Lennar Reviews in San Antonio, TX

1. We expected Lennar would install top soil and follow SAWS guidelines when planting it, as Paul Canyon is served by SAWS. Instead, in less than 48 hours, our grass died although we watered it following SAWS rules. 2. Lennar sales representative sold us the house assuring us that the sod would be planted to the fence and later we found out that was not the case. She either misinformed us or plainly lied.

Some of the workorders were not done and we mover in and now it's a inconvenience for me to work around other people's schedule

Zero communication. Lack of care in blue tape walkthroughs, unprofessional staff (ESPECIALLY at the Lennar regional level), shoddy craftsmanship. I can especially observe this watching all of the other houses get built around me in Guadalupe Heights in Seguin. Trash getting blown all around, builders trying to steal packages off my front porch, dirt and debris in the road. I will always tell people to avoid Lennar at all costs. Cutting corners should be Lennar’s slogan.

Unorganized unaware poor work efforts

Sales person was great and responsive. Quality of work was poor, responsiveness from construction team was poor. After closing for over 6 weeks we have not had sod on our yard. We financed through Lennar and they later sold the loan to a different company. Shortly after the loan was sold, my wife and I both experienced identity theft, where we both had letters stating that credit cards were applied for by us that we were not aware of. We are very careful with not sharing private information and have not applied for credit cards in over 5 years. Some credit cards were approved and had thousands of dollars charged to the cards that we did not open. ... More

One of the worst experiences of my 63 years.

Low quality of products used to sell fast, lack of great customer service, no responsibility to fix items prior to sell forcing customers to close without options

The price of the home doesn’t reflect the low level quality of materials and craftsmanship in the home. The home has a beautiful face on it but basic everything else from the cheap doors, no locks on the door knob, the basic level stove and microwave, carpet padding, no screens for the windows and the most horrific caulking and painting of the base boards. I reached out to inquire about upgrading the low level things and I was told that it violates the warranty!?!?. You don’t know all of these things until you get in the house and live in it. Also what happened to everything is BIG in TX??? The driveway doesn’t fit to full size vehicles. You can’t even get out and not be standing in the grass. That is TERRIBLE. I’m coming from Florida and the Lennar homes are on a completely different level and quality. I was excited about this experience but I feel like i’ve been scammed for $150K. My last place was built in 2019 and very similar. I wish I was back in Florida. ... More

almost 3 months behind schedule even though all supplies were here, would tell us 2 more weeks so we checked everyday, no one was working on house. When we were told a home inspection which we were paying for could be done work in house was not finished you didn't even have a water meter here. One wall had no electricity at all, we were told it was repaired and it wasn't. So many things not taken care of from final walk thru and house was not cleaned. Not sure what ever happened to customer satisfaction but Lennar has none. Neighbors on both side's had same sort of issues. Nice homes but will never buy another one due to lack of caring if your issues are handled or not. ... More

Please keep away from Lennar. They tell you one thing and then do something in the back. When questioned, they say, "oh my mistake" etc or delegate that messaging to someone else. No one really takes responsibility for the mistakes.

The construction manger was/has been great. The title department was the worst!!! I have NEVER had such a horrible experienced. It’s been 4 months since my closing and last month I was looking for final/completed/signed documents in the portal (that you push so much), to find out they were not there. I had to call title to get them. Defeats the purpose of your so called portal. You have been a failure in almost every aspect of the experience. I say almost only because of Shane the construction manager.

I have been around home building my entire life and have never seen a house get built with such lack of care. There were so many things that stood out to show that one the contractor is either way to rushed. Or two they just don’t care. Walls with very little or no paint. Tile that didn’t get grouted in places. Brick work that looked like a little kid did it. List goes on and on. This is just the builder side of things. I have plenty of complaints for the entire company.

