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Reviewed June 17, 2024
Worst builder to purchase home. It's always good before you purchase and as soon you move in then you sees the actual problem and they hire the guy who doesn't let issues to go to upper management and decide to decline everyone 's major issues by saying Toll Brothers would not cover it. So if anything happens upper management can say we don't know anything.
Reviewed June 7, 2024
Yep, as bad as every other review. Almost 2 years and still trying to get basic service for hack job “contractor” work. Do yourself a favor and find a reputable builder that takes any level of price in their work because Toll Brothers truly could care less about you.
Reviewed May 18, 2024
My daughter purchased a new Toll Bros. home and within a few months found water under her subfloor. Eight of her neighbors have the same problem. Toll Bros. said they would "fix it" but two failed sump pumps later they still have water under their houses, sometimes 5-6". They are on a hill and the water should be draining down but something is wrong with the grading. The neighbors hired an engineer who said it could cost $50,000 to put French drains in and solve the problem. They got a lawyer and tried to fight Toll Bros. to get this fixed.
The company have snouty lawyers and billions of dollars to fight such lawsuits and implied "even if you win we will keep appealing". The victims in this case do not have hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay lawyer fees to fight these jerks and would end up bankrupt in doing so. Do not buy a home from Toll Brothers! They are a horrible company that only care about money and never the people who buy from them.
Reviewed May 7, 2024
Toll Brothers in Sayebrook (Myrtle Bch, SC) are the absolute worst company I have dealt with. This is our sixth home in 27 years. All were new construction homes. Toll Brothers is the worst and they should be ashamed to call themselves a “luxury builder”. They don’t honor their warranty and hold their contractors accountable. The homeowner is left with poor craftsmanship, empty promises, no accountability and the SC Myrtle Beach team absolutely have no integrity. It’s a shame their CEO is not approachable, no way a leader with integrity would allow the SC team to embarrass the Toll Brothers brand.
Reviewed April 30, 2024
BUYER BEWARE - Toll Brothers does not offer a loan contingency for their new construction homes, which means if you don't qualify for a mortgage when the home is ready, you stand to lose your ENTIRE DEPOSIT. This can be a significant amount—over $150,000 in some cases. Given the unpredictability of future interest rates and the potential for personal financial situations to change, this policy puts buyers at substantial financial risk. Toll Brothers seems indifferent to these concerns, showing a lack of care for the financial security of their customers. If you're considering buying a new home from them, be very cautious of this policy as it could lead to a major financial loss.
Reviewed April 24, 2024
So we purchased a Toll Brothers home in 2020 in Cumming GA. I would recommend staying away from them. Mind you, the looks are great. But the shortcuts these builders take to finish the house will cost you money. They did not prime the walls in bathroom. All drywall tape peeled. We removed the drywall tape and in some areas they packed with plastic and paper to fill the voids in between the drywall corners. Doorways are crooked. They even put up a door frame on an angled wall and did not mount the frame properly. High window frames, where you need a ladder, are caulked poorly and terrible finish. My yard is littered with construction debris. I recently put in new sod and found more roof shingles, bottles, large rocks > 5 lbs. I wish I never bought a tollbrothers. They look good but are built poorly.
Reviewed April 17, 2024
Visited a TB community in Houston and decided to apply for a loan with their in house TB company. Was initially approved for more than we needed, put earnest money down and picked out all selections at the design center and paid our design center deposit. 3 Months later, our TB loan officer told me that my score needed to be a certain number (which it was) and I needed to show a certain percentage from VA disability (Which I did). All of a sudden, I'm denied and now the loan officer won't respond to my emails. Do yourself a favor and steer clear of Toll Brothers mortgage company unless you want to be lied to repeatedly over and over again.
Reviewed April 6, 2024
All I have to say is these people are the rudest in the industry. I have built with many in Atlanta, Pulte, John Weiland and David Weekly. I walked in a house to look at fixtures etc. the project manager yelled, literally yelled at me to get out of the house, no one else should be in a house during the day. I felt threatened, like, should I call the cops. Bizarre behavior when we are their customers. Guess they don't want to sell homes. When I walked in the other properties, they were glad I was there and wanted to show us around and show off their homes, not berate us, the customers!!
