Spacious, light, comfortable 2-bedroom house available May 1, 2010. Located at 2207 Pike St., Durham 27707, a 10-minute walk from Duke’s Campus Drive and an 8-minute walk from Lakewood Shopping Center and the DATA #10 bus line. This is a completely renovated 100-year-old farmhouse, with 10-foot ceilings, beadboard walls, pine hardwood floors, and interesting hand-carved woodwork. Equipped with refrigerator, electric range, washer and electric dryer, gas furnace, central air conditioning, ceiling fans, and security system. Big fenced-in back yard, cool front porch. 1000 sq. feet total, 2 huge 15'x13' bedrooms (or 1 bedroom and 1 separate den/study), 12'x13' living-dining room, kitchen, small utility room, 1 bath.
Rent $750/month. Utilities -- electricity, gas, water -- are extra. 12-month lease preferred. Security deposit of one month's rent ($750). Small pets OK with approval. No smoking in house. Fireplaces visible in pictures are not usable.
Schools: Lakewood Elementary School, Rogers-Herr/Githens Middle School, Jordan High School.
Directions: from corner of Campus Drive and Anderson St., go south 3 blocks, turn left on Auburn St., go up hill (east) one block, make a little jog at Norwood Ave. onto Pike St.; #2207 is in the middle of the block on the right. You can print out a map by typing in the address at maps.google.com or www.mapquest.com. More information and picture at http://www.humancomp.org/misc/2207pike.htm.
Here is the Duke Community Affairs Office description of the Lakewood Park neighborhood, which 2207 Pike St. is on the west fringe of (https://community.duke.edu/duke/partners/Partner%20Neighborhoods/Lakewood%20Park%20Neighborhood.php).
Contact Richard Kunst, 919-656-5915 (cell), 919-967-2150 (home), or e-mail rkunst@humancomp.org.
Here is a printable application form (Acrobat PDF format, 45KB).
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Bedroom 1(view 1)
Bedroom 1 (view 2)
Bedroom 2 (view 1)
Bedroom 2 (view 2)
Front hall
Kitchen
Utility area
Living room/dining room
Kitchen (view from living/dining room)
Bathroom
Bathroom (view from living/dining room)
Bathroom (view from front hall)
Front porch
Rear view of house
Back yard
Side yard