This review is not in regards to the location, the neighborhood, the local schools, etc... It is strictly about Lennar. I purchased a home from Lennar at the end of May 2019. My experience with Lennar before and after purchasing the home has been terrible. This company lacks communication, consistency, and quality, among other things. When we agreed to purchase the home that we liked, the closing date was originally set for early June 19. Lennar contacted us and said that the closing date could be moved up to mid-May. We agreed to that closing date. When that date finally came around, I took off of work to allow time for the walk-through and all of the paperwork that comes along with closing. It was getting late on the day of closing and Lennar had still not contacted me to come do the walk-through. They finally contacted me and said that there wasn't time to close and we would have to do it at a later day. I went up to look at the house the next day and saw that the house was nowhere near ready and that they made no attempt to even close on the day that they moved it up to. I was extremely frustrated that I sacrificed an entire workday for nothing. Eddie, the area manager, and Drew, the sales rep, made no attempt to apologize or compensate me for this. Several days later, I walked through the house with Mario, the construction manager at the time, and put up blue tape on areas that needed a paint touch-up. After a while he has another appointment and said that Drew, the sales rep, was on his way to assist me in continuing the process. When the sales rep showed up, he aggressively told me to leave the home and that if I didn't like the way it looked, the house wasn't mine to buy. At the same time, I noticed that there was a bird's nest in the attic which was the result of a gap in the roof I had brought to their attention in the past, but they told me it was nothing. My wife and I moved into the home on June 2nd, and there are issues that we identified before ever purchasing the home that we are still dealing with today. The most recent is chips in the floor, which has now turned into a 5-week process just to replace a couple of panels on the floor. Lennar left the laundry room vent blocked which caused a blockage between my dryer machine and the vent exit on the ceiling of the house. This is a major fire hazard. The fence gate has broke 3 times. Paint on the outside of the house began to peel off. There was a missing baseboard. There was paint in the carpet and on the flooring throughout the house, and when I brought this up they told me to just to get a washcloth and clean it up myself. There are paint chips and inconsistencies in the paint in every single room of the house, they told me to use the provided touch up paint to fix it myself. I appreciate that the house came with sod and an irrigation system, but the way they laid the sod was extremely careless. Since we first met with Lennar, we have gone through 3 construction managers. As you can imagine, this has caused inconsistency and confusion in communication. I would never recommend Lennar to any of my friends or family. I strongly discourage anyone that reads this to buy a Lennar home. ... More

Lennar is an untrustworthy home builder. Communication is poor, response time is slow or nonexistent. Promises are made and not kept. I would not recommend them.

Cheap quality, rushed work; poor communication amongst staff

wasting my time with this survey

Not happy with most things at the home and the purchase experience

Too many different people involved in the process and a lack of accountability. Move in items were not completed timely and still finding issues.

The most frustrating home buying process I’ve experienced. The mortgage team continuously sent documents for signature with errors, and when pointed out repeated said to just sign them as they were only for underwriting and we’d just be signing them again later with different info. Very uncomfortable process. I was still resigning corrected papers a month after closing that I had pointed out previously and told to not worry. They also rarely responded to questions without multiple attempts for info, but were always in a hurry to have documents returned immediately regardless of the time of time they were sent to us. The sales liaison was also less than helpful and was somewhat misleading in the process. We bought while out of state, and were sold the promise of a wonderful community center and amenities that our somewhat high HOA payments would be going towards. At every chance when we asked about the status of the amenities, we were ignored. Once in the area we discovered they had not started the actual plans or construction for this yet. Not until closing day did we get the response that the amenity center would not be ready for at least another year. This is a large selling feature for most new developments in the area, and this turns out to be the only community putting it as a last priority. There are almost 100 houses already finished as well and no ground even broken for the center. This makes the neighborhood feel even more like just living in a construction zone rather than a new community. It’s also hard then to understand what our HOA fees are actually paying for? They do not come off as building a community at all. Most importantly, the worst part has been dealing with the construction team. The quality of care for our new home is very substandard with zero accountability. They did not ensure having utilities on for the home for a 3rd party inspection, and they blamed the inspector despite our prior and detailed coordination (and the inspector checking in with the office), so we were not able to check any electrical or HVAC items in the house. During the orientation walk thru we went through more than 3 rolls of blue tape due to poor craftsmanship throughout the home, and a painter just kept walking around removing it behind us until we noticed and stopped them. Eventually we moved in with multiple electrical issues present, cracked window frame, faulty lights, paint on carpets, unfinished work, uncorrected cosmetic blue tape items throughout the home. And worst of all, the construction team completely abused the use of our home while we were away directly upon closing AND after. On closing day, I entered my home for the first time to find workers sitting in my home eating their lunch. I kicked them out and notified the Construction manager but nothing happened. We travelled out of state right after, and came back to a home that was left unlocked (they had to change the door after we moved in as the one prior was uneven and they didn’t ensure locking the house!), and there was clear evidence workers had been in the home to use the bathroom as well as changed out materials for use in another home (a damaged door was newly installed on a closet where a good one had been and random pieces of window trim were lying around that weren’t there at closing). Again notified the manager, again all apologies, but no change as the very next day the workers continued to plug power tools into our outside outlets for their use. The plumbing ended up clogged as well as a result of workers flushing loads of wipes while using our home as their bathroom when we were gone or before closing. The sod was also laid very poorly with issues found in the irrigation system, with no communication with us or response to our concerns during or after the process. So I fixed the irrigation myself, but am still left with a lawn that was laid with large patches of holes throughout. If I don’t have to involve them in fixing things anymore, I don’t as there’s no trust. There is no oversight over the workers in the community it seems. Only one saving grace is a single customer care rep named Ken who still fights for us to get our issues fixed. He alone seems to keep the team mildly accountable at least for warranty repairs. This all sounds like a lot of complaining, but it’s been a seriously frustrating and overall unacceptable process for what was supposed to be a wonderful new home experience. I can’t recommend enough against Lennar in Brookmill. Hopefully corporate management tracks the mismanagement and waste in this community and changes things. ... More

