Lennar Reviews in Jacksonville St. Augustine, FL

Be careful that you review all the promises that they make to you on the home. Review with the sales agent verbally any issues that you have and get them to put into writing any promises made. Review the extras in the house and make sure you get them when the house is completed. Find out exactly who will be handling any issues that arise. The walk through is important and put in writing what needs to be done and have their person sign for it. Verbal issues just disappear as does the rep they send with you. Make sure they review and meet with you to get the keys and the complex rules.

Care about customer concerns.

The landscaping is not great. Our tree fell over twice and had to be replanted. Part of our property line has washed away because they didn’t put erosion barrier up and so a fifteen foot section of our sod has been washed under causing big holes in the back yard. They supposedly fixed it twice but it’s still there.

I'll provide the negatives. If it's not in the negative, then it's positive 1. Lennar person handling my mortgage was the biggest dissapointment. Not very knowledgeable. Put the wrong insurance company in the closing. Apologized at closing but couldn't do anything about on the day of closing. Promised to help with paperwork to make the change to insurance company that I picked, which happened to be Lennar home insurance. She added reminder to her calendar to reach out to me. Never heard from her. Not too bright of an individual. She provided numbers to me for closing that didn't match the actual numbers. Mortgage rate that she quoted prior to actually filling out application was inline with other mortgage rates. When time came to fill out application and lock the rate 30 days prior to closing, somehow lennar mortgage rates were higher than most banks. At that point you're stuck with Lennar. I paid for points to lower the rate. Now construction. The usual builder special. Some important items are overlooked. Air-conditioning unit is right next to master bedroom window. And it's not as quiet as you're told. You hear it and it will wake you up at night. Appliances are cheap. Bottom of the pick. Dishwasher doesn't dry dishes. Inside walls are even wet after a normal cycle. Lennar is aware, because people complained. But they haven't done anything about it. Good luck cleaning oven. There's no vent to outside. So when you turn on auto clean cycle on the oven, your fire alarms will go off. Microwave vent does nothing except blow the smoke into the main room. The returns and air vents are next to each other in the ceiling. Gets chilly inside the house closer to the floor. Warm air doesn't reach there. Insulation is minimal. Closing went smooth and fast. Lots of paperwork. You're asked to provide support documentation at the beginning, when you apply for mortgage. Then 4-5 months later, when your house is ready and you want to lock the rate, you have to provide same documentation again. The good part, all can be done online. ... More

While we are happy with the house and community, the promises made were not kept. We were told that things that are standard (Everything Included) were actually things that we would have to pay.

We ended up with an issue that is unique. Things were done to code (from what we know), but it was NOT enough in our case. Our house does not have enough prevention from air pushing into the walls so we had already ended up dealing with a disaster. We will have to resolve it using out own money.

Ron, our sales agent was the BEST part of the process. Customer service response to warranty items since closing has been spotty, not always timely, and certainly not going out of their way to meet customer expectations. I think it depends on who is assigned to your property. Have to stay on them and follow up multiple times to get issues resolved.

Below par build quality, misleading sales team, unresponsive lending group.

If they would just do what they eventually do, in a more timely manner, they would be a much better company. You must keep pushing them to get them to do the things they should do without repeatedly asking them.

Very frustrating trying to settle and move in to a new “finished” home. We expected delays due to supply issues however upon settlement, major construction should have been completed. Racks were not installed. Bathroom fans not installed. Painting not finished. When touch up painting was attempted the colors did not match. This resulted in all of our rooms needing to be repainted after our furnishings were moved in. There was no final cleaning so we are still chipping grout off the tile floors. Grout in the bathrooms need to be re-done as it was not completed. So, we are moved in and 2 months later still dealing with issues. After 11 military moves we are veterans but this was frustrating. ... More

Lack of detail to the finishing touches

There are a lot of negatives that I could highlight about my home buying experience with Lennar but instead I will just say make sure you have a Good realtor, hire your own inspector and Fact Check everything.

Our new home consultant (Liz l)was great and communicated well with us and also helped us with some personal matters as we acclimated to FL. The process of purchasing a home site unseen(we moved from MN and couldn’t make it here) was nerve wracking. The process they had set in place to purchase, in retrospect, is absurd and in the best interest of Lennar. It’s essentially a bidding war and you automatically put in your highest and best offer, however, you could potentially only be bidding against no one (only Lennar knows). We signed our contract mid-April for an early September close date. The other thing that was frustrating is we had ZERO say in finishes. We knew we’d have to make some compromises but not having any day sucked. This differed from people who closed merely 3-4 months prior. Overall we like the finishes but honestly, who puts tan paint everywhere when you have all grey floors and cabinets and white trim!? We ended up being delayed due to supply chain issues, but that could have been communicated earlier. Thankfully we were living nearby so we could come check on progress. We caught several things that needed to be fixed that should have been caught by the construction manager. Unfortunately we caught many more things after close. Some items include, a closet 5 inches less deep than an identical closet (can’t shut the doors with clothes in it), cracked tiles, interior doors needed to be replaced due to them being wet, crown molding not being painted and all of our interior trim and doors needing to be painted due to needing to be replaced or not painted to begin with, exterior paint needed to be done due to rain, and the first painters got paint on our toilets and blinds. I will say the process to get these things fixed has been fairly easy and they have “made good” on fixing most things so far. Thankfully we did get a private inspection and they didn’t find anything major or they fixed things that needed to be addressed before closing. Wayne, our warranty guy, has been great with helping us! Overall we love the neighborhood and are happy we are here, but I will say, I won’t use Lennar again if we build. The attention to detail and quality isn’t the greatest. ... More

