Apartment Ratings | The Meadows of Brook Highland Ratings and Reviews

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Terrible management/Parkside overrun with wild, uncontrolled children (Not Recommending)

2009-11-28T10:34:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We live on Parkside. I keep my children in, because of all the terrible kids and teenagers roaming, blocking the roads and fighting, destroying property and beating up unsuspecting adult residents as well (August 2009). Kids/teens hang out at the pool(which wasn't decent or usable for over half the summer ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Peaceful living (Recommending!)

2009-09-17T07:19:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I live here currently on the parkside. Yes there are children here and there is a park-so yes they play in it. Keep in mind that apts force you to live in limited space so some say kids are running all around-well this is their home and they don't bother ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Rent with caution (Not Recommending)

2009-04-24T15:42:55-06:00

From britt0310: This is by far the worst apartment complex that I have ever lived in. I have had problems since day one. On the first day of moving in my dishwasher broke; it took them 2 weeks to fix it. In the meantime, the faucet in my kitchen broke (where exactly ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: I enjoy this place (Recommending!)

2009-01-20T14:42:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here since July 2007 and I never knew of this site until a friend of mine was looking to move here and read about this place. I moved here from another state and I knew that in itself would be very difficult considering I knew NO ONE ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Under New Management (Recommending!)

2009-01-30T08:49:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have to say that I have lived here for a while. With the new management company they are making alot of good changes. They are cleaning the property up like it used to be here. They are rehabing every apartment as tenants move out. I have seen the new ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Read before renting! Very important information! (Recommending!)

2008-09-08T11:56:02-06:00

From corny330: I have lived here at the Meadows for about 1 year, and I have greatly enjoyed it. But I know there are many who have not, and here is why:There are two sides to this apartment complex; the Parkside and the Lakeside. The Lakeside is peaceful, quiet, and has a ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: I love it here (Recommending!)

2008-03-10T01:29:29-06:00

From inverness5: I read some of the complaints here- and there can be issues with any home where turnover in residents is often. I moved in in Nov. 2006 and any maintenence issue I have needed to be taken care of has always been dealt with immediately and the staff in the ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: The worst apartment complex on 280! (Not Recommending)

2007-12-27T21:11:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband and I moved into the meadows last Nov. After 6 months we left, it was an awful experience. The first day we moved in we already had trouble, our apartment was infested with fleas! We called the office and they told us 2 go to pet smart and ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Do NOT rent -needs NEW management (Not Recommending)

2007-09-24T16:51:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am absolutely horrified with the staff of this complex! Apparently, the new management staff does not know how to manage anything! The water heater in the apartment above mine busted and I was forced to move out for 10 days! I was told to use my own personal credit ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Out of Control Children! (Recommending!)

2007-09-13T12:52:28-06:00

From alczervik: It seems like this complex is inhabited mostly by feral children. They are everywhere, jumping out in front of your car when you are trying to get home, swinging from gym equipment like monkeys, using your porch decor for pinatas, throwing lounge chairs into the pool, and skateboarding on the ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: A Voice of Reason (Recommending!)

2007-08-21T01:28:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The Meadows of Brook Highland is a two-phase apartment community, among the first developments in what is now Birmingham's Brook Highland/Greystone area. Although the Meadows' units are older than most in the general area, the property is clean, safe and reasonably priced.Many apartmentratings.com submitters have criticized the Meadows for insect ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Worst apartment living experience ever! (Not Recommending)

2007-04-15T17:36:00-06:00

From auburn02: Apartments not kept up well. Multiple maintenance issues. Flooded apartment due to lack of attention to details per complex. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Big apartments,low price=awful living experience (Not Recommending)

2007-02-01T17:26:33-06:00

From ukneexe: If you enjoy having staff sneak around and photograph your apartment on a regular basis, then this is the place for you! The apartments and grounds are spacious but after living there for five years I see why The Meadows always ran such great move-in specials.

Flooding toilets are the ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Great Place to Live!!! (Recommending!)

2006-11-10T10:32:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for several years and love it! The ladies in the office are always friendly and helpful and the maintenance staff has always taken care of my requests. I would recommend this community to anyone and have actually referred several friends to come live here. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Worst apartment I have ever been in! (Not Recommending)

2006-09-17T16:58:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is infested with fleas and roaches. I have owned pets all of my life and I have never had a flea problem until I moved here. When I say problem, I don't mean a couple fleas here and there, I mean every where. I spent hundreds of dollars ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: READ THIS!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-01T20:38:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was a tenant in these apartments with my fiance for one year from summer of 2005 to summer of 2006 and I could not have been more eager to get the Hell out of these apartments. Myself as well as many of my neighbors, one in particular had problems ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Average, not excellent (Not Recommending)

2005-09-27T09:02:08-06:00

From bama_h: The Meadows is an average apartment facility. Some huge complaints include all the illegal immigrants that live there. I loved how you could not even get a coke from the machine because people were putting pesos in instead of COINS! People would ride by blaring their annoying spanich music all ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: This place is awful!!!! (Not Recommending)

2004-12-10T20:10:29-06:00

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The Meadows of Brook Highland: Best complex in Birmingham (Recommending!)

