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Ninth Street, 704 15th St | Durham
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  •  Business Center
  •  Cat friendly
  •  Controlled Access
  •  Dog friendly
  •  Fitness Center
  •  Granite Countertops
  •  Hardwood Floors
  •  High Ceilings
  •  Parking Garage
  •  Stainless Steel Appliances
  •  Swimming Pool
  •  Washer/Dryer In Unit

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About this Location

Sarah P. Duke Gardens
8 min walk
400/405 (bus) - 8 min
11 (bus) - 5 min
In a quiet
neighborhood

Pricing 
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1 Bedroom, 1 Bath
$2,209+
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$2,361+
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$3,749+
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(833) 686-6596
  • Bedrooms

    •  Walk-in Closets
  • Building Related

    •  Elevators
    •  Smoke-Free Community
  • Convenience

    •  Business Center
    •  Conference Room
  • Entertainment

    •  Coffee Bar
    •  Grilling Station
  • Kitchen

    •  Dishwasher
    •  Granite Countertops
    •  Luxury Cabinets
    •  Microwave
    •  Refrigerator
    •  Stainless Steel Appliances
    •  Stove & Oven
  • Laundry

    •  Washer/Dryer In Unit
  • Living Room

    •  Air Conditioning
    •  Hardwood Floors
    •  High Ceilings
  • Parking & Transportation

    •  Bike Storage
    •  Parking Garage
  • Pet Terms & Amenities

    •  Cat friendly
    •  Dog friendly
    •  Pet Grooming Station
  • Security & Maintenance

    •  Controlled Access
  • Sports & Fitness

    •  Fitness Center
    •  Swimming Pool
    •  Yoga Studio
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Overall rating 8.2/10, based on 87 renter reviews Write a review

8.9
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8.6
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7.4
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7.4
Value
7.7
Social
8.9
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Berkshire Main Street reviews and highlights

  • excellent building amenities and beautiful facilities
  • plenty of parking available
  • close to center of social life
  • one of the best gyms of any complex in the area
  • pricey compared to similar buildings in the area
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Overall great unit

Fair price and good sunlight in south-facing unit. Right next to train tracks but hardly notice the train anymore. Close to Fuqua. Walls are relatively thick in my building but can't speak to other B-Main building.

Management could be slightly more proactive in communication, but overall not really an issue.

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Berkshire Main is the best I lived

Personally, I changed four apartments when I came to the Durham. By far the best I had was Berkshire Main. It is 35 minutes walk from Fuqua Business School and 5 minute walk from Harris Teeter Grocery. While going to the school you will have an opportunity to pass through Sarah P. Duke gardens which is an amazing experience that is not possible for most of the available apartments in Durham. Staff at Berkshire Main is the best I saw, compared to Trinity Commons, Heights, Flats, Duke Manor, Chapel Hill, Berkshire Ninth, people who work here were really helpful from the first step we took in the building. They were very friendly and helpful.

The only negative aspect that those apartments have is that the building is close to the railway and trains by pass once in an hour. But, you will be too tired after MQM classes to react to that.

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Truly awful management

Things that have happened in our two years: I've had to kill 50+ cockroaches in our apartment, and they refuse to call an exterminator; we took care of a friend's dog for 24 hours and they charged us for doing so (after somehow creepily finding out that the dog was in our apartment); the fire alarm has gone off accidentally 30+ times, sometimes constantly for more than an hour; they've suddenly stopped paying for water filters, lightbulbs and printer paper, despite initially promising to do so. After all of these events and more, the management are rude and dismissive of our concerns. The building and location are great, but I've never been more consistently angry at building management than I have here.

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There has to be somewhere better to live

Berkshire Main street will fool you -- it is an extremely nice building, with a nice gym and pool area and all your MBA friends will be living there. However, if your apartment is near the train, you will not be able to sleep for WEEKS after move-in. It took me months to adjust to the train (it is the loudest train ever). Once I had finally adjusted to the train, the fire alarm was faulty and kept going off. It went off in the middle of the night at 4:00 am and we all had to evacuate. The management team blamed the fire alarm management company. This would all be fine if I didn't have very important tests, recruiting events, etc. that I need to be well rested for! I suggest a movement of Fuquans to another apartment building...perhaps a cheaper one farther away from the train.

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Nice Apartments but overpriced and poor management

The apartments inside are really nice - spacious, nicely designed, huge closets, nice bathroom.s

If you're on the side near main street, the train is extremely loud. It comes all day and during the night.

