Need help - which builder: Perry Homes vs. Newmark Homes vs Plantation Homes (Houston: sales)

[sg1022]

Needs some info on which builder to go with. We just moved here in Houston from NYC. We
are planning to build a house and can’t decide which one to go with.

[Samiamj]

Personally, I think David Weekley is superior. It guarantees your electric cost for 3 years. Plus, the quality is top-notch. My brother has a Newmark and he had many issues with the heating and cooling system.

One issue I had with Perry is the lack of windows that open. For some reasons, builders are trying to build more energy efficient homes where you can't open the living room or kitchen windows. You have nothing but portrait windows.

[lhafer]

I agree with the poster above - I prefer David Weekly to those builders - they are all in roughly the same price category. What neighborhood(s) are you looking at?

[chris_ut]

Of those 3 options I would go with Perry.

[sg1022]

I’m looking at Sienna Plantation or Pomona. My wife works at the medical center and she want a shorter commute.

[Zoo2000]

Plantation is solid. We've built with their sister company (Coventry) and have had a good experience. Honestly all 3 builders are good. Stay involved during building process and get a 3 stage inspection. At the very least, it will keep them accountable.

[sg1022]

Perry homes and Newmark homes in Sienna Plantation
Perry homes, Plantation homes, and highland homes in Pomona

Need more feedbacks please. Thanks

[robh11]

Building with Newmark now in different area and I'm not that impressed. Quality is not that great. Coventry and DW are building in the same section and in my honest opinion seem to be superior with DW being the best - quality wise.

[a_guerrajr]

Perry is tried and true. I find their designs a bit repetitive, but they have a good reputation overall.

Newmark is a smaller builder, personally, their lower price points homes are meh. I think they shine more in the 500K and up range. They seem to carry a bit of a luxury appeal.

The plantation has been around for a while and does a very good job as well. They have decent energy efficiency and a more traditional/ranch-style look. Their 2 story homes tend to have sucky ceiling designs for some reason.

Honestly, all three are not bad at all, it really depends on the series you are buying and of course the always ever-changing variable of which set of trades will work on your home. I know trades that work on an Ashton Wood 500K+ home and then the week after are working on a Beazer 250K home. With any builder, stay involved in the process and hire your own inspector to guide you. Don't rely on the builder's inspector.

[haudi]

I owned a built to spec David Weekley home for 10 years and it was completely trouble free minus the blower fan in the AC going out at year 8. Would buy again if it came down to it.

Currently in a Newmark we built in early 2014 and it’s also been trouble free. I will say that our house had much better finish work than some of the other Newmark homes I have been in that were built around the same time. We had a fantastic sales person and a fantastic builder the whole way through. No complaints here either.

Note that both DW and Newmark allowed both cosmetic and structural changes for nominal fees. Perry absolutely would not let us modify anything from the floor plan and we ruled them out immediately because of this.