Summit Park/Aldo De Santis/Multi-Area Reviews
We are looking for feedback from those who have built in Hamilton off of Rymal Road in Summit Park by Multi-Area Developments (Aldo De Santis.)
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Jun 27th, 2012 9:57 am
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Congrats on your up and coming move! This will be our second new home, the first was with Losani about 5 years ago in Binbrook.mystical2003 wrote: ↑I bought in Summit Park and will be closing this coming Tuesday (July, 3rd). So far everything has been good. Building process went smoothly and I got quick responses to any questions/concerns I had. They quickly attended to anything that I thought was wrong/missing.
From sales staff to decor to site super, they are all pretty good.
This is my second new home build so I knew a lot of what to expect.
Let me know if you have any specific questions.
Joe
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Jun 29th, 2012 4:22 pm
a comparable 40 ft home with 2400 sq ft at landmart (across from dump) starts at $430,000Gigit wrote: ↑We will be purchasing a Showcase model elevation B. We really like this floorplan, and I've read not good reviews about Landmart, the other builder we were looking at. I agree, Landmart is too pricey considering they are across the street from a landfill. Yuck! Landmart does offer a lot of upgrades, but the landfill puts me off.
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Nov 12th, 2012 4:47 pm
Surprised you think it is so much better then Losani. I moved from a Losani Home to a Desantis home in Summit park in July. Both houses were new builds. I found the construction to be roughly on par with each other. The after sale service is where Losani was 100% better. I moved into my Losani home in July of 2007, so things might have changed from then. I looked at another Losani build when I chose to move to summit park, and found that Losani had lowered what the standards were and many things were now an upgrade.Gigit wrote: ↑Our upgrades in some areas cost a few hundred more than other builders, and thousands less for other things. Our slate tile was purchased at a great price. We toured a home today that is finished, same floorplan as ours, and I was very very pleased with the quality of construction. Better than our old Losani house that we sold and much much MUCH better than the Empire house we are renting now. And lots of nice fixtures, keyless entry, not a baseboard gap in sight, everything was tight and straight and level. I'm convinced now that we chose smart buying in this neighborhood and my anticipation grows worse for our move next summer. Counting down the days!
Nov 12th, 2012 6:44 pm
Our after sales service with Losani was a running joke, and we were awarded a Tario settlement after a long and difficult battle. Our Losani home had a crooked wall and huge gaps between the baseboards and the floor and many many plumbing leaks.mystical2003 wrote: ↑Surprised you think it is so much better then Losani. I moved from a Losani Home to a Desantis home in Summit park in July. Both houses were new builds. I found the construction to be roughly on par with each other. The after sale service is where Losani was 100% better. I moved into my Losani home in July of 2007, so things might have changed from then. I looked at another Losani build when I chose to move to summit park, and found that Losani had lowered what the standards were and many things were now an upgrade.
Overall the build quality in Summit Park is good, but due to the after sales service, don't think I would build with them again.
Nov 13th, 2012 8:43 am
Just goes to show that everyone's experience will be different. Just have to hope for the best. I have heard that Losani has got worse since I bought with them. Almost 6 years ago I moved into that house, a lot can happen in that time. I definitely agree with your empire statements. I would be afraid the empire homes would blow away in a wind storm. Hopefully all goes well with your new Desantis build.
Nov 13th, 2012 9:02 am
Yup, every home is different. Knock on wood we won't have any serious problems, but if we do we won't be any worse off than we were in our last house, and things will get fixed eventually. The Empire house we are in just has cheap metal bars for closet hangers, and only one row instead of 2. None of the bathrooms have drawers, and the MDF kitchen cabinets have the laminate peeling off. The baseboards are in some ugly rounded style and they are small. The garage door has an inch high gap in the center between the door and the floor because the floor isn't level. Most of the windows do not close all of the way. The list goes on and on. We considered an Empire house out in Binbrook, but they jacked up their prices and it was only a few bucks more to get better quality closer to the highway. Another builder we liked was John Bruce Robinson in Binbrook, but again, location won. We have such long commutes to work that saving 10 minutes is pretty appealing.mystical2003 wrote: ↑Just goes to show that everyone's experience will be different. Just have to hope for the best. I have heard that Losani has got worse since I bought with them. Almost 6 years ago I moved into that house, a lot can happen in that time. I definitely agree with your empire statements. I would be afraid the empire homes would blow away in a wind storm. Hopefully all goes well with your new Desantis build.
On another note, I think they are opening the new models this weekend, and from talking to some of the workers they are supposed to be spectacular.
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Your best bet is to email Nicole and find out how much your upgrades are going to cost you. And yes, further negotiations are out of question once you sign the paperwork. They seemed very flexible with creative upgrades that we wanted.OrangeJello wrote: ↑Thanks very much for posting your progress and thoughts so far. I am currently buying my first home and am heavily leaning on the new towns in Bellagio Village at Summit Park. One of my biggest concerns was the idea I would not be able to speak with Nicole (the builder) until all the paper work has been signed (the point of no return). Because the costs of key upgrades aren't listed I do not want to be left with an additional $10-20k surprise. Right now, they are offering a $5000 decor dollar package, but I'm sure that doesn't buy much right? My question is, how lenient is Nicole in terms of what you like to have done (for example a sky-window)? This being a new home are further negotiations completely out of the question? Any regrets or questions you think a new home owner needs to ask prior to signing? Any additional information would be great.
Dec 5th, 2012 10:39 am