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Nice amenities but overpriced

Management is difficult to work with. Apartments are very nice and spacious.

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  • 1 bed / 1 bath
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Great apartment complex with a couple of problems

We are very happy with our apartment decision as it is very close

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  • 2 beds / 2 baths
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Expensive but excellent location.

Overall, we've been very happy with the property. The management is very communicative and nice. The gym is excellent, and there are workout and yoga classes weekly. Great outdoor spaces (pool, grills). The maintenance is also wonderful - very responsive and thorough.

Downsides: They haven't fixed the gas firepit in a very long time. The removed paper from the business center. The construction quality of the building is poor (walls and ceilings are thin); however, this seems to be an issue throughout 9th street apartment buildings. Lastly, there have been multiple fire alarms throughout the year.

I know the downsides sound bad, but most of them are what you will find anywhere on 9th street. At the end of the day, this is a very nice building and my wife and I have been very happy. We plan to stay two years.

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Great except for management

I love being near the rest of the Fuqua student body but still a bit removed when I want quiet. The management has been very difficult to deal with, but that is rarely an issue. The maintenance team is very responsive and that matters way more.

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Beautiful apartment building, can be a little noisy

BMain is a great apartment building, it's very modern and new with spacious apartments. There are also residents from other graduate schools as well as non-students. The building feels very much like an adult living situation, not like a dorm.

However, the train goes by right across the street which can be noisy, so be aware of what side of the building you get an apartment on. There have also been a few cockroaches :( but the building is pretty good about sending someone to spray.

ALSO, you can easily walk to Fuqua, it's only a 25 minute walk and you can cut through the beautiful duke gardens.

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The Neighborhood

Signature Spots

dining 31 Recs

Devil's Pizzeria
Vin Rouge
Blu Seafood & Bar
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grocery 3 Recs

Whole Foods
Food Lion
Harris Teeter
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convenience 1 Rec

Rite Aid
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fitness 5 Recs

Ninth Street Dance
Pure Barre
Maitland’s Method
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parks 1 Rec

Oval Park
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coffee 3 Recs

Ninth Street Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Rose’s Meat Market and Sweet Shop
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About Ninth Street

This neighborhood refers to the apartments (Station Nine, Berkshire Ninth, Berkshire Main, etc.), townhouses, and houses on Ninth Street and surrounding roads like Hillsborough Road and Main Street. Ninth Street is by far the most popular neighborhood for Duke graduate students and young professiona...
Safe
Social
Duke Grad
Whole Foods
Harris Teeter
Very Walkable
Great Nightlife
Median rents in Ninth Street
Studio
$
1,200
1 Bedroom
$
1,550
2 Bedroom
$
2,650

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Ninth Street Reviews

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Neighborhood has been great. Haven't been commuting to school all that frequently for obvious reasons, but takes less than 10 minutes to do so. I can grab everything I need and meet with friends all within walking distance. Durham could use more street lights in general, but in terms of safety, I think 9th street is your best option!
Best place to live hands down. Next to the supermarket, so many food options and many complexes in the area. Near downtown and Duke. Great if you’re new in town because it is super safe. Perfect if you have a car because the only downside is that depending on what Duke school you’re in it might not be walking distance.
Ninth Street is super walkable and majority of Fuquans live in the area. Definitely worth it to pay a little more to live in walking distance of so many classmates. Plus the restaurants on Ninth Street are great, and a short walk (~3 mins) to East Campus to use the walking trail!
Everything is close: other complexes like S9, B9; bars like flying bull, the tavern, supermarkets like Harris Teeter or Whole Foods, East campus hiking route.

You can get to the school by bus (45 mi) or by car (10 min). Carpooling is very commom.
Neighborhood is fine. All the Duke grad students live in the same area so it makes for a pleasant student community, and there are some decent restaurants and grocery stores within walking distance.
Harris Teeter and Whole Foods are right nearby, and the area feels generally safe. 5 min from the highway if you need to drive outside of Durham. ~10 min to get to the WaDuke/Science Drive.
The 9th St. neighborhood is great because it is within walking distance to all of the shops and restaurants on 9th St. It could be better if it were closer to Fuqua and/or downtown Durham.
All the restaurants around the 9th street area are within 5 mins walk from the complex. The campus is an 8-10 minute drive. Downtown Durham is also an 8-10 minute drive away.

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