Lennar Reviews in Gary, IN

The sales and lending experiences were great. However, I am NOT satisfied with the workmanship of the home.

We started the process of buying a house, I advised we couldn’t move until April. I found the closing date was May 24th. My realtor in a hurry to sell my house by may 24th slashed my home price by 20,000. Everyone knew accept me and my realtor knew the house needed to be sold by April 24 and didn’t advise us of this tidbit (the website said May 24th closing) so I lost out on tons of equity. We do our walk through on this house and things are marked but as we point things out things we are told “don’t sweat the small stuff”. The following week we do our second walk through and lo and behold nothing and I mean nothing is done from the first. They throw some painters at the house DURING our second walk though but doesn’t fix anything else. The trim still isn’t fixed, the front door isn’t fixed, the cabinets in places aren’t fixed but the touch up for paint although complete is messed up again as a lot of touch ups were on doors that were closed after touch ups. Other than appliances and cabinets everything appears to be the cheapest items on the market. We were told we’d get a can of touch up paint as well, that I ended up begging for (3 people to be exact) I ended up cornering the construction manager who had promised us the paint and told him I’ve asked three people and it’s still not here and one woman actually told me I could use my free paint coupon to get it. I laughed and said “how am I supposed to know the brand? Type? Exact white?” He looks at his phone and mumbles well it’s just Sherman Williams white, but I’ll get it to you. Gee, thanks for finally getting what YOU promised on the 24th. He says all we have to do is wave him down in his truck but he’s just not going to be nice about it and be annoyed about it. Since none of the work from the first walk through wasn’t done for our second walk through (still isn’t) other then touch ups, I was told they’d send a cleaning crew when I was ready, I’m assuming that’s like the white paint and instead of begging for what was promised I’m just letting this one go. The house is decent we had a joust nearly cracked in half, that was replaced, the dryer didn’t work so we had to get that repaired, I’m questioning it still not drying appropriately, luckily I don’t have to deal with Lennar to fix it. The outside water spigot wasn’t even screwed into or house just hanging out there. Over all the experience was rushed, I hate that we didn’t get to pick the house other then the Type, we weren’t in a hurry I would’ve gladly waited for one of the houses they are finishing now that face the small creek or ones they just started. Once you sign with Lennar they will rush you and do little on their end to make sure you are happy. You’re just another 300,000 in their pocket and nothing more. My 3 month repairs are coming up, maybe they’ll do better. But I’m not holding my breath on this. ... More

From start to finish, it was a frustrating process. Underwriting was extremely poor asking for docs that should not have been needed, especially based on my time on my W2 job and my extremely high credit score. The workmanship was subpar. The roof was deemed poor and in need of being replaced by the home inspection done prior to close. Roof still hasn’t been replaced but there were MANY shingles that had to be replaced/secured due to heavy wind storms last month. I don’t even think they put padding under the carpet in the room in the front of the house (could be a dining or sitting room, but we use it as a playroom). Overall, the home seems good, so far, but unsure I would recommend Lennar, or for sure not to do financing through them. ... More

Still wondering about the craftsmanship and materials used in building these homes.

Our house is well built and perfectly designed. We also saved a lot of money compared to other homes

Overall a good value. Not perfect, has flaws but builder has been responsive to item’s needing attention.

Still waiting for original repairs to be done, but all I get is silence. Can’t wait for the future promises to be broken.

Great sales experience with the first contact. Seem to lure you in with deals but overall everyone does. Definitely benifits you using their companies. We used their mortgage company and their realtor to sell our home. Didn’t use their insurance because I had a friend who does it but still offered good rates. After closing so far everything has been great. Sandy was great at explaining everything and Zach the general on site has been super helpful. Would definitely use them again to purchase

Four days before closing, I completed my first walk-through and identified several repairs that needed to be done. On the day of closing, none of those repairs had been completed. I was assured that if I signed off on the work orders, the repairs would be made promptly. To this day, many of the repairs remain unfinished. I have observed workers sitting in the office using their phones instead of completing the necessary work. This ongoing neglect has caused unnecessary stress and frustration. I am requesting that all repairs be completed immediately and that I be made whole for the inconvenience and lack of follow-through. ... More

Do not close on your home unless you have all items complete and finished to your liking.

From the first walkthrough to the day I got my keys, the process was smooth and exciting. Moving in felt like the start of a brand-new chapter — I couldn’t be happier!

Everything went just fine. Things were explained quite well.

