Highland Walk

So one Friday last July I came home to my house in Chamblee to find that my terminally unemployed girlfriend of five years had simply moved out, apparently choosing to live with her equally parasitic son instead. After a mourning period of roughly 10 – 12 minutes, I decided it was time for a change: Rent out the house in Chamblee and move into the city! The next weekend my friend took me on a pub crawl and I declared in an exceedingly inebriated state that Inman Park/​Old Fourth Ward was going to be my new home. That turned out to be one of the few good drunken decisions I’ve ever made. 24 hours, 6 ibuprofen and 3 quarts of Gatorade later, I was touring Highland Walk.
Fast forward to late November and I couldn’t be more happy with my choice of locations or apartments. The first thing you will notice is how quiet it is… as in, I have never heard anything from the people next to me or below me. Granted I have a top floor, corner apt, but it is still amazingly quite. The staff are fantastic and very friendly; every once in awhile I’ll just sit down and shoot the shit with them. Parking is unassigned and probably has enough spaces for double the cars, and the garage goes up to the 4^th floor, so unloading groceries is easy (assuming you don’t order from one of the 46 places that deliver here, a temptation I succumb to at least twice a week).
My interactions with the other tenants has been nothing but positive, but I think the whole Inman/​O4W area has a positive vibe. It goes without saying that there are a million things within walking/​biking distance, and you will most definitely want a bike. Inman Park MARTA is a mile away and I’ve recently started enjoying taking the train to work (since the ⁷⁵⁄₈₅ connector is a total goatfuck in the afternoons). All in all, I could not be happier after my first 4 months at Highland Walk.

I lived at Highland Walk for three years (left in 2013) and for the most part, enjoyed my stay. It’s a fantastic location, with many bars and restaurants within close walking distance. Excellent dry cleaners in the complex, and the BeltLine in its backyard. Mostly young professionals. I had a top floor studio overlooking Highland Avenue and rarely had any issues with noise. The front desk was always available/​helpful. They have a small gym so best to avoid during peak times, and the pool was always crowded during the warmer months — loud music, issues with glass. There’s also a small business center. Laundry services onsite, but my studio came with hookups. There’s an official dog park (now) and the common areas were well maintained. Maintenance was decent, although I had a few problems that were truly a pain to resolve. Parking was great (unassigned), and I enjoyed the breezeway layout, but there were frequent break-​ins (just don’t leave your stuff hanging out in your car; goes for anywhere in Atlanta). Also, the entrance gates (there are two) were absolutely painful. They’d randomly break, allowing others to piggyback. Or the call box would fail to work, so guests couldn’t get in. I’d have to run down flights of stairs and the street to let them in. Sometimes your key fob wouldn’t open the gate at all, so you’re just stranded outside your home. Fun times. This happened more often than I care to remember. I’ve been told that since I’ve left, they’ve completely renovated all the units and added and community grilling area. And hopefully, fixed their gate issues! Excellent location and for the price, you’re not going to find much better in the area.

I absolutely LOVE Highland Walk! My previous experience with apartments includes all of the major companies. I have never experienced customer service like that at Highland Walk. The word «staff» falls short of what the leasing office is. They are fantastic! The location is prime, the people are all so nice and I would recommend this complex to any friend that is looking for a new complex. (resident since September 2013)

I moved out of Highland Walk after a 14 months living there. I decided to write a review because it seemed unfair for me to rely on reviews before I moved in and not to write one myself.
I really loved living at Highland Walk. The front staff was always very nice and responsive, they never lost any packages and always sent maintenance right away. No one ever entered the apartment without significant notice. I never had any issues with our cars in the parking deck.
The location is unreal – on the PATH and Beltline, so you can run for miles without having to cross a street. Walking distance to tons of bars and above my fav sushi joint. On a nice night, it was fun to even walk all the way to Va-​Hi (a little over a mile) and Little Five Points.
I used to complain incessantly about the cost of utilities to anyone who would listen. We regularly paid about $ 200 a month at HW, give or take a few dollars, for electric, water, sewer, and trash. Now that I’m in a house, I have to pay a yearly trash fee to Atlanta which roughly equals the «valet» trash charge HW charges. My electric and water sometimes exceeds $ 200. All I’m saying is, it isn’t as unreasonable as you might think.
I highly recommend the top floor. You can park up by your apartment, so that’s not an issue, and there’s no noise above you. This was by far the quietest apartment I’ve ever lived in, and I’ve lived in a TON of apartments. Facing Highland Ave wasn’t a big issue, but Jack’s does get rowdy and I imagine it’s noisy for those directly across the street.
Cons:
The dog park is not an actual dog park, so don’t get excited. My dog escaped within a minute of being let off leash. It’s good for dogs that stick around. However, there’s supposed to be an actual dog park a half a mile away sometime in the next couple of years.
Rent is expensive. No way around that. However, the location is ideal.

