South Campus Apartments Reviews
Boston University
Reviews Summary
South Campus Apartments offer a diverse range of living experiences as reflected in student reviews. Situated in a prime location close to central campus, multiple T lines, and popular stores like Whole Foods and Target, the dorms provide convenience and a neighborhood vibe. While some students appreciate the spacious rooms and privacy, others mention the challenges of old buildings, such as heating issues, rodents, and outdated facilities. Residents enjoy the freedom of apartment-style living with access to kitchens and private bathrooms, although maintenance and cleanliness vary. The overall appeal lies in the balance between independence and proximity to campus amenities, making South Campus Apartments a desirable choice for those seeking a mix of city living and collegiate atmosphere.
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I like the area a lot and i like my floor plan. However there is a rat problem and heating issues, which is annoying.
I am living here as a junior (2022-2023) in an apartment with 4 people total (two doubles). We did not get one of the newly renovated apartments so many aspects of the place are a bit dated. The kitchen is insanely small and the bathroom is dated but this varies depending on which apartment you live in the building. The heaters were not working during the winter a few times so it was freezing in the apartment but they fixed it eventually and we got a space heater in case. The place overall is pretty small compared to most off-campus apartments. The location is my favorite since it is close to both east and central campus while also having a bit of an off-campus feel since it is not on comm ave. Overall though I love living here because I ab...
I live in 820 Beacon Street. The building is newly renovated and the rooms are quite spacious. Definitely one of the better south apartments
Cockroaches in the building. Even after 3 months of spraying they were still there. Facilities didn't respond to our numerous requests of paint chipping and infestation. Stay advised! Location is great tho!
I lived in 828 Beacon St. The apartment was spacious with a nice size kitchen and bathroom. The bedroom was big enough for us to push our beds together, but non-couples would probably need to us the living room as a second bedroom.
Lived in 834 Beacon. Room is actually pretty nice, as aforementioned, the living room space is big enough to move your bed into so that the separate bedroom can be a "single". Kitchen space is small, but workable. Stoves work, oven is a +. If you face the street your natural lighting is really nice, it just gets a little loud sometimes. Ventilation is really poor but opening windows and using a fan is enough to keep it alright. Super close to the Target, Whole Foods, and Star Market, and has many restaurants just down the street. Only weird thing is that the stairs are tilted so climbing them was a little strange. Room is also slightly on an incline.
South's apartments vary a lot. Mine was at 6 Buswell St. The building is very old, but I'm just happy that I had a private kitchen and a private bathroom. The kitchen uses a gas stove, so the food cooks pretty fast compared to an electric stove. There is no microwave but there are a lot of cabinets. The fridge is large. It's like the ones you find in normal family homes. Compared to other South places, the living room is pretty small (smaller than a Warren double). The bedroom is slightly wider than a Warren double. Heater is adjustable but the settings are only low, medium, and high. If you close the shower panels the wrong way, the water leaks to the bathroom floor and even to the floor below (The floor under us had to call the plumber tw...
The location is amazing and even though the buildings are older, they’re pretty nice for the most part
As many people mentioned before, the location of South campus apartments is great! I loved the area. However, I have mixed feelings about my own apartment in 3 Buswell because it was a triple studio apartment that was not made for a triple. It could only fit 1 person or 2 people at most, and we did not have much space for other things since our beds are stacked on top of each other. We didn't have a common room either, so we only had a shared room, a kitchen, and a private bathroom.
2 Buswell is INCREDIBLY small apartments, which have NO living space really and are basically a long line with the kitchen in the middle. If you set the apartments up with two singles, as BU sets them up, only one will have a door, and you will have to walk through one person’s room to get to the kitchen/bathroom/other room. There is very little closet space and the rooms themselves fit about max 5 CRAMPED people at a time, they a smaller than traditional dorm rooms. There is a kitchen but no microwave is provided because there is only about a foot of counter space. Would recommend not living here if possible. However, unlike other buildings in South Campus we had no issues with rodents or bugs, and there is laundry in the basement (coins o...