Lennar Reviews

Quality is not great. “Everything’s Included” but low quality. Appliances and gadgets installed are outdated.

Well done Lennar , thank you.

Overall assessment of our experience is just Fair. Below is the explanation. Delivered product supposed to be an exact replica of what's in the Model Home. Disappointingly what you see is Not really what you get. Builder must own the right to modify, because they do. Several delivered features do not replicate those in the Model as they were supposed to (per SC). Master shower layout, flooring, cabinetry, and others to name a few. Communication with builder/construction superintendent literally Non-existent. 'Take what you get' approach. Oh.... and better be grateful. Also noticed some subs trying to cut corners. But again, take what you you get bc it's the Covid era. ... More

Customer service is great. Any issues are promptly taken care of.

Overall my family's experience with Lennar was frustrating, tedious, and unsatisfying. And those are the kindest words I can come up with. Our experience started by showing interest in a lot in a nearly complete neighborhood in fall of 2020. We were told the lot we wanted wasn’t released to build on yet, but should be ready early 2021. Early 2021 turned to spring 2021, which turned to late summer 2021. Midway through that wait, Lennar changed to what they called an “inventory model” where they allowed us to choose our finishes before signing the purchase agreement in a veiled attempt at trying to make us feel like they were doing us a favor. But in reality, this was purely for their benefit of lining up supplies and labor and locking buyers into upgrades that they may not be able to afford once the purchase is finalized. In that time we couldn’t even get the most basic information like which way the house would be oriented, or what the layout of lot looked like. Every update we received from Lennar over the course of those 9 months (in which I had to initiate nearly every interaction), the price of the home went up and up and eventually landed on $90k above the original 2020 estimate. The lot we chose ended up being one of the LAST homes built in the neighborhood, despite us showing interest so early. Now, I understand the market went crazy over the last couple years, supply chains were a mess, and the labor market tanked, but all I was told during that 9 months was, “There’s nothing we can do”, “We’re waiting on City approvals”, “We don’t know which lots will be released and when”. Now, let’s imaging the market was flipped and Lennar was eager to sell these lots. Do you think I’d have gotten the same excuses? Or would they have done anything and everything to get us bought in as quickly as possible? Despite the 9 months of limbo and inflated price, we went through with the purchase because we were already committed to moving. Now when you’re spending half a million dollars on something, you might expect some modicum level of service, right? Detailed weekly updates, maybe some sort of tentative schedule, or planned walkthroughs during the various stages of construction. Instead, we got what I would consider the bare minimum they could offer. A few pictures every week or so and a 5 minute phone call telling me what I already knew by walking the property myself. At one point I even had to point out that we were missing certain electrical items we paid extra for. Every deficiency I pointed out was met with a “Yep, we’ll make sure that’s taken care of.”, but many of them were ignored and simply covered up in hopes that I’d forget about them. I ended up paying a 3rd party inspector just so I had written documentation of what they were doing wrong. When it came time to do the final walkthrough, I finally felt like we were getting the level of service I expected from this “Leading Home Builder”. The representative walked us through the home’s “smart” features, and we tagged the cosmetic defects throughout the house (there were several dozen!). We were told that most of these items would be addressed before our final move in day. That feeling of satisfaction quickly went away when we walked into the home after signing all the paperwork and realized that less than half of the items were addressed. We’ve been in the house for nearly 2 months now, and after one major sump pump failure event, and 4 Lennar warranty representatives later, we’re still working through some of the items on that initial list. To be fair, some of that is due to weather but I get the feeling that if I wasn’t continuously following up on these items, they’d have been completely ignored. Also, despite us being the first home completed of the 5 or so that remained, we’re the last to get SOD in our yard. I’m getting the same excuses I got before the build even started, “We have no control over that”, “We don’t know when it will be done”, “There’s nothing we can do”. So nobody knows anything and the crews just show up when they feel like it? Surely someone has something written down on a calendar that they could share. It's clear that quality control was lacking or non-existent throughout construction and now that we’re moved in, I guess it’s my role to make sure the workers are doing a satisfactory job. We’re still finding defects and deficiencies throughout the house like large cracks in the basement slab, squeaky floors, poorly painted areas, sloppy drywall work, etc. I don’t blame the workers making these repairs and the current warranty rep is doing his best at getting things scheduled and address quickly, but I’m getting to the point where I’m just going to start fixing some of these issues myself. It’s more of a hassle to wait around for a 3 hour window so a painter can come by for 10 mins of work, than it is to just buy some rollers and do it myself. I’ve already addressed several grading issues in the yard and have had to clean up all the nails and debris that was blown off of the roof. Now I can admit that maybe my expectations were way off to begin with. Maybe I’ve been too picky or “entitled”. Maybe this is the status quo for all builders. But I’d be curious if anyone reading this review, Lennar employees included, would find the things I’ve mentioned acceptable and expected when spending as much time as money as we have. The process of selling a home and moving is stressful enough, on top of doing it all with a family of 5 in the middle of a pandemic. This may be how it is, but is it how it should be? ... More

It was a good experience.

