Frequently Asked Questions

Apartment hunting around Glen Lennox comes down to a handful of village-style neighborhoods strung along NC-54 and US 15-501, each built around its own small commercial center. Here is how the main options compare:

Glen Lennox

The neighborhood around Link Apartments® Linden began as one of Chapel Hill’s oldest shopping districts and is now midway through a redevelopment that has delivered a walkable shopping center, new sidewalks, and modern apartment buildings. The crossroads of US 15-501 and NC-54 sits inside the neighborhood, and the UNC-Chapel Hill campus is minutes away by car or nearby bus routes, which makes Glen Lennox a practical launch point for the rest of town.

Meadowmont

Farther east along NC-54, Meadowmont arranges homes, restaurants, and shops around a village green anchored by a Harris Teeter grocery store. The community occupies land that once belonged to the historic DuBose family estate, and its mix of single-family homes, apartments, and retail draws many of the same renters comparing walkable villages near UNC.

Southern Village

Southwest of downtown, Southern Village spreads 312 acres of planned community around a town green, a movie theater, and a cluster of local shops and restaurants. It led the entire Triangle market in home sales from 1999 to 2001 and still attracts renters seeking a self-contained setting, though it sits farther southwest than Glen Lennox.

Downtown Chapel Hill and Franklin Street

Franklin Street remains the town’s historic commercial spine, its restaurants, bars, bookstores, and music venues running straight into the edge of campus. Renting downtown puts nightlife and campus life on foot, with building styles, unit sizes, and pricing varying by property.

A major research university and a national reputation for livability rarely land in the same small town, but Chapel Hill holds both. Four things define daily life here:

New Construction at Glen Lennox

Built in 1950 as Chapel Hill’s oldest shopping center, Glen Lennox is being remade as a modern mixed-use neighborhood, with Link Apartments® Linden among the first wave of new buildings. Sitting at the meeting point of US 15-501 and NC-54, residents keep quick highway access while the area holds onto its walkable, tree-lined character. New construction inside an established in-town address is a rarity in Chapel Hill.

Bolin Creek Trail and Greenway Access

The paved Bolin Creek Trail, maintained by the Town of Chapel Hill, follows its namesake creek for roughly 1.5 to 2 miles of wooded floodplain, tying the Community Center Park area into the town’s wider greenway network. For residents of Link Apartments Linden, it gives residents a traffic-free route once they reach a trailhead.

A Research Triangle Address

Chapel Hill holds down one corner of the Research Triangle, with UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC Health supplying an academic and healthcare employment base out of proportion to the town’s size. Research Triangle Park lies about 14 miles east, adding technology, pharmaceutical, and research employers to the picture, so residents get small-town scale with big-employer reach.

A Top-Ranked North Carolina Suburb

In its 2026 rankings, Niche placed Chapel Hill #6 among Best Suburbs to Live in North Carolina with an overall A+ grade, and named the town’s Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools the #1 school district in the state. Add strong marks for commute times and the local job market, and the town holds up well against anywhere else in the Triangle.

Living at Link Apartments® Linden puts Chapel Hill’s university-town core a few minutes from home, with plenty to fill a weekend:

• Franklin Street
• Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
• Ackland Art Museum
• North Carolina Botanical Garden
• Bolin Creek Trail
• Glen Lennox Shopping Center
• University Place
• Silverspot Cinema
• Kenan Memorial Stadium
• Dean E. Smith Center
• Coker Arboretum
• Cat’s Cradle

Glen Lennox shops are steps from the property, and most other destinations are a short drive from Link Apartments® Linden. Cat’s Cradle is in neighboring Carrboro, less than two miles away.

UNC-Chapel Hill is minutes from Link Apartments® Linden, and major employers in Durham and Research Triangle Park are accessible via US 15-501 and NC-54. That region includes:

• Duke University (Durham)
• Duke University Health System (Durham)
• North Carolina Central University (Durham)
• UNC Health (Chapel Hill)
• Blue Cross NC (Durham)
• IBM (Research Triangle Park)
• Cisco Systems (Research Triangle Park)
• GSK (Research Triangle Park)
• Fidelity Investments (Research Triangle Park)
• RTI International (Research Triangle Park)
• Bayer Crop Science (Research Triangle Park)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Research Triangle Park)

Because US 15-501 and NC-54 feed straight into I-40, even the Research Triangle Park names on this list amount to a manageable reverse commute from Glen Lennox.

New construction shows in the amenity list at Link Apartments® Linden, which leads with a resort-style outdoor setup and backs it with practical everyday spaces:

Saltwater Pool, Hammock Seating, and Outdoor Fireplace

Outdoors, the property centers on a saltwater pool and sundeck, ringed by gas grilling areas, an outdoor fireplace, and community benches and hammock seating spread across the grounds. The saltwater system and the whole outdoor setup turn an ordinary weeknight into an occasion without leaving home.

Round-the-Clock Fitness Center and Yoga Studio

The fitness center and separate yoga studio never close, which suits the irregular hours that come with graduate coursework, hospital shifts, or a demanding Triangle job. Residents of Link Apartments Linden fit workouts around their day instead of a gym’s posted schedule.

Link Lounge, Demo Kitchen, and Coworking Space

The Link lounge and club room handle game days and gatherings, while the adjoining demo kitchen covers entertaining on a scale no apartment kitchen matches. A printer and coworking area round the space out for days when the apartment stops feeling like an office.

On-Site Dog Park and Paws Spa

A dedicated on-site dog park gives dogs their own territory, and the paws spa handles cleanup after a wet walk along Bolin Creek or the Glen Lennox greenways. Pet rent, a one-time fee, and a short breed-restriction list apply, so new residents should confirm current pet policy details with the leasing team before move-in.