Alan D. Esparza, Architect

Seems like a trend. Alan taking money and providing useless plans. Wondering when he will be arrested for the criminality. His license is currently suspended according to the DBPR website. Buyer beware.

Alans words and actions do not align, he is in breach of contract. He requires payment in full prior to services rendered . Does not provide drawings to municipalities design standards and tries to collect with change orders for comment correction requirements which is part of his original scope of work per contract. His incompetence will reveal itself at some point during your buisness dealings and his delusion will ensure conflict. This is not someone worthy of your time money or business opportunities. I will be filing a complaint with the DPR and pursuing legal remedies for reimbursement with my legal team.

I hired Alan Esparza because no one else responded and he was Angie certified, for a bathroom addition to my home in Naples. I emailed him right away with a list of my wishes and asked him for advice on some things. I mailed him a check for $2100 that he required to get started. Without further notice he emailed me drawings that were hand drawn with hand written dimensions and notes. He almost completely ignored everything on my list and did not include any structural advice. He now refuses to make corrections and refuses to refund my money, while Im stuck with useless drawings. I strongly recommend people not to use this architect. I wish I had checked reviews on Angi, but I am also disappointed in Angi for recommending this architect.

Thank you Alan for designing our new space. We love the add on

Provided detailed drawing. Contacted building department to electronic file of plans, etc

We would hire Alan again! We needed him to create plans for an in-law suit for my mother. The first design we received was not exactly what we wanted, but he worked with us and took in some of our ideas and created the most beautiful design that exceeded our expectations! We are thrilled! But most importantly we thought his pricing was very fair and well deserved. Thank you Alan for making my mother’s suite perfect! With Gratitude, Michelle and Don Grassey

Run away from this fraudster as fast as you possibly can. First, he is not located in Naples, FL. He uses a Naples P.O. Box to mislead people into thinking he is in a prestigious area. Truth is, he does not even have an office and works from his rented condo in Fort Myers. Secondly, he has no CADD Design experience and subcontracts the work to a tech in Miami. He does not know how to use the software. We paid him in full 11 months ago for a simple 2300 square foot residence on a basic 1/4 acre lot and his plans have been rejected by the building department 5 times. He is so incompetent that he refuses to contact the building official to rectify the mistakes on the plans even though the official offered his assistance with the corrections needed to obtain our permit. Alan ego is too big and he will not speak to the official, probably because he will be exposed as the incompetent fraud that he is. He has since refused to provide plans that meet basic building codes and refuses to release the CADD file to us so we can hire a competent architect to do the job. We have since hired an attorney and will be filing suit in Circuit Court. We have filed a complaint with the board today and will proceed with legal action to recoup the tens of thousands of dollars he is cost us to date. If you want to design and complete a project, Alan D. Esparza is the last person you should call. After several attempts to resolve these issues, he has no interest in fulfilling his contract. If fact, his last phone call to me, in a completely inebriated state and slurring his speech, he said you axxxxxx from up North think the world revolves around you and good luck getting a Florida Judge to rule in an axxxxxx New Yorkers favor That is his level of professionalism. In closing, stay far away from this fraud. He will turn your project into a nightmare before you even start it.

I would NOT recommend Alan for any jobs. He is very unethical and unprofessional. First he gave me a quote for $800 to draw a plan for my shed. When he did not complete the drawing he blamed me and tried to add another $200 on there to rob me. I only paid him $800 for an incomplete drawing which got rejected by planning. I have tried to contact him on many occasions but have come to realize he is nothing but a thief and I am yet to receive a call from him. Beware his only method of payment is Zelle, which there is no way to get your money back! He is a Fraud and I recommend DO NOT USE HIM. SAVE YOURSELVES THE TROUBLES I WENT THRUGH

I don't recommended using Alan D. Esparza. If you do use them, do not pay him upfront. He's a liar.

In our initial conversation with Alan, we were told that the lead time to start our plans was two months and once he started it would take two weeks to finish. We are now five months into the process and have nothing to show for our time except a useless line drawing. We are building an ICF home which requires special skills to draw and we asked Alan repeatedly before signing the contract if he was familiar with drawing ICF plans. He assured us that he was familiar with ICF but he ultimately admitted he was not up to speed on ICF but that he was a quick study. At this point, we were already past his original estimate for having our plans completed and he had not even started them yet. He also admitted that he does not even know how to use CAD software which was even more discouraging. We contacted our ICF manufacturer and had them share all of the necessary engineering to help Alan get through our project and gave him the contact information for an engineer at the company that said he would answer any questions that Alan might have. Alan never contacted this person so he made no effort to try and be a quick study. He provided no feedback when we asked questions regarding our plan and outright ignored our requests for information. He refused a face-to-face meeting to try and expedite the process and we were told to back off; when we requested an update on when our plan might be completed. We could no longer stomach the delays and lack of communication and had lost all confidence in his ability to complete our plans correctly so we requested a full refund of our $2,900 retainer. We were told that he would not refund our money and that if we wanted it, we should sue him. At this point he has essentially stolen our money and five months of our time since we are no further along now than when we started. We have documented everything along this process and can substantiate all of these comments.