Lennar Reviews in Washington, VA

I caution buyers on purchasing your new build with Lennar. Especially during this hostile market where there is a high demand for homes and a shortage of supplies. My home was handed to me with a load of problems as a result of rushed work, poor quality of workmanship, and materials. To make matters worse, the customer care team has been non responsive to any of the 8 service tickets I’ve submitted. I’m going into my 5th month of living in the house and the amount and nature of the issues in the house are just unacceptable. The worst one of all is the water that leaks in through my master bedroom window any time it storms and more recently the snow storm. ... More

Settlement date delayed twice, including Friday 8PM phone call that Monday settlement will be delayed. Things that should be fixed after New Home Orientation were not done,l. New home but l Pros: Very nice community and responsiveness of construction management to the issue. In general feels like there is minimum attention paid to overall look and feel of a new home. Every crew was responsible for something leaving mess behind and there was no control over it. As we life here over 45 days now, we are still find new things that should have been caught and fixed before by managers.

There seem to be a lot of problems with these Lennar townhomes such as the cheap materials and bad workmanship. Cheap flooring, carpet coming apart, floor squeaking, paint overspray, ceiling uneven, bad HVAC work. The caps in the streey for the water are broken off and not replaced so there are big holes in the road where someone could step into. A lot of neighbors were lied to about the neighborhood including myself, we were told there would be no building behind our homes to block the mountain view which why i purchased here.

I commissioned the construction of an Ashton model single-family home in the Shenandoah Springs Community. I am a Structural Engineer and have worked as a General Contractor my entire career. So my review will be performed through this lens. SALES: Very eager to make the sale and then all communications ceased. They requested $10,000 made in two payments as a deposit to hold the lot and begin construction. I paid the first $5,000 and then I had to complain to receive the payment link for the second $5,000 payment which almost put me in default of contract and would allow Lennar to seize my initial $5,000. I suspect this deception was done on purpose. CONSTRUCTION: When the lot was finally released for construction to begin, I was assigned a Superintendent who was wholly uncommunicative in regard to defective foundation work I observed shortly after the concrete pour. He then left the company due to medical problems and a new Superintendent was assigned. I had to conduct weekly inspections of the jobsite to stay on top of numerous defects in materials and workmanship that made its way into my structure: Holes punched in the framing wall, numerous core drill holes in the subfloor where they turned their plumber loose with a crack pipe and a hole saw instead of a measuring tape and drawings with measurements, a plumbing rough-in for the basement concrete slab that was not laid-out correctly which I had to insist upon correcting since they charged me an additional $10,000 for it, and one of the structural support members which acts as a column to hold up the structural beam and lintel was completely cut-away to install the stair landing support joist (jeopardizing the integrity of the structure itself). During the final walkthrough inspection and punch-list, I was assigned a trainee that did not use common industry standard descriptions for materials and remediation of defects for the punch list. On the Exterior of the house, the Vinyl Siding Subcontractor was completely incompetent and affixed the top of the vinyl siding run that comprised the finished facade of my structure incorrectly with finishing nails through the vinyl itself. This caused the vinyl siding to begin cracking, buckling, and warping. I made several complaints as I know the proper way to install a vinyl siding cladding system, and I was sent a man by the name of Todd with Lennar who attempted to outright lie to my face that the shotty installation was acceptable. When he discovered I was a structural engineer who had a full set of Contract Drawings for the home, and after a series of twelve complaints via email, phone, and text message where I had to physically provide their installer with vinyl siding installation instructions, a link to the missing hardware piece, and a "How to Install Vinyl Siding" instructional video, the attempts to lie and to cover up completely defective, lazy work was resolved. The vinyl siding installer left ladder marks on my finish trim and refused to clean them back to their original condition. Sod for the lawn was also laid far outside of the recommended ambient temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit as it was 103 degrees during a June heat wave and numerous portions of the lawn failed to take root within two weeks of daily watering. I am still awaiting replacement of defective sod as of the time of this review two months after closing. MATERIALS: This is a production builder that is publicly traded on Wall Street. They purchase the cheapest materials imaginable. Drywall is essentially Paper-Mache and will dent if you breathe on it too directly. The Paint is flat and cheap. It marks almost immediately with the slightest brush against it and attempting to wash the mark from the wall leads to removal of the cheap paint and damage of the thin drywall below. Concrete for the foundation is not poured and finished correctly. It is poured as quick as possible and finished as little as possible. This led to numerous defects such as "Bug Holes" where the tiny air bubbles are not vibrated out of the concrete leaving tiny voids throughout the walls and slabs, shrinkage which led to cracking along structural joints and finished surfaces, "Honeycomb" which is where the concrete mixture fails to mix together correctly leaving huge voids and parts of the concrete that can be removed by hand, and general carelessness after the placement which marred several smooth-steel trowel finished surfaces. It was very apparent that the Construction Managers for Lennar seldom walk the active jobsites and allow their disinterested subcontractors to run the entire job without accountability throughout their portion of the construction process. ... More