Did not enjoy our experience.

Just not a good experience in any way except Travis our concierge. We feel mislead and ripped off. Delays. Horrible communication. We knew Lennar is not a top builder, but we’re not expecting this? Ever heard of closing at 11P? Ever heard of a builder trying to coverup a breakin during construction? You will.

1. Every Loan processor that was involved with our loan, whether it were a Senior Loan Processor or not, kept asking for the same documents repeatedly after they have been sent. We were emailed on 9/5/23, 9/8/23, 9/14/23, 9/15/23 to provide a copy of social security card, but we were informed by Bryan D. that the 1099 form would suffice as a form of their SSN. 2. With said loan processors, they kept insisting that there was a bank account that had belonged to me and my husband, when they actually belonged to my in-laws, even after being told countless times that it did not belong to us. 3. Loan Processor, Bryan D., was asked several times what the interest rate and monthly payments were and he had refrained from sending that specific information. I do not feel comfortable, nor do I think it is right, to have to walk into my closing appointment with absolutely no idea what my costs will be. Would anybody feel comfortable with this? Or am I just another paycheck for you all, so my interests don’t matter? 4. The incompetent communication between the New Home consultant and the Construction manager regarding the appliances being installed prior to the third party home inspection. 5. I scheduled the original NHO virtually with Kristine M., who is a part of the Homebuyer concierge, since that was an option, but at the time of the appointment, no one reached out to me to give me any FaceTime call or zoom meeting link when I tried reaching out for this information. In fact, no one confirmed the appointment with me at all. 6. My parents were with me during the second walk through on 9/19. During the third walk through, on 9/21, we were not informed Nicole C. that we could not have my parents do the walkthrough for us. My husband and I cannot take off days easily as we both work Monday-Friday from 8-5. My in laws, who are the co-signers, are out of the country. And my husband and I had taken 9/22 off for closing. Coincidentally, I could not schedule anything after 5pm due to Lennar’s schedule for their employees. I figured with our circumstance with the other two co-signers being in a different country, having my parents proxy would be alright since they went to the second walk through with me. 7. During the third walk through, everything that was discussed during the walk through from 9/19 was NOT addressed and the house was extremely dirty a DAY BEFORE closing. We requested another walk through same day at 530pm. I was informed by the New Home Consultant, Diana M. that we would be meeting with another Customer Rep Jose M. as a courtesy because he doesn’t get paid overtime. This gentleman did not show up with the walk through list and was unprepared. We were informed to be on time since this was a courtesy from Lennar, but he came unprepared..? There would not have to had been a FOURTH walk through if everything that was discussed during the SECOND walk through had been addressed appropriately. And, my parents’ time would not have been wasted. This caused the paperwork that Lennar Mortgage needed to be pushed back because we needed to wait for the builder to sign off the statement. I do not appreciate the number of walkthroughs being blamed on us because had everything been addressed, only ONE would have been needed. 8. The New Home Consultant Diana M. was not very pleasant with me on the phone when she had informed me that my father was disrespectful to the customer care representatives and stormed off during the second walk through. This was completely false information, as she wasn’t even there at the walk through, nor has he even met her. 9. On closing day, we were to do the closing remotely for the convenience of my in laws since they are in the Philippines, a different country, meaning 13+ hours ahead of us. We received the notarization linvitation link at noon, which is 1am in the Philippines. We were informed that as long as everyone signs before 4pm and funds are received, we would be able to receive the keys to the house. We’ve told Lennar Mortgage countless times that the co-signers were OUT OF THE COUNTRY and the time difference is crucial for documents that were given to us with two day deadlines. 