When moving your College student out of your home and into an apartment it is a big deal! Shannon at the Heights in State College went above and beyond. Absolutely beautiful complex in a great area of town, just minutes from downtown on a bus route and plenty of parking. Close to grocery stores and very clean amenities. Highly recommend. read more

Everything has been absolutely perfect. No issues. Highly Recommend. Everyone has made the process from beginning to end easy.

If you are a college student be aware that your lease runs from August to the end of July. So if you are planning to live there just for the college year you will be paying for almost 3 months that you won't be living there. I f you are a cosigner be aware that the Heights may or may not give a courtesy call before putting you into collections. It is quite a surprise when a collection letter shows up in the mail and you had no clue. There is free coffee though. read more

Love living here honestly. Rent is affordable. Coffee is free!! They have really cool community events like food trucks and holiday dinners. Lobe having my own room and bathroom at an affordable price for the SC area. read more

My experience at the heights was far from satisfactory. Not only do they add on bogus charges to the move out bill, but they refuse to cooperate and are unwilling to provide any evidence for the charges. When I emailed the property manager Stephen Hilton about these charges, he never bothered to respond and directly sent the bill to collections. This is slimy and disgusting rat behavior; very befitting of how he looks. Looking at the google reviews, yelp reviews listed below, you will notice a consistent pattern of fraudulent charges tacked on to the move out bill. I would caution anyone considering renting from this complex to be wary of their business practices and ensure they keep all receipts and documentation in case they also have to deal with false charges and non-refunded deposits. Attached are pictures taken on the day of the move out where a total of $1000 was charged to me and my roommate. Have a gander and see if it seems reasonable or fair. read more

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TERRIBLE! Issues every week such as no heat in 30 degree weather, a broken dryer that took them a month to fix, terrible customer service, etc. Find somewhere else. They don't care about you, only your money. read more

URGENT For PARENTS and RENTERS The Heights at college station has been one problem after another. Don't rent here unless you want to pay for months your not living there. They send you a lease when using your phone you miss a lot of important information. They charge you for everything and anything they can. When My daughter first moved in I got a call from my daughter, mom my car is being towed 11pm at night. There was not a staff person or anyone to contact to let them know the tow company she lived there. She registered her plate with staff and they forgot to advise she needs a parking pass which was a little circle that costs $25.00. This tow that cost me $260.00 to put in down from the tow. When contacting the office the next morning they were like oh yeah she needed a sticker, why at check in did they not advise her?? When you call maintenance watch out cause you broke it regardless if it ware and tear. You will not receive a bill, it just get stacked onto you rent and when you go to pay your rent you have to pay what they add on. also you pay a redecorating fee of 150.00 what's this about? you pay 299.00 for maintenance of the pool and activity is that not what rent is for? You move out in May like most students do and you are stuck with paying for June and July rent because they simply said they can not rent it out. They want you to rent there apartments however they don't want any partnership in owning the place. Everything is not them or they don't handle that. Watch before signing anything. read more

FOR PARENTS: Be careful when you sign a lease for an apartment for your child/children. After paying rent on time, two months after the lease ended, they sent my daughter a list of erroneous charges for damaged property for items she didn't use, such as blinds. She sent the manager SH an email disputing the damages, to which he never responded. In any event, as a parent, I checked the portal at the end of the lease, and there was a " Zero" balance. Fast forward to January 4, 2023. I received an alert from my credit report that I had a collection listed. I never received any notification at all. I called the collection agency to find that " The Heights" had sent my account to collections for $400 worth of damages. There was no attempt to collect the debt, just a collection report. I sent an email to " The Heights," and the manager placed full responsibility for my daughter, even though I signed the lease. While I was never contacted, he claimed that I was sent notices. Ironically, I get photo alerts from the USPS and have no record of any mail from the Heights. At the same time, I have a copy of the email that my daughter sent to SH at The Heights, with no response. In any event, at the end of the lease, they charge for damages, and it appears that there is nothing you can do other than pay. Sadly, I would have paid and did pay as soon as I knew about the charges, but now I have a collection on my credit report. My recommendation for parents is to find another apartment complex for your child. read more