My home was built using lock luster effort. Everything from the materials and attention to detail is lack luster. My home is falling apart with so many defects that I have marked. I have purchased from every major builder before and Lennar doesn’t even earn a spot at the table in my opinion…

the floors of the interior of the house unevenly and noisy when walking like squealing wood, doors without finish, the handrails of the stairs without fine finish, rather scratchy and unpolished or varnished, sliding doors that get stuck because of the poorly installed, and worst of all is that to attend a claim, The owner has to accept the time and days so that they go do the work that should be done before selling the house, and even so they go and leave the work unfinished.

We love our home and had a great experience once getting past the mortgage process with Lennar Mortgage. The sales and mortgage experience was abysmal. The settlement coordinator for Lennar was absolutely awful! The settlement company was great as well as the construction manager and the gentleman who explained the home and features before settlement. They are the only reason we are giving any stars. Don't be afraid to ask questions and request to be transferred to new employees if you aren't happy with the ones you are first put in touch with. We had to escalate our concerns to a manager who quickly got our concerns handled and moved from Lennar's settlement coordinator as she was the worst person I have ever dealt with in a professional manner. Love the home but not the services provided at the beginning of the process. Would never use Lennar Mortgage again! ... More

Kara and Peggy in the sales office are BEYOND responsive and kind! They updated me every step of the way and demonstrated keen responsiveness to all my questions and were flexible and patient. Construction manager Mike also very amicable! Business office that dealt with the loan portion was a headache but all in all I got where I needed to be and LOVE my new home so far!

My experience with Lennar was less than exciting and fun. However, I am Very pleased with my home. There were delay after delay. There were a few people trying to push and help but at times it seems that I was told things to quiet me. My overall experience was not fun and took the excitement away from the experience of home buying. The seller agent that was on sight? I barely heard from and I had to contact her for questions. Just a mess. But Overall I am happy with my home after waiting to close after a year and six months wait.

The overall design and architecture of the home is great. However, the workmanship and installation of materials in almost every area is substandard. Especially for a price point nearing $800,000.

I did not have a great experience with the sales office. There were many errors in the beginning. Also, I think some need more customer service training on how to answer questions. I was consistently told Lennar has all the control; the buyer doesn’t have a say. It’s very disheartening when you hear that over and over. The construction people were awesome!!!

Buying a home can be a stressful experience, but with Lennar specifically you’re in for a wild ride, and I don’t mean in the fun way. Be prepared to receive an unfinished product, and be forced to close regardless. Be prepared for lack of knowledge of what Lennar even offers via sales consultant and lack of work ethic and cooperation. After the hurricane that was getting this home, 5 months later I can finally say it is a finished, beautiful product after many warranty claims, some of which are still unfinished. But the process in and of itself was a nightmare by most parties (they have since chance construction manager to Andy and all is well in that realm). You have to be knowledgeable for yourself because there is no one with Lennar who has your best interest at heart. ... More