10. There was an IT issue with the Proof Closing team. As that issue was being resolved, my husband and I made our way to Lennar title to make sure we make it on time to drop off the closing fee funds and I could do my portion of the notarizing on the way so we can make the deadline to receive the keys. 11. As I start my process with speaking to a notary Ralph W, he immediately noticed that my first name on my drivers license does not match the signed documents that were signed. The notary wanted me to reach out to the loan officer, Bryan D., to see how we would proceed with this issue. We waited several minutes before calling to ask him if he saw our text message regarding the issue. He never did. We never got to close on our house the day we were supposed to due to this department’s incompetence. 11. With three Loan Processors, Bryan D., Mel J., Christine S., two of them being Senior Loan Processors, Mel J. and Christine S., they all still missed the fact that my Drivers License and SSN card have different first names. This was not caught until our CLOSING day when it should have been caught day one. And that is to name A FEW mistakes that Lennar has made. Lennar has made my husband’s and my first time home buyer experience the worst experience we’ve ever had. There was no care, there was no compassion, and there was no initiative to help when we needed it most. When it comes to something that they need, they need it ASAP. But, when it comes to something that you need, everyone drags their feet and points their finger with nothing getting done. They’ll just give you a $150 Amazon gift card when they get your name wrong. ... More

My overall home buying experience was stressful and almost traumatic. By far the worst purchasing experience I've ever dealt with. There was an extreme lack of communication with everyone involved. My closing date was moved up without my knowledge only to satisfy the managers' quota for the month. I felt more like a number on a sales performance board than an actual customer making one of the most important purchasing decisions of my life. My interest rate was changed from what was discussed so I had to follow up multiple times to have it changed back. The house repairs were not fixed from the orientation by the time of my closing date, but I was still forced to close on that day. Lennar (although at fault for not fulfilling their obligations) gave me an ultimatum to close on the 28th of August or I would lose out on the deal. No one was sympathetic to my frustrations. I've purchased a home in the past, so I know the difference between good customer service and whatever it is that Lennar calls this. ... More

From being promised the wrong interest rate to having the closing date moved (not to mention several times) on the day of because of negligence from a laborer on sight. I would not recommend working with this specific San Antonio branch. The communication within Lennar was clearly poor and made the experience excruciating.

The buyer process was so many people involved, had to do too much coordination on my own. Too many different portals to do things in. Poor construction and was told “you can only call in 1-year warranty items all at once, only one time”. Never have heard that in any of my previous home buying experience. So, essentially, there is actually no warranty, if that’s the case. Can’t get a hold of the sales manager, she won’t return my calls conveniently AFTER I closed on the home. Hmmm…. Plus, on the warranty paperwork they ask you to sign after some work is done, there’s NO PLACE for notes - why would that be?? I’m not signing something that releases you of the fact that the tree you hit during the plumbing dig up could still die, and that would be on the builder to replace. It feels very…. “icky” and that Lennar is not interested in doing very honest business. I am in the industry as well, working for a direct competitor. I have shared with almost every executive in my organization how awful this process has been. Also, friends and family. KB and Pacesetter knocked it out of the park during my time with both of them. ... More