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More than just apartments. A movement.More than just
apartments.A
movement.
Furnished student living near Durham, with an academy and a private club under one roof. Open to every student, of every background.
The best part of your apartment is downstairs.
An academy, a society and a café share the building, so the lectures, the mentors and the suppers are an elevator ride away.
The residenceFurnished, studio to three-bed. Fibre Wi-Fi. A 24-hour front desk.
The academyLectures, workshops and mentors, a few floors down.
The clubThe society, the café and six common rooms, from the terrace to the great room.Near North Carolina Central, Duke, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State.
Come for the room. Stay for what happens in it.
Residents start clubs, and the society plans the rest: suppers, talks, jazz nights and a summit each term. Join what you like, and start what's missing.
- The film club, Every other Tuesday: Lights down, phones away, then talk for as long as anyone wants.
- The book club, First Sundays: Nobody minds if you haven't finished it. Come anyway.
- The run club, Mon, Wed, Fri at six: Slow enough to talk. Nobody gets left behind.
- Start a club, Yours next: Propose it in the app. The house says yes, then gets out of the way.
- Terrace supper, Fridays, 7:30 PM: Residents, mentors and partners at one long table.
- Speaking lab, Thursdays, 6:30 PM: Two minutes, one story, in front of the house.
- Jazz night, Late, now and then: The great room, with the lights low.
- The Black Excellence summit, Once a term: The society's biggest day, planned with residents.
Clubs shown are examples: residents start their own. Rooms are artist's impressions.
A day in the house.
Everything on it happens in the building, from the first stretch to the last plate. Join in as much or as little as you like.
6:30 am · The wellness studioThe wellness studioYoga, breathwork, mindfulness.Artist's impression
The studySilence that makes a thesis move.Artist's impression
The café & libraryOpen early, closed late.Artist's impression
The great roomHost in it, study in it, sit in it.Artist's impression
The terraceSummer suppers and sunset study.Artist's impression. An illustrative day; the schedule changes each term.
Four years here, and you'll learn, build, lead and speak.
The residency's four chapters, each rooted in a chapter of Black history: Timbuktu's scholars, Greenwood's builders, the champions of 1968 and the griots who carry the story on.
Read the four chapters
Ubuntu
I am because we are.
About Ubuntu Legacy™
A person is a person through other people. So the house is rooted in Black excellence, guided by Reginaldo Howard's legacy, and open to every student, of every background. A bridge, not a gate.
Read the prospectusAmong the pines. Minutes from everything.
A tree-lined site near Durham, with the Triangle's campuses and employers close by. Quiet when you need to think, close when you need the city.
Among the pines, near DurhamNear four campuses
- NCCUDurham
- DukeDurham
- UNCChapel Hill
- NC StateRaleigh
The road toward campusFurnished, studio to three-bed
Arrive with a suitcase: the furniture is already here.
Fibre Wi-Fi
Throughout the building, from the study to your desk.
Front desk, 24 hours
Packages signed for, guests buzzed in, and someone to call at 3 am.
Six common rooms
The terrace, the café & library, the study, wellness, fitness and the great room.
The café downstairs
Espresso and a pastry, paid with a tap of the app.
The resident app
Book a room, answer an invitation, or message the desk.
Partner perks
Resident pricing, early access and private events from partner brands, redeemable through the app.
Questions people ask.
From students, and from the parents looking with them. For anything else, the desk is there twenty-four hours.
How soon will I hear back?
Applications open with the first residency. The committee will reply to every one within five working days, either way.
When can I see it?
Tours are on Saturdays, by appointment: forty minutes, the six rooms, and time to ask whatever you like.
Who's there at night?
The front desk is staffed twenty-four hours. For anything urgent, you telephone the desk and someone answers.
Can friends stay over?
Guests come through the desk and get a pass with their name and an expiry on it. Your key is yours alone.
Is it quiet enough to study?
Quiet hours run from eleven at night to seven in the morning, every day, and the walls are built thick.
How do the common rooms work?
Six rooms serve every resident, booked through the app. Book what you'll use, turn up for it or release it, and leave it as you found it.
Who can live here?
Every student, of every background. The house is culturally rooted in Black excellence and pre-colonial African heritage, and open to all.
What if I lose my key?
Come to the desk with photo identification. Lost keys, packages, maintenance and guests all start there.
The first residency opens soon. Tours on Saturdays, by appointment.
The house is taking names.
Better living. Stronger networks.
Leave your email and you'll hear first when rooms open and tours are booking. For students at NCCU, Duke, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State.
Studio to three-bed, furnished