Sorry to hear about issues with other homeowners. We built a single floor home with Pahlisch in…read moreVendage in Hillsboro OR, selected the lot in April 2019 and closed Feb 2020. There are/were 5 other builders in the development including 4 custom builders Westlake, Suteki, and Anlon, who built some of the street of dreams homes 5 houses away from us. We reviewed full custom option but found the floor plan that fit our needs perfectly with Pahlisch. The lot purchase and floor plan selected was pretty straight forward, and they even designed a special design elevation that was not offered, to fit our style, We were fully aware of exactly what was included in the base price (i did my due diligence) and paid additional for quite a few upgrade options to fit our exact needs. There were a few "design salon" issues during selection and construction but all were dealt with quickly and professionally. Moved in Feb 2020 and had the normal 15-20 small issues which occurs on new construction. Pahlisch and contractors reacted quickly and took care of everything to our satisfaction.
They are not the cheapest builder and are not 100% custom builders but we love our floor plan, we have no issues with overall quality, and with the upgrades and changes we chose, we feel it separates us from others. HOA issues are something totally different and not indicative of the home or build. Overall we love the home and would recommend this development to others.
If we have any negatives that keeps it from being a 5 star , it would address HVAC system installation and the quality of that contactors work, where we had three significant wiring error issues, which were resolved quickly once they were brought to Pahlisch' s attention. Still not 100% sure how it made it past both our home inspector and the City Building Electrical Inspection not functioning or wired properly. Also i would have difficulty recommending the landscaping company they chose and we paid additional for them to provide upgraded landscaping that fit our needs. This is our fourth home and we are fully aware of pricing and issues with water features, trees, plants, clay soil and water runoff and drainage. Landscaping and hardscaping was significantly overpriced in our opinion and needed constant mentoring and inspection for quality. Yard landscaping and drainage from heavy raining was a bit of a battle but they did attempt to resolve our issues except for the clay ground issue. We had 4 trees and +/- 30 plants die in first 8 months due to flooding and poor soil. Eventually changed landscaping companies, cancelled the maintenance contract after on year and had to redo our backyard entirely from scratch again with a better landscaping company.
Again, overall my wife and I both love our home, and are now very pleased with it. Expect some issues with new homes, it has happened to us each build and nothing is turn-key, do your due diligence in advance and stay on top of things. Overall Pahlisch reacted quickly and resolved our issues to our satisfaction.