Build quality of the home is fine, and dealing with the local Lennar employees is very good and they work very hard to make it a good experience. Policies directed down from corporate are based on what is best for corporate and for the experience of the home buyer.

Quality of workmanship and materials very poor we found many issues that needed to addressed numerous times, and are still dealing with them i.e paint splattered all over the floor tiles and the dishwasher not connected correctly caused a flood in our living room ETC.

As the saying goes, "first impression is the last impression". In this instance, I tend to disagree with my homebuying experience with Lennar. The first encounter with my agent was quite impressive. The questions I have fielded were answered with conviction. However, I have felt a sense of deception and distrust along the way and during the construction process. I had asked a few questions regarding the construction specifications, but those didn't materialize at the end. Bottom line, do your diligent research before you sign the contract. Ask current homeowners with their experiences, etc. The house I moved in have issues that have not been looked at or rectified as of this review. The insulation is very sub-par. It is uncomfortable during the day, having the AC set at recommended 78° and just runs all day long. The temperature in the garage is unbearable. I ended up insulating the attic myself. And to mention, found some empty beer cans up there. Perhaps, the construction folks needed some refreshment to stave off the heat. Makes me wonder if building inspectors are actually doing their job. My move-in was a month delayed. The closing process was a sigh of relief and went without a hitch. ... More

The trim work in the house is not that good. The paint job on the interior doors is bad. Debris were painted over, there is paint splatter on the doors. Uneven brush marks trying to cover debris, that need to be sanded and repainted properly. The edges of the doors were not smoothed and are rough. The kitchen island counter top is not level. The kitchen sink has to be replaced due to being badly scratched and dented. When I did the walk through, the kitchen sink was conveniently wet, and I did not notice the scratches. After I closed and came back to the house, the kitchen sink was dry, and I could see all the scratches and dent. I called Jeremy the customer service rep, who conducted the walk through. I showed him the sink, and he told me to take a brillo pad, and scratch up the rest of the bottom of the sink, so all the scratches would match. Yes, that is what he told me to do. I told him that would really look bad, and the sink needed to be replaced. The crown molding that I paid extra to have, has cuts that were not filled in, and Jeremy told me it would be taken care of by the second walk through. It was not. I have been in the house for five months and it still has not been take care of. There are other issues that have not been taken care of, I will not list them all, but I think you get the picture. I submitted my warranty request to Lennar before Thanksgiving and only a few things have been done. I have contacted Jeremy over and over about the same things. My warranty issued are not being followed up. The bathroom counter tops are cheap and scratched. ... More

Lacking quality and control. Customer care is a nightmare. Please don’t close unless all issues are addressed

Take your time and if the person working at the office cannot Focus ask for someone else. I could have included more things I wanted after I spoke with neighbors. Also when I signed I would call and ask questions and never a response. Also contact Lennar Higher Level and Basically they protected the employee and only excuses. I liked the All Included but was it worth it? First Impressions stay with a person. Homes in Florida are not the Standard I expected. No interiar wall insulation for example

Will not be buying another home from Lennar with the current market. Not a buyers era

very slow to take care of issues I have been waiting 4 months for a big pile of debris left by builder to be removed from my yard. my ac unit is to small for my house size, poor quality sliding glass doors no handles, floor tiles very cheap, paint on walls mark should have had a finish instead of flat, customer service rep is very good but his hands are tied, landscaping is worse ive ever seen no imagination, sod not laid properly very bumpy and spacey. Need better quality control finish one project before going to next

Alot of dings, scratches, cracks. Wish i was told before hand about my house being so much in an incline my drive way seems like im going up a hill...hopefully my transmission will be ok going from park to reverse, because it sounds like its about to give every time a shift during parked car. If my car breaks i will sue

Because my closing was pushed back several times, they rushed to finish and I have a lot of things that had to be fixed after I moved on and some are still not correct. Unorganized and sloppy work

Quality of the build is much worse than a few years ago; pressured into closing even when home had many unfinished or damaged parts such as no mirrors/ shelves and broken windows and cabinets. After closing, very hard to get a timely response on warranty request to fix the problems. Would not buy another Lennar home again

The house is nice don’t get me wrong it’s a nice neighbor hood but the house seems to be falling apart in the past couple months i had more then a few things break for example my ceiling fan mounts broke with in the first 5 minutes of operation the biggest thing is my Air condition went out it’s the middle of summer in Florida i have a new born baby little things like that are concerning