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“Kudos to Wathen Casatanos!!!!! Lorie, Kevin, Aubrey, Andrea, Ms. Pierpont are a huge asset to this home builder with their professional and personal attention to detail. I have owned seven homes in my lifetime and this Wathen Castanos new home experience has been the best - other major home builders from Wall Street could learn from Wathen Castanos!!!!!
- S. Bonilla, Ivy Gate at Harlan Ranch
“This was the home my family and i always dreamed of… thank you.”
- J. Carrillo, Las Casas at Viscaya
“Great home. Energy efficiency was one of out top priorities!”
- D. Pritchard, Ivy Gate at Harlan Ranch
“…I love the parks, walking trails, etc. Great for me and for our little girl! Can’t wait to see the Loma Vista development mature!!”
- Stephen & Alison, Ivy Gate at Loma Vista
“Miguel and Alex were both very thorough and patient with our questions, etc. They were both wonderful to work with, knowledgeable and had great customer service skills.”
- C. & C. Ng, Ivy Gate at Harlan Ranch
“I know it seems unrealistic that I ticked a 10 on every item (on the customer survey), but I really do not have any complaints. The whole process not only was very educational, as I am a first time home buyer, but from the beginning I somehow knew I was getting great quality and service and I was not disappointed.”
- C. Carney, Ivy Gate at Harlan Ranch
“From beginning to end the whole process met and exceeded any expectation we had. The whole team was a
pleasure to work with!”
- R. & V. Bondy, Ivy Gate at Harlan Ranch
“This was such a wonderful experience . . . everything promised was delivered to make my home a very special place to me and my family. Thank you!”
- M. Dunlap, Ivy Gate at Harlan Ranch
“Gloria at the Dinuba location was very helpful and friendly,she made me feel like a friend.”
- C. Arias, Las Casas at Viscaya
“Everything was beyond my expectations, I’m extremely satisfied! The builders did an awesome job. Gloria and Brian were always such a help and went beyond there job duties to help us!”
- D. Wheeler, Las Casas at Viscaya
“Everyone that we had contact with did their best to please us!”
- R. Pymm, Ivy Gate at Loma Vista
“Love my new home, the community and the people who helped me get home!”
- M. Dunlap, Ivy Gate at Harlan Ranch
“Gloria - Sales Agent was great to work with. Jamie - Design Coordinator was great to work with. Very helpful. Jim was great to work with. He answered all of our questions and made the experience very pleasant.”
- A. Craft, Las Casas at Viscaya
“They made my first time buying a house the best experience ever! They went over and beyond their need to service me. Plus I LOVE my home. I recommend them to everybody I talk to!! Thanks for making this the best experience ever!!”
- J. Gonzalez Jr., Las Casas at Viscaya
“Rosie was awesome! Such a nice person and was really on top of everything.”
- K. Fletcher, Ivy Gate at Harlan Ranch
“My wife and I would like to thank you for a wonderful experience in building our new home. I would like to say you have a great team: Gloria, Jim, Kevin, Jamie. Thank you for taking care of my landscaping needs. Once again thank you so much.”
– M. McLaughlin , Las Casas at Viscaya
“Sales staff were great and certainly went beyond the call of duty.”
– A. Kulikov, Ivy Gate at Loma Vista
“We feel so blessed to have met Brian Gordon. He is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about what Wathen Castanos has to offer. It’s nice to work with someone who is proud of the company he works for. Kevin Shepherd was great. He was friendly, knowledgeable of how everything worked and explained it all to us. Kevin wanted everything to be perfect because he said Wathen Castanos truly believes in delivering a quality product. When we did our final walk thru he even did a ribbon cutting, so fun.”
– J. Johnson and J. Johnson, Ivy Gate at Loma Vista
“Kevin O’Neil was awesome! He was very thorough in explaining everything to me and making me feel comfortable with the loan process.”
– S. Langpaap, Ivy Gate at Loma Vista
“Andrea and Brian have been fantastic and the home looks great.”
– S. Gerrard and A. Gerrard, Ivy Gate at Loma Vista
“Very well done inside and out!”
