Highlands At Dearborn

Overall, the Highlands was not a bad place to live. My now husband and I lived there for two years and moved out because we bought a house.
Pros: maintenance always fixes everything very quickly, the pool (except when the hot tub was under construction and the pool was closed on 4^th of July), nice granite countertops, laundry in the apartment, spacious bathroom, cheap storage unit available.
Cons: the dumpsters overflowed, charges for light bulb replacements on the track lighting, the rent goes up every year.
Our apartment was tiny but that was our choice. We heard some rents went up drastically but ours wasn’t terrible. There are definitely parking issues but we lived in building 1 and never had an issue. We couldn’t hear anyone or anything else until you were out in the hallway, in the apartment it was quiet. We were also on the third floor so that helped. We gave proper notice for move out so we didn’t have to break the lease but it is expensive if you do. We didn’t paint or put a single hole in the wall because we knew it was temporary and we received our security deposit back plus interest. I never expected that at all and was very pleasantly surprised to see a check in the mail.
Overall, the Highlands treated us well. If you are looking for a temporary situation and won’t have to break the lease, I would recommend it.

My wife and I have resided at the Highlands for 4 years and have had a great experience living here. We are about to sign our 5^th lease.
The leasing staff and maintenance crew are exceptional, always friendly, courteous and professional. The staff is always planning events for the children living here.
All of our maintenance issues that have arose over our time here were remedied quickly. If you work, they always ask if they may gain access to your apartment to take care of the problem.
We live in building #3 and have a garage. The apartment is a two bedroom and we love it. Some neighbors are friendly and other are not, but that’s pretty typical where ever you chose to reside.
There is a mixture of all ages living here. And the complex has a covered schoolbus stop for the children waiting for there bus in the morning.
The grounds are well maintained with landscapers always planting new flowers to make the grounds beautiful.
The pool is great and we use it every weekend weather permitting. There have been a few minor situations regarding the pool area, but each has been addressed by the staff. One main issue was with residents inviting too many visitors to the pool area. This takes away seating from our own residents. The pool rules are spelled out and I guess as long as there are rules there will be people breaking them.
There is a very nice business area with several computers and a printer vailable if you do not have one. Is is open 24 hours with a pass. It is even equiped with wrapping paper and ribbon so you don’t have to run to the store every time you are giving someone a present. In addition there is a small café and exercise room that as brand new equipment.
Lastly, the complex is very handy to all travel destinations, since the complex lies at the interchange between Routes 1 and ⁹⁵⁄₁₂₈ in Peabody, MA. IF you work in Boston you can either drive (not easy with traffic) or you can drive 10 mins. to Wakefield or Melrose and get on the commuter train or a bus to the subway station.
We highly recommend The Highlands at Dearborn as a great place to make your home.

I lived here from March 2011 to April 2013 and I enjoyed my time there. The grounds are clean, the apartments modern and well-​kept and the amenities are beyond what you’d expect at an apartment complex.
Staff was always friendly and responsive to feedback and I never felt scammed or ripped off. Jenna M’s review is more on point with my experience. I lived in building 10 for what it’s worth.
While the complaints about parking are somewhat founded, it’s not nearly as bad of a problem as the negative reviewers make it seem. If I wasn’t moving to be closer to work I’d still live here.

I feel like it’s unfair that the only two reviews this apartment complex has on Unilocal are so negative. I lived at Highlands for a year (March 2011-​March 2012) and really liked it. We lived in the building #1, on the top floor. The apartment was very nice and clean, we never head any noise from the neighbors. Parking was never an issue by our building, although I did hear some other buildings had problems with parking. Maintenance was great, they always came and fixed everything quickly. Overall I think it’s a great place — nice, quiet, plenty of amenities, office staff is nice. Our rent would have gone up if we had renewed the lease, but we didn’t. The only reason we decided to leave is because of the location — wanted more of an urban setting. Overall the rent isn’t cheap (we paid $ 1215 for 1 bedroom apt — around 700 sq ft), but it’s an apartment complex, so it’s expected.

This place is an abomination. I lived her with my sister for just over a year. They get you in on «specials» and then bump the price up hundreds of dollars when you renew. The buildings are nice at first glance, but I can’t count the number of times maintenance had to come in to fix something… and then fix it again when it kept breaking. Buildings go up so quickly that they are structurally unsound.
There were people upstairs that were loud at all hours of the day and night. They would scream and throw things around with such aggression that it sounded like a stampede upstairs. This could happen anywhere of course, but what makes this pertinent to my review is the handling of the situation by the management. No one did anything to assist me with my legitimate concern, rather they let the noise continue.
My boiling point was when I came home one evening to a FLOOD in my apartment. There were gallons of water in my home. We were relocated to a nearby hotel and told that this would only take a few days to repair. Apparently I had to go into the apartment with maintenance if I were to reenter before the work was complete. I was then told it would be several weeks for the work to be completed. I remained poised despite the severe inconvenience. A few evenings later I went back to the apartment to get my valuables. To my surprise and complete disgust my jewelry was missing, including a necklace given to me by my late grandmother. I called the 24 hour maintenance line, which is supposed to guarantee a response within a half hour. Never heard back. I filed a police report and went back to the hotel. The next morning I met with the management and was in tears at my despicable situation…
NOTHING WAS DONE. They just looked at me blankly, like complete idiots. How are you in a managerial position if you can’t address a THEFT in your complex? I was given dirty looks and told that my locks were being changed because I went in without maintenance. So, I can’t go in my own apartment, but a third party restoration company can go in and steal my things without being supervised? Great plan.
Do yourself a favor and don’t live here. If you ever have a problem you’ll be on your own.