Started out great. Our application and special requirements all sent in to underwriters for review. About two weeks from our closing date, the woman in. Sales contacts us to let us know that they decided to relist our house at a lower price!!!! What the "f"? We were so close to the end of our underwriting, there was no reason to expect we would not close. We worked hard the entire process and did close on the home,on time. We did Not expect to have the house taken from us when we knew we had more time. Plus they listed it for cheaper. Touring new buyers through the house we already accepted. Worried all the traffic through the house might cause some changes in what we approved. (Marks on carpets, walls, hands on doors and drawers, leaving trash). We feel very screwed with this house we fought hard for, completing all requirements on time for original closing date of 11/22. This company lacked the support and trust that we were going to make it happen and close. We did,on time. Annoyed that we were not offered the better prince while they were actively trying to sell the house from under us,Under contract!!!!! The house now had a negative feeling around it, this is very unsettling. We noticed a couple of things in the house that was not completed correctly such as internet wiring. They had to come in to repair as it could not be used other wise. They were there for many hours, so clearly not done right at the beginning and clearly prove that the workers were rushed in the end to get the house complete. I loved this house, but the company had now surrounded the purchase with negative feelings. They made us out to be incapable, with no real apologies and no offer to make it up to us. If they were willing to take $10000 less from a stranger, then why not offer it to the couple working SO hard getting you all the information you had to have. Not very positive about Lennar. Kinda having second thoughts about this purchase .. ... More

Make sure all the issues are cover before you sign any documents, once you sign it will take a miracle to get something done when you want it I’m still waiting for answers on several issues

For the price I am paying I should not have issues with my new house.

I purchased this home due to hot market and inflation. I couldn’t pick out my own options. Ok, fine. Their construction managers were the worst to dealt with. I had to go to their managers to get approval for everything. Their professionalism made my home buying experience a nightmare. On top of that, too many things were wrong with the house prior to settlement. After settlement, moved in and found more issues with the house. Construction manager did not get a lot of it fixed. However, Lennar send a customer care representative down to assist me and she’s wonderful. The loan officer was also late to lock in my rate. Too many things gone wrong. I’m on the end unit with a little ramp going up in the back of the house. The air compressor unit outside is my concern now because it’s not leveled correctly and I’m worrying that I have to spend money to fix it and it’ll wear out faster than it should be. It has to work harder than being on concrete or solid ground. My advice to anyone that goes with Lennar: get your inspection done professionally at NHO!!! ... More

The Lennar experience can be broken into a couple categories: buying and construction. The buying experience was frustrating and unprofessional. Our home delivery was delayed by 6 months, and the permit process was out of Lennar’s control, but the communication breakdown was unprofessional. We changed our point of contact four times, and were left in the dark unless we reached out for updates. We could anticipate that the home-building process may get pushed to the right, but the lack of communication was downright awful. The lack of communication and misguidings by Lennar was infuriating. Once we moved into our home, the quality of Lennar’s work was found to be objectionable. We are generally low maintenance and understand that some issues may be more annoyances and everything will not be perfect. Construction is not perfect, and good and even subpar workmanship is expected. Within three months of moving in, we had every trade back in the house to address warranty request items. But the cherry on the top was the leak found from our master bedroom bathroom. This confirmed whatever quality control and quality assurance process in place is a failure. Lennar’s value of “Why Buy New” states to “avoid immediate maintenance, struggle with time consuming repairs, uncover ignored and hidden problems.” The leak clearly serves to undermine those values. On top of these above mentioned items, the frustration grew because we have two boys under 2, so aside from this being a professional issue, it’s a personal issue. The warranty department has been a breath of fresh air. A couple managers did their best to give us fair compensation based on the experience we’ve encountered. But the buying and construction experience is not something we would want a homebuyer to go through. Spending as much as we did on a brand new home, we did not expect this from Lennar. ... More

How condescending and demeaning the loan process was. How I thought I would be getting certain things in my home and didn’t. The poor craftsmanship and cheap materials from which the homes are built. The lack of security on the construction site during construction and after.

