Spyglass Condominiums
8200 A1A South, St. Augustine, FL 32080
About This Building
Spyglass is a smaller oceanfront condominium community in Crescent Beach, located at 8200 A1A South. The complex has only 50 units, built in 1986. Each unit is a three-level townhouse with 1,280 square feet (1,310 for end units), two bedrooms, and two and a half baths.
The townhouse layout is distinctive: ground level has a stackable two-car garage, laundry, and direct doorway to the pool and beach. A spiral staircase leads up to the second level with the main living area, kitchen, half bath, and balcony. The third level has both bedrooms and full baths. That vertical layout creates separation between gathering space and sleeping space — a real feature for families and small groups who want privacy without sacrificing common area.
Amenities
- Oceanfront
- Beach Access
- Pool
- Parking Garage
- In-Unit Laundry
- Balcony
Why Spyglass Condominiums Works as a Rental
Spyglass is a quiet, smaller community by Crescent Beach standards. With fifty units versus the 150+ at neighboring complexes, the pool stays uncrowded and the building has a residential rather than resort feel. Guests who book here often write reviews praising the peace of the location. That's a marketable feature, not a limitation.
The three-level townhouse layout positions Spyglass for multi-generational families and friend groups who want privacy — different generations sleep on different floors, the main living area on the middle level is a true gathering space, and the ground-floor garage and laundry handle the practical side without intruding on the bedroom or living levels.
Location
Crescent Beach
Crescent Beach is the quieter southern stretch of Anastasia Island, about eight miles south of St. Augustine Beach proper. Less traffic, wider sand, fewer crowds — and historic downtown St. Augustine is a short drive north, about ten minutes from Spyglass.
What We'd Bring to a Spyglass Condominiums Unit
A 50-unit community is genuinely small in the rental management world, and a lot of larger management companies aren't structured to give that kind of building attention. We are. Our roster is full of small-building owners — properties where the right manager is one who shows up, knows the unit, and treats each booking as individually important rather than processing it through a national workflow.
Considering professional management for your Spyglass Condominiums unit?
First Choice Florida already knows this building and the local market. When you're ready to hand off the day-to-day, we're the local, licensed, boutique team that runs it like our own — real 24-hour support, direct booking, and channel management.
Spyglass is exactly the kind of small, quality building our roster is built for. If you own a townhome here and you want a manager structured to give a 50-unit community real attention, give us a call.