Hodorowski Homes, Schenectady NY

We a bought a home @bought meadows, we had hard time working with the builder agent Kim Mesko, she is very adamant, stubborn to work with. Unfortunately we have to work with her for the minor structural changes.

Kim,
Isn't your job listen to what owner wants? Explain why it can n't be done and stop laughing at owners, that's rude.explain different possible options and help them, but do not impose your stupid ideas on them. We live there not you.

My name is John Mesko, sales manager, RA CHOWSKI, is a NOT any actual person currently under contract at Boght Meadows. During my 32 + career with HH, i have been a part of over 3000 new homes in the Area. It is our job to council buyers on the feasibility, cost and potential implications of structural changes. HH is one of the few builders left that still allow buyers to make significant structural changes without cost! I'm disappointed that personal, hurtful comments are levied, without even stating truthfully who you are so that your concern could be addressed?

For anyone about to build with Hodorowski, proceed with caution and do your research. This builder is deceiving and dishonest. We live in a private 9 lot cul-de-sac which the builder advertised as such. We explicitly asked on numerous occasions if land at the end of our cul-de-sac would be developed in the future and we were told “that is forever wild. ” All nine homes are currently in our second year of battling the Town because the Town plans to turn our cul-de-sac into a through road connecting our neighborhood to 25 more homes. We paid lot premiums for lots that will now be the least desirable in the area.

We have since come to find out that the builder knew about the possibility of future development and connectivity and outright lied to 9 families. They were able to build and sell homes at premium prices because of the location, knowing damn well things would change.

If you are building with this builder do your homework - go to your Town Hall and request for the neighborhood development plans to see if any paper roads are part of the plan. Do not take their word for anything.

Outstanding experience from start to finish! Kim Mesko, Erin, Jeremy, Emil, and others are true professionals. Our new home is beautiful!

Thank you!

Hodorowski is well known around town as a scam artist. Contractors and home buyers avoid them J Luke, and their new JPH Mechanical at all costs.

I am in the process of building a home with Hodorowski homes. So far the experience has been very stress free. The entire team is very helpful and responsive. They have accommodated every request I made, even when it meant changing my mind on various selections multiple times. I have been informed of all steps in the construction process. I think they have a good base package of finishes to choose from. I feel lucky to have chosen them as my home builder.

Just moved in to our new home and absolutely love it! New construction completed on time They kept us informed with weekly emails. Great options on everything from kitchen to carpet/flooring I highly recommend this builder for your home!

This was the first time we ever build a home and we love our new townhouse. Erin from the design center worked really well with my designer and I. During the design phases, we added and changed many details and she was readily available and super helpful. She quickly had the sourcing, contacts and pricing for every step for all those changes. We were well informed by Kim our realtor on every step of the construction phase her insight and experience was truly helpful and appreciated. After we moved in, Jennifer from the service center was available for my questions and various work that needed to be finished or adjusted. Jennifer kept track of the work, scheduled all the service calls and followed up to make sure they were done. We are very happy with our new home and our new neighbors.

We recently built our home with Hodorowski and are very happy with the outcome. The quality and selections are much better than other builders in the Capital Region. Hodorowski was always willing to help with any questions/issues that came up during the build. Jen from Service is also extremely helpful once you move in. She responds very quickly and is extremely friendly/helpful. I would (and have) recommend Hodorowski to friends and family!

Just love there building its home
Beautiful in side, very beautiful inside as out side always well keep and maintenance

We had a great experience with this builder and team. From start to finish the process was very organized. All team members from sales, to selections, to final walk thru were very informative and knowledgeable throughout process. I would highly recommend Hodorowski Homes to anyone potentially looking to build a new home.

We live in the cider mills community which is marketed on the website as “large private wooded home sites on 2 cul-de-sacs. ” The Builders realtor assured many of the 9 residents in the first cul-de-sac that the land surrounding our homes, specifically at the end of the cul-de-sac, was “forever wild”. Well, the town plans to connect our cul-de-sac to a new 26 home subdivision that is being developed on the “forever wild” land. In fact, the Town Planning board confirmed that Hodoroski Builders was aware of the intent to eventually connect our road once the land was developed. As a result, our road will become a cut through to Round Lake Road and Benedict Road since the new subdivision will also have an entrance on Round Lake Road. Not only is the safety of the 12 small children in our community in jeopardy, we all paid premiums for our homes. Some of us also paid lot premiums to be in the cul-de-sac. Our property values will drop significantly as a result of this. Buyer beware, this is fraudulent to say the least.