Reviewed April 1, 2024
Cheap materials, horrible craftsmanship, short cuts to save money everywhere, that’s what you get from Toll Brothers. I haven’t found one of my neighbors who feels any different than I do. Don’t buy from this company.
Reviewed March 26, 2024
I recently had the unfortunate experience of dealing with Toll Brothers' customer service, and it was nothing short of a nightmare. I was made unaware of the next-door window and my window is on the same side and has no privacy. I bring this to the Toll brothers and Keith ** (customer care director) said select plan whichever they want. Disregard the customer safety. I have never seen like this customer service in my entire life. The house made are from very cheap materials. Please stay away from Toll Brothers in Denton, Texas.
Reviewed March 5, 2024
Our home was completed by Toll Brothers in 2000. The construction process took about 7 months longer than they told us. During the two-year construction process there were numerous times where construction completely stopped for weeks at a time. No useful explanation. I was on the construction manager like white on rice, so I think I turned out better than many of my neighbors regarding quality.
One major thing I ran into after 12 years was extensive dry rot. So many of the wood joints had absolutely no primer paint. That made for a very expensive repaint job. The lack of primer was only detectable after the house needed painting. Some of the upstairs bedrooms have walls and ceilings that are out of plumb. In the kitchen they use appliance models with non-standard sizes. When appliances (such as ovens and microwave) need to be replaced none of the cabinet sizes work with replacement appliances. Note that I purchased the highest grade of appliances and options. Regardless of what the sales people say, the result is pretty average. If I did it over again and I had to use toll brothers, I would have been much tougher on their sales people and project manager. At the end of the day I do not think they really cared that much about the customer.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2024
We've been in our new home at Fairhaven in Nampa Idaho for over 3 years now and I'm still repairing things that were done incorrectly. It's my 3rd new construction home in my life and none have been good. They wouldn't warranty stuff and when they did the people they sent made things worse or didn't even fix what was wrong. Every appliance they installed broke and they would come out and do a repair only to have it fail again. My advice, never have a home built. Buy a resale home after having it inspected by an experienced reputable inspector. There's not enough room here to write everything that's screwed up here. Huge regrets!
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2024
Before you choose a Toll Brothers home, connect with a homebuyer who can share some things to know before you do. Company has become too big and the customer service is not personable. The goal appears to be quantity over quality.
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2024
Toll Brothers is absolutely horrible!!! Stay away! The warranty is a joke. They go around fixing things under the warranty and don’t know how to fix things under the warranty. We purchased a house from Toll 3 years ago and found out that there are multiple code violations regarding our interior stairs. The city inspector cited code violations and Toll is trying to back out saying the house passed a final inspection. The walls are not straight, the drywall isn’t taped properly, there a visible seams on the ceiling and walls, ceiling and wall cracks. All of our ceramic tiles in the laundry room cracked 6 months after closing. It’s obvious that there is something wrong with the subfloor but they won’t fix it saying it’s not a warrantable item. Two of our rooms have water stains by the ceiling but Toll does not know how to fix it and which of their subs is responsible.
The insulation sub says it’s the roofer, the roofer says it’s not them. Toll warranty manager says it’s humidity in our house even though we have a humidity gauge and everything is perfect. They have no clue how to fix things under the warranty and ultimately you don’t get anything fixed. The construction managers that Toll hires are absolutely terrible and don’t know how to do their jobs. During construction, we noticed windows not level and higher by 2” from other windows on the same wall in the same room.
They were also installing one large window in the dining room in the corner of the room instead of the center. They framed our hallway wrong. They had to re-frame the windows after we pointed it out to the construction manager. He admitted he didn’t notice. We previously had a home built by a different home builder 15 years ago and no issues whatsoever. We didn’t have one crack on the ceiling or walls and we were surprised. Stay away from Toll Brothers- speaking from experience.
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2024
Poor building materials, Poor building quality and horrible workmanship. We all have our Chimneys leaking and my neighbors get basement flooded even in Light rains. We are so regretting buying a house here and then the HOA keeps increasing every Year. The State Government should take action and stop the HOA or get us money refunded for repairs.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2024
Really not 5 stars, I just wanted this review to reach the top of the list to warn prospective home buyers of Toll Brothers' conniving process, Bait & Switch business processes. After signing a contract in December 2021, we finally closed on our house in August 25, 2023. This review is to give fair warning for all people that is considering purchasing a home from Toll Brothers construction Co.
