Lennar Reviews

Lennar is a large impersonal company. Information flows downhill from above and it appears to me that most employees are afraid to act on behalf of the customer because they are afraid of making waves. This is my second Lennar house in 3 years and I have experienced this phenomenon repeatedly. Also, they are VERY slow to respond to service issues, especially if you are misguided enough, as I was, to close before the house was actually complete. Once they have your money, they are even more unresponsive. Be aware the Lennar is nothing more than a "tract" builder who is always trying to cut costs. This second home, for example, was built with much cheaper materials than the one from a couple years ago, despite the fact that the new home was supposedly a level above the last one. Lennar builds a half way decent house, but don't expect to be buying anything like a custom house, despite the inflated pricing. ... More

My insurance lapsed because they didn’t pay the bill.

Quality a bit disappointing. Waiting all day today for someone scheduled to come perform some fixes.

Let me start by saying that the sales office (Elena and Juan) did an amazing job of communicating and being accountable throughout the entire buying experience. The pain point for my family and I came with the construction team. Their lack of accountability and effective communication was extremely unprofessional. There were numerous times that I had to get the sales office involved to get prompt feedback from construction. We had two walkthroughs before closing, one a week from closing and one the day of closing. At our first walk through we created a multi-page list of issues that should have been corrected. We found three leaks including one which had mold. The construction team said they would correct the issues before closing. Fast forward to closing and we had even more issues, including new large scratches on our flooring. With a long list of items unfinished the construction manager said they would have everything corrected ASAP. Against better judgement we decided to close and allow the construction team to finish our home while we were moving in. Fast forward 45 days post-closing and we still have issues unresolved. It took me having to call Lennar customer service to port the long list of items that needed to be finished to get a response from the construction team. We personally felt that once we closed no one really cared if the job was finished or if the job was done correctly (everything was a rush). Our situation may be an isolated case, but I don't think it's Lennar's plan for customers to feel the way we felt throughout the end of our home purchasing experience. I personally would not recommend Lennar to anyone and will pursue a private builder in the future. I intend on sharing my photos and emails with others on social media, so they too are aware of the pitfalls when working with Lennar. ... More

Not unhappy, generally speaking, but Lennar is a production builder and they're not flexible with the product they deliver. It's "garden variety". You can't upgrade anything. You get what you get.

The homebuying experience with Lennar was great but it's been a rocky road of ups and downs since that point. The day of our closing was a nightmare. The closing manager withheld the keys from us because the wire didn't officially hit their bank until later that evening, even though she was sent a receipt from the settlement company that the transfer was done. Also, we were sold on a "smart home" in a community that Lennar has not secured reliable Internet for. We can't use any of the smart home features and working from home on a hotspot has proven to be a real challenge. The quality of the home has been ok. You can tell where shortcuts were taken and for issues we've needed fixed, I'm noticing a quick band aid approach rather than quality work. The grading of our yard has been a real challenge, with large pools of water throughout. The sales staff and construction manager are great people and responsive. I know they are working hard and doing all they can. I just wish Lennar would provide more oversight on the contractors and take measures to ensure a smoother customer experience. ... More

Lennar builds FAST homes not quality homes.

I would call mine a pleasant experience. There were a few things that were great, but overall it is a disappointment.

As far as my experience it’s been ok however, I feel like Lennar needs major improvement on their customer service/interaction with their customers, we need to provide better quality materials and do a better job on the cleanliness of a brand new home once completed. I wasn’t happy with my garage door / motor, as they promised it would be a good quality garage door/opener and I received the lowest possible garage door / motor. Lennar needs to give the customer more options and selections on picking colors and materials.

This is our second Lennar home and this one is quite poor compared to our first. Our home was well buiult but the finsih stuff - flooring, painting, grouting, cabinets looked like they were odne by a 5 year old and the place was filthy when we moved into it. We still have unresolved issues but you have good construction managers who do follow through. I'll never buy another Lennar home and the worst of it is it too almost 10 months to get a product that was quite disappointing.

After I moved In I started to see things I did not see in my walk through, like paint issues cracks, the flat paint is terrible and the color is not great. I now have a window that water comes In through and ruined my window sill and wall they can’t come fix it for 2 weeks.

Attention to details missing in home with many things needing fixing. Construction materials left behind in cabinets and materials blocked up water drainage system. Nice townhome but features and appliances low quality and not worth $900k paid. Expected higher quality product.

Highly disappointed overall. House is cute. But craftmanship is poor. I still have a red GA clay backyard; a patio that is cracked so badly the underlayment is showing. The knee wall is the shower is very titled - leaning tower of Piza style. Shower floor has issues. But the mud yard is gruesome.

