Keystone-Mentone Apartments

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).

Great space, a little older but good location.

The place itself is sublime, the housing staff is super helpful. My experience has been great, it is incredible that the university provides housing at competitive-ish prices and the quality if the facilities makes me feel truly greatful! Just some recommendations I would keep in mind, and that I wish I had payed more attention to.

Only issue is the floors might be somewhat thin. Especially if the person living above u has an affinity for throwing things around and dragging furniture.

I would also be quite careful to indicate your preferences on cleanliness for roommates.

The apartments are nice and in an area with nearby stores that contain everything you would need in an apartment. However, it is fairly far from campus with shuttles coming around once an hour and the average ride lasting about 40 minutes to campus.

Pretty good location, great apartment overall, never have any maintenance issues. One issue is the lack of sunlight for many of the apartments in this complex, but it’s manageable

The apartment is conveniently located within walking distance of public transportation to campus, groceries, pharmacy, restaurants, shops, and other services such as a bank, gym, post office, and local libraries. If you enjoy the outdoors, the complex is located near hiking and biking trails. University housing also includes access to the campus shuttle. Maintenance is quick to respond to issues. The staff will periodically host events for residents of the building. I've enjoyed living in graduate housing and it made it affordable to live in the neighborhood.

I feel lucky that I was randomly placed on the top floor of the Mentone building facing the street. My apartment gets sunlight, is facing a tree, and has high ceilings from being on the top floor. I have found that I have ample storage space inside my bedroom for my things. The kitchen is a little small for two people: my roommate and I can definitely not cook at the same time. The R12 bus and U4 shuttle can both take me to school on the weekdays, and are just on the corner of Venice Blvd. Downtown Culver City is in walking/biking distance, and I like the area that the apartment is in. Overall, I enjoy the space, but I know it is not a universal experience living at Mentone Ave.

Love how spacious the apartment is. Wish there were more windows. The area is a little hectic, but it's not a big of a deal.

The apartment is spacious and a great price for the size and location. The amount of natural light varies greatly from apartment to apartment. There's public transport and a university shuttle close by. There's also a community garden, outdoor gym, and shared grilling area. All of these are super nice. Laundry is on the floor but it's paid. There is a bike rack in the garage but it's clearly not safe for bikes as it's litterered with broken locks. It does feel a bit like a dorm/hotel with swiping in and out. The floors are a laminate hardwood and were quite dirty upon moving in. Housing was very responsive and came back and re-cleaned them, but even after that, furious swiffering, and a heavy duty steamer, they still can't get clean/turn your feet/socks dirty very quickly. There is basically no natural light in our unit. We also face the entry to the floor so it's kind of a fishbowl if we have our blinds open/there's not much privacy.