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Arbor Vista
(980) 384-1885
Aerial view of Arbor Vista’s rooftops and the downtown Durham skyline

Living in downtown Durham at Arbor Vista

More plans than weekends.

Michelin-recommended dinners, award-winning cocktail bars, Triple-A baseball, touring Broadway and a 22-mile trail. All of it a walk from your front door.

places to eat, drink, sweat and play within a 20-minute walk
153places to eat, drink, sweat and play within a 20-minute walk
Michelin Guide-recommended restaurants within 12 minutes
3Michelin Guide-recommended restaurants within 12 minutes
James Beard-recognized kitchens and bars
5James Beard-recognized kitchens and bars
minutes on foot to first pitch or a DPAC curtain
13minutes on foot to first pitch or a DPAC curtain
48 hours on foot from Arbor Vista: the Durham Bulls, Kingfisher, Bar Virgile, The Pinhook, Arcana, Yonderlust, Virge Yoga, the farmers market, Lutra, the American Tobacco Trail, The Boulder Garden, Durham Food Hall, Brightleaf Square, Little Bull, Mateo, Seraphine, DPAC, The Roof at The Durham Hotel, Durham Central Park, Major the Bull, the Lucky Strike tower and back to the roof

48 hours. No car keys.

One weekend, lived entirely on foot from Arbor Vista’s front door. Rooftop to ballpark, trail to taproom, and back up to the roof by Sunday night.

  • Fri 6 pmA rooftop toast, then first pitch with the Durham Bulls
  • Fri 10 pmA nightcap underground at Kingfisher
  • Sat 8 amCoffee, then the farmers market
  • Sat 1 pmThe Tobacco Trail to lunch
  • Sat 8 pmDinner at Little Bull, a show at DPAC
  • Sun 6 pmBack on the roof as the Lucky Strike tower lights up

