Hightowers Apartments

We scamper in the cupboards, we nibble at the bread,
We dash across the baseboards when the humans go to bed.
We’re everywhere you look, from lobby up to tower,
Our tiny feet make echoes in the quiet midnight hour.

The walls are full of tunnels, the ceilings softly creak,
A maze of pipes and passages—our home is warm, unique.
The crumbs fall from your tables, the kitchens never sleep,
We gather in the shadows where the drafty corners seep.

But oh, the stars are fewer, and here’s the reason... plain:
Too many human giants keep spoiling our domain.
The Exterminator visits, with poison, traps, and spray,
We scatter, hide, and wait it out—then come back out to play.

Still, the vents and cracks are plenty, the hallways wide and kind,
A rodent’s dream of real estate, if you don’t mind mankind.
So heed this mouse’s warning, before you sign to stay:
The Hightowers are ours, dear friend—best look the other way. Read More

I moved out. The place is completely infested with mice. I would go to sleep at night to the sound of hundreds of mice moving around in the walls. The management does nothing except rations 3 of those horribly cruel glue traps to each tenant. When I opened the trash chute, a huge spray of cockroaches came flying out. Easily the worst upkeep and worst management I've ever seen. I think they neglect the building so much because they want people to move out -- they can legally raise the rent with... each new tenant. When I left, there were moving trucks lined up outside for all the tenants fleeing. Read More

Great location, friendly front desk staff, spacious rooms, great fitness room, nice quiet rooftop patio. Highly recommended!

So i was very stressed picking a place online. I have walked past every apartment i was considering and it makes me so proud that i chose HT.
1) it’s on a perfect street with all the churches and houses and i feel safe
2) age of tenants is mid 20s to late 20s. they only have 1BR, 1BA and studios and the layouts are perfect for 1 person. i imagine this isn’t a place for couples
3) the floors the closets the views the everything feels so quintessentially dupont circle and quaint i’m always... smiling Read More

I spent 4 years at Hightowers, living in Unit 403.
Besides the fact that this building is ideally located, close to both the Dupont area, the downtown, and the 14 and U nightlife area, which allows to access almost all of DC's living places by walk, the units' quality is really good, as well as the amenities (excellent laundry room, fair gym).
But mostly, in a building where almost all tenants are young and active professionals, the atmosphere is friendly and helpful.
This is mainly and most... surely the case because of a fantastic staff and doorpersons team, who will always greet you with a smile, a helping hand, and a warm conversation!
I will definitely remember and miss those years spent there; I hope you new people moving there will feel the same!
JB Read More