Pros to living at the Belmont:
- Close to the Lasalle Loop bus stop. If you prefer to walk to the engineering quad for class it takes 15-20 min max from the apartment complex. One of the most important items for me choosing the Belmont was the location to campus.
- The gym is brand new and has extensive amount of free weights, machines, and a separate cardio room with free space for your own exercises.
- The management hosts get togethers in the clubhouse and provides food. Great way to meet others as well as voice any concerns to management.
- The maintenance is very quick to respond to issues (usually within 24 hours) and the online maintenance portal is very efficient to use to put in a request.
- The floor plans are spacious and clean. The Belmont keeps the outside of the apartments looking well, landscape is a priority for them, and the place is well-lit at night when you come home from campus.
- The Belmont is also quieter than most. Much more graduate students and early career professionals living in the area than other apartment complexes.
- Parking is extensive, no need for a permit as there is plenty of space, and there is no need for visitor parking - your friends can park close to our apartment.
- There is a package locker pick up area. Your packages (if they are small or average sized) will be placed in the locker area and you can pick it up at your convenience. Very nice if you are away for the weekend or aren't home. Larger packages will be placed on your doorstep.
- You are able to pick your apartment based on the available apartments. So if you want an apartment that gets a lot of sun, you can choose an apartment with a location that would get afternoon sun. If you want an apartment close to the clubhouse or away from the main gate, you can choose an apartment like that from the available apartments.

Complete residential housing for anyone in Durham. Great locality with a lot of amenities

The houses are wood made. Some electrical utilities are old. It was unsafe during Nov 2018. Now there are police guarding to community.

Leasing and gym is not bad.

It's a great place, nice apartments with exceptional views and the clubhouse is amazing too. Gym membership is included and there is also a pool. In general you may think this is THE place.

BUT, there were armed robberies/break-ins in the back side of the property. The owners response was very commendable and now there is a lot more security, but there are kinks in this armor. Also it is very expensive. We are sharing rooms. If you don't want to, it's almost twice as expensive as Campus Walk (But it is an ungated and a very basic property).

security problem but has been improved

Walking distance to Duke Med

There were some safety issues where there were a string of armed robberies in the fall, but Belmont has upped security measures a lot and there has been none since. Otherwise, it's a very easy walk to the hospital and the most affordable within the walking distance especially if you want 2 bedroom 2 bath apartments (I can speak less on single bed/bath places). They upgraded the gym so it is very nice and convenient.

The apartment complex is good, the surroundings are good and quiet most of the times but the recent robbery incidences have made the place quite disturbing to the residents.

It's a good experience except for a month where seven robberies happened. We felt quite unsafe those days especially international students. So research well, before choosing any apartment. Safety comes first.

4 robberies in 2 weeks. Don’t stay there unless they’ve amped up security and put up electric fencing around the property