Everything nearby

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*Walk time

5 min walk10 min walkYonderlust Cafe · 9 minLutra Cafe & Bakery · 11 minPress Coffee, Cocktails & Crepes · 12 minThe Durham Hotel coffee bar · 13 minFoster Street Coffee · 17 minFlowCorps · 8 minDose Yoga + Cafe · 10 minRecess Yoga Studio · 11 minVirge Yoga · 11 minThe Boulder Garden · 14 minDowntown Durham YMCA · 14 minBull City Running Co. · 16 minSeraphine · 8 minNikos · 8 minMateo Bar de Tapas · 8 minMothers & Sons Trattoria · 9 minPizzeria Toro · 10 minEast of Texas · 11 minLittle Bull · 12 minCheeni Indian Food Emporium · 13 minM Sushi · 13 minBull City Burger and Brewery · 14 minDashi · 15 minM Hansik · 16 minDurham Food Hall · 17 minClouds Brewcade + Kitchen · 8 minArcana · 10 minFullsteam Brewery · 11 minKingfisher · 13 minThe Roof at The Durham Hotel · 13 minThe Bar Beej · 13 minThe Pinhook · 13 minAlley Twenty Six · 14 minBar Virgile · 14 minBull City Ciderworks · 17 minDurham Bulls Athletic Park · 13 minDPAC · 13 minCarolina Theatre · 13 minDurham Farmers' Market · 16 minDurham Co-op Market · 11 minBrightleaf Square · 8 minAmerican Tobacco Campus · 11 minDurham Central Park · 16 min21c Museum Hotel · 13 minMajor the Bull, CCB Plaza · 12 minDuke Memorial United Methodist Church · 4 minImmaculate Conception Catholic Church · 8 minNew Christ Central · 8 minMorehead Avenue Baptist Church · 12 minBurch Avenue Park · 12 minGurley's Pharmacy · 13 minFare & Fellow · 3 minAuroraflow · 4 minThe Can Opener · 6 minCucciolo Osteria · 9 minWest End Social · 10 minNew World Cafe · 7 minYoga Off East · 11 minParker & Otis · 11 minBull McCabe's Irish Pub · 9 minEmmy Squared Pizza · 7 minVert & Vogue · 9 minThe Fuzzy Needle · 9 minMent Beverage Co. · 11 minRubies on Five Points · 9 minSol House Wines · 8 minThe Waiting Room · 10 minToast · 9 minBoomerang Pilates · 10 minMuseum of Durham History · 10 minRamblers · 10 minRevel Durham · 10 minViceroy · 10 minSOIF · 10 minFonda Lupita · 9 minFive Points Plaza · 10 minTaberna Tapas · 10 minDevine's Restaurant & Sports Bar · 9 minMilkShake Factory · 13 minQueenBurger · 13 min5 Points Gallery · 10 minFusion Gallery · 10 minExotique · 10 minDurham Vintage Collective · 10 minThai at Main Street · 10 minGoorsha · 9 minJeni's Splendid Ice Creams · 10 minPSI Theatre · 11 minUnleashed · 10 minStanczyks Music Bar · 10 minThe Retreat · 10 minDurham Art Guild · 11 minNinth Street Bakery · 11 minMiel Bon Bons · 11 minNanaSteak · 14 minRose & Lee Co · 12 minMister Pompadour Barber Lounge · 14 minBull City Veterinary Hospital · 13 minCrank Arm Brewing · 13 minThe Parlour · 12 minMontwood Café · 12 minLa Santa · 13 minRock's Bar and Hair Shop · 13 minPie Pushers · 13 minJuicekeys · 13 minThe Oak House · 13 minBulldega Urban Market · 13 minPrimrose · 13 minNarrative Coffee Company · 14 minThe Artisan Market at 305 · 13 minFlying Bull Beer Company · 14 minLetters Community Bookshop · 13 minHigh Dive · 13 minLuna Rotisserie and Taproom · 13 minSimons Says Dip This · 14 minM Kokko · 14 minLoaf · 14 minQueeny's · 14 min106 Main · 14 minFuture Hooman · 15 minThe Daily · 14 minThe Velvet Hippo · 15 minRed Phone Booth · 14 minRise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken · 16 minEve · 15 minThai Angle Restaurant · 15 minCarolina Soul Records · 15 minCecy's Gallery & Studios · 16 minRue Cler · 15 minConvivio · 16 minSplitwood Men's Hair · 16 minAtomic Clock Brewing Company · 16 minSweets by Shayda · 16 minTimber Pizza Co. · 16 minThe Glass Jug Beer Lab · 18 minBarsa · 17 minThe Wine Feed · 19 minWeldon Mills Distillery · 17 minFirst Presbyterian Church · 18 minLiberty & Plenty Distillery · 20 minARBOR VISTA

153 places within a 20-minute walkRings: 5, 10, 20 minutes on foot

Coffee

SOIF10 min walk

A 13-seat cafe in the Snow Building lobby, pouring espresso by day and spritzes at night.

Walking directions to SOIF

Photo: Discover Durham

Eight stops. Zero parking.

Never the same Saturday twice.

Tap the button for a full day on foot from your front door. Tap again for a new one.

    The cool factor, on the record

    Your neighbors keep winning awards.

    A year on foot

    There’s always something on.

    Every Saturday · the farmers marketWednesdays and Saturdays · free group runsMost nights · live music at The PinhookAll year · free art at 21c

    Duke Chapel rising above West Campus

    Your commute

    Close to Duke. Close to work.

    2miles west to Duke University Hospital and West Campus

    Duke University Hospital and West Campus are about two miles west, an easy drive, bike ride or bus trip. The Durham Freeway runs to RTP. Spend less of the day commuting and more of it living.

    A 5-minute walk to a free bus to Duke Hospital.

    Catch it at Chapel Hill St at Gregson St, on the westbound side, about 0.2 miles from home. Buses there head to Duke West Campus and Duke Hospital. Coming home, the eastbound stop is right across the street.

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