Van Alen Apartments

Great Spot to get away from 9th Street

The apartment complex is by far, better than many others I have seen for the same price. The amenities are incredible, for me that was really important as I intended to use the gym, grills, etc. The only weak point is that it is far from campus and you need to walk to the bus station if you want to move around. However, the area is very safe and you can walk even at night.

We have been blown away by Van Alen in almost every way. We feel that it has significantly better amenities and is just nicer than similarly priced Ninth Street properties. We also found that the management team was much easier to work with than those on Ninth Street, and that is what led us to choose Van Alen when we had originally planned to live on Ninth Street.

The complex is also very pet friendly and has neither breed nor puppy restrictions.

I absolutely love living here. The management team is great and the community is really fun. The staff put on events every week, like happy hour every Friday, HIIT workout classes every Tuesday, movie night every Monday, as well as having food trucks come every Friday night.

It has been such a pleasure to be living at Van Alen. The entire staff has been welcoming, and I really feel at home. The community amenities are great. I love the gym, clubhouse and pool area. My apartment unit was just the right fit for me. My friends love coming to visit, which is great because Van Alen is a lovely venue to host small gatherings. The location is very convenient! I don't have a car, but I can walk to just about all the favorite hangout spots in downtown Durham. It's even a great, refreshing walk to school and the 9th street area.

It’s a clean and safe apartment complex. Noise is not an issue. The elevators have been down infrequently but overall it’s a good place to live. They allow two pets but there are not many places to take a dog out.

Very close to downtown but not in the middle. Close enough to walk to everything but it’s real quiet in the area surrounding the complex.

Great apartment with good amenities and nearby downtown Durham.

Great experience, they fix issues the same day you report them, they give away free food almost every other day, they have happy hours, waffle & mimosa sundays and many more events, people are friendly and you'll find the cutest pets. However, a lot is going on on 9th street and you'll miss out. I came with my wife and calm is something we were looking for but some people may want to live with more Fuquans. This year there were 7-8 fuquans here only.

Great apartment! New building in Durham area! Nice lounge and friendly staff!

Van Alen is a new "luxury" apartment community that has a plethora of amenities and a relatively convenient location downtown.