An addendum to the review… Things have gotten worse instead of better. After unsuccessfully trying to fix our A/​C four times over the course of the last month, maintenance decided it needed to replace the unit. Fine. Fine until my roommate comes home to a dehumidifier in her bedroom, carpet ripped up and all her belongings tossed onto her bed. When we emailed the office to ask what the heck was up since we had received no phone call, no email, no note, 3 days later we got a response. Apparently while trying to fix our A/​C a week prior, the sprinklers had gone off in our apt, the fire dept was called and my roommate’s entire bedroom was soaked. Since we both travel for work, neither of us were aware of what went on until several days later. The cherry on top was that when they finally replaced the carpet two weeks after the incident, they left the 200lb dehumidifier full of water sitting in the bedroom for another 3 days.
Oh and now the gate’s broken again so I can’t even get into my own freaking apt!

I loved loved loved living at Highland Walk– wonderful location on the border of Old Fourth Ward and Inman Park on Highland Avenue.
Living here is all about the location of your apartment– mine was on one of the upper floors with very little foot traffic, in the «2000» building away from the retail hubbub but still close enough to walk, and a good view from the balcony on the outer perimeter of the building. Yes, it is a bit alarming the # of memos alerting of smash & grabs and other misdemeanors… just be super vigilant about not leaving stuff in your car, locking it, locking your apartment, be aware of your surroundings, and use the free loud alarm that is pre-​installed with the apartment. I agree that the apartment management company is a large corporate entity that dictates some of the policies, but the office staff is super nice and were so helpful in everything I could have asked for (receiving & signing for my mail, maintenance, alarm issues, locking myself out, etc.) in the 2 years I lived here.
Rent is a bit pricey if you compare to the Atlanta rental market in general, but for Inman Park, it was pretty spot on. And I think I got what I paid for– large space, multiple closets, big bathrooms, good a/​c, access to pool and gym, and most importantly, it’s walking distance from almost everything you would need– great restaurants, doctors & dentists offices, small little neighborhood markets, salons & spas, walking trails, entertainment (Dad’s Garage!) and of course, the Highland Bakery :)

I’m not one to typically write reviews, but I think when it comes to renting a place you should know the truth.
I’ve lived in this apartment for the past year. When I first moved, I was very impressed with the price, size of aparment, and office staff. After being here for some time. True light has shined on Highland Walk.
First off the office staff is only friendly until you move in. After that, they make it seem like you are a bother because you are contacting them. I always make sure to go above and beyond being friendly to them, but they still seemed «annoyed.»
The amount of break-​ins is quite disturbing. Yes, I know we «live in the city,» but the «gated entrances» are VERY easy to get into, and the lack of security after so many break ins has been minimal. Not only has there been the normal everyday break ins, but someones car was stolen, and another girl was robbed at gun point. There is a security guard, that just sleeps in his vehicle, and then drives around every hour or so to make it seem like he is doing something. He was NO WHERE to be seen the night the girl was robbed at gunpoint. Weird, don’t you think? Also they have «cameras,» at every entrance, but somehow have no leads on any of the robberies.
Also as far as the amenities, they aren’t that great for the price of your place. There is only one pool, for 2 buildings. In the summer the pool is ALWAYS over crowded. The gym is the same way. It is fairly small and always over crowded.
As far as packages/​deliveries. My mom bought a birthday gift for my daughter. UPS said that one of office staff signed for it (I won’t say her name) and when I went down to get the package it was no where to be found. No one even offered to help and figure it out.
Like i said. It is a good started place, or maybe a place for some college people. But for young professionals there are way better options right in the same neighborhood.
As my own personal preference I would never live at Highland Walk again.

I like my apartment but I have not been impressed with the property’s reaction to a number of break ins and car robberies. I’ve received approximately 10 notices regarding robbery, yet no information regarding changes to the level of security. The property is clearly not commitment to utilizing their resources to provide a more secure living environment. When I’ve expressed my concerns, the property takes the standpoint of «living near the city can be dangerous, we’re sorry if you don’t like the neighborhood.» Actually, I like the neighborhood, but I don’t like paying for «a gated community» without added security. And I don’t like paying for a «courtesy officer» who sits (and sleeps) in his vehicle. My advice to someone thinking about moving here is to remember that the extra $ are not spent on security, so you better like the pool.