Lennar Reviews in Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill, NC

When I complained about HVAC - response was "It is not life threatening and it will take time to get it done. Now they have postponed one more week - after 10 days". You will hear gaps in the doors, on the VPC floor. None of your requests will be addressed at any stage of the process. Better to stay away from Lennar in future, if possible.

Apparently very rushed as workmanship is definitely lacking. Difficult to have customer care remedy many issues.

Upon first look, everything looks fantastic when the keys are turned over. However, the real problems show up after a couple of weeks of living n the house. After being told during our new homeowner orientation that we would have a 1 year walk-through to fix any issues that come up in the first year, we were informed that Lennar no longer performed this and everything had to be submitted through the Warranty system. Of the pages of issues that we have submitted, only 3 issues are deemed 'under warranty'. Lennar promises to use the best construction material and high-quality paint. When we were finally able to get a touch-up paint kit (after 2 months of asking for one) to address the numerous scuffs on our walls; after a brief conversation with the paint provider Sherwin Williams, we found out that they actually used the lowest, cheapest pain that Sherwin Williams sold instead of the high-quality paint promised. Before the construction even begins, you are pressured and rushed through the home feature selection process leading individuals to make uninformed decisions. And once you walk out of that meeting, you can not alter your decisions at all, not even if you contact them the next day. Lastly, the extremely limited choices of interiors with no ability to substitute materials in any package lead every house in the neighborhood to be the exact same, limiting resale values. ... More

Not bad for price

I have had nothing but problems since buying. There have been numerous issues with warranty work that is very unreliable. Upon move in we were told the house would be cleaned. Not o LT were there con webs in the corners but there is still paint on the floors that I, myself, am cleaning over time. There has not been a time that warranty work has been scheduled and kept. They are always late or don’t show at all. I would not recommend anyone to buy from Lennar as it stands now. I know that I myself would hate to go through this experience again.

The houses are nice, but the materials used are low quality.

Once the deal is signed - all promised support disappears.

Quality issue - Construction & Landscaping, Paint, Wooden, Garage & appliances not up to the mark Completely disappointed in quality of material used in construction work. Landscaping not done in good way. Wooden work , Door Locks , Garage door & Paint issue -(Not up to mark) Appliances - Gas Stove & Microwave In house materials not properly fitted - Racks,Towel & Paper hanger

I think I will come direct to the issue. Tony, who was previous construction mgr, was understanding and able to make myself and wife comfortable with the home given its newly constructed and with followup issues which are understandable. However, Tom who took over wasn't customer focused or neither informative. I need to call him almost 10 times to have the same issue addressed, as each time they would fix it temporarily. And now I am still having issues with my doors and he seems to have his own explanation on how those specific doors should work vs rest of the doors.

I was made to feel that I shouldn’t call with any complaints about interior and exterior construction.

Lenner drives to be a builder who cares about buyer experiences and this has hired buyer concierge and new home celebrations etc, but in really it doesn’t matter and the same old working model and vendor management is in place. Construction Manager pushes things to vendors and don’t follow up properly to ensure the issues are taken care off. New home celebration guy just shows up to make paint touch ups. People put hard earned money into these investments - do you think it is a joke?

Lennar team work is worst. Sales team , builder , lender , attorney all are pointing others not helping to buyer in right time. Lender and builder are not cooperative. Helpless. Overall experience is worst about Lennar team work. First name : MJ Eshwars.

We've a bunch of issues found after and before closing date. They were not addressed completely and getting them fixed is nightmare. Worst experience with both the properties that bought from lennar at garner & raleigh. Felt like never do business with this builder again!

Lennar should work on improving construction quality. Builder’s quality check is a joke. Construction managers waits till the last moment or goes beyond closing of the house to perform the required corrections. As a result - rushed work and multiple iterations are required.

Buying a new home through Lennar was not our first time building a new home. While Lennar promotes "high end" packages, they fail to look at the whole picture. For example, the bathrooms had brushed nickel faucets, however, the toilet paper holder and towel rings were cheap chrome. The brushed nickel bathroom lights are the cheapest builder grade lights. Our hardwood flooring is covered in glue, and they have not been responsive about getting it cleaned properly. Transitions between floorings (the saddle) (tile & wood) is raised and creates a tripping hazard. I hope moving forward the company will be more responsive to requests and pay more attention to detail. ... More

The construction manager is just in a rush to get it over than releasing a quality product. I find huge number of issues on daily basis and have to keep raising tickets which is really overhead for me.

