We purchased our first Brookfield home in California. Wonderful! Upon moving to the DC area we were thrilled to find that the Saranac developement was also a Brookfield project. What a letdown. We were the only house under construction at the time, and yet there seemed to be little if any supervision of the job. Appliances were poorly positioned so as to allow mere 22 inch passageways, plumbing was poorly done causing leaks inside walls and from fire sprinkler head, concrete forms for walkway were scrap lumber, all concrete is now crumbling on walkways and on foundation, hardwood floors and stairway were to be stained a cherry brown but the stairway was a light tan, drywall is crumbling and will not hold ANY type of anchor, sod was laid over gravel and roofing fabric, gravel was used to backfill around foundation which causes quite a bit of drainage directly to the foundation and beneath, during construction floors were strewn with cigarette and cigar butts, urine-filled bottles were strewn about the exterior, workers urinated into sump-pump drain, I could go on, but I think you should get the point. I would advise finding another vendor if you are looking at having a house built. The Brookfield homes have a nice design, but the Brookfield Washington Production arm is a very poor entity to place any trust in. I would not recommend this company as a builder for such a personal commodity as a home. Their incompetence is only outdone by their ignorance of the poor construction bearing the Brookfield name. There is nothing professional about this kind of work. Shame on Brookfield Washington for turning a blind eye to the many poor reviews they receive.
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