2004-10-08T20:14:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The mgmt. staff here is extremely friendly and helpful. If I have any type of problem, they are quick to get it repaired. The grounds are beautiful! There is a beautiful fountain and cozy gazebo. The apartment is well maintained and very well laid out. I love it here and ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: look elsewhere (Not Recommending)

2004-07-16T00:00:00-06:00

From officerthompson: Not to complain but If you move here and ever have an issue with your apartment, which are good overall, the manager will be quite unhelpfull and avoid you like the plague! DO NOT MOVE HERE UNTIL THE MANAGER IS CHANGED, or you will be risking a nightmare. I moved ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Really Like It! (Recommending!)

2004-03-16T00:00:00-06:00

From AuburnBeard: I´ve lived here for about three months now and haven´t had any problems. Kellie in the office has been extremely helpful since day one. There was a problem when I went to move in regarding the day, however the office staff worked quick to fix it and I was very ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: cindy (Not Recommending)

2004-03-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: cindy-37

Masterbates, wears thigh highs, pantyhose, bikini panties, NO THONGS, had sex twice this week. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: This place is HORRIBLE! (Not Recommending)

2003-09-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The recent paint job appears as if it was painted by kindgergartners. The maintenance has gone downhill since the property was purchased by Colonial Properties Trust, as the grass is mowed even less often than before. The office staff is very discourteous and the maintenance staff is even less so. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Pretty Good Overall (Recommending!)

2003-08-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in this complex for 3 years and have lived in two different units during that time. The complex was recently sold and the improvements have been wonderful. The place was really starting to go down hill but now everything is getting painted and the new maitenance has ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Not a terrible place, but be careful... (Not Recommending)

2003-07-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is not the worst place to live, just make sure you know what you are getting into. Make sure you can view the exact apartment you will be renting ahead of time, and know you will have to stay on top of any maintenance requests (usually after 2 weeks ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Overall a great place to live (Recommending!)

2003-06-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We lived at the meadows for three years and had a wonderful experience. Our apartment overlooked the lake and it was so peaceful.
The maintenance staff was so awesome, when we called in work order it was always done within 24 hours. We had to move last month, my husband ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Thanks For your Honest oppions (Not Recommending)

2003-05-27T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I dont take talking or downgrading pepole
or property serious, you need to see it first hand . As they say a picture worth a thousand ,well this is true a have spent the weekend looking for an apt ,I ask talk to pepole look around and make sure im ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: MY EXPERIENCE WAS HORRIBLE (Not Recommending)

2003-04-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My friend and I lived here for several months last year. I must say that it was a horrible experience. The staff was rude and charged us unecessary fees at the end of our lease. The bugs were horrific and the maintenance staff needs to get it together. When they ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Frustration with collection- Truthful (Not Recommending)

2003-03-27T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had a very frustrating experience while living at The Meadows. There is a storage building behind the Parkside apartments, and M-F trucks begin arriving at 5:00am to load. It is very loud and no one in the office mentions prior to move-in. Also the music from "Skates 280" can ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: 3 reviews below are LIES (Recommending!)

2002-09-18T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It´s wonderful that people are able to express their opinions openly where they can be useful tools to assist others in finding a home. However, it´s sad that some people choose to use this tool as a way to get revenge on the staff of a community because they are ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Terrible Place to Live (Not Recommending)

2002-09-12T00:00:00-06:00

From brookecavanaugh@yahoo.com: From the first week we were here we have not been satisfied. The night we moved in the shelving in our closet fell down. We called maintenance and after two weeks of getting no one to come and fix it, we replaced it on our own. This was just the ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: Would not recommend (Not Recommending)

2002-09-12T00:00:00-06:00

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The Meadows of Brook Highland: DON´T MOVE HERE (Not Recommending)

2002-09-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This was a fairly nice place when I moved in. It has gone down hill. The grounds are not kept up. They stopped pest control. It is only by request. The quality of tennant has decreased. A convicted child rapist moved in last month and my neighbors children were taken ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: My family is very happy here. (Recommending!)

2002-03-31T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We looked all over 280 and this was definitely the best apt community to raise our kids in. Some of the newer places we looked at didn´t seem to be very child-friendly or the apts were too small, too expensive, etc. This place isn´t new, but I think it´s still ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: they are really wonderful (Recommending!)

2002-03-15T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived here for almost three years and I have to say that we really enjoy our home. We feel safe as can be expected in a apartment community and with the limited staff in the office and maintenance for a complex of this size, we are very pleased.I ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Meadows of Brook Highland: the piTTTSSSSSSSS (Not Recommending)

2002-02-27T00:00:00-06:00

From bip021: this place was terrible. Maintenence very unreliable, incorrect. Office staff a total disgrace! nasty grounds bad bad bad ... [click to read full apartment review]