Excellent housing

Average experience

Great community with lots of open spaces

One of the best places to stay given all the options.

The amenities includes a gym (with two pelotons), pool, printers, coffee machine, and lovely lake full of turtles. The apartments are roomy; I am really glad that I made sure to rent an apartment with the hardwood floors. Walking distance to Fuqua (about 20 minutes) and there are buses either to Fuqua, Ninth street, or downtown. The Durham buses could run more often but the Fuqua bus is really convenient and comes every 15 minutes or so. Apartment is well-sized and there's a cute community. The place feels safe but there's also a security guard who drives around at night just in case.

Positives:
1. Prompt maintenance and emergency service
2. Safe gated community with two police cars patrolling at night
3. Club house has printer, gym, coffee and various amenities like meeting rooms and swimming pool.
4. Beautiful lake within the community which is perfect for walking around and spending some time peacefully
5. The bus stop is just in front of the apartment, and is in the LaSalle Loop so perfect for all students who attend schools in the loop

Problems:
1. The apartment is having a lot of roaches and different kinds of bugs. Regular pest control and housekeeping is not helping in alleviating the issue
2. There is no elevator in any of the apartment.

Great appartment and location but could use more safety

Belmont Apartments are close to Fuqua, and it is possible to walk to campus. The apartments are quiet, and the property includes a small lake with a walking trail, a fitness center, quiet areas to study, a business center with printers and computer, and helpful staff. The staff are attentive and quickly answer questions. This year there were a decent number of other Fuqua students living here along with other graduate students. This complex is a few miles from 9th street, so if you get FOMO easily take this into consideration. There is a grocery store, restaurants and gas station within walking distance.

It has been great to live at Belmont Apartments. First, it is close to Duke University – in a walkable distance – and services such as restaurants and gas station. Besides, it is sorrounded by other apartment condominiums where other university students live. Secondly, Belmont Apartment is secure – you have a police patrol inside the condominium –, most of the people living here at students or young adult workers, and you have access to a pool and a good gym. Lastly, apartments are big. Very good size for either with one or two bedrooms.

It's not a bad place to live. Maintenance responds quickly to fix the downsides. It really depends what trade offs you're wiling to make. The entrance/exit gates have to be repaired every few months. There have been several crimes since I moved in 2.5 years ago, including armed robbery of an apartment, car theft, and car break-ins, so I don't feel comfortable going for walks around the complex after dark anymore, but to their credit there's a patrol car that drives around at night now. We also have our trash picked up from our front door, so that's helpful.