Great apartment

I truly love the Belmont! It's a great location to campus, ninth street, and Kroger; it is where a lot of students in my program live (or near them); in the summer time the pool, walking trail around the pond, picnic tables, and gazebo are amazing (especially the pool!!); the gym is a little small but has exactly what I need for a good workout; maintenance is extremely quick and helpful; and everyone who works here is so friendly

My experience has been relatively pleasant. This is mainly due to the fact that a large number of other students from my program are staying at the Belmont and at the Heights (across the street). This proximity to classmates is the main reason i chose Belmont. Amenities are relatively clean and service is overall pretty good.
Downsides would be that the rent is relatively expensive and as with all appartments there will be some noise from neighbours. Amenities in the appartment (stove, sink, showers,...) are ok, but aren't brand new either. They all show some signs of previous usageand some parts could use replacement (the handle of our oven is broken on one side for example).

This place is super close to Fuqua and way cheaper than Station 9 or B9. It's an awesome place to live with spacious apartments and an amazingly helpful management team. Couldn't recommend it more!

Apartment is spacious but its not very modern. The doorways are not very cleaned.

Expensive living compared to other available apartments. But the apartment is very comfortable and spacious, the management is always responsive, and guests can access the complex with a gate code linked directly to your phone, so you don't have to walk up to the gate to let them in. The quality of tenants has gone down in the past 6 months. Our first year here other tenants were respectful of shared spaces and facilities, like waste collection. This year we have had issues with tenants leaving household waste bags in the common hallways, and failing to properly store their bikes. Management are responsive to requests to clean this up, but there is only so much they can do.

When I was looking for a place to live, I wanted something nice but not too expensive. The places across from the Belmont didn't seem safe enough for me even though they were cheap and The Lofts/Trinity Commons were too high for my budget in a one bedroom. I found the perfect happy medium with a The Belmont. It's a great place to live. It allows you to walk, drive, or bus to campus. The walk is nice during the fall and spring. The drive is super quick. The Duke bus stop is right outside the Belmont and there's an app you can use to track where the bus is. I used to also watch for the bus from my window. I recommend trying to live in a unit close to the front if you will bus or walk often. Biking is also nice but there is a medium sized hill you have to go up when getting to Erwin. The community itself is nice and quiet with lots of Duke people living there. There aren't a lot of Fuqua people there though unless you coordinate with other friends in advance. I love how easy parking is and the management team is very nice and responsive. Note, it is also very safe now. I ALWAYS felt safe and I was a woman living alone. Things inside are all well maintained and modern enough.

Close to fuqua, but the social activities take place on 9th Street

Good management, cheaper than S9, can walk to school!

It's been great living at The Belmont - it's quiet and you get great value for the living space. The rooms aren't the glitziest, but it's sufficient. The only downside is that a majority of Fuquans do not live at this complex. On the flipside, it's a walking distance to Fuqua so it's very convenient.