Keystone-Mentone Apartments

Great place to live — 20 minute drive to campus with garage parking in the building. Spacious 1 bedroom with tons of storage and dishwasher, microwave, gas range, and balcony.

I love living at Keystone, it is very clean, safe, chill! Also mostly quiet, can't hear neighbours so I can relax when I am home. They also host some events, it is a very cool place to live! For this much rent I would choose it again, I got the unfurnished one but was able to furnish it cheaply-ish so it was the best decision definitely!

Everyone pays the same price in the building, you can get very unlucky and get a ground-floor apartment for that price with all your windows facing a thin inner courtyard. Or you get lucky and get a top-floor apartment facing south with miles of near-uninterrupted view and endless sunshine.
Depending on your luck your happiness with the apartment varies drastically. I got one of the lucky draws and will stay in it until the end of my studies.
The apartment in general is in decent shape, just AC design a bit unusual with a single monoblock in the living room for the entire apartment (if the place is heated up in summer after a few days of summer heat and no AC, it takes about a day to get temperatures down to comfortbale areas all thorughout)

The place itself is pretty decent(size/appliances) for the price. Apartment is on the older side. 2 Washers and 2 Dryers on each floor. Dishwasher in unit. Plenty of sunlight depending on the room you get and which side you face.
Area has decent food, LA fitness is nearby but typically very packed. Ralphs is across the street. R12 can take you straight to UCLA and back easily.
Slight issue with some pests like ants when it rains. Roaches is a possibility, keep your apartment clean!!

The place is located next to Culver City, a very nice neighborhood with tons of restaurants, gyms, groceries. There's a bus stop around the corner, but if you can afford a car I'd recommend, all apartments have garage included. The 2r2b is spacious, maybe it's the UCLA apartment with the best cost bennefit.

Overall very happy with Keystone-Mentone. Location is perfect (walking distance to downtown Culver, close to bus stops), price is excellent, and unit itself is solid. UCLA maintenance is very responsive and efficient. Tandem parking spot can make coordination tricky, but not a big deal.

Only issue is that the call box has not worked for 6 months and it’s very difficult to get packages delivered. Rent is way below market. Premises are decently well maintained

I really appreciate living in the Keystone community. Everyone is really friendly and non-disruptive. It's a mixed housing with medical students, grad students of all identities. My roommates have been really great and respectful. The location is ideal. Great restaurants and gym within walking distance to Culver city. The area is fairly safe and has parking.

I like my apartment at Keystone Mentone a lot. It's relatively quiet and clean. there's a group chat for residents of KM that is helpful if you lock yourself out or have any questions about living there. It's very close to the R12 bus stop, which takes you straight to Ackerman Union at UCLA. I live in a 2 bed/2 bath, and it's clean and spacious. I feel pretty safe (especially because of the group chat and because I'm surrounded by UCLA grad students).

The apartment is perfect! I was lucky to get one on the 4th floor so I have a very high ceiling. The space is great, very comfortable. The apartment looks new. The building itself doesnt have much to offer, but it is near everything (walking distance from restaurants, supermarket, bank, gym, anything you need!). It is a little further from school but the bus stop is right around the corner and it comes every 10min - it takes 20 to 30 minutes to get to school. I honestly love it, love the neighborhood and the space, nothing to complain!