– C. Seitz and S. Seitz, Las Casas at Viscaya
“Everyone I dealt with was very friendly and a pleasure to work with. It made my home-buying experience painless and very exciting.”
– D. Dixon, European Collection at Harlan Ranch
“My husband and I were so happy when the builder was able to comply with our requests in making some changes for handicap access. Thank you!”
– S. Gonzalez, Las Casas at Viscaya
“Jamie went above and beyond for my wife and I. My wife was on bed rest and she did a wonderful job of being respectful to our situation and needs. She helped us out even after our appointment when we saw her and had questions.”
- J. Cruz, Ivy Gate
“Both Barbara Pierpont and Debby Harrington more than exceeded my expectations for professional conduct, communicated with me on a weekly basis and were all around pleasant to work with.”
- T. Bisuano Jr., Foxton Chase
“The builder did a great job with the house. They met the deadlines we were given and the staff was professional and courteous.”
- N. Redmond and E. Ford, Foxton Chase
“Outstanding experience. Lived up to reputation.”
- P. Armendariz III and J. Moore, Foxton Chase
“Best homebuilding experience I’ve ever had.”
- P. Taylor and J. Taylor, Foxton Chase
“They responded well to any issues and fixed them timely. The foreman was very knowledgeable. The mortgage broker that Barbara recommended was a lifesaver.”
- C. B. Sullivan, Foxton Chase
“Was very impressed with the process from start to finish.”
- M. Muller and K. Muller, Foxton Chase
“The construction representative was very people oriented. He gave me his full attention and spent a lot of time with me. I was very impressed with him during my walk-through at the finish of framing. The quality of this home is incredible. I recommend the builder to many people.”
- A. Barrie, Foxton Chase
“The interior design person was awesome! Without her, I would not have been happy with making some of the options I would have made.”
- J. Gregory, Foxton Chase
“Laura truly went above and beyond. She was phenomenal! I can’t sing her praises enough! She treated me like family.”
- M. Christensen, European Collection at Harlan Ranch
“Excellent…Excellent…Very satisfied with the Wathen Castanos experience. We had purchased other new homes in the past. Though we were happy with our past experiences, Wathen Castanos exceeded our past experiences, and we thank you for that! We look forward to living our senior years in this wonderful little house!”
- J. Hamilton and N. Hamilton, European Collection at Harlan Ranch
“I was really impressed with the knowledge of the service personnel. Everyone was very nice.”
- A. Dahlgren, European Collection at Harlan Ranch
“Laura was absolutely wonderful to work with and made the experience much less stressful for us considering what we were going through with our landlord! I would recommend her to anyone looking to buy a home here.”
- R. Leppo , European Collection at Harlan Ranch
“Builder followed through with everything promised, preferred lender was a great experience.”
- G. Facciani, Ivy Gate
“Happy Friday Everyone! I’m officially all unpacked and moved in. I just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for helping me walk down the path of buying a new house. It’s such a blessing to have come across each of you and I appreciate everything that you have done for me and my family.”
- C. Cozzi , Ivy Gate
“I want to acknowledge Peter Castanos. He sold us this house and kept in continuous contact with us throughout the whole process. But I would like to say that it didn’t end there. We see him in the neighborhood and he never fails to acknowledge us, say hello and ask if we are still happy with our home. This is rare because usually, once the home is sold, no contact is ever made. Thank you to Peter and the Wathen Staff. When People ask how I like living in Harlan, always make sure to mentioned Wathen’s name (and Peter of course). Thank you all.”
- M. Ovalle and T. and A. Isaak, Capri Court
“Peter Castanos’ energy and enthusiasm for this building project was contagious, and his dedication to the buyers stayed consistent from the first day we walked through those doors, until we were given the keys.”
- J. Hoff and T. Hoff , Capri Court
“The house was just how we wanted. Every step was well explained to on how things were going with the house… Great job! Love our new home!”
- I. Martinez and G. Gaspar, Las Casas at Viscaya
“My sales representative, Peter Castanos, was courteous, helpful, knowledgeable and provided excellent service.”
– P. Tomlinson, Ivy Gate
“Debby, Barbara and Hal were absolutely wonderful. They always made us feel like family!”
– E. Adam and C. Adam, Capri Court