After waiting 10 months after signing the contract with Toll Brothers they finally broke ground to started building our home. This delay cost us over $20,000.00 in additional rental fees which Toll Brothers refused to refund us. When we asked the Sales person how long it would take to complete our home, she said eight (8) to ten (10) months, what a line of crap. Now Nineteen months later they are scheduling our closing without all the 57 items identified on our punch list not resolved.
Every attempt to contact the Tampa Sarasota division office (Brian O’Hara (VP), Jamie ** (VP Operations & Quality) fell on deaf ears and when we contacted the corporate office in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, (Douglas Yearley Jr.-CEO, Gregory **), they just referred us back to the Tampa Sarasota division office, so don’t expect to actually get an answer for any questions you may have.
Toll Brothers have one focus, Profits over customer satisfaction. They hire the cheapest subcontractors which results in amateur like quality so don’t expect to get a “Luxury Home” as they state on their logo “America’s Luxury Home Builder”. After speaking with many of our neighbors we feel we got off easy, some other customers had issues like subcontractors pouring cement in the sewer drains and cutting water lines to flood the home and other forms of sabotage when the subcontractors did not get paid from Toll Brothers. So just take this as fair warning, their contract states they can take up to TWO YEARS to complete your home, good luck with your home search.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2024
Thank you Toll Brothers Mortgage for ensuring we never buy a Toll Brothers home. Toll Brothers Mortgage refused to "recommend" us (e.g. permit a sales contract) under the following circumstances:
2. $40,000 earnest money
3. >$150,000 income, W-2 and 1099 (TBM would only recognize $20,000 in 1099 income)
4. Pre-approved by our lender.
At first we were furious: How does anyone "qualify" to purchase a TB home? How is TBM dictating whether a sales contract can or cannot be written? How is this a successful business model? We decided to purchase our backup home and experienced the professional purchase process expected. Although baffled by the TB process, it was a blessing in disguise as we purchased a similar home at a lower price with greater incentives. Thank you Toll Brothers!
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2024
My wife and I are writing to formally express our deep concerns and dissatisfaction regarding significant issues encountered during the home-buying process with Toll Brothers. The contract for a property located in Elkhorn Grove has been plagued with multiple inconsistencies, which have caused confusion and jeopardized the integrity of the agreement. Upon our initial review of the document, my wife and I noticed discrepancies in the incentives stated in the contract. The contract listed a reduction of $75 off, whereas the agreed-upon incentive was $75,000 or $75K. The sales agent stated she “forgot the 'K'” but advised she would "edit prior to signing if it made us feel better".
Furthermore, the verbiage concerning the homesite premium deposit for VA homebuyers remains inaccurate. The sales agent stated she “wrote it into the contract herself” and would try to revise it so it would read clearer. At the time of us signing, the verbiage used still indicated a lesser deposit was required than what was requested.
In addition to these contractual discrepancies, our experience with the home options presented has been distressing. During the structural meeting with the sales agent, they specified lower cabinets were included, only to discover that the actual offering was different from what was conveyed. Despite our verification with our realtor, the sales agent has refused to acknowledge their misinformation. Moreover, the area and sales managers have shown an unwillingness to resolve these issues, resorting to intimidation tactics and leveraging incentives against us. Their dismissive attitude and attribution of our concerns to an overload of information rather than acknowledging the misinformation provided is disheartening.
What's more, the lack of clarity and information shared between the sales team and the design studio has compounded our concerns. The viewing of different floor plans for our home and the unavailability of pricing for essential features like cabinetry, insulated walls, and electrical options during design and structural meetings have left us uncertain and dissatisfied with the process. While we initially held high hopes for our new home, the multitude of inconsistencies, unresolved issues, reviews of other customer complaints in the area, and the unprofessional conduct displayed by the management have deeply unsettled us. As a military family, attention to detail is paramount to us, and the experience thus far has fallen far short of our expectations. We anticipated a professional and seamless process but have instead encountered behaviors that do not reflect the upscale, luxury image associated with Toll Brothers.
