Pro:

Overall BMain is great. Huge clubhouse area, with a conference room. The pool and nearby area are also great. The gym is decent. rooms have a lot of space. Package delivery is arranged perfectly. the residence is super quiet, so you can focus on your study, work, or just sleep.

Con:

Food delivery cant get into the building, and it's hard for a courier to find your apt, it's better to go down for pick-up.

There is an active Railroad near the building, so sometimes you can hear Train sirens. the sound can be quite loud, so pay attention to the location of the apt before choosing.

Neutral: there are many duke students in this building facility, but not many MBAs.

We like living here. Building management is very responsive and friendly. The apartments are spacious and modern looking. I can walk to Fuqua in about 30 minutes. The apartment life team does a great job organizing social events about 2x per month. I think Berkshire Main has one of the better common spaces compared to other buildings in the 9th street area. There are some things to be aware of: the surrounding grounds of the building appear to be a breeding area for cockroaches that enter your apartment from time to time, the train is very loud so you will not want to live near the intersection of Main and 15th street, and there has been a recent influx of undergrad students that occasionally are loud late at night.

Good spot to be

The apartment building is great- I have no complaints about the gym, pool, facilities, and location. The apartments are nice and so are the amenities. But the management will nickel and dime you for everything, so be prepared to pay a lot in fees for anything that's not explicitly in the lease (an extra key fob, leaving packages in the locker for too long, adding someone to the lease, subletting, you name it...)

The complex buildings by 9th st are overpriced and the quality is terrible. Once you signed you can be considered ignored. They seem they care but they don't if I have to do it all over again I will never live in Bmain. We had a roaches problem and management took over a year to resolve it. The only real benefits of these buildings is that are close to Duke.

Recently build building with very good amenities but pest control issues

It is the best apartment building (infrastructure and amenities-wise) in the 9th street area. However, it does come with some minor issues:
1) It's a couple of blocks from the rest of the 9th street buildings, but the area is very walkable
2) Beware of the apartments that are close to the train tracks, the train noise can be very uncomfortable
3) There were some issues with cockroaches and fire alarms going off this year

The apartment is much nicer than any walk up I lived in in NYC, but the management company won’t take responsibility for some very real problems we’ve had here. The building was overrun by roaches earlier this year (I probably saw one in my apartment per day at the height of it). We also have had fire alarm problems that remain unresolved. It’s pretty ridiculous.

Nice apartment complex but management is not great. Amenities are great.

This is a very dog-friendly community. Management and maintenance staff are very friendly and responsive. The apartments are just a few years old and in great condition. Beware of the train that runs along Main Street as it can be loud at night. If you live towards the back of the building, you can hardly hear the train. The apartment is a short walk to campus, especially to the Duke Gardens.