Spyglas Court

Decent place, close to campus so that's nice. Cathy the landlord is technologically illiterate but is fine as long as you're not rude or stupid. She usually responds quickly too. Repairs are quick, infrequent, and easy. Terrible internet though, plan on downloading and uploading everything on campus because you sure

won't be able to do it in your apartment. The ward is fun, very social. The apartments themselves are pretty nice, nothing gross or concerning. Parking situation is fine, never had difficulty finding a spot. Not noisy, overall pretty good place. Only major problems are the awful internet and the occasional difficulties with Cathy's lack of 21st century skills.

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ULTIMATE SPYGLAS REVIEW - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW I was a 2 year resident of SpyGlas Court. In this review I will cover everything you need to know: cost, how to get in, pros, cons, commuting, landlord, and social aspect. IS SPYGLAS BYU CONTRACTED? In 2023, yes. BOYS OR GIRLS? Both. Its actually two

buildings. PRIVATE OR SHARED? 4 private rooms per apartment. COST For 2023-2024 the cost of rent is going up nearly $100 to around $550ish. Parking is going up to $40 a month(optional). Utilities averages $30 per person. Fiber internet costs $18 per person(optional). There’s also a deposit. HOW TO GET IN SpyGlas is a competitive location. To get in, you’ll want to call the Landlord (Cathy) in January during business hours and ask her what day that year she makes rooms available, and WHEN SHE’LL BE IN THAT DAY. This is important because the day of reservations people line up outside her office (located a couple miles separate from SpyGlas) before she even opens! If you want to get in an apartment with your friends, you’ll want to be first in line. PROS SpyGlas has one of the best locations possible. Not only is it across the street from campus, but there is a Y Lot adjacent, making parking easy for guests on weekends and evenings. The apartments are spacious and well maintained. Good kitchen/living room. Tons of closets. Two bathrooms and two vanity areas that total four sinks. Good desks, XL twin beds. Some funky art deco on the walls. Granite countertops. All the couches just got replaced. In unit washer dryer. Parking is fantastic, if you’re willing to pay a steep price. Underground parking, always enough spots. Plus some above ground parking as well, great for loading and unloading stuff. CONS SpyGlas has no fancy amenities like a clubhouse or a pool. If that’s super important to you, you’ll be disappointed. Luckily, your friends probably have a hot tub at their place you can use. There are no working Ethernet ports in the rooms. If you want to get a wired connection for your Xbox, be ready to bust out a 50 ft Ethernet cord. Also, the contract says something about DirectTV or some TV junk being included? Yeah that’s BS. Every apartment has a directtv box, but I don’t know a single resident who has gotten their box to work. I hope the landlord isn’t paying for 18 directtv accounts, bc nobody uses it. COMMUTING All good here. The Provo bus route stops in front of SpyGlas, and there are bike racks underground. LANDLORD You probably noticed that Cathy is a topic of frequent discussion in the reviews. SpyGlas is unique in being a larger apartment that is not controlled by Redstone, which is notorious for screwing over students. Instead, SpyGlas has Cathy. She prides herself on using a typewriter to write your cleaning checks. (Before you drop dead in horror, she does own a smartphone and computer, I think she just likes the typewriter.) Speaking of checks, bust out your checkbook, because she only takes checks or cash for rent, and her office is miles away from the apartments. While that can be frustrating, Cathy is super reliable for answering calls, getting things fixed, and keeping the apartment up to date. She also does her best to try to keep everyone happy and keep people living with friends. Her reliance on paper means that sometimes things can get mixed up, so be extra diligent in tracking things and standing your ground if there is a mix up. She has a fairly blunt attitude which can rub some people the wrong way, but I’d take Cathy any day over Redstone. SOCIAL ASPECT SpyGlas has a reputation for a fantastic ward, the 40th. Traditionally it has been an older ward, but that’s changing now that it is contract housing and many freshman are moving in. This ward currently includes ShirePoint, Norma’s, and several houses in the area. Church is currently in the MARB, yuck.

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I love living at Spyglas Court! It is a little pricey but definitely worth it. The apartments are very spacious and there is plenty of room for storage. The management is very easy to get along with and they are pretty quick at getting back to you when something isn't

working.You have a guaranteed covered parking spot if you purchase the parking pass, and if you don't there is always street parking nearby. The ward is awesome. The best part is how close it is to campus. I don't think you can find this great of an apartment this close to campus! I love it and I would recommend living here to anyone!

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Nice place, good parking and room size for the price. Runs about 500$ a month year round for private rooms. The management is good all things considered and Kathy responds well to maintenance requests. Would recommend

The landlord Cathy has poor communication. She's rude and unhelpful. The landlord situation is difficult. Not a great social scene, either. The apartment itself is nice and spacious and a short distance from campus. But if you're looking for a stress-free location where you can make a lot of friends,

this isn't it. If you live here, just avoid Cathy the landlord!!!!

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The apartment complex in general seems nice until you live here for a couple of months. Private rooms and great location. In case something is broken it’ll take forever to fix. Not really safe. Last month someone broke into the apartment and the only response from the manegment “

we haven’t been there” Cathy, the manager is really rude and just trying to make money out of the air.

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