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Alara Highland Park: Ants and Nobody Cares (Not Recommending)

2009-08-25T20:22:45-06:00

From regularrenter84: I am a different resident at Alara Highland Park who has also dealt with ants since I moved here in December 2008. For the first 8 months, I have been patient and understanding; however, it's time for me to speak out because no one in Alara's property management is listening.After ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: i am moving out (Not Recommending)

2009-01-04T12:24:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: manager is very rude ,racist . ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Best place in town and I'm not joking... (Recommending!)

2008-10-25T17:16:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived at Alara since Feb. 2007 and I love it. I am very very picky about where I live and who I live around. When looking for an apartment, I pay close attention to the landscaping, the window dressings, the upkeep of the buildings and the vehicles that are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: DO NOT MOVE HERE! (Not Recommending)

2009-02-25T21:06:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have had an ANT PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE. Yes, I wrote another post 6 months ago and I am STILL having problems. The maintenance is great in sending the exterminators to my apartment when I call, but they should hire someone new because these ants keep coming back within ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Good Place to Live (Recommending!)

2008-05-01T21:14:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Alara for three years now and for they most part have been very happy. The apartments are very large with a nice laundry rooms and huge bathrooms! The management staff has been very nice to me and maintenance has been great. My air conditioner broke down ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Pleasing and Peaceful (Recommending!)

2008-04-14T10:21:01-06:00

From malissadhoward: I have lived here for 2 years and my stay here has been very pleasing and peaceful. In passing, the staff and residences are friendly. The layout of the community is very nice and the grounds are well kept. Alara is convenient to many amenities; GA 400, Schools, Parks, Shopping ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Best complex in town! (Recommending!)

2007-09-04T18:58:39-06:00

From Alararules247: I've lived here 3 years. Overall, it's been a very enjoyable stay. The amenities are great, the office staff is impeccable, and the fact that Alara offers easy access to anywhere one wants to travel in the Greater Atlanta area makes me want to renew my lease another 5 years! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: DECENT (Recommending!)

2007-09-04T07:51:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived here for over 3 years now and for the most part we're happy - no place is going to be perfect. I do, however, wish the management team would be more picky about who they let move in. There are good tenants and there are bad, but ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Not Pleased With This Place (Not Recommending)

2007-08-10T09:36:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Not happy with Alara. We have lots of ants and now we are having bug problems: water bugs, weird black bugs, and the ANTS! We live on the 3rd floor and this shouldn't be an issue. Have called multiple times to have them come spray and when I called to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: SHOOTING at Alara Apartments 7/23/07 (Not Recommending)

2007-07-24T13:40:22-06:00

From unhappyrntr123: 1 Dead, 2 Hurt in Sandy Springs Shooting SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) -- A Sandy Springs woman is dead and two men, including the gunman, are injured after a shooting at a home.Police spokesman Lieutenant Steve Rose said authorities got a call about 10:40 p.m. Monday of a shooting at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: DO NOT MOVE HERE (Not Recommending)

2007-07-20T13:32:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for three years and the Roach problem is horrible. Managment kept telling me they would take care of it, but I do not think anyone ever came and sprayed. I pulled out my dishwashed and found at least (I am not exagerating) 60 alive and/or dead Roaches. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: The new manager MARSHA is a real.... (Not Recommending)

2008-07-06T13:43:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ***07/06/08*** MANAGEMENT STAFF HAS BECOME INTOLERABLE! - I'll be moving out in December because the new manager MARSHA is consistently rude. She's been flippant with me or more than one occasion, and I had to remind her that my rent pays her salary!I have been a resident at Alara Highland ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Horrible Place (Not Recommending)

2007-06-06T09:28:55-06:00

From Janet100: OMG!!! the management has got to go. They seriously do NOT care who moves in here. They say they do background checks but trust me they don't!! You feel like you're living in the ghetto. EVERYONE is moving out, at least the white residents are - it's become very scary ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: No Good (Not Recommending)

2007-04-30T08:52:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was a resident for quite sometime and the property has really gone down hill over the past 3-4 years. It's nothing like it was when Roberts managed/owned it. It's sad because at one time it was a lovely place to live - it's horrible now. I do NOT recommend ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: would move here again (Recommending!)

2007-03-12T10:21:41-06:00

From kaitybug17: I have lived here almost 9 months and am moving only because of job relocation. If in some event we move back here I would definetly move back here. The office staff is great. They try to fix problems that may arise, you have to realize that sometimes things take ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: The Bad and the Ugly - The Good is No where Around This Place (Not Recommending)

2007-02-22T09:40:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The people who are writing in and saying good things about this place obviously have not lived here long enough and have not had to deal with management. The stories about gangs is more than accurate. One of them threatened to jump on me and told me not to come ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: This Place is Great (Recommending!)

2006-08-18T12:15:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in ALARA for a little over a year and just renewed my lease for another year. It is a beautiful apartment community and the apartments are awsome. All maintenance repairs that I have needed since I have lived here have been completed that day or the next ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Moved in despite all the negative comments (Recommending!)

2006-08-17T21:02:18-06:00

From ghostridernga: We chose to move in despite all the negative comments seen lately about gangs and projects. This is far from the case. Come to find out from other residents, the "gangs" were school kids that didn't have anything else to do. It was also, kids from other complexes coming in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: I enjoyed living at Alara Highland Park (Recommending!)

