Lennar Reviews

I was so excited to purchase a new build that I felt rushed to make my decision and choices to avoid being left out. Had I known what I know now, things would have gone a little differently. Also, the quality of the workmanship is subpar. Make sure the materials and quality are what you are paying for and not just the fact that you have a new home.

For the amount of money we spent on this new build, we are unsatisfied with the quality of work and very little attention to detail that we have found, and continue to find. The walls are extremely thin... we can hear everything inside and out.. and the home doesn't seem to be well insulated (drastic temp difference from room-to-room). Some of our windows were not level and the spackle within the window sills is terrible (uneven, not sanded well). The quality of the paint used in the home is like chalk. Even the lightest brush up against a wall and you've got a mark or scuff that can't be washed away without taking the paint off the wall. Two of our shower inserts were not installed properly and there are gabs and unevenness between the panels. One is so bad that there is already a severe crack in the wall after only one month. We have several spots under the carpet where we walk and there was clearly debris of some sort left on the subfloor before carpet was installed. The overall cleanliness of the home when we moved in was little to be desired. It's like they came in with a dirty cloth and just wiped the surfaces. There was still dust everywhere, especially along ALL the floorboards. On a positive note, Troy did keep us well informed on the progress of our house and was easy to get in contact with when needed. Brennan was a pleasure to work with and we understand that his time was spread thin so he couldn't always be on our site watching the work that was being done. We just wish the quality and attention to details from those doing the work would have been done with a bit more thought and care. I will also say that Melissa, with Lennar Mortgage was a pleasure to work with. Overall, the people we worked with during the process were kind and easy to work with. However, Lennar as a company comes across as they want their money and then their off to the next. ... More

Of the three new home builds we have purchased in our lifetime this one has by far been the most troublesome. Starting with the walk through there were dozens of issues that basically looked like no one had done any quality control (Multiple paint colors, large unpainted patches, lose fixtures, broken fiber port to name a few) Over the past 2 months we have had dozens of contractor visits to fix things and as of writing still have around half a dozen outstanding issues. The management is nice but the contractors they hire do poor work and need to come back multiple times, I am mentally exhausted keeping track of all the "to do" issues. The house also has some pretty annoying design issues like the entrance to the living room is 33 inches which becomes a problem when you want a normal sized couch (around 36 inches) and can't fit it in the opening or the fact that the landing before the upstairs is about 2 inches to small (with rails removed) to accommodate a queen box spring. Having to put up with a broken Ethernet port in the office (unless you want to have your whole kitchen ceiling torn apart) is a big annoyance but them just using poor quality wood on entrance stairs and good quality on base/top floor (and refusing to fix it) is infuriating. Overall I feel like the house was a good value but way to much work required compared to other new home builders I have worked with, its been like a second full time job. ... More

Good appliances, quality meterial, fast responses when having issues

Overall happy with the house. Not happy with the process or our customer care agent.

Buying experience was great and easy, got update calls every other week from builder. Lennar severely lacks in skilled labor, many issues with craftsmanship, month and a half in to our new home and still a long list of items to address.

The carpet quality has gotten worse.House construction has lot of issues.No proper response from the lennar service desk team.overall not recommend.

Do not close until the house is complete with all the options as advertised. Bombardment of emails without awareness of the urgent ones required for closing documentation and frequent missing closing information such as routing numbers etc requiring physically acquiring this information and possibly closing check on the day of closing. After closing and being inconvenienced after moving all items into house and having to address issues that should have been resolved prior to closing.

I moved in for almost 2 months and still waiting to finish up some work. Don't know if they will do it.

The trades that were hired did not do a good job. The drywall and painting is horrible. There are several issues with the house. The amount of effect put into this home was sub par.

This is a cookie cutter home. you are not allowed to change not even a light bulb. It is built very cheaply. Very few windows, no medicine cabinets or drawers in any bathrooms. all appliances are beginning level appliances. our dish washer wheels fell off 1 week after we moved in. The wash machine leaks, the faucet is already very loose. and I can go on. They promised us the lights for the garage and we are still waiting for them. We decided that we will just rebuild it as we go along.

