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Benko Construction Co., Inc. has 1 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforBenko Construction Co., Inc.

    Home Builders

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    This business has 0 reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Products & Services

    This company offers new home construction & sales.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    6901 Professional Pkwy E Ste 100, Sarasota, FL 34240-8462
    BBB File Opened:
    4/20/1998
    Years in Business:
    76
    Business Started:
    1/1/1948
    Business Started Locally:
    6/20/1994
    Business Incorporated:
    7/29/1987
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    BBB records show a license number of CGC012981 for this business, issued by Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation

    These agencies may include:

    Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation

    2601 Blairstone Rd

    Tallahassee FL 32399

    (850) 487-1395

    http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/

    BBB records show a license number of CQ1036807 for this business, issued by Division of Real Estate

    These agencies may include:

    Division of Real Estate

    400 W Robinson St STE N801

    Orlando FL 32801

    (850) 487-1395

    https://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/re

    BBB records show a license number of BK450577 for this business, issued by Division of Real Estate

    These agencies may include:

    Division of Real Estate

    400 W Robinson St STE N801

    Orlando FL 32801

    (850) 487-1395

    https://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/re

    BBB records show a license number of CGCA20761 for this business, issued by Construction Industry Licensing Board

    These agencies may include:

    Construction Industry Licensing Board

    2601 Blairstone Rd

    Tallahassee FL 32399

    (850) 487-1395

    http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/

    BBB records show a license number of CGC1521624 for this business, issued by Construction Industry Licensing Board

    These agencies may include:

    Construction Industry Licensing Board

    2601 Blairstone Rd

    Tallahassee FL 32399

    (850) 487-1395

    http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/

    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Homes by Towne
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Tim Schellenger, Vice President of Construction

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Tim Schellenger, Vice President of Construction
    • Ms. Kitt Kearney
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (941) 907-0089
      Primary Fax

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    Customer Complaints

    2 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    08/17/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    We bought a house from Homes by Towne (Benko) in Feb of 2021. The house was finally delivered in Dec 2022. We did our walkthrough with *****, our *******. There were many issues most of which have been resolved, but the biggest was the cabinets in the house. They are very poorly finished and installed. I have complained to ***** of HBT several times about it but we still have no resolution. ***********, the contractor who build the cabinets, sent a representative on May 5th, 2023. **, *****, and ***** (our customer care manager) agreed that the installation was not acceptable. The Timbercreek rep took pictures and said that they would get back to us with some kind of resolution. However, it has been over 3 months and there is still no word from anyone. At the end of the day, it is Homes by Towne who we contracted with so it is up to them to satisfy the problem. This is why the complaint is with Benko (their construction arm). There are numerous issues. I have attached some pictures though this is not exhaustive:1) Cabinet doors and drawers are off center. 2) Cabinet doors are inconsistently stained. Some have drop marks where the stain was over applied 3) Trim finishing does not match cabinets and doesn't even match other trim 4) Some cabinets were chipped and very poorly repaired before we took possession. Repairs have come off revealing the chip again.This is not the quality of cabinets that is expected for a high end home. Apart from the fact that they are poorly installed, the staining and trim is very poorly done. The Timbercreek representative suggested that we would not be satisfied with replacement stained products at which point we agreed that we would be willing to take a painted product, even if it involved some kind of reasonable surcharge. Hopefully this complaint gets the gears moving on this issue.

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