Lennar Reviews in Sarasota Bradenton, FL

We had a great experience thru the purchase and closing process. Sales staff is very friendly and responsive. The Lennar Mortgage team was slow to respond and had rates higher than other lenders, and therefore were not used. Construction, appliances and finishes were of sub-par quality compared to other new construction in similar price ranges. Issues found during closing walk thru were not completed before closing and were thus sent to the warranty team which was initially slow to respond. I love the neighborhood and amenities, but wished there was more focus on quality vs speed to closure and payment. ... More

Joey Destefano and John Vanleeuwen are true proffessionals. Their attention to the customer is off the chart. Both men never failed to meet our needs. I cannot say enough about how easy they made everything. They made me feel like they were only working for me..

Finding out that Lennar didn't run the gutters past the side entrance door,( in the villa's) has more people angry and disappointed than anything I have heard (including myself). IT MAKES NO SENSE NOT TO RUN THE GUTTER AN EXTRA 30 FEET AND THAN FORCE THE HOMEOWNER TO SPEND $500 TO HAVE IT DONE, IS BAD BUSINESS, DISAPPOINTING AND EMBARRASSING. Its the first thing I comment on when someone asks me about my new Lennar Home. Lennar also doesn't "seal" the granite counters, again forcing the homeowner to do it themselves, which again only makes us feel like Lennar was just trying to cut their costs and put it on the homeowner. These are "no brainer" items that a builder absolutely should be responsible for. It shows that Lennar doesn't have much class and doesn't look out for the homebuyer. You all really should fix these two items, at the very least. There's more.... but I'll save it for another form. ... More

We purchased 2 coach homes. Looks like Material cost inflation from the deposit date until closing on the 2nd property is resulting in using lower quality appliances ( dishwasher, etc) and dropping accessories such a ceiling fans, medicine cabinets, etc.

High volume builder. Some options but not a custom builder. Good experience so far.

Buying a home made easy and everything came as expected

Too many repairs to original construction! First three months tied up waiting in for repair people.

That lennar doesn’t follow thru on issues. Lennar has been procrastinating on a leak in my garage for well over a month. The pavers have been removed from the side of my garage. How can it take so long to fix a leak. There is now a tropical storm coming. I’m concerned about flooding and possible damage to the slab.

Our experience has been mostly good. The workmanship is not great, but the warranty department has been excellent in addressing any issues.

Excellent customer service from construction manager

do a VERY good job of inspecting your home before closing. Get your list of problems in as soon as possible, it take Lennar's contractors along time to get to your problems. Lennar need to change the door on the laundry room so when the washer walks in front of the door it does not block the door from opening.

The people of Lennar have been great! Very helpfull, and nice people. Jimmy and Arron have been awesome! Shannon was great as well!

As with any new construction there are minor issues that arise in the first 60 days. These issues in my case were handled promptly and professionally by Tremayne Allen.

Our sales contact, Kaleigh was great!! Jim, our lead contractor was very responsive too.

That their buying/building process excludes updates and input from the buyer. Other similar developer/builders in the area DEEPLY INVOLVE the buyer...to make the new home experience a joy....NOT what we stepped into

Very sloppy work. On final walk thru, resistance to repairing damaged issues. Poor quality appliances, dryer broke down after 1 week. It took 1 month to have it repaired.

Any concerns were handled quickly

We love our new home! Great design and layout, it was our favorite right away. They did a great job with the build, no major issues. Our sales person Nate Davis was amazing! He was super helpful throughout the entire process.

Response to warranty issues has been very good. However, the month leading up to our closing was absolutely brutal. We had to pressure Lennar to move the closing date back three times. The different divisions (construction, mortgage, title, sales, etc.) did not communicate with the other. The local construction people had no idea of our original closing date and weren't even close to having the house ready. On closing day the title company (Lennar Title) did not have the closing documents from the lender (Lennar) and we never had a final walk-thru or orientation prior to closing.

The sales team in Lakewood Ranch, FL. was first rate. They provided consistent and timely updates on the build process and were available for those spur of the moment questions that always seem to come up. Dealing with Lennar's mortgage company was not as smooth. Things went well overall, but there was a lack of communication between the sales and mortgage side on when the closing date was going to be. This caused multiple "hard" credit pulls that adversely affected my credit score. I was lucky to have a pretty good credit score so it did not effect my rate. But, it could have. Dealing with Lennar Customer Support for post-purchase issues has been hit-or-miss. The support team is good to deal with but can be a bit busy at times so their communication and response to claims or questions can be spotty at times. When getting things fixed I needed to keep in mind that the same people that installed it in the first place would also be the same ones that fixed it. Their focus generally was the new units that were being built and not fixing their mistakes. So, patience is needed and understanding that they were the lowest bidder for the job. This came in handy when I understood that paint was "acceptable" to fill in gaps in moldings instead of caulking. In my case, I was still working through a pre-closing punch list of issues that needed to be addressed 2-3 months after closing. These were things that were caught by Lennar prior to me having my pre-closing walk through that were still not addressed and were not addressed by closing. Overall, Lennar is a good home builder with some really good floor plans to choose from. But, there are going to be more than a few issues that you will need to work through and that makes the one year warrantee that they offer worth quite a bit to the bottom line. ... More

My 3rd time building second time building a Lennar home, this has been the worst one by far. From the lack of communication, to the 9 week closing delay, the quality of work, missing items, incomplete items, no walk through etc. I would not recommend Lennar as a builder.

Buyer beware. Lennar hired substandard contractors. Problems since we closed.

I am so happy l choose Lennar building company. Everything perfect.

Make sure you get a home inspection. Do not close until the cleaning company does a satisfactory job. Subcontractors need to take pride in their work.

Lorraine Lakes is a great place and our new home has exceeded our expectation.