above and beyond to rectify any issues both pre and post construction. He communicated throughout the entire process, is easy to work with and understands my concerns, responding almost immediately. Jessica C. in sales is wonderful to work with. She helped me obtain my lot soon after I visited Beachwalk and kept me updated during the construction process. She remains available for help and information even after I have moved in.

From start to finish our home buying experience with Divosta at Beachwalk by Manasota Key was excellent. Chas our CM and Jessica C our Sales Person couldn’t have been more courteous, helpful or professional in helping us all through the building process. If you’re thinking of buying here you’ll be in good hands, especially if you work with Chas and Jessica. Everyone else we met were also very friendly and helpful, so it seems to be a solid team here. We made the right decision buying here.

The model homes really sell the house - when you see what you really get I wish I had not purchased here.

Quality needs improvement and much more oversight of trades

Don’t trust Linda sales office construction managers are useless. Spoken to five people all have similiar experiences. It’s up to the owners now to fix problems at our expense.

Good experience, but overwhelming with all of the requirements to set up the home.

I’m still waiting for the warranty work to be done on the 20 December. The builder, Scott, has been a great addition to the Pulte team. He has brought it all together the way it should have been done from the start!

This is the 7th house we have bought and was by far the worst experience. Workmanship is poor. Still have blue tape all over the house 6 weeks after closing. Construction manager was terrible and flat out lied about several things. Was coerced into signing form that house was "100%" at closing or they would not close when we literally had a moving truck coming in and had no where to go. Was told that 100% meant "100% structurally sound" but would not allow us to add that in . Was told punch lost items at preclosing would completed for closing and 6 weeks later still waiting. Sub contractors are subpar especially drywall and paint. Texturing is awful and overspray everywhere. House was filthy when we were given the keys. Our relator was so embarrassed she paid out her own pocket to have a team of people come clean it. here was still construction debris in the house. Paint stains pointed out in pinch list at preclosing in one of the bathtubs looks like it was cleaned with 50 grit sandpaper damaging the tube so bad it now has to be resurfaced or replaced. I can go on and on. The toilet handle fell off after first flush!! ... More

Virtual closing was poor quality via FaceTime. Home had several issues not reviewed at closing. Lights and outlets not working. We were able to go to our villa a few weeks later to review the condition. The house was supposed to be move in condition. The Hot water was not on, damage you a cabinet door that needs replacement, damage to bathtub. Lights and outlets not working and a running toilet. Certainly not the move in condition as promised. The condition has been reported to the customer care team Only received notic of on item scheduled for repair. Most oft the items should have been completed by now but it’s not. I closed virtually and expected if anything needs repair it will be done immediately. Very disappointed. ... More

When Beachwalk opened up you had to bid on lots and we were constantly being out bid. Our salesperson Jessica was the driving force for us. She kept us upbeat and eventually found our perfect lot. Our design meeting went well, a little disappointed that if you chose not to get an item there was no credit. The building process took us through 3 CMs with a large gap between the 2nd and 3rd CM where our house sat for a few months with no work being down. After more than 16 months from purchase to close we are in with just a few punch list items still awaiting to be completed. We love our home and the community but the process was a very stressful one but our salesperson was amazing we could not of gotten through it without her. ... More

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.

We closed on our home in October of 2023. Our home has exceeded our expectations. The house is very well built with a high degree of attention to detail. Our construction manager was driven to deliver a high quality product and paid attention to many small details. Our community is beautiful and extremely well designed.

Everyone we worked with through the whole home buying experience with Divosta/Pulte were and have been wonderful. We are a little disappointed with the quality of workmanship for the amount we paid. This is most apparent in the tile work but can also be seen in paint in drywall. We love our new home and appreciate the work that went into it but would have liked a little more attention to detail. Thank you.

DiVosta has much to learn on controlling waste. Surprising an organization of this size doesn’t want to control costs. I get finding workers may be difficult but the various trades should be more respectful of the trade or work that was done at the site BEFORE them. We are thrilled that we had the right Construction Manager, Patrick, as the total project went far better with him at the helm. He’s is hands on and was sure to check on items and respond promptly.

Jessica (Sales) and Dan (Construction Manager) were absolutely wonderful to work with. The hurricane in 2022 contributed to the delay but we love our new home and it was worth waiting for!