K. Hovnanian® Homes Reviews in Monmouth County, NJ

Patrick was prompt in responding to text and calls. Everyone involved in the closing was knowledgeable. The whole staff had a helpful and friendly attitude.

Our unit was delivered late due to multiple issues over the year e.g. getting the utilities run to the complex and bad weather. We love our new home but had issues with cleanliness, paint all over the floors, error in undercabinet lighting, and flooring workmanship. The team we worked directly with were/are responsive and it seems we are working through all the issues. We closed on Oct 30, 2022 and it is now Feb 7, 2023 with issues still pending. One issue is pretty big and requires the subflooring to be removed and a beam shaved down.

Good value, easy home buying process

Bill was very informative and helpful. The questions he could not answer, he got back to me right away with a bountiful of information. He was honest, and candid about how Hovnanian operates, what was in scope or not but always went back to the team with our requests. This was one of my better experiences while shopping for a new home.

Poor paint job throughout. Some windows don’t lock or even close without massive drafts. Tons and tons of nail pops that it is embarrassing to invite people over. Terrible toilet handles. The washers that hold the handles in place come loose weekly and I feel like a plumber/handyman. At least we are all home bound for another month. Great more problems and cannot get them fixed until our 11th month.

Home is lovely ; although a little tight on closets and the garage is way too small

Overall the purchase experience was smooth with no more speed bumps than was to be expected. I am unhappy with much of the finishing work (i.e. paint, trim, overall fit and finish.). Many of the light fixture, windows, outlets, and door knobs are not straight at all. Again overall very happy with the quality of work and layout with some disappointment in the finished.

Appliances are not of the quality expected and not following latest model for kitchen. I’m just 1 month into the new home and There are lot of issues coming up as we go. Feels like buying a new home is more exhausting than buying a used one. Sales agent was very helpful but there is no model home to look and decide on the features. Inspections are not great, my home has wiring on wrong side of the building and is fixed by just drilling a hole into siding and the wall, which is not a good way of fixing.

The Cove in Asbury Park was a once in a lifetime opportunity to invest in a great new property at an amazing location. When we went to contract the construction timeline of less than 12 months seemed a bit aggressive, but we were excited of the possibility. With only a few setbacks we were able to close at the end of July 2022. Id say this is where things got frustrating. The closing was rushed. The house was not finished, and the builder wanted us to close even with a long punch list. Many of the finishes were slopy and rushed. The stairs needed to be stained multiple times, the moldings were not finished, stains on the vinyl floors that I still cannot remove. As this is a second home it is frustrating that each time, we are here we discover something new that was not installed or completed correctly. I wish the builder took the time to look over the fine details once they got to 99%. When your spending money on a new build its frustrating to be handed over to the warranty department and having to settle with the fact some things wont get fixed. I wish KHov would not rush the closings and have someone responsible for the small details.. these details can really make a difference. ... More

Given dirty basement in a new house. Lot of mud in the basement. How can I write a good review?

Experience is not great. Not provided proper information during inspection and home walk-through. After closing, if I raise tickets, its taking lot of time to resolve the issues. Very poor to response time

We purchased our brand new home in March of 2024 and although we pay our full HOA dues, we have lived with mounds of dirt and dying landscaped trees for the past 4 months! We realize this was considered “Phase I”, and there would still be construction however, the horrible lack of landscape around our home doesn’t warrant us paying FULL HOA fees for services that clearly don’t align. We were told things by the sales team that turned out to be false and ended up costing us over $2,000 above and beyond what we expected to pay! As for the home itself - we love it! There are some minor issues that will be addressed, but overall “A beautiful home” ... More

Poor workmanship and shoddy finishing job.

The home buying process was a disappointment. It was not the 10 week delay as much as it was the lack of transparency and accountability about the delay. Ultimately I closed with 23 hours notice. I am told by visitors that the home looks nice. I do not see that. I see the numerous finishing details that need to fixed (e.g. spackle on the baseboard, the wall was painted around the light switch, the front door lock is crooked, the banister was not sanded, messy caul finishing in the kitchen, paint on trim around all the showers, etc.). All fixable but disappointing.

Floor plan Vs actual construction: during the sign up there are no windows on one wall in living room. when they started building the house we see windows on the wall. This is a serious gap between the design Vs Development. When we ask about this they said sorry. We are really upset.

I would never recommend anyone to buy this product

This builder should be ashamed to put his name on this property. This property is uninhabitable. It is disgusting that this company and it’s employees would deliver a product such as the one I purchased to anyone.

We picked out our lot over a year before it was to be built. Our lot happened to be the last unit built at Four Ponds. It is an absolute disaster! We paid an extra $10,000 for the end home and our backyard is a safety and health hazard. It’s a steep cliff (I have 3 young children) and the grading was not done properly and we have sitting water. Causing bacteria growth and attracting insects. The inside of our home was rushed and messy. We have a wall in our kitchen that is not flat, causing our backsplash to be crooked, which then caused our oven top to be crooked as well. The kitchen peninsula is crooked due to the kitchen wall. Serious and major mistakes!! All that can be seen by the naked eye. Our stair case was never sanded, the wood is rough and has caused injuries to my 21 month old. The staining and painting look like my 7 year old did it. All the wood trim throughout the downstairs, is dented or chipped and was painted over. We had cracks in our fireplace, the wall in our mater is off and on a slant. The kitchen tile backsplash was not cut correctly on one side. Just so many items that need to be fixed. It’s sad, because we sold our old home thinking we were moving our family into a safe, new and prestigious place. ... More

Honestly 1 major issue. Air conditioning is not acceptable. Specifically upstairs in home. I have had 3 visits. All come up with some explanations. And have been told unit is only “required” be 13 degrees below outside temperature. Well when it’s 95, 82 degrees inside a home is not ok. No one would buy a home with such a unit. Other homeowners have told us of same experience with AC unit. For this reason alone I am totally dissatisfied and would strongly persuade friends and family to avoid a khov home.