Everything went so smoothly. E-signing wonderful. Made.it so convenient. Great people to work with. Definitely recommend

I knew going in that there was no customization. That should be known up front as you cannot pay more to add or change something. The quality of the workmanship and materials is a little less than I expected for the price tag of over 400k as we've had a number of defect issues. The responsiveness of their quality team is excellent, though, and everything is being fixed promptly. They are way behind on getting things like lawns and sidewalks in. We closed about 6 weeks before having any landscaping whatsoever, so be ready for a bit of a wait there, and a large patch of the sod was put down already dead, so that's going to have to be fixed as well. ... More

Mold growing in basement within 2 weeks of moving in. Builder told me it’s my problem now. So much for warranty

Quality of workmanship could have been better. Paint in bedrooms was not good. I could see drywall through the paint. they could have done a better job cleaning the house before the walkthrough. Back screen door had to be replaced.

PRETTY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH MY NEW HOME WITH LENNAR, After fully trusting the company for the build quality, I've unfortunately encountered several issues that I believe should not be present in a brand new home. While minor issues can be expected, I have discovered significant problems, including water leaks and siding bumps. These are considerable concerns that have caused me and my family great deal of stress.

Home was rushed to close by the end of the quarter. I have 17 items on the 60 day warranty list. Super disappointed

The process of buying the home was excellent, each person throughout to process from touring the home and going through the application process were very nice and explained things in a way I could understand. All the Lennar representatives during the home buying process were excellent, thorough, and quick in responsiveness and I would recommend them to anyone. The issues started 30 days after we moved in. We noticed mold on the wall and turns out there was a hole in one of the pipes causing a leak and mold to spread to our primary bathroom and laundry room. We are now a month removed from when we originally had the pipe leak. Drywall has been removed from affected places and our bathroom cabinet and sinks, was told our replacements would be here within a week and that everything would be patched up. It’s now been a month, still waiting. Dry wall had been removed and replaced but waiting on cabinet to be delivered and installed. Unable to use our master bathroom as we are without sinks. Have tried to reach out to our home care representative multiple times in the past couple weeks via text and email for updates, no response. The frustrating part of this experience is the lack of communication, even just a reply stating ETA or that they’re working on it would have been sufficient rather than no response. Very disappointed that our experience up until now had been overshadowed by this negative experience as this is our first home and were not expecting issues within a month from moving in. ... More

Brandon Ritter came over and handled everything so professionally that it put my mind and soul at ease. Not only did he solve every problem I had but he also did so with kindness, speed, and good humor. Much appreciation to that beautiful man, please promote him soon he’s too good of a guy to not be appreciated more.

If you are buying a Lennar home, please be aware that the quality of craftsmanship is very low especially with drywall. Get a home inspection completed. Also be VERY detail oriented during your walkthroughs. Take pictures of where the blue tape is so you can check if issues were corrected. Check drywall in corners, under cabinets, in closets, at baseboards, etc. We moved in on Dec 15, 2024 and have had several issues so far (multiple scratches/dents in flooring, our living room closet door fell off the door frame-screws fell out when the door was open, carpeting needed to be stretched to fit properly at a transition into the laundry room). Lennar so far has been responsive and have corrected small issues. We were instructed to put in a warranty request for the multiple areas of bad drywall (not due to settling, just poorly done) for the 60 day service which we will see how that is handled. While we like the overall floor plan and structure of our house, we are very disappointed with the quality and need to have pretty much every wall in the home repaired, considering the price point. Do your research before buying with Lennar. ... More

Lennar is horrible, and I would never ever recommed anybody using this company. Everything was cheap. The dry wall work was a mess and never fixed. The vents and outlets were crooked. They put in the wrong bannister than what I was promised. The dishwasher didn't work the first day I moved in. Toilets consistently clog. Closet doors are always coming off the track. Stay away from lennar.

Second home purchased from Lennar, so you know we enjoy their homes! I feel this house was “rushed” compared to first home. Some of workmanship in this home not up to par— hoping with 60 day review items will be taken care of! Love our home and would buy another from Lennar- BUT WE ARE NEVER MOVING!!! :-)

We recently purchased a home from Lennar in Oct 2024. They made everything so easy for us. We were promptly notified of things we had to do and were informed on every step. It was smooth sailing and we couldn’t have been happier. I definitely have recommended friends and family to Lennar if they are ever purchasing a brand new home.

Don’t accept online closing,be person to person ask all questions,ask for all documentation hard copy ,