Needs to do better

In the seven weeks since closing, have had an electrician in the home three times fixing an obvious mis-wiring issue (no lights can come on in one room unless lights on in another room) and two electrical boxes that were backyard-rigged with no to code. Have also had support out to fix the water heater, fix property drainage issues, for windows that needed fixing, and still waiting on doors to be fixed (on a month long waiting list). Additionally, one section of the irrigation system was installed without sprinkler heads, and that issue I've been promised would be fixed three times, but... Other issues I've found that I've not yet submitted for warranty repair: Front door doesn't seal (can see daylight through >1/4" gaps), more than thirty nail pops (so far), and one full wall that has significant waves in it plus an obvious sloppy repair on the bottom of it that looks like something heavy hit and broke through the wall and was hastily repaired. Not my first new build. I expect some issues with a new build, but...the quality Lennar put forward here is terrible. On the bright side, Lennar support and our project manager are incredibly nice people. ... More

Unfortunately, the items that we pointed out through out our building process were not addressed and then during our NHO and final walk thru all items were still not addressed and now we are 45 days since closing and we are still having to work thru these issues. Overall the quality of the contractors you contract with is below subpar and the fit and finish on the house is just not good. We would not recommend Lennar to our friends and family.

Lack of communication and make sure you get a thorough inspection of the property.

I've only been living in the new home just 4 months, and I have had many issues. My front door is coming apart because the weather strips fell part causing the hot air to suck in. I called customer support and I was told that's I use the door too much so that's why the weather strips are falling off. I've only been living in the new home for four months and I shouldn't have to deal with those issues. I have had to get the kitchen cabinet repaired, the vinyl floor had to be repaired...so many issues. The quality of materials are super cheap. The dishwasher and the oven are the only items I haven't had to submit any service request for. The builder simply use cheap materials. ... More

To begin with, we picked the house and lot so not a spec home. We were told we had time to add options so the day after signing we asked to add a laundry sink but was told we were too late for this request. Same thing for laundry cabinets! I blame this on the on-site agent giving wrong info. Apparently once you sign, you can’t make any changes so know what you want beforehand. Our house had a roof and almost to drywall before we had a single meeting with construction manager. I made them pause until we had a predrywall inspection done. It was given to the construction manager right afterwards and we asked to confirm receipt. A week later we have drywall now. So after MANY calls, emails, texts, he finally said he “completed” all the items on the report. Come to find out 2 months later, he admitted he never did anything with the report. Lennar’s way of fixing this situation was to give us our money back for the inspection. This did not make the displaced trusses or framing issues right!! After the final inspection, he said he would take care of everything on that report. We get to a week before closing and none of it was done so he had to delay our celebration meeting to 3 days before closing, which still a ton of items to be fixed. He asked if we were going to do a final walk which originally we did not have time for before closing but glad we made time because he did nothing on the list at that point. They scrambled to get them done before we recorded but did not. In hindsight we should have delayed closing!! He was the worst project manager and took zero ownership for his mistakes. Not sure how he still has a job!! Once we finally moved in, we found out our microwave did not work. Lights came on and seemed like it worked until you tried to heat something up. They made us go through appliance company to get fixed instead of taking care of it themselves. So for 2 months we did not have a working microwave. In short, I think a different construction manager would have made this experience better but Lennar should have taken some responsibility for his mistakes as he is an employee and representative of Lennar. ... More

Several open issues during and after construction. Materials and fixtures used are of poor quality. Landscaping is a joke. All contractors completing warranty work should be closely supervised for a favorable outcome. They love to cut corners and just get by. The reason it wasn't done right the first time was due to lack of supervision and quality control. Insulation is falling out of the attic and into our guest room closet through the light fixture every time the closet door is opened or closed. Patio door is crooked and none of the appliances were level. The garage door was improperly installed and had to be redone. Interior paint job leaves a lot to be desired. ... More

Poor workmanship - the wall is bowed in the bonus suite - was told that “it is what it is”

Construction manager's attitude was rude from the beginning stages of construction phase. He never responded properly when we raised any issue with the construction. The sales team person accuses the home buyer as liar if we bring any issues we face with construction team or customer care team to his notice. Basically no one helps home owner instead point fingers at them for raising any issue.