DRB Homes WestRidge at Westphalia - Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Demetrius R.

Ten Reasons to buy a house here:

If you love the reverberation of trucks, engine noise, and a builder who will lie to HUD about the effectiveness of a sound wall just to lift a suspension placed on them because the existing wall they built does not work, is a joke, fails to follow federal, state, and locals code for noise abatement and that same noise is what you want to be woken up to at 0200 in the morning. When you writer the builder and developer of your concerns and they ignore the request, then yes you will love here.

You enjoy walking around on random streets without any formal signs for what street you are on, and when asked to put up signs because they mock your 450-650k you signed a 30 year mortgage on, then yes come on down.

You like dark streets without street lights and enjoy making insurance claims because your car has been broken into twice in less than 3 months then this is the spot.

You want the warranty that they swear up and down by, to be nothing but kite paper or worse yet toilet tissue to wipe yourself after number two, sign away!

You notice the signs at the front of the community and advertising that displays a dog park, now an empty dark landfill with no purpose and that doesn’t bother you then come on over

You believe anything anyone says that has DRB attached to it and trust that they will do the best work because your hard earned money you saved up for is worst than a 100 year old house that was built with the cheapest material and you don’t mind, buy here.

If you did not want the state, county, or local officials to know your name but because you exercised due process as a consumer privately, and now have to leverage enforcement officials to get them to do anything right, and you want “everyone know your name” come here.

You want the developers and builders to ignore basic community requirements for safety to include speed bumps, street markings, and a legitimate roadway that complies with safe travel in a residential neighborhood and you don’t mind, just do not come speeding here.

These last three are truly for my community:

You want to surround yourself around wonderful people who all just want to live in harmony and peace but the builder and developer just makes it a living hell, and now your neighbors are your support system, move here.

You enjoy cookouts, neighbors who say hi, and a friendly community that truly sticks together to make sure that what the developers and DRB fails to do we hold down our own

Finally, you want to be a good neighbor that will join the fight of the already 250+ homes built here, and the developers and builder has trusted that we are a caring and understanding residents who were compassionate during Covid, but now that the pandemic is over and they are building houses, moving people in, smiling in your face, and play cat and mouse with you about subcontractors xyz is the one to Blame - when you didn’t even know that they were even part of your 400-600k home and you signed up with DRB and now they want you to go chase them down, well we will still welcome you with open arms. This community has gotten fed up, and the code of silence has been broken.

But if and only if, you still decide to buy a house after we as current residents have warned you about the nonsense, then do yourself a favor like I did, and make sure you hire a home inspector at predrywall, presettlement, and closing. You are already spending close if not more than a half of a million dollars, protect yourself, your investment, and streamline your court case with the documented 120 pages of discrepancies my home inspector found prior to settlement, so when you do get tired as I have and exerciser your right as a consumer in accordance with the Maryland State Laws, after you sent certified copies of your complaint with a confirmation of receipt and still no answer, at least you have it documented and people do not just label you as an entitled person who complains about everything for a house that cost between 450-600K that you signed a 30
Year mortgage on.

M P.

I have lived in this community since April of 2020. I have found it to be quiet, welcoming, and I know if I needed help that a neighbor would be available. During the winter snow storm, several of us helped each other out and it was exactly what I was looking for in a community. Home itself is still settling in and if there have been issues the warranty company has been quick to respond... though I have only had one issue with an appliance. You do hear a bit of air and highway traffic, but I knew that going in and it doesn't disturb me, my guests, or pets. I enjoy it hear and am looking forward to the community center being built!

I would agree that some of the worksmanship with the baseboards and painting look a bit rushed. I plan to update my review after the one year touch up, but I know that some cracks and what not come with settling of the house.

Keya H.

Very poor workmanship. The quality of the house does not equate to the amount paid. After 1 month of going to closing, the crown molding was cracking in my living area, cabinets didn't close all the way, cracking in my walk in shower, and horrible settling along the stairs starting from the bottom level to the top level. When speaking with the warranty company they came out and looked at the issues and informed me that the unsightly cracked crown molding, which is near my ceiling, can't be repaired and one cabinet will be replaced. The nail pops, settling around the stairs, and other poor areas of drywall work can be fixed during my one year touch up. The concern is that the house was falling apart within 1 month and I have to wait a year to have the issues rectified...that's ridiculous.

I do not recommend purchasing from Dan Ryan Builder's and if I could do it again, I would take heed to the all reviews about the builder, especially the reviews on ConsumerAffairs. Never again with this builder.

Update: I forgot to mention the walls are very thin. You can hear people playing music, walking up the stairs, and even closing cabinets.

E K.

Let’s just say I will NEVER build with Dan Ryan again. Horrible craftsmanship’s! There are areas of my house you can tell were super rushed with painting, definitely doesn’t look like it was done by professionals. Like another reviewer stated, my house looks unsightly with all the cracks and nails coming through the wall. The caulking has cracked in pretty much every area of my house. The vanity in one of the bathrooms completely separated from the wall after a month of living here. The bannister in the living room is cracking... shall I go on And when you call the warranty people they treat you like you want something for free. I’ve lived in my house for 3 months and have called the heating and AC company to come out more times than I can count. Also if you decide to go with Dan Ryan, MAKE SURE you ask about all the options available for your new build because chances are they won’t tell you. I found out after I closed that there were several options available to me and I was never informed, very disappointing! Bottom line, my experience hasn’t been positive and I wouldn’t recommend this builder.

Belay A.

I bought my first house 🏡 a year ago and I loved every moment of this community , Super close to the city , safe , They built nice home for me to like it this much !!!

M

Very impressed with sales staff and project management staff. Both are always available and quick to respond to questions and concerns. A good team that I am very grateful to have building my new home!

Bloved A.

Terrible Situation the situation with there website having the wrong prices is embarrasing they exspect top dollar for bargin buget service so disrespectful upside seen there future while my back got smaller.Warning your time, gas,money,expectation under valued too Dan Ryan Builder oh covic is not dead double booking is unadvised in short Ryan Protect your potential investers.A bird in the hand is better than the two in the bush lesson learned AMEN.

Armando's A. D. L. A. R.

Very nice Townhomes a bit too expensive but very nice