You can hear the noise from your neighbors clearly and there's no noise cancelling installed for the VERY THIN floor. A family of three is living above me. The kid has been running all the time and the noise bothered me badly. I talked to the manager to see if I can transfer to a top floor unit. They consented but I had to pay for 750 service fees. Then after I contacted with the moving company, just 3 days before the scheduled transfer date, the manager told me their computer system had something wrong and I could not transfer until December. That was bullshit.

Expensive but totally worth it. No complaints at all!

Nice amenities, good management. Spacious apartments. Bit pricey, and gym is worse than Trinity but is still adequate. Within walking distance to school & newest apartments on Erwin.

The flats is a really excellent building. Always well maintained, good management, and good location if you're at Duke. It's brand new, so we got in at a good price for two years. I'm pretty sure they will be increasing prices though.

New, spacious apartment - great location!

It falls on the expensive side but the money is worth it.

its ok, but there have been minor issues with maintenance, the downstairs coffee machine almost never works, and they raised our rates in the first few months of living there, and it is already a very expensive place to live. upside is that it is very safe and very close to campus.

Excellent in terms of safety, amenities, convenience, travel, and living.
On the higher side of the rent spectrum, but offers peace of mind from security hassles.

Apartments are very new, so the utilities and finishings inside are very nice. Location is also close to Duke. The gym is nice, the pool is very small. No noise issues. Management is kind but still getting used to running the place. Small annoyances for a "luxury apartment complex" like a required trash fee and management will not hold mail in the office. Note only 1 out of 3 buildings gets covered parking, the others get outdoor parking. Initially had some security issues but none recently.

We choose the Flats over other housing options for the following reasons:
-Brand new building in excellent condition and spacious, modern floor plans (tons of light too)
-Ability to walk to Fuqua
-More affordable rent than 9th Street area
-Great management team