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Mid-Rise Apartment
Mar Vista, 3200 Sawtelle Blvd | Los Angeles
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  •  Building Laundry Room
  •  Central A/C
  •  Controlled Access
  •  Elevators
  •  Fitness Center
  •  Granite Countertops
  •  Pet Friendly
  •  Stainless Steel Appliances
  •  Surface Parking Lot
  •  Swimming Pool
  •  Wall-to-Wall Carpets

User Rating

7.3
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139 Reviews

About this Location

Trader Joe's
8 min via 17 (bus)
Limited nearby
public transit
In a quiet
neighborhood
Mar Vista Recreation Center
8 min walk

Pricing 

1 Bedroom, 1 Bath
$1,215+
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$1,500+
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$1,680+

student only housing

Open to UCLA students only.

Please visit UCLA's student housing site or call (310) 206-7011 for leasing information.

  • Building Related

    •  Elevators
  • Kitchen

    •  Dishwasher
    •  Microwave
    •  Refrigerator
    •  Stove & Oven
  • Laundry

    •  Building Laundry Room
  • Living Room

    •  Central A/C
    •  Wall-to-Wall Carpets
  • Parking & Transportation

    •  Surface Parking Lot
  • Security & Maintenance

    •  Controlled Access
  • Sports & Fitness

    •  Fitness Center
    •  Swimming Pool
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Overall rating 7.3/10, based on 139 renter reviews Write a review

7.3
Location
6.6
Amenities
7.0
Management
8.8
Value
7.0
Social
7.2
Safety
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6

University Village Apartments reviews and highlights

  • well-maintained and spacious apartments
  • conveniently located 15 minutes from the airport and from Santa Monica Beach
  • best option for families and married couples
  • great place with an affordable price
  • love the BBQ areas
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Run Down

Apartments are very run down: cabinets falling apart, chipped p-lam countertops, constant plumbing issues. The windows are so dirty on the outside glass that you can barely see out; management states they are cleaned every year but it clearly hasn't occurred in a very long time. The windows are also very old and extremely difficult to open. If there was ever a fire or need for evacuation it would be impossible for kids to escape through the windows.

When we moved in the apartment was dirty and had several unattended maintenance issues that took months to resolve. Management is unhelpful and rude. The laundry rooms are disgusting and the machines are frequently broken.

The grounds are very nice, but landscaping uses leaf blowers early in the morning which cause air and noise pollution into open windows.

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Really happy here

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Great space for families as mine

Great for families with little kids as me. Many places to play for them. The apartments have a good space. I been in housings of other universities before and this one is my favorite one.

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safe place

Basically, it is a safe place. The size of the assigned parking garage may vary and may be small, so larger vehicles may not be able to park there.

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Price and convenience

The apartments are dated but you really can’t beat the price/ convenience / location. Especially if you have children

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Family housing

UCLA family housing was very convenient for me moving to LA from out of state. I've stayed here for a second year since my apartment is nice, the location is reasonably convenient, and the price is decent for the area. My main complaints are that UCLA Housing is often unresponsive to resident concerns, particularly during the pandemic, and that there is a huge problem of package theft.

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Maintenance is prompt and kind, but noise levels are heavily dependent on whether you live near children. It is inexpensive rent for this area, but if you move a bit further afield it would be much easier to find a similar apartment at a lower price point. It is located immediate adjacent to a freeway, which is not so good. All in all a pretty average apartment complex. Rent should definitely be lower though, because this is student housing.

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Shame on UCLA

The property is often filthy. There are rats (sometimes dead ones that are just left to rot for weeks) and cockroaches. The grass within the complex is often littered with dog feces (my partner and I both stepped in dog feces this week within the complex, on different occasions. The security is poor. Most packages that I have ordered to this address have been stolen. UCLA has done nothing to abate the rampant package theft, or the garage theft. Worst of all though is the location. UCLA should be ashamed of itself for putting housing of any kind directly on the 405 freeway, but especially family housing where children are raised, with a UCLA preschool less than 30 feet from the most heavily trafficked highway in California. The air quality is so poor that surfaces blacken when the windows are left open. Given the substantial evidence linking highway pollution to negative health outcomes, I am certain that those who live here for a significant period of time, especially growing children, will suffer from increased rates of illness, including cancer, in the future.

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A great community for families with small children

This is a great gated community for families, especially those with small children. There are lots of playgrounds and outdoor space for them to play and socialize. The garden plots are also great if you can get a spot. The only downside are the communal laundry rooms where you have to pay for each use. There is also an ongoing issue with package theft and there appears to be no resolution.

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Really well priced and quiet

Definitely better than anything else you'd get within 10 miles of UCLA for this price. Quiet and good amount of storage.

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The Neighborhood

Signature Spots

dining 29 Recs

Galbi King
Baja Bud’s
Hamburger Habit
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grocery 2 Recs

Trader Joe's
Ralphs
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convenience 2 Recs

Rite Aid
CVS Pharmacy
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fitness 21 Recs

A4 Fitness CrossFit and Boxing
Boxing Fitness Factory
Red Diamond Yoga
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parks 2 Recs

Mar Vista Recreation Center
Woodbine Park
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coffee 4 Recs

Boba Time
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Starbucks
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About Mar Vista

Mar Vista is a low-key, residential neighborhood with convenient access to roads stretching all over West LA. A short drive to stores or the UCLA campus and a straight shot down Venice Boulevard to the beach are huge pulls for the residents. The area is popular with students and young families who e...
Safe
Beach
Quieter
Laidback
Stores Close By
Family Friendly
Venice Boulevard
Median rents in Mar Vista
Studio
$
2,100
1 Bedroom
$
2,750
2 Bedroom
$
3,550

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Parking at University Village Apartments

Surface Parking Lot

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Mar Vista Reviews

50 reviews
Feels very in the center of everything so things are not super close but not far either. Neighborhood is safe, stores and everything I need is close by.
This is one of the safer areas in LA, it’s about a 15 to 20 minute drive to UCLA, and the same distance to the beach. It’s also conveniently right at the intersection of the 405 and 10 highways. There is a very nice neighborhood across the street where we can walk, and there is a park. It is right next to a highway and Sawtelle is a busy street, so it can be quite loud. LA has a significant homeless population, and this exists around the housing as well, but the housing complex is a gated community. There are many restaurants nearby. Overall, it’s a good neighborhood.
There is a big park with grills, tennis courts, hockey court, baseball, soccer... trader joes, whole foods, ralphs, vons. No traffic around, in the middle of ucla, lax airport, venice/sta monica, downtown. Easy access to fwy.
Everything you need if you're not trying to go out on the town all the time. Close to a great farmer's market and the hot West LA neighborhoods.
Neighborhood is good. Convenient to 405 and UCLA. Some stuff within walking distance, plus short drive to Sawtelle, Palms, Venice, and Culver.
There's not a lot going on in the neighborhood, but it's fairly convenient to get to campus, and there are plenty of grocery stores. Before covid, it was sometimes inconvenient when I wanted to do social things in other parts of the city, since it can take a long time to go places by public transit.
These apartments are only 20 minutes away from campus by car, or about 35-50 minutes by bus. Two bus lines (SM Big Blue Bus lines 8 and 17) run near here and go straight to campus every 20 minutes, and we're also close to the Expo line which goes to Santa Monica and Downtown.

There are a lot of good restaurants and things to do nearby, and we're within walking distance to a Ralphs and a few other places. The stores around here have decent sized parking lots and don't get too busy. I don't feel unsafe walking around or taking public transport here.
There have been a couple of safety issues, but that’s fairly small considering the 1,600 units.

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