Excellent with their services from loan servicing to repairs.

has been very easy to work with on our new home purchase. We really like all the things that are included in the price, without added fees.

Everyone from the General Contractors, Finance Team, and especially the Sales Team, all were a big help. Every question we had we got answers and we love everything about our brand new home. We will recommend Lennar to any of our family and friends that want to purchase a brand new home.

I will start by saying I love the floorplan I chose. I am disappointed with unkept promises by agent. Lennar Mortgage was very stressful and changed the interest rate at the last minute. The quality of work - paint droppings on the floors and molding (did not use painters' tape), cheap paint, several areas are bleeding through, ceiling showing sheetrock seams/cracks, there are areas of 'rough' wood where it should have been sanded, doors put up backwards, attic cut into ceiling inside house - should be garage only, can't reach attic stairs - cut too short...they said all of this was COSMETIC but later advised it won't be repaired because they will only touch up NAIL POPS at my 1 year warranty and not even paint. In a year I will have to repaint my entire home to cover the spots! Also, wrong color carpet installed. ... More

Overall experience was good. Follow up builder repairs prior to move in were slow. Still waiting for island repair 2 months later

Be sure to follow up with issues of concerns.

Too much paperwork and the amount of time required to keep informed were unreasonable.

I would never recommend Lennar to any home buyer. The overall experience was so poor and this is my 4th home purchase. So many things went wrong with this home purchase from day one up until the closing day. I will NEVER buy a home with Lennar again and I would NEVER recommend them.

While the builder and senior management have very good intentions and would like the products and services to be excellent, I am not sure the staff at the lower level and executors of strategy and goals are aligned. There were a number of fauklts pointed out to builders during house construction which were ignored and some of these were not minor problems. Band aid solutions or explanations were provided. The Lennar Mortgage process was unnecessarily painful - I would never go for Lennar Mortgage. Closing process was extremely rushed with very little explanations. I have taken mortgages and done closing for several homes in different geographies - this was the worst. ... More

Keep buyers informed every week or so on the progress of your new home build.

We absolutely love our Lennar home. The everything’s included package is so awesome. The home has so many great touches plus Lennar understood we had a tight timeline to purchase and close and they got it done. Definitely recommend!

The process was well laid out. We knew what to expect and when to expect it (Outside if supply chain issues). Follow up on inevitable issues was well done and increased our confidence.

We had so many issues but didn’t get fix at all or on time I would never recommend friends to buy Lennar home because of all cheap material and price which is not worth it compare to houses we bought previously. Still waiting for garage door to be changed , loft to get fixed , front door key not working , cheap flooring to get fixed and so many other issues.

Time consuming and lack of communication

Mark, Trevor and Ryan (lennar mortgage) are spectacular!

People Work here they really helpful even after buy home just 1 phone call and they come over to help

Ryan R. Is where it all started ...what a great experience that started from day one. We had been looking at alot of different areas in SWFL before coming to Vista Blue. Originally it seemed to be to far from Naples. It isn't and we fell in love with the community and the home. Ryan R. was fantastic through the trying, buying/Bidding process that was so frustrating but with his help we finally succeeded. Some of the workmanship and quality is less then was expected but after our close the construction supervisor (Mike W) and the customer support from (Mark H) has been fantastic with cordination of all the trades that are involved to correct any and all issues that have come up. The community is awesome and it is definitely a slice of paradise ... More

The home itself is beautiful and the quality is impressive and everything we wanted. The buying and financing process was a non stop headache of poor communication and blatant deception. Supply chain issues and construction delays are very difficult to handle especially since they are not properly communicated. Waited 4 weeks for an essential steel beam to be delivered just to wait two more weeks for work to start again after delivery. Throughout that entire time the Lennar team blatantly lied about delays and timelines. We love our finished home. Would not recommend anyone building a new home in this current market at this time without knowing when they say 5-6 months they mean 8-9 months. Still waiting on several items to be completed months after moving in. ... More

Great house, great price and amazing communication throughout the entire process.