We implore the corporate office to thoroughly investigate these matters and take decisive action to address these issues promptly. As responsible buyers, we have shown flexibility and understanding throughout this process. Still, we cannot continue to overlook these substantial discrepancies and unprofessional conduct demonstrated by sales agents Saeedeh **, Lauren **, and area manager Julia **. Please contact us at ** at your earliest convenience to discuss this matter further and provide a resolution to these pressing concerns. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2023
Being previous Toll Brothers buyer, and trying to purchase another toll brothers home. The sale experience we had was bad, the sales guy couldn't calculate correctly, sales guy wouldn't even try to talk to upper management and ask for additional incentives. We had everything presented and facts set, but this sales guy would not want to do anything. Our first time buying toll's sales was much better compared to today.
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2023
We purchased our home in July of 2023. We have relocated 7 times for work and have purchased new/built homes 5 times. This has been the worse experience to date. We have had more problems - electrical, patio, concrete, finished carpentry, plumbing, windows, doors, appliances - than any other home we have had. We are just 6 months in. Repairs are being made, but if this is just 6 months, can’t imagine what is in store for the years to come. Will never purchase another Toll Brothers home.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2023
We moved into our new home build in October of 2023. Working with the sales and construction teams throughout the build was a nightmare. We experienced a plethora of supply chain issues and the builder failed to offer suitable substitutions and would not take accountability whatsoever. Even after being in the home after three months we continue to uncover poor installation of carpets and cabinetry. Once you move into a Toll Home you will never want to deal with them again.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2023
Worst builder ever! They lie to just sell homes. We moved in August 2023. We were never told that there is no sewer system. They are using big tanks to filter the community’s poop. Everyone’s hot water heater never works because there is a short in the system. The kitchens and bathrooms are terrible made very cheap. Stay away from Toll Brothers.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2023
After quoting a discount on a unit, they then tell us, after three visits after wasting our time that they make a mistake on their already high-priced town home. Also, the model home was put together so fast that there are visible defects in person all over the place and also visible in their video! We will look elsewhere.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2023
Buying a Toll Brothers home which is being built may be hazardous to your health and pocketbook. Follow the City building inspections daily and always follow up. The excuses for the building delays are enormous and can be prevented. HOA: Associa of Gulf Coast: However, the reason I am writing is because to the HOA Toll Brothers uses to manage my development; Solstice at Venice Florida.
I also wonder if Toll Brothers has a financial “kickback” reason to use this HOA, Associa. Currently, Associa and Toll Brothers Nation Director of Community Associations has given me various responses that are open ended about a backyard stepping stone, artificial grass and install quality requirements, changing backyard fence requirements and lectured me about foliage I state I would ask permission for - to install in the future. I am going to need to hire a lawyer just to get a straight answer from the TB National Community Director and Associa.
Further, the bylaws want your car(s) in the garage. And you can park your golf cart in the driveway. How is that for appearances. The main issue here, the garages are not big enough to hold two cars. And the lots are not big enough to store your garbage cans outside-of course with a structure erected to hide the garbage cans. Toll Brothers really needs to look at their HOA guidelines if they want to keep their residents and if they want to be considered a Luxury Builder.
Overall: The HOA is inept. Homes are not built to support a family with family school and work needs. Watch your pocketbook. Your move in time will not be what they tell you. Plan on additional month after month, after month.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2023
We moved in March, by the time July came our countertop was changing colors and getting darker over the 3 months. We were told countertops were sealed. Have proof not sealed and this caused countertops to have dark spots where used more. Tolls Bros does crappy work and don't care. No communication. Had to always follow up. I guess they think it's easier to ignore problem. They said because I didn't report when we closed and waited it won't be covered, well it got darker with use due to it not being sealed. Toll bros is not luxury builders. Bad, cheap windows and just bad quality overall.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2023
Buyer beware. First, get a realtor. Don't think you can negotiate and get a deal by saving them commission, they won't truthfully negotiate with you. Second, if you buy with Toll Brothers and plan to upgrade your entire house, and you have normal taste, as well as enjoy things like electricity, you are looking at around $155k in design center costs for mid level upgrades to kitchen, bathrooms, and luxury vinyl plank floors in a 3000sq ft house.
They are not upfront with design center pricing at all. They will not even give you design center pricing or show you the options until you sign a non-refundable contract and pay them 20% of the price of the home, the lot premium and the construction upgrades. If you insist on getting design center pricing they just ask what your budget is and then tell you that you should be fine. They tell you the average person spends 12-15% of the cost of the home in upgrades, but can't tell you what that is based off of.
