Brightleaf on Main
1005 W Main St,
Durham, NC 27701
$1,316 - $4,392
Studio - 3 Beds
Brightleaf
Durham, NC
Brightleaf - Durham, NC Area Guide
Where Durham's history lives
Historic
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Warehouses
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Lofts
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Walkable
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Live-Work-Play
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Urban
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Downtown
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The brick warehouses that line the streets of Brightleaf create an old-world feel in this Durham neighborhood. Anchored by two former tobacco warehouses in Downtown Durham, this walkable district wraps around a central courtyard and contains a variety of boutiques, cafes, restaurants, and art galleries. Known as Brightleaf Square, this area is known as a gathering place for live music, festivals, and events.
Brightleaf follows Durham Freeway to West Chapel Hill Street, then heads north along Duke Street to Trinity Avenue. Duke University's East Campus is located just outside the neighborhood, while the Durham School of the Arts is located on North Duke Street. Brightleaf is the ultimate live-work-play community, with a variety of offices located within its converted brick warehouses. The two main warehouses, the Watts and Yuille tobacco warehouses, were built around 1900.
Rent Trends
As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Brightleaf is $1,579 for a studio, $1,589 for one bedroom, $2,176 for two bedrooms, and $3,870 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Brightleaf has increased by 4.1% in the past year.
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Studio
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544 sq ft
Average Sq Ft
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$1,579/month
Average Rent
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1 BR
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754 sq ft
Average Sq Ft
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$1,589/month
Average Rent
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2 BR
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1,170 sq ft
Average Sq Ft
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$2,176/month
Average Rent
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3 BR
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1,484 sq ft
Average Sq Ft
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$3,870/month
Average Rent
Getting Around
Explore how walkable, bikeable, drivable, and transit-friendly Brightleaf - Durham, NC is for everyday living.
Moderately Walkable
Walkability
60
/ 100
Good Public Transit
Transit
60
/ 100
Exceptionally Drivable
Drivability
100
/ 100
Moderately Bikeable
Bikeability
60
/ 100
Daily Essentials
Brightleaf - Durham, NC offers all daily essentials, but they’re limited to a few main areas.
Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk
Groceries
70
/ 100
Good Restaurant Variety Nearby
Restaurants
60
/ 100
Fair Café Variety Nearby
Cafes
50
/ 100
Fair Variety of Shops Nearby
Shopping
50
/ 100
Local Vibe
Get a sense of what it’s like to live in Brightleaf - Durham, NC from everyday activity to noise and nightlife.
Vibrant Atmosphere at Times
Vibrancy
40
/ 100
Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby
Nightlife
50
/ 100
Scores provided by
Points of Interest
Shopping Centers
Parks and Recreation
- Duke Gardens
- North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
- Duke Lemur Center
- The Mountains to the Sea Trail
- Piedmont Wildlife Center
Military Bases
Airports
- Raleigh-Durham International
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Methodology
† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.
Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.
Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.
Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.