Bad costumer service not response in a timely matter

I liked the Lennar staff that I dealt with during this process. A couple things of note: 1. The "everything's included" concept is pretty nice but was disappointed in some parts of the execution. Pros: no stressful process of picking out finishes. Some nice features I would not have had otherwise like the gas fireplace and flex room (my office). Cons: All finishes/colors very neutral and not much character (I understand why they do this). Poor materials in some cases with no option to upgrade (cheap carpet and paint, painted door hinges and crack and pop when opening/closing doors). Strange decisions on things not included (water softener - who doesn't need one?, not finishing the drywall in the garage - it is half complete anyway to meet city code). 2. My two warranty requests were fairly unsatisfactory. One simple request to adjust doors that would not close took two visits to complete. One major request to fix a cracked sump line was closed without fixing the issue. A third party made the repair - very disappointing. 3. Using Lennar Mortgage was a pain. Daily emails with information that was not essential in many cases. Difficult to keep things straight. Need to streamline communication. ... More

My appliances are cheap, there is no outside vent for the microwave, No garage opener, I have to lift the door myself. No patio of any kind. calking and pain could have been a little better, a tthe end, I just couldn't split hairs anymore. Just not what I expected for a brand new home,

I would tell them to make sure to do a walk through before closing, the virtual walk through we got was useless as the building manager was not able to show most of the condo due to not getting good showing from iPhone this resulted in a lot of unresolved issues (hole in cabinet door in kitchen, pantry door not working , hole in wall in guest bathroom.) some of these issues not yet resolved and we close two months ago.

Persistence is key when dealing with Lennar. Will receive push back if items are not on “List,” upon move in. If persistent, issues will be fixed. Patience is needed. Overall, love the home. Just wish Lennar handled things differently & utilized better quality materials.

Angelica was very helpful. Great individual to have on your team.

We had a nightmare moving to our new Lennar home in Rosemount. We had several issues with most of the appliances(Refrigerator, Cooking range, Dishwasher) doors, weather strips. We had service personals at home every other day for a month to fix issues. New home consultant helped us escalating issues and replacing defective appliances. Warranty support representative addressed most of the issues on time.

Does not stand behind lack of quality in some areas of workmanship

Overall experience started off very rocky. It ended pleasant but it could have been better. Lennar needs work on customer service and making sure the customer feels welcomed. Also, there were a lot of things not done correct, or finished on my home. Currently waiting on things to be fixed or replaced.

Home was a disaster at walk thru, I should have walked out. Just as bad at closing. No one cared to get any work completed. Felt pressured into closing and was told not to cancel furniture deliveries even though house was not ready. Manager and crews had no work ethic and promised to complete tasks, yet did not. Poor craftsmanship and attention to detail.

No matter what they tell you, add three to four months to the expected delivery date. If you are waiting on a home to be built you must be proactive and engaging. Do not expect anyone to keep you informed about the progress of your build. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. The excuses you may hear range from late inspections, COVID manpower shortages, to supply chain issues. The overall construction is average this includes paint, flooring, and cabinets. If you are expecting a custom build with high-end performance, you can check that at the door. Lennar is an all-inclusive company - sales, construction, mortgage/lending that struggles with communication inside and out. The closing for the house was a nightmare; we hired our own attorney and it took two months for Lennar to provide all of the required paperwork. The best things about the community are the neighbors and the amenities. ... More

you get what Lennar builds. No changes allowed. It's a tract development and they are putting them up as fast as they can sell them. For that reason, attention to detail is your responsibility. If you see something wrong point it out and don't quit until it is fixed. I've owned it for 3 months and am fixing the trim and have already experienced roof leaks.

Overall our experience with Lennar was decent. However, what left a sour taste in our mouth was when Lennar decided to change the buying process to a bidding war. It went from going down the priority list (all on list were prequalified through their lender) and offering the houses for their respective set price, to opening it up to everyone on the list and forcing us bid against each other. Only 1 bid allowed so it should be best and final. We did that and progressively started bidding higher and higher above the “Lennar starting at price”. I know the housing market was booming but we were then bidding 60k - 100k over the houses that we wanted and we were getting ghosted (must have gotten out bid but no information was provided). The house that was in our budget and that our family wanted, become unattainable in the blink of an eye. We paid an embarrassing amount over the starting price, and that was pre upgrades. We are now in a house our family is already almost too big for our family just because an exec saw an opportunity to exploit the system. As said, I know the market was booming but I feel like Lennar, a multi million dollar corporation, who was already making a ton of money building houses with the old process, saw an opportunity to take advantage and pad their bottom line and make even more money. It’s a bitter pill to swallow to live in a neighborhood who half of your neighbors were the old system, and you paid a hundred thousand dollars over what they did, and you have the same house and closed right after them. ... More

Poor communication during construction process. Quality of home was subpar.