Very nice neighborhood! It is very cost-effective. I live in an apartment, compared with other houses, the area is very large, and the facilities are very complete. Maintenance services are also efficient. Community facilities are very complete, swimming pool as well as pool table, gym and other equipment. It is also very close to the school and there are two bus stops. Attached are Chinese supermarkets and giant. Overall, a highly recommended place to live! read more

I really like it here! The only thing I wish we had was a tennis court instead of pickle ball but other than that it's really nice. A lot of walkable areas too for nice sunny days! read more

Aweosme facilities , good rates , no other place I'd rather live. Safe community , fun resources , and great people.

great place to live in general. great for pets. I wish every email we got wasnt listed as "URGENT" which makes my heart drop every time I open an email. other than that, I enjoy it read more

Terrible management team! They charge you ridiculous repairs/damage/trash fee after you move out! When I asked for picture proof of the damage, they were able to remove some unreasonable charges. BUT! Why would you charge me in the first place if you can easily remove this kind of damage fee??? They are probably assuming that you won't argue and just submit the payment, which you shouldn't even be responsible for! What's even worst is when I ask for pictures showing the trash, they just send me a random picture showing items that don't even belong to me nor my roommate! I mean, they can probably send that picture to everyone and be like "we are 100% certain this is the trash you left behind." Avoid this place if you can!!! read more

Terrible service. The office will not provide any actually help but just pretend they did.

i love how the heights has always accommodated to my needs with their quick maintenance time and helpful customer service! the amenities are also amazing. love the new pickle ball court read more

awesome place to live love it here super cool people and community with great amenities

I gave one star because I can't give no star, how upset. The community may seem nice, but... They find every way to overcharge/fine you. I lived there for 5 months, I was fined three times, total added up to $3,000-3,500. If you are so unlucky like me. Well, read your lease, don't panic if they threatened to sue you, and argue with them. BTW, Management team come more than often unexpected to "inspect" your room. Wait, are we in college yet? And they don't tell you unless they are putting a fine on your account. How disgusting is that? I lived in a 3 bedroom townhouse, only two rooms were occupied. During winter, our heat was at 72 all the time with all windows shut, our monthly electric bill was $600-800. I bought a four bedroom house in State College right after I moved out from the Heights. The electric bill was less than $200 per month in winter. Rumor says that tenants split the bill to pay for all these beautiful lighting in the community & clubhouse. Just turn my portion of the lights off plz, thanks. Is this it? Wait til you move out, your final statement will make you want to curse. You wanna talk about it? Sure, they have this policy that you must come in to the office to discuss about it. Well, most people move out of this college town after graduation. Sorry, one more debt on you along with student loan. Good luck with that :D Go check out retreat/toftrees unless you don't care about money and you don't mind being watched like a toddler. Lastly, the maintenance team has a special hobbit of secretly taking photos of you. What are you? Paparazzi? read more

I really enjoy living here! It's an awesome community. I really love the CA's, everyone in the office is nice and helpful. I also want to give a shoutout to Jim from the maintenance team, he was really nice when he came to fix my washer, he explained in detailed how I can clean the filter for future references. I highly recommend living here! read more

Our daughter rented here as a sublet for the Fall, 2019 semester. She had a kitchen chair at her desk in her room upon checkin. When she finished up the semester, she had the same chair. She locked her door, turned in her keys. We got one collection notice about six months ago for $112 for no chair in room. I lost it and waiting for another that didn't come, my daughter noticed her credit score dropped 200 points so I called teh agency. The collection agency won't budge. Stephen Hilton at the Heights told me when I got the letter, "don't worry that was for the last semester, you won't go to collections, we will discuss". Guess that didn't happen. Note to all: AVOID RENTING AT THE HEIGHTS AND IF YOU DO, TAKE PICTURES OF EVERYTHING BEFORE AND AFTER. read more