2006-08-09T16:55:43-06:00

From carterjuly06: The community is clean and management staff as well as maintenance have been super. Never had I had any complaints where either was concerned. Maintenace was always ontime to fix any problems that arose. The office staff have always been so polite. Overall I enjoyed the time that I have ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: was good now going down (Not Recommending)

2006-08-07T17:55:51-06:00

From barabbas: well gang bangers walking middle of the street while i am driving..i am stopping and they are looking at your face like enemy..

good luck for repairs too.. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: I like living here and the Office/Maintenance Staff are GREAT!!! (Recommending!)

2006-07-25T12:34:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in July 2005. And have been very pleased living here. The Office Staff and Managment have been SUPER nice and very accommodating. The Maintenance staff are GREAT!! very nice and courteous. When ever I need something fix or have any concerns they are addressed immediately. The building I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Warning: Gang Infestation. (Not Recommending)

2006-06-29T17:05:34-06:00

From gangville: This place was nice a few years ago, until it was bought by another company that renamed it "Alara" Highland Park. New residents from the past 10 months must have gotten in on state money and pardons from the state prison. There is a rowdy gang of punks that carry ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: FALL FROM GRACE (Not Recommending)

2006-06-25T17:06:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The people who recommed this place haven't lived here very long. It's been sad to see the slow, steady decline of this once beautifully landscaped property. Several years ago, you were likely to see tenants who were Delta pilots. Now, you're more likely to see teenage gangmembers who dress in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: ATTENTION (Not Recommending)

2006-06-23T16:15:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: IF YOU WANT A NICE QUIET APT WHERE YOU CAN GET SOME SLEEP AT NIGHT THIS IS NOT THE PLACE ,SIRENS ,SCREAMS,DUMPTRUCK LOUD RESIDENTS .NOW IF YOU WANT TO USE THE GYM ROOM YOU WONT BE ABLE BECAUSE ITS PACKED WITH HOODLUMS THE SO CALLED "BLOODS". THIS GYM HAS BIG ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: I'm happy... (Recommending!)

2006-04-15T12:24:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just recently moved into my apartment and am extremely happy! I have lived in a lot of communities in the Atlanta area and this one is very nice. Granted, something should be done about the "hoodlums" that like to hang out in the fitness room and tennis courts at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Stay away from this place (Not Recommending)

2006-02-11T20:42:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I found this apt through this site. The management sucks big time. They have an "excellant" office space which is just a sham to begin with. They are uncooperative and very rigid people. I had maintainence problems 4 times so far and they would only show up after repeatedly calling ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Sirens, Dump Trucks, Noisey Neighbors (Not Recommending)

2006-01-31T07:46:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Throughout the night, you will here police sirens, the big trucks pulling into the complex, and most of all the neighbors that are now moving in have no control whatsoever, and if you complain to management, they will just look at you as if you are insane. If you expect ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: They have done great (Recommending!)

2005-12-05T10:47:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have just moved in and the office has tried to make it as easy as possible to get in. They took care of any problem quickly. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: I like it... (Recommending!)

2005-11-02T19:11:16-06:00

From aetherfairy24: This place has its pluses and minuses, but overall I like it a lot. Some of my issues are:
1. The roaches--they won't die, and they're EVERYWHERE!
2. Mild gang activity in the neighborhood. Seeing as though the "gang" members are about 14, though, and their main activity seems to be playing ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Great place! (Recommending!)

2005-10-30T22:27:36-06:00

From atlantarenter123: I have lived here for two years... the place is very well kept up -- the trees are beautiful and the apts are spacious. It is quiet and you get nice differences in the units (like foyers, very big living rooms and huge bathrooms with garden tubs). And it is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: (Not Recommending)

2005-08-23T12:19:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Good place...unless you expect maintenance to fix things quickly. The air conditioning in the exercise room has now been broke for over three months...and they don't seem to overly concerned about fixing it. Average temperature in the room is over 80 degrees.

It took over three months to get tub stopper ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Not a bad place at all.... (Recommending!)

2005-02-11T15:08:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We lived here for a year and I really liked it. It was quiet and aside from the unsupervised children who ran around my building all the time, it was perfect. I usually had no problem getting things repaired. They started loaning DVDs out to residents too which was nice ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Good place - not THE best, but good (Recommending!)

2005-02-03T12:34:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Had a little trouble moving in because we had no one to help us move until evening. We had all but 3 pieces of furniture out and up the stairs when the security officer stopped us. I think it was around 10:00 or 10:30. Someone had complained about us moving ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: Excellent Community (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: If you want to get away from bad communities, this is the place. Very upscale and dignified. The property is well maintained and the office staff is very sophisticated. If there are any problems with your apartment, they usually fix them within 24 hours. Excellent service and I love it. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: We loved it (Recommending!)

2004-05-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We lived there when it was still under Roberts and found it a lovely community with good facilities. Quiet and family friendly. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Alara Highland Park: There was at least one break in while we lived in the complex. We believe that someone attempted to break into our unit. When we reported to the office - the office staff was not very concerned. (Not Recommending)

2004-04-27T00:00:00-06:00

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Alara Highland Park: Great Place to Live (Recommending!)

2004-03-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived there for two years now. When management first changed from Roberts Realty to Alara, staffing was slim and maintenance was unstable. Now they have a great team working at Alara Highland Park. The apartments are roomy and noise is at a minimum. Rent is reasonable and staff ... [click to read full apartment review]