The apartments are nice. Quiet. Convenient location.

If you're trying to live alone, price may be an issue. For some reason, the studio and 1-bedroom apartments at this complex go for considerably more than at other nearby complexes. Should be fine if you get a roommate, though.

When I was looking for options to live near Duke, everything pointed to 9th Street. However, the prices didn't align with the apartment qualities, and you definitely need a car (or carpooling friends) to move around. I decided to take a chance on this apartment building, and I don't regret it. The entrance builiding is full of trees and beautiful, the apartments have high ceilings and are very well illuminated. It's close enough to campus to walk, and there's a 10-minute free bus ride to 9th Street. The downside: It's true that not many MBA students live here, but everything is so close that it makes it easier to get around. Alsod the apartments are not the most modern.

Facilities are great. Room super spacious. But the roaches & ants issue has been too annoying.

Best place walking distance to campus.

Lofts is one of the most expensive apartments near Fuqua. But the living experience is not that good. Residents here often comes across cockroachs in their bedroom/bathroom/living room/aisle, almost anywhere. The buildings are quite old. There is only one elevator and one trash chute for every floor. Some rooms far away from elevator and trash chute takes 3-5 minites walk to get there. Some 2b2b here has a room with no door, which is hard for residents to keep privacy with the other roommates. The outdoor swimming pool only cleaned for one time in the morning. In the afternoon occasionally there will be some leaves or bugs floating on the pool. The furniture here is often broken, especially the air conditioning in summer, which often needs maintenance, but the maintenance response is slow, sometimes it takes half a month to repair.

Solid apartment, close to campus

Pros:
- Within walking distance of campus so I don't have to buy a parking permit
- Quiet
- Rent increases from year to year have been less than the inflation rate (so actually a relative decrease in rent)
- Maintenance issues have been fixed promptly
- Lots of other med students live in Lofts/Flats/Trinity, so there are lots of friends nearby and people to hang out with

Cons:
- Baseline rent is somewhat pricey but still less expensive than Trinity or Flats
- Maybe 2-3x per year I will see a cockroach in my apartment

Proximity to Fuqua is great. About 12mins walk. Facility is also very modern. Quiet atmosphere in the building. And very responsive support staff attending to timely to every maintenance request.

So far my experience at the Lofts has been nice and safe. I do believe the management is a bit slow to respond to requests and can sometimes be a bit unhelpful. They are pretty responsive to urgent issues, though.

Overall a good experience and stay.

Generally a clean environment but I had a small garden bug infestation in my apartment near the terrace sliding door due to the summer weather.

Maintenance personnel respond relatively quick and all requests are done through an app. My oven wasn’t working and they came and replaced it with a new one within 3 days.

Amenities are great, outdoor pool, gym, good lounge.

Very expensive relative to other apartments as I am paying $100 per month on top of rent for internet and energy utilities.