This complex is terrible. Not only are you removed from the campus but the bus services are so few and far between that it makes it nearly impossible to commute to classes/work/social activities in a timely manner. On top of this, the management will do everything in their power NOT to do anything to help you. Their service is so poor it's unbelievable that this place even exists. I have never met any group of people so unwilling to help. They refuse compensation for paid services. They refuse to take action on faults with the development. They are simply unable to manage a property this large. They can't have their services and buildings up in a timely fashion. The clubhouse has been "Under Construction" for 4 months. On top of all of this, we have already paid for all of these things and will NOT be receiving compensation. They will do everything in their power to refuse service to you when you need it. I will say it time and time again, DO NOT LIVE HERE ------- Edit 4/8/14 So things have gotten a little better since this initial review. There is still a ton of construction going on and finally the amenities we paid for at the beginning of the lease are being finalized. The last thing I think to finish is the pool which seems way to small for a community this large anyway. If anything I would definitely say that the amenities as a whole are entirely too small for such a large community and as a result they ultimately go unused. As another point, they're very information controlling. It wouldn't be surprising to me if this review of mine gets flagged as "unrecommended." With all the help they've given me I've changed it from a 1 star to a 2 star review. My initial review was definitely harsh but rightly so given everything that was happening. Ultimately, I would say this place is an ok place to live but don't expect too much. It took them way too long to get things settled. Wasn't worth the frustration. read more

is nice and modern compared to downtown but is expensive and parking is ample. when I had a flat tire jim helped me change it and they always have snacks in clubhouse read more

This place is awesome! The gym and pool are so nice and so close to my apartment and I love going to the game room at night to play pool with my friends. The office staff is super friendly and helped me the whole step of the way from filling out my application to matching me with the perfect roommates. The community is super friendly and really quiet. Definitely check this place out!! read more

Stay away! This place is really expensive. The electric bill for a 3 bedroom in the winter comes out to like 300. So monthly you'll be paying $800/900 that's including food. Live at copper beech it's just as nice and it's cheap. read more

Good location, easy to get Catabus. Near the Giants and Asian supermarkets, very convenient. The room looks clean and good. The rent is kinda reasonable. read more

Extremely spacious living - especially for two people! Biggest kitchen and living room iv seen anywhere; everything is brand new and nice. Pool house and gym are kept up with well. Biggest downfall is the distance from campus- not any different than any other "off campus" housing though read more

this place is unorganized, they obviously do not care about the students that live here and care much more about money. The complex is not finished, there are several problems in unites no cable connects, internet is horrible, maintenance service is even worse. Club house not finished ( no gym or pool as promised) some complexes are not finished delaying move in even through the semester had already started this is as of 9/1. You can complain about ur services and the the office says they will get it done when in reality they do not do nothing to solve problems. Also there is no set address for this complex so if you want to ship something, or order food, clothing, books etc. No one will find you because address is not found. This place has the potential but the management here does not take responsibility of anything read more

The Heights was touted as a high end complex. The rush to finish the units by the advertised move in date of 8/22 has lead to numerous issues. Move in for some did not occur until late on 8/24and some students are still not in. The workmanship is shamefully poor . The general contractor should be ashamed. The USPS did not start delivering mail until 8/30. The club house is unfinished and the pool looks like it will be extremely undersized for a complex as large as this is proposed to be. The CATA bus is a joke.The air conditioning does not work well for upper floors, paint splatters all over cabinets, scratched and dented kitchen appliances and a dishwasher that sticks out 4 inches too far from the cabinets.Initially the window blinds, shower curtain rods and lamps were not installed but have since been taken care of. read more

