The FALL of Duraleigh....

Honestly, it was very hard for me to say any thing bad about this complex remembering when I first moved in. I've lived here for about 4 yrs. I moved here b/c I wanted to stay in NW Raleigh versus N.Raleigh & Capital Blvd area which seems too congested in many ways.

At that time (2001), the rent was low & was a bargain for this side of Raleigh. There's club house/state-of-the-art gym which included a indoor racquetball court, etc. In addition, the staff has ALWAYS been on top of things including repairs, requests, etc. I could always expect a 1-2 turnaround.

HOWEVER, over the past 2 yrs., I've noticed a steady decline in the living standards in this complex. You have a demographic shirt as rent has lowered. You have more & more kids running around w/no supervision. I still can't figure out how 4-5 people can live in a 1 bedroom apartment'!'!'!'

As for the security, again, like the complex, it has gone downhill. It's not the ghetto. Overall I would say it's pretty safe. I've never felt unsafe but my car was vandalized. There was nothing the staff did nor could do. They do send out letters warning residents & in the past 2 yrs we've gotten more letters. Nothing to be afraid of though the complex could use more lighting.

They also put in a security fingerprint system (for the gym) since the arrival of rift raft crowds. Several pieces of gym equipment were vandalized which led to several changes to the clubhouse (fingerprint security), including many restrictions which were not in place yrs before.

As for the apartments they're small! Especially the 1 bedrooms. You definitely don't get your money's worth (atleast prior to 2 yrs ago). The low rent should speak for itself. They supposedly did renovations 4 yrs ago, where I don't know'!'!'!'!' You have VERY LITTLE storage space which is evident. This might be the biggest draw back!!!

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