Ann Arbor Hills
Estate lots and architectural pedigree east of the Arboretum
Ann Arbor Hills is the city's premier neighborhood of significant homes on significant lots — a quiet enclave of wooded, rolling streets east of Nichols Arboretum, where mid-century moderns by notable regional architects sit alongside stately Georgians, Tudors, and Colonials. It's where much of Ann Arbor's important residential architecture lives, and where privacy, mature landscape, and proximity to the University and hospitals come together.
Developed largely from the 1920s through the 1960s and refined ever since, the neighborhood offers a rare combination in a university town: genuine estate-scale properties minutes from Central Campus and Michigan Medicine.
- —The city's deepest bench of notable residential architecture
- —Half-acre-plus wooded lots minutes from U-M and the hospitals
- —Borders Nichols Arboretum and its gardens and trails
- —Mid-century moderns by respected regional architects
The homes
Ann Arbor Hills is architecturally rich. Alongside handsome traditional homes — Georgians, Tudors, and Colonials from the 1920s onward — the neighborhood is known for its mid-century modern houses, several designed by respected architects and sited to take advantage of ravines, wooded slopes, and long views. Lots are generous, frequently a half-acre or more, and heavily treed, giving even close neighbors a sense of seclusion.
Homes here reward buyers who value design and land. Many have been thoughtfully updated while preserving their architectural intent, and significant properties in the neighborhood are among the most closely watched listings in the city when they come available.
Community and lifestyle
This is a calm, established neighborhood defined by its landscape and its privacy. Winding streets discourage through traffic, mature canopy shades the roads, and homes sit well back from the street. It offers space and quiet without giving up a central location.
Despite the seclusion, the neighborhood is minutes from the energy of campus and downtown — close enough to reach the Arboretum, a game, or the hospital in a few minutes.
Parks and recreation
The neighborhood borders Nichols Arboretum — 123 acres of gardens, trails, and the university's renowned peony collection — which functions as an extended backyard for residents. The Huron River, Gallup Park, and the Furstenberg Nature Area are close, adding riverfront trails, paddling, and open space just beyond the neighborhood's edge.
Schools
Ann Arbor Hills is served by the Ann Arbor Public Schools. Neighborhood students typically attend Angell Elementary, Tappan Middle School, and Huron High School.
Getting around
The neighborhood's location is a major draw for those affiliated with the University or the hospitals: Central Campus, Michigan Medicine, and the VA are all minutes away, and US-23 is close for trips east toward Detroit Metro Airport. For an estate neighborhood, it is unusually well-connected.
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