Navona Development Corporation

These people are still in Business??? After smooth talking so many other poor people and scamming money shame on them. Absolutely the worst company Ive ever dealt with. Because of these scamming people my husband and I lost our house and everything else. We claimed bankruptcy because these people were dishonest about their business and workmanship. We hired them to build a house for us and after many attempts and bank drafts later we still had limited progress on the house. We had to have everything recoded as nothing was right, all framing had to be redone and new builder redoe basically their mess. This company doesn't care and carried on with their lives. While our lives will never be the same and we will never forget what they did to us financially.

I advise anyone to stay away from this company no matter what their current name might be. They took money and never finished the project. We ended up having to hire another contractor to finish as they still hadn't finished after 5 months.

We recently renovated our bathroom with Navona. We were impressed from the beginning. We had several pre-work meetings with Gabrielle, who carefully explained the process and gave us an initial cost estimate -- and she fully explained the basis of the cost estimate, including base costs for tile, plumbing fixtures, etc. We also met with the tile setter, who was very creative and helped us design the shower, floor and backsplash tile layouts. The work was conducted to the highest standard. All trades people who came into our home were clean, polite, and never hesitated to answer our questions. Changes to the initial work plan were well documented and we were always kept informed about cost increases resulting from our changes and upgrades (for example, we chose more expensive tile than the original budget estimate). We are very satisfied with the results and would not hesitate to recommend Navona.

Navona was hired to do a complete kitchen renovation. They estimated the project would take 4 weeks to complete. Four months later we were still not even close to being into our kitchen. The project took a total of 6 months to complete for a 200 square foot kitchen reno. The actual costs of the renovation came in at over double the original budgeted amount despite us not adding or changing anything during the construction, in fact we supplied our own drawer knobs and handles despite the fact they were in the original quote.

The electrical work was done without a permit and we were left with faulty electrical work that needed to be repaired by a certified electrician to prevent a fire.

The kitchen sink is warped and does not drain properly.

The lino floor they installed is now bubbling all over the place.

Their workers scratched our $3500 and offered us $750 compensation. They told us to accept or they would void our contract and walk away.

The finish on our cabinets is now peeling after just 2 years. The doors now need to be replaced.

Living room ceiling (not part of project) was damaged and fixed with spray on stipple out of a can.

Microwave was improperly vented. Needed to be repaired.

Heating panels they installed stopped working and they refused to repair or replace. We have had to install a new heating system in the room to the cost of $2500.

Electrical wiring for the pot lights had to be redone as they wired all our potlights and two kitchen outlets all on one circuit.

Two cabinet doors ended up with small nail holes from the installation they were painted over and never repaired.

The company voided our warranty without cause claiming the floor bubbles were due to our abuse of the floor by letting our 6 and 8 year old daughters play on it. Seriously, they said that!

During the renovation we were contacted by two of Navona's subcontractors seeking payment for the work they had done on our house because Navona had not paid them and they were now 90 Days past due. They threatened to file a lien on our home if they were not paid within 14 days.

There are far too many items to list. The work is DIY quality at best, yet I paid for a professional kitchen renovation.

The list of problems goes on and on. Complaints to the company were ignored. Complaints to the Better Business Bureau were not responded to by the company.

email me for more info: newmankevin@gmail.com

I can't say enough good things about Gabrielle and her building crew. They started on time, finished on time, and the end result is beautiful, and so functional.

They just finished gutting and rebuilding the kitchen in my nearly-30 year old condo in downtown Calgary. In a few short weeks my home went from an old fashioned galley style kitchen with an older -style layout to open plan design that is absolutely wonderful.

The attention to detail, pride in workmanship, quality of proposed fixtures and features was all of the highest quality. We had several pre-construction meetings where ideas were tossed about, so the discovery process of what would be my ideal space was well researched. And they went the extra mile ensuring that my cat, Pumpkin was safe at all times, despite table saws, generators, and power tools setting the tone in the home.

In a process that you hear is so stressful to homeowners, I was more than pleasantly surprised to find the whole project to relatively stress free. Each night I came home to find more and more things completed, and things moving toward a finished living area that is very stylish. And it suits me to a T. I am thrilled with my new space.

As I said at the beginning, I can't say enough good things about Navona, Gabrielle and her Building Crew. They did a great job, I would hire them again, I would recommend them to friends. And no I am not related to any of them. (smile)