Mauricio Clark

Review of Celebration Homes

RUN!!!!! I don't regret many things but buying a C...

RUN!!!!! I don't regret many things but buying a Celebration Home was a huge mistake. Let me begin by saying the sales experience with Kelly was really good, she did a great job communicating and has been very prompt in her responses. Other than that, I have nothing positive to say. I chose Celebration versus the other builder in this development as I THOUGHT the experience was better. Turns out I could have received the same disappointment at half the cost. It began with the dump truck driver's urinating in plain sight and contractors stealing our water. The blasting that has occurred 30 yards from my home. My wife and daughter could not take my dog out without being asked to go inside by contractors so they would not be hit with debris from the blasting. Workers hanging out in the lots around me burning trash for amusement. Sleeping on running heavy equipment. No internet for 2 months as Comcast and At&t have been waiting on construction. No street signs in the event of an emergency.

The dirt work behind my home which I assumed would be completed rather quickly has been going on since we moved in 4 months at this point. So we began to take pictures and video of the work for documentation purposes. We noticed the existing dirt was being removed and other dirt being brought in at the same time. I asked Chad the project manager for Celebration , who attempts to avoid me because of an ongoing issue he has been promising to fix, he does not follow through with fixing issues that were discussed. I asked him what the plan was behind my house. His response was "that's the developer and they don't tell me anything" I then reached out to a supervisor for Summit the contractors for the developer and he advised me he really didn't know when the work would be completed as they are stockpiling dirt 15 yards from my property. Chad's response outlined the issue, there is no communication between the development and the builders. I wondered why they would build my house and the ones that surround me in an area where the volume of work we are experiencing is still occurring. We have documented as many as 2 bulldozers, 4 dump trucks and an excavator all operating at the same time creating an insane amount of noise. My wife works from home daily, I work from home a couple days a week and my daughter is doing the hybrid option for school. We can't concentrate because of the constant sound of the machinery. I knew we were buying new construction and had an expectation of continuing work but we are way beyond those expectations. We can not have coffee or enjoy our patio on lunch due to the work. There are multiple areas in this development where dirt can be stockpiled and the decision was made to put it 15 yards from my property line. The contractors are disrespectful, they block streets and don't want to move. I have had visitors who have been stared at, given dirty looks and delayed by the contractors not allowing them to pass. I sent an email to Celebration and the developer neither have returned my email. Once you close on the property they are done with you.