We had so many issues with this home builder I wouldn’t know where to start and it would take me hours to document everything in this review. Just be aware that the customer service is deplorable and you cannot trust this builder. I would not recommend Hodoroski Builders and regret my decision to build with them.

Do not use this builder! After couple of years in the home, Slowly things began to fall apart! Floors started lifting in some areas and squeaks like no other. The large wall in my living area is not sand down smoothly. During the say you can see the light bouncing off of it showing all the rough patches! Light fixtures one by one, if its not our foyer light, its our upstairs light, then it was our dining room light. It all started to peel from the ceiling exposing the wires, looked like the lights fixture was hanging for dear life. ITs so dangerous because I have little ones in the house.we Paid for a handyman to come. We had used 2 different handyman already due to the light fixture and they both said the builders used the cheapest PLASTIC pieces that there is to hold HEAVY fixtures! Of course it'll start to fall after couple of months. Yet when we build with Hodorowski they would charged us almost everything as an "upgrade", all those "upgrades" that we paid for little do we know they had used poor quality material. SMH! Our fault for not being there to check, we trusted them that was why we didn't check. All the "upgrade" they made off of us & many other customers is for them to maintain their fancy cars & home that they have. Never again would I build with them. Don't say I didn't warn you.

We built with Hodorowski Homes in 2015; nothing could have prepared us for the experience and many issues we would encounter along the way.

The Good:  

Our new home is beautiful and, finally, does not smell like sewage gas (MUCH more on that to follow).  The location of our home is fantastic, and we have a wonderful development with great neighbors. Maggie in selections, Tina at Feidens, and Bill at Bellevue were great. Jeremy, the site supervisor, is knowledgable and helpful.

The Bad and The Ugly:

We can recall ONE occasion when we felt Jim Bordis, the broker's agent, was working with us rather than against us.  While we realize he is the agent representing the builder and needs to keep the process moving, his job is also, at least to some degree, to work effectively with the client/buyer. That being said, Jim does not display strength in the area of client relations.  He is at times a detriment to the company given his brash nature.  He is curt to the point of rudeness, which can be extremely off putting.

CUSTOMER SERVICE:  This is EASILY Hodorowski Homes greatest weakness and is in need of TREMENDOUS improvement before we could ever in good conscience recommend friends and family, or anyone for that matter, build with this company.  We had a MAJOR issue with our home after it was built, namely that it frequently and overpoweringly smelled like sewage. I truly cannot overstate how pungent the smell was; there were days the house was un-livable, and we would literally be forced to pack up and leave.  Several of Hodorowski's employees and subcontractors smelled it, removing any doubt about the nature, severity, and existence of the issue.  While the company was initially willing to take some steps to investigate the issue, they grew weary of trying and became combative and dismissive before any cause was discovered or remedy implemented.  Jennifer in customer service made it abundantly clear she and Hodorowski Homes had "done all they could" and would no longer be addressing this concern.  In truth, they had not but clearly wanted to be done with us and our putrid smelling home. We were made to feel as if we were being total nuisances, over dramatic, or perhaps even making the whole thing up.  

FINALLY, after A YEAR AND A HALF of enduring sewer odors in our brand new (and hardly inexpensive) home, water in our basement pointed Jeremy to an unvented, uncapped plumbing pipe that was directly allowing sewer gas to pour into our home. While we were truly grateful to put the awful smell and horrible experience behind us, Hodorowski Homes did not once accept responsibility for their mistake; they did not apologize for the error nor the way they treated us during the on-going battle to get the issue resolved.  

We were extremely misled on the yard we would be receiving.  We were told from the start our yard would have thirty feet of flat/usable space and a gradual slope down from there.  We were assured a pool and swing set would be doable in the yard.  In truth, there is no where near 30 feet of flat space anywhere in the backyard, and we have incredibly steep hills, along with a retaining wall we were never informed of with a 10-15 foot drop off.  The retaining wall was VERY shoddily constructed and appeared to be leaning from the onset. A swingset would never be possible back there, let alone a pool. This was a HUGE disappointment and an area we feel we were intentionally misled and downright lied to about. For the money we spent and the assurances we were given, the yard is wholly unacceptable.

Attention to detail is questionable.  Case and point, the open sewer line.  Our dryer vent was sheetrocked over.  When we closed, we were missing a portion of our countertop.  Until we complained, there was also no fence/barrier placed in front of the retaining wall drop off to prevent someone from falling over the edge.  

While we love our home now that it is free from sewer gas, the problems and treatment we encountered along the way were enough to inhibit us from endorsing Hodorowski Homes as a great company to do business with.