Bell Partners

Love being in downtown Durham, not too far from school (8 min drive) but also allows me to be a little disconnected from the Fuqua bubble.

I’ve had the best experience at The Ramsey! Its in a great walkable location in DT Durham. The amenities are top notch and very luxury. The building and parking is secure. Maintenance requests (the few I’ve had in two years) are tended to swiftly.

I love it here!

9/10. Maintenance is quick. Minus 1 star for being next to the train tracks.

Can walk to ponysaurus, mezcalito, hi wire, and the fruit.

Good place to live, lots of amenities: gym, pool, hot tub, lake with kayaks available, walking trails. Mantience is just really slow.

There are tons of things to do, when you have a break from reading. Staff are very friendly, and service is amazing. The main lobby and amenities are also very clean and always work. The gym is nice and has almost everything needed. Rent is very reasonable and the location is unbeatable-5 minute walk to class. Very safe

The leasing office can be sometimes non communicative which is frustrating. Some neighbors can be loud, but you don’t really have control over that. Otherwise I think it is nice to live here

Maintenance is great, excellent management tream. Poolside units do not get the best sunlight in the winter.

Great staff, great facilities, so close to the law school

Clean, spacious, quiet

The staff is super friendly & personable.

The apartment has been great and has a ton of amenities. It is also walking distance to many of the bars and venues downtown that Fuqua has its events at. The apartment unit itself is spacious and affordable. The gym is HUGE and better than most gyms in Durham. Lots of restaurants and bars within walking distance.

The amenities are amazing and you get a lot more space for the price than you would in downtown Boulder but it is a very large complex so they are pretty slow with maintenance requests unless you keep calling them. Overall, plan on living here all three years of school because of the price point and the location. Super close to grocery store, the mall, restaurants, and only about 15 minute drive to class.

Pros:
- gym with smith machine, weights, cycle room, chest press, leg press and regular elliptical/walking
- huge pool 9ft deep at deep end
- bbq area
- mini private dog park
- next to Shirlington stores, restaurants (guapos, palette 22, Jennie’s), shirlington library which is a little small but cute and Harris Teeter which is all walkable
- walkable to the community nearby which has tennis courts, pickle ball courts
- lots of stores, TJs 5-10 min drive and 15min to old town Alexandria
Thoughts: overall I love that my apartment is huge, It has wrap around windows on the 6th floor and I have a lot of light. I split rent with my partner so it’s managable. Our kitchen has a huge counter top and we’ve hosted dinner parties with our friends. I don’t love driving in to GW because I’m just not a lover of driving- it’s 15 min to get to GW with no traffic like ok wards but if you’re going to clinic at 8am the traffic hits and It can get to 30 min. The VA is 40 minutes away from shirlington. You do miss out a bit on the spontaneity of walking around dc whenever you wish but if you need space and greenery it’s better to have some distance from the hospital.

Cons:
- traffic/going to the VA or the NIH
- been doing bug spraying and critter spraying so that’s kind of annoying that I have to clear out my cup boards for them
- not next to a metro but it’s next to the shirlington bus station which is a major bus station so you can get to places and metro-bus transfers are discounted

The apartments at Comet Bermuda Run are very nice and quiet. There are nice amenities, including a pool and a gym. Maintenance and management are quite responsive. I have no regrets about choosing this complex.

The apartment is in a nice, quiet area. The maintenance workers respond very quickly and we haven't had any issues with utilities. It is on the pricier end of the affordable range for a graduate student. Amenities are great. We love the pool and the common area in the lobby. The gym is open 24/7. Very dog-friendly neighborhood and great neighbors. It is a 25 minute drive from campus and 20 minute drive from the Hanes mall, about 25 minutes from downtown W-S.