Lennar Reviews in Houston, TX

Should have took my time when buying, checked all of my options.

The finish work is not that great and when you in your work order and they come out to fix their mistakes they make it worse and so you just end up giving up. Most of them do not speak English so you can't communicate with them.

Our experience with Lennar was quite positive throughout the building process up until the point of our final walk-through and the days following. Many cosmetic issues were documented before closing but not fixed until we contacted higher ups. These repairs ended up taking months instead of days like our neighbors experienced.

I should not have to go through my Home Owners assn to get my curb repaired. It is cracking and should last more than a few months. It should be handled by Lennar through the HOA.

Let me start by saying, the home isnt all bad.. But after building two times before with different builders, I can tell the quality of lennar and the products they use are definitely not quality. The paint is flat and already flaking off after living in my home for 2 months. The baseboards are so small, they're almost non exsistent.

Like any large developer they find ways to cut costs and increase their profit margin. Some things to be aware of ... - Won't install blinds because they can't guarantee the drywall which will cost the buyer thousands of dollars - Won't install or recommend sprinkler installation - no fans or towel hangers so be prepared - tough to reach out to the vendors to get additional services. - sold my mortgage immediately after the sale was final. Good News story - good customer service and try to work with any issues. - want to assist and positive customer service

House layout is perfect and also de location. But builder just made lots of silly mistakes. First and most biggest mistake was electrical breakers and wiring’s were badly installed so after two weeks of moving in power went off very 15-30 minutes. Second big mistake done by builder washer water hoses were installed wrong. Only hot water was coming in. Third mistake and as of today I am still waiting for a response of the builder; drawers and cabinet doors are cracking up and master bedroom bath drawers were in bad conditions since previous inspection and have not been replaced. Forth mistake the grass was not properly maintained and now after 30’days of me watering and trying to make it grow it is still turning yellow. There were other little things that also needed replacement but they were addressed rapidly. ... More

Chaotic purchase. Their in house mortgage/underwriting has poor communication overall but the customer-facing people were great. The house itself is beautiful, but really frustrated with the patio especially. When I walked through the first time it looked as if the patio floods during heavy rains and I asked the builder about it and he assured me it was all construction dirt….. turns out that the patio definitely floods when it rains. Small construction/finishing errors throughout the house that aren’t huge but definitely do your walkthroughs in person and be as picky as possible. We couldn’t walk ours in person due to time/distance constraints. ... More

Sinc the closing, more and more problems have appeared.... Ugh

The sales rep, Jimmy, over committed before sigining the sale agreement. Couple of key information provided prior to the sale, which drives our decision making to invest in the house, were incorrect. This unfolded to us as we went through Lennar's mortgage process for ex., sellers credit provided is of no use, as they artificially inflate the interest rate and then apply all the credits against discount points to lower interest rate to match market rate provided by other lenders (so this is literally a rip off, as it nullifies the benefit of sellers credit, which was one of the prime reason for us to go with Lennar). The sales rep also told us prior to sale that if there is any unused sellers credit after buying discount points, it is ours to keep and can be applied to lower the house cost or anything else. But that isn't true, which we learnt later on is not allowed by housing laws. So overall do your own research first before going with this builder. Working with the mortgage specialist (Rhonda) wasn't a good experience either - slow response, not providing details as requested, etc. Hence switched to external lender. ... More

Lennar has affordable homes but terrible customer experience. I had the run around with the lender from day one (even lasted after I closed). If you are a person doing this without an experienced realtor, I beg you to reconsider. Your realtor won’t get the full 3% but they will help you navigate the many issues you’ll run into with Lennar’s in house lender. I wanted to go with a different lender but the deals offered by Lennar were better. The quality of my home seems to be fine. And the deal was amazing but I have spent so much money to buy necessities that should have been included. If you’re buying in houston, negotiate gutters and an irrigation system. They’re terribly expensive but needed. My first home, built in Chicago, was a different process and actually really a great experience. I’m not sure why I had such a problem this time. I would advise you to shop around good before choosing Lennar in Houston. Also get everything in writing. Everything! ... More

The communication with client could have been better.