Let me tell you, after personal experience and speaking with people around the community 12-15% gets you a cherry picking menu where you end up with minimal upgrades and find yourself having to take their included-and outdated-products for the majority of the house. Plus you are paying construction upgrades for things like sliding doors, a fireplace, tray ceilings, or an open stairrail with wood treads (which are overpriced). Your home will look nothing like the model unless you plan to dish out $250k minimum.
Their included base level tile and cabinetry is horrifically outdated and it is honestly absurd that they don't include a better starting point in what is considered their "luxury level" homes. I've rented homes that cost $350k to purchase that had better finishes than Toll's base level $878k home (in the same square footage). It's a scam, and so disheartening to homebuyers. In my opinion these types of builders have just found another way to get rich quick. Not only do they charge an overpriced lot premium on top of the price of the home (that is priced based on surrounding comps), they overcharge by close to double or triple on many upgrades, and they don't discount off the product that comes with the house that you aren't going to use! So basically you get charged for a product that you are not getting!!
I have worked in the home design field for years and know the pricing and installation costs of their upgrade products. They are overcharging, by a lot. It really blows my mind. They could make more money if they charged a normal amount, because people could actually afford to upgrade their entire homes. Instead they reel you in with a beautiful model home, are not upfront or truthful on the pricing of upgrades, and you find yourself stuck in a contract for a million dollar home (after the lot premium and construction upgrades) that looks like it cost half the price because you can't afford to upgrade it fully.
I had no idea what to expect but I had heard stories of inflated pricing, so I budgeted high. I wasn't even close. They came back with triple what I expected it to be. It wasn't my first experience building a home either. I had built with another builder only 2 years prior and their upgrade pricing on a home that was 2000sq ft larger was half the price of Toll Brothers for the same product (or better) and the whole 5000sq ft. house was upgraded. Toll Brothers pricing isn't just inflated, it's a total ripoff. Oh, and the sales people are extremely helpful but once you sign the contract and give them your deposit expect to hear nothing from them again, other than from Toll Mortgage to pre-qualify you. If you try to get ahold of your sales rep they don't respond.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2023
This company is the worst - they do not stand by their product and use materials that can easily break down and then cost so much money to replace. Since they mostly build in developments, you have to replace it with the exact same crappy material and cannot pick anything different. They do not respond to any requests and they are terrible, no wonder their new developments have not been selling.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2023
Do not trust this company! They intentionally sold us a property that is basically a swampland. They could have easily installed drainage pipes but they took the cheapest route and installed a 'Swale'. Which means there's a river of water running through our backyard whenever it rains. And it's designed to get the water runoff from 3 neighboring properties!!!!! They refuse to fix the issue! It's also a breeding ground for mosquitoes and gnats and other insects! Toll Brothers only cares about profits rather than their customers! They are a complete disgrace and should have their contractor license revoked!
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2023
We had a house built and found that we had to check the work of all subcontractors. In other words, we had to do the job of the build manager. Some subcontractor work was good (e.g. countertop installation) but others were not. In particular, framing, roofing, and drywall was poor. We found a leak in the roof during construction that the builder did not notice. Framing was poor (crooked walls) and drywall was poor (visible seams/gaps/bowed walls). Building oversight was poor, leading to work that needed to be redone, with significant delay in closing. We had four different build managers over 16 months. We had to drive 300 miles to visit the site, and felt we had to do this each month (or more) to make sure work/repairs were done right. They said they oversee construction “like it was their own home” being build, but this is just **. Be aware… you must spend a lot of your own time to ensure things are done right.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2023
We did our due diligence and researched Toll, but we were assured that the complex we were interested in was the Pride of Their Fleet and that this was a new type of community. Well shame on us for not taking the "reviews" to heart. We got past the fact that everything is an upcharge and that you could only pick from their overpriced design center, we struggled through the constant delays, moving in 6 months after the promised date when others who bought after us were getting in sooner, and we dealt with construction equipment and dumpsters in our section of the community for over a year.
What we had the hardest time with was the warranty department and their lack of response and care (Customer Care Center - HA!). They moved on to their next development project and left ours behind. The only saving grace was the hardworking groundsman who did the best he could with the restrictions Toll put on him. So understand that once they have your money don't expect anything but lip service, if you can even get that!!!
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