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.

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

Solid apartment, close to campus

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.

I love living at Lofts. It's super close to the med school and lots of food options, my apartment is great, and I use the gym consistently. Also, lots of other med students live in Lofts/Flats/Trinity, so it's nice to be so close to a lot of people. The one downside (besides being expensive) is that maintenance doesn't respond to work requests very quickly, but I think that happens at basically every apartment complex, and all of my requests have been resolved within ~10 days.

Decent value for the size of our apartment, which is enormous (1,528 sq. ft). Lots of natural light and a big, spacious common area with a nice little kitchen. More closet space than you know what to do with. Quick response to maintenance requests, including any pest issues that come up. Very close to Duke's medical campus (~16 min walk to medical school or hospital), 3 min drive to closest supermarket, and multiple casual restaurants within a 5 min walk. Gym is on the small side but not usually crowded and easy to use. Not as fancy as Trinity Commons but better value in my opinion - the only reason I'd pick Trinity over Lofts is improved security, security system at Lofts feels a little older and many interior doors (other than personal door to your apartment) do not require a key.

Lofts is great if you want to be close to the hospital. It is a little cheaper than the other apartments near the hospital for more space. The apartments are slightly less nice than other apartments (like trinity) but you get more out of your money. The gym is very nice and there is always parking. There is no noise from next door neighbors but you can hear the footsteps of upstairs neighbors.