The sod was laid wet and then the workers walked all over it creating very dangerous pot holes in the shape of foot prints. I hurt my right knee the first time I walked on it. I have to regrade it of course. The electrician has been out twice. Drawers had to be repaired. Had to have gutters in immediately. Lost power twice the first week so I put in a generator. The kitchen cabinets are useless. Having drawers installed. Tore out all the low grade carpeting. Put in a matching floor. The driveway is all pitted with extra cement globs everywhere. They had replaced 1 section but really the whole thing needed to be redone like most of the neighbors. I wasn’t as smart. In my contract. I was promised things that took a month of nagging to happen. Everyone was nice on face value with no follow through. A little less cutting corners for some quality assurance is worth a lot of good will and publicity. ... More

My overall experience purchasing a Lennar home was not the best it could’ve been but not terrible either. There were items that I asked if were included and was told yes to only be told later it’s not included with the collection. I didn’t get an apology of incorrect information only an unfortunately which is not an apology. Nothing offered because of the incorrect info either. You have to continuously stay on everyone from beginning to any individuals in between to closing. I even received a phone call from the VP of Lennar mortgage in regards to a survey I left. I missed the call and returned it 30 mins later to not get an answer and I’m still waiting on my return phone call. Lennar has to do more than just checking a box. ... More

It was a pretty tough experience. Our sales girl quit in the middle of building. Bounced around to a couple others that didn't help much before being handled by the manager. First walk through was scheduled when work wasn't complete yet. Final walk through when there was still workers working on the house. Was promised issues we found would be taken care of. Here we are a month and half later and we still have tape on our walls from the walk through that haven't been addressed. Even add ins we paid for in the contract weren't done. Crooked walls and bad drywall in multiple places and the 2nd story floor is very uneven after pointed out multiple times during the build. Lennar has some stepping up to do to make this experience right. ... More

House quality and workmanship is acceptable for this kind of budget houses, but the financial and title teams sucks. Even though there was plenty of time to get ready for the closing day, as the house was being constructed, they were still asking for info to get the loan just around a week before the closing. Consequently the closing final amount keep changing up to the day of closing creating some unexpected hassles that day. Very disappointing feeling for a well known company as Lennar.

My house did not appraise for the sale price and that effected my down payment and interest. It was a fiasco. Since I moved in I’ve submitted several work orders and had slow response for each.

The good: I like the floorplan and love the neighborhood we moved into. Enjoyed working with the sales person that helped us buy the house. The rest: The finish quality in the home and the materials used are appalling. The kitchen cabinets are the cheapest cabinets I've ever seen. The ready made cabinets at Lowes or Home Depot are better than these. The electrical work scares me. I had to install a couple of new fans and it looks like a high school shop class put the electrical in. Our water coming out of the faucet in the Texas summer is beyond warm, it is downright hot. I recently found why, the water line runs directly over the garage with a minimum of pipe insulation. This is something that is going to have to get revisited. Overall I like the house, but am very disappointed in the build and finish quality. ... More

No keys day of closing had to wait 5 days later to get keys and move in still no mailbox need some touch up no lites in backyard

Lennars goal is to close business and there is so much room for improvement. I told my sales guy I could not meet at a certain date since I locked in the house. I never meet with customer service, I was sent another builder supervisor instead. When we spent TWICE time to call out cosmetic things that needed to be repaired, only a very few were taken care of and the rest... well they just peeled off the orange stickers. Most of the paint jobs are leaky and full of paint buggers. Love the location, and the size of the land, but I would need to see lots of improvement before buying another home by this builder. ... More

We are enjoying our new home and neighborhood and did have some positive experiences with Lennar. However, since we moved in 3 months ago we have noticed some problems with the workmanship. The paint job was especially sloppy. We also had problems with the Lennar Title Company giving us incorrect information at closing, and they would not respond to our emails requesting assistance concerning this incorrect information. These are some of the reasons that our overall rating is just average.

Since moving into my home , there’s been some concerns that occurred from what I believe to be a rushed job and therefore affected the quality of the house

Not happy due to the lack of follow ups

My biggest problem was during the walk I was blue taping a lot. Mike, who no longer is with y’all said, “don’t worry about taping everything right now, you won’t see it all so we’ll come back in 2 months to fix whatever else you see.” Nikki, who is awesome! Told me that wasn’t the case. All the baseboards in the house look like they were found in the trash, pieces missing in them, nails not all the way in, or holes from the nails. The painters also did a horrible job caulking the baseboards to the ground. They probably costed you guys a lot of money how much extra caulking they got all over our tile. These things will probably make me not recommend lennar to any friends or family, and not ever buy a lennar home again. Unless of course you guys actually care about those 2 issues and come fix them. ... More

Initial purchase process was smoother, design and options selection were easy to go through with sales person, construction manager was less responsive during the build, many issues found at final inspection and during final move-in. How would you describe the quality and value of your new home? Construction was ok, found many issues after 3 months period. Builder promised many items and delivered accordingly. For example, Amazon products give away. Ring, echo dot etc. What would you most like potential home buyers to know about this builder? Always do proper research about builder and quality of products they are using. Ask questions and expect details. This will be worthwhile after closing. ... More