Truth be told I went with Lennar because of all of the in-home design options they offered. After touring the staged homes, it took 3 attempts at getting a home because Lennar's internet sales team and new home sales team were not in sync on new customer appointments, therefore they were selling homes to people who did not have an appointment, even though I scheduled an appointment twice with them . Fast forward, on my third attempt I finally was able to pick my lot, but after doing so they told me the particular home build wasn't available on most of there lots, and the one that was available had been "spec'd" out. Meaning many of the options I wanted in my home (double wall oven, kitchen hood vent) were not available. Despite my reservation, I took the lot because grew tired of waiting for another lot to open up. Lennar finished my home earlier than expected, but the craftmanship and attention to detail was very poor. The crown molding seems did not flow well. The carpet had paint and chemical stains. The paint job was terrible, and I had to blue tape so many areas, and some door jams needed to be addressed. At a point the house rep grew annoyed at myself and realtor who said, " this is the worse I have ever seen." They said they would address all of this one week prior to closing. They addressed some, but not all. They rushed us through the closing process and were very impatient. They promised they would be back to fix the items, but now I am going through hurdles for them to address the drywall and paint. The reason they gave us as to why they wouldn't repaint was that they only address the drywall after one year, when the house has settled. My argument to them was that these were issues prior to my final settlement regardless of what their one year drywall warranty is. Nonetheless, I shouldn't have went to closing without these things being done. My recommendation is that if you are not happy with your home, don't sign or deal with promises because you will have to pull teeth for them to honor it. ... More

From start to finish I feel like we’ve had issues. From paperwork to buy the house to even now closed on it and living it in. Just not at all what we expected

It doesn't appear that the construction team did a quality check/inspection on all the sub-contractor work. Since we moved in this past January, we have had several visits from contractors to repair/finish work that should've been completed before closing. Cracks in windows, unfinished paint jobs, drywall issues. It is very noticeable to see the poor workmanship and lack of quality in how the work was supervised. We were not expecting to have all these issues within the first three months of living in a brand new home.

Sub-par engineering, construction supervision and quality of workmanship. Lack of diligent workmanship is a reflection of the builder's rush to complete home construction without paying attention to detail and pride in work quality. Customer service is wanting and repeated subcontractor visits are required to rectify mistakes/blunders.

In the 5 short months that I have lived in my home I have had to have several contractors back out to fix things that I feel you should not have to fix in less than 5 months. My hardwood floors have a gab that can easily be seen and collects crumbs and other debris that im told is an acceptable gab but looks horrible. And now I have a second location just not as bad as the first. I have an doorway that meets with the ceramic tile that hurts your feet if you step on it that does not get a transition plate due to the house not being DESIGNED with one. Getting the contractors back out to fix things has been an issue in itself. I have had several not show up even though they were scheduled. I have had contractors say they came out but had not. I have had to play Project Manager and provide update and statuses on the work to be done because there has not been much follow up on the jobs the contractor was assigned to do. I have been asked several times to sign off on work that was not done. To find out the customer service POC had no idea of the status. I spent a lot of money on this house and some areas look like I have lived in this house for years. I expected a much better product and experience than I have had with Lennar and that is from start to finish. ... More

My roof is leaking, light switches don't turn on anything, shower glass wall not sealed, air conditioning not cooling upstairs, basement walk out drain not draining well, water coming into basement. New construction needs a quality control staff to test everything in house for working order.

The sales team was helpful and knowledgeable until the contract was signed. After signing their ability to respond to emails and provide answers suddenly disappeared. The construction management team was frequently dismissive about concerns and condescending in their responses. After closing, the entire Lennar team was slow to accept responsibility for workmanship and warranty issues that arose while Lennar was still in possession of the house but were not discoverable until after we moved in. Overall a poor experience with Lennar. The home itself is decent and has met expectations, but recommend regularly documenting in writing conversations with Lennar employees. ... More