Time consuming and lack of communication

Quantity surpasses quality with this build

There are so many things need to considered. 1.If you are making smart home atleast run ethernet wire in house. 2. Sprinkle for landscaping should be wifi controlled not manually. 3. Need man door in garage, if someone need to go to backyard from garage then they need to go either from front or pass through the living area then access it from back yard. Garage man door should be there. 4. Electrical to the plugs should go from top of the house not through the walls. 5. If no landscaping is done in backyards atleast there should bepoint left for Sprinkle system. 6. Shower head so hight if kids need to adjust how they should adjust it. ... More

Bought a brand new house but received a house with a microwave that was not working and a lot of very imperfect blemishes to the craftsmanship.

The finishing work on our property was awful. We closed over a month ago and are still having troubles getting the repairs done correctly. Every time someone comes out to fix something they end up breaking something else. Make sure you do an in person walk through and note any issues.

First off, the sales team was wonderful and the buying process was great outside of one upgrade we requested that was blown off and ignored. The construction team however has been a pain to deal with. The initial QC walkthrough seemed pretty good but there are now issues that we keep finding and issues that were noted during our walkthrough still have not been addressed at all, two months later (as of this review). I work in construction myself so I know all the "pandemic issues" but that excuse can't be used for everything. I've heard from neighbors that they all have various issues as well, similar or even worse than our experience. Lennar is very clearly failing to hire competent and quality contractors. ... More

When I first considered Lennar, I spoke to family/friends that had personal great experiences with Lennar which encouraged me to choose them, in addition to the floor plan options and the location of the neighborhood. I waited about a month from being pre-qualified to actually being able to sign the contract (which I understood because of the crazy housing market at the time). I was promised updates along the way - foundation done, roof being put on, cabinets being put in, etc. - which really makes the building process fun. I constantly had to reach out to my sales rep to get any information on the house, or had to visit the site myself to see the progress. I don’t think my new home consultant reached out once on her own to give updates; it was always responses (days later) because I reached out asking about the progress. Basic questions about the neighborhood weren’t really ever answered (where the mailboxes would be - told incorrect information, where and when dog park would be completed - never got an answer, when the pool area would be done - also behind the scheduled date they gave). When it came time to finally do the initial walkthrough, there was no leniency on scheduling to work with my work schedule because of other timelines in place - which I was a little annoyed but understood. And then when the initial walkthrough came around, basic stuff wasn’t ready - water wasn’t hooked up for the dishwasher or fridge, door knobs weren’t on every door, slab of cement that wasn’t supposed to be there was still sitting in the lawn, and more). Some of these items were still outstanding in the final walkthrough the day of closing. If Lennar is going to hold me to a certain timeline, they need to be held to their own timelines. Now, the warranty department has actually been a decent experience handling mostly cosmetic things that weren’t found during the walkthroughs. I was super excited to build, as this was my first time not buying a resale home, but I expected a better experience and was disappointed. I know every builder has their own pros and cons, but I was mostly turned off by the customer service (or lack thereof) I experienced throughout the process. ... More

Communication was poor, document requirements not clear

Overall nice finishes in the house. Service team response is great. Frigidaire appliances are of low quality and I am fighting with Frigidaire even to register a service request. Lennar should not install Frigidaire appliances.

Several problems with new home leaking kitchen sink broken flooring, Outside the home retaining walls falling down, And other small issues but my biggest concern was that very little to no follow up and updates on the process of getting things fixed.

Building a home is very difficult, but building during a pandemic is extraordinarily stressful. supplies are always limited and timelines are completely disregarded. there needs to be teams working with the buyers in order to keep communication flowing. It seems that materials that arrive or not going to the homes that have been waiting the longest, but being distributed randomly. I am sure this is wasteful and costly for the builder, but frustrating for the buyer who waits months for supplies to arrive at their home only to see that other homes that were purchased much later were completed much faster. The entire build process needs to be reevaluated so that buyers are not left during a very busy season to be scrambling to find somewhere to stay because of all the delays. Once we were assigned a new project manager, the communication did improve. Donald did a great job trying to relay problems to us; however, his hands were tied with being able to resolve issues in a reasonable amount of time. Once our home was completed, there were multiple issues with the construction and cosmetic appearance of the home. Many items were damaged or not done at all, and here we are two months later still trying to get things repaired. I would definitely not do this again. I believe that Lennar could be much greater than they are, but they are completely focused on money instead of quality. ... More

The quality on the finish was not good at all. We are still trying to get things completed 2 months later.