I lived at The Heights for two years and it was probably the worst mistake I have ever made. First of all, the rent is way too high for this cheaply built apartment. We were the second tenants to live in the apartment and the furniture was poorly built, paint job was so bad that there was specks of paint all over the floor, and the bathrooms are covered with constant dust. On top of that, the walls are so thin,it is impossible to not hear the conversations going on not only in the rest of the house, but right outside ( my room was on the forth floor and I could clearly hear anyone who was walking on the side walk, so imagine how annoying it is at night when every one is going out or coming back home). The most annoying thing would have to be the squeaking floor boards and beds. Every time anyone walks the boards make so much noise. I would have to tip toe around my bedroom so I wouldn't disturb my downstairs roommate. I could be in my room and I could hear the floor squeak, bathroom fan and toilet, and the bed of my room mate next door, downstairs, and the room in the next building. And the squeaky beds left nothing to the imagination. After the first year, our rent went up $30 however there were no changes whatsoever. An extra $30 a month for the whole year for absolutely no difference than the year before. And they increase the rent every year, which is why I did not make the mistake of resigning my lease again. My lease ends in July, but I have heard from multiple people that The Heights finds reasons to charge you once you move out. Although you pay a $90 redecorating fee in the beginning for this purpose, they still find reasons to charge you. Someone had to pay $40 for a "towel removal fee" because they forgot a towel in the bathroom when they moved out. I am not excited to see what they will come up with once I move out. The Heights management is basically useless. At the time of my first year living there, there was a strict no pets policy. Everyone in our apartment signed a document agreeing that we would follow this policy, and if not there would be a fine. During the summer, only one of my roommates of 5 was living at the apartments. She got a cat even after 2 of roommates told her they were allergic. On top of that, the person moving into her room at the end of the lease was also allergic and was told by the heights that they would not clean her room for them, was also allergic to cats. So, we called the Heights to let them know that she was in violation ( we would see on social media the cat was all over our furniture and ever in the dryer) and we need the cat removed. Next thing we know, all of our accounts are charged with a pet violation. Even after it was clear that we did not approve or have knowledge of the cat moving in, the management fined us all because it was "policy" and what we signed off on in our lease. We worked it out to make a amendment to our lease stating that the cat would only be able to stay if the responsible party gets all of the carpets professionally cleaned before moving out. It was a reasonable solution since the Heights was not getting rid of the cat as they should have. After we all signed the new contract we believed the Heights would make sure that the owner of the cat does what was in the agreement. Instead, we came back to what was clearly an uncleaned apartment. It was obvious once my roommate was heavily sneezing and tearing up in our living room. We asked the Heights to see the receipt of the carpet cleaning ( as was promised in the new contract) and they told us that they did not have one. Instead, they said that the owner of the cat rented a carpet cleaner and spent "up most of 10 hours cleaning the carpet". There was also no receipt proving the renting of this carpet cleaner. Also, that apartment is not that big to need 10 hours to clean. So even after all of us roommates signed a contract the Heights did not follow through. When they were fining us for not following the no pet policy, it took them a matter of 15 minutes. This is just one experience, but along with the other poorly built apartment, over priced rent,and outrageous electricity charge, this was the worst apartment complex I have ever dealt with. read more

This place doesn't care about the students or parents. I visited my daughter this past weekend. After taking her to do some grocery shopping , we unloaded our vehicle and was about to go home, unfortunately we were towed within less than 5 minutes. When I called the manager he was very argumentative and unprofessional. He basically called me a liar. The manager didn't care or showed any concern and was disrespectful. I even requested the $190 be deducted from the rent. The manager Steven said that is not possible and he would sue me if I don't pay the full rent. I just spoke with several other parents who had the same experience. You would think for a parent paying $720 a month I would get a little consideration and respect but it was not the case. It's not even the money, it's the blatant disrespect and unprofessionalism. Don't waste you hard earned money. Do yourself a favor look for another place besides this place. read more

The Heights at State College is the absolute worst!! Save yourself time, money, and grief by simply going somewhere else. The apartments are spacious but overpriced. They are cheaply built and the walls are paper thin. They make you sign an August to August lease; so, if you are graduating in May, you are paying 3 months rent for an apartment you are not going to use. The management is horrible!! Their bottom line is money, they do not care about their tenants, just their rent money. Every time you walk or drive through the parking lot, you are taking your life into your hands because of the students driving 80 mph through the parking lot in their sports cars. Management does not do anything about this. Also, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES let the management choose a roommate for you. Their roommate matching is the worst and you will end up with THE ROOMMATE FROM HELL that you can't do anything about. Management won't listen to your concerns and try to help you because their ONLY CONCERN IS YOUR RENT MONEY. Please don't be fooled by the outward appearance of this apartment complex. Looks can be very deceiving. The Heights actually has the potential to be a nice apartment complex; but the management staff and their "hands off" approach is making sure that doesn't actually happen. read more