Apartment buildings in Bell
By Shaya Lowenstein, Senior Associate at Lyon Stahl Investment Real Estate, CA DRE #01942326. From the 2025 LA County assessor roll, transfers through January 17, 2025.
Bell has 1,597 parcels with two or more units, 6,377 units in all, on the 2025 Los Angeles County assessor roll. Half of them were built in 1937 or earlier, and 1,533, or 96%, in 1978 or earlier. 552 parcels, 35%, have not been reassessed on a sale since 1995 or earlier, and 122 last changed hands in 2024.
- Parcels with 2 or more units
- 1,597
- Units in those parcels
- 6,377
- Median year built
- 1937
- Built in 1978 or earlier
- 1,533
- Median Prop 13 base year
- 2003
- Base year 1995 or earlier
- 552
- Last transfer in 2024
- 122
What the buildings in Bell look like.
Most of the apartment stock in Bell is small. 1,286 of the 1,597 parcels hold two to four units, the duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes that are often bought by owner users and first-time investors.
The average parcel here holds 4 units. 4 parcels hold 50 units or more. The largest ones are listed further down this page, each with its own public record.
| Size | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Two to four units | 1,286 | 81% |
| Five to nine units | 225 | 14% |
| 10 to 19 units | 62 | 4% |
| 20 to 49 units | 20 | 1% |
| 50 units or more | 4 | 0% |
How old they are.
Half the apartment parcels in Bell were built in 1937 or earlier. 1,533 of 1,597, about 96%, went up in 1978 or before.
Across the 255 ZIP codes on this site that share is 89%, so Bell has a larger share of older buildings than the average. Older buildings tend to carry the questions a buyer will ask about, like plumbing, electrical, the roof and whether the building needs a seismic retrofit.
Rent control in Bell.
The City of Los Angeles rent ordinance does not cover Bell. 1,533 of the parcels here were built in 1978 or earlier, and age is usually the first thing a local rent rule looks at.
Where a city has no rent rule of its own, the state cap in AB 1482 covers most buildings more than 15 years old. Check with Bell before you underwrite a rent roll, because local rules change.
How long owners hold.
The median Prop 13 base year for apartment parcels in Bell is 2003. A base year resets when a building sells, so an old one usually means the same owner or the same family has held it a long time.
552 parcels, 35%, still carry a base year of 1995 or earlier. The figure for all 255 ZIP codes here is 28%, so owners in Bell have held longer than the average.
Long-held buildings often pay property tax on a value set decades ago. When they sell, the new owner is taxed on the price, which is part of why rents and expenses on these buildings need a close look before anyone sets a price.
How often buildings sell.
By last recorded transfer, 113 apartment parcels in Bell changed hands in 2022, 99 in 2023 and 122 in 2024.
That is 7.6% of the parcels here, against 7.3% across all 255 ZIP codes, so buildings here turned over at about the same rate as the average.
A building that sold twice in those years shows up once, in its later year, and a transfer is not always a sale at market. A move into a trust or between family members is recorded too.
| Year | Parcels |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 113 |
| 2023 | 99 |
| 2024 | 122 |
The largest apartment buildings in Bell.
- 4324 Florence Ave, Bell 9020172 units, built 1997
- 5502 K Street, Bell 9020165 units, built 2018
- 4224 Florence Ave, Bell 9020163 units, built 2003
- 4612 Florence Ave, Bell 9020150 units, built 1964
- 4832 Florence Ave, Bell 9020146 units, built 1963
- 6810 Heliotrope Ave, Bell 9020144 units, built 1951
- 6317 Flora Ave, Bell 9020140 units, built 1956
- 6914 Pine Ave, Bell 9020140 units, built 1956
- 4600 Gage Ave, Bell 9020136 units, built 1963
- 6616 Walker Ave, Bell 9020135 units, built 1960
- 4712 Florence Ave, Bell 9020132 units, built 1960
- 4740 Florence Ave, Bell 9020127 units, built 1933
See every apartment building in Bell with units, square footage, year built and assessed value for each one.
Questions owners ask about Bell.
How many apartment buildings are in Bell?
The 2025 Los Angeles County assessor roll lists 1,597 parcels with two or more units in Bell, with 6,377 units between them. 1,286 hold two to four units and 311 hold five or more.
How old are the apartment buildings in Bell?
The median build year is 1937. 1,533 of the 1,597 parcels, about 96%, were built in 1978 or earlier.
Are apartments in Bell under rent control?
The City of Los Angeles rent ordinance does not cover Bell. 1,533 of the parcels here were built in 1978 or earlier, and age is usually the first thing a local rent rule looks at. Where a city has no rent rule of its own, the state cap in AB 1482 covers most buildings more than 15 years old. Check with Bell before you underwrite a rent roll, because local rules change.
How often do apartment buildings sell in Bell?
113 parcels show a last recorded transfer in 2022, 99 in 2023 and 122 in 2024. A building that sold twice counts once, in its later year.
How long do owners hold apartment buildings in Bell?
The median Prop 13 base year is 2003, and 552 parcels, 35%, have a base year of 1995 or earlier. That usually means the same owner or family for 30 years or more.
What is my apartment building in Bell worth?
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Where these numbers come from.
- Every count is from the 2025 Los Angeles County assessor roll and counts parcels the assessor lists with two or more units. A parcel can hold more than one building.
- The sale years are the most recent recorded transfer on each parcel, through January 17, 2025. A transfer into a trust or between family members is recorded the same way as a sale.
- The base year is the year Prop 13 last set the parcel's land value, which happens when it changes hands. Values set before 1975 show as 1975.
- Rent control and soft-story figures cover the City of Los Angeles only and come from the city's zoning map and permit data. Rent control is worked out from the build year, not taken from the Housing Department's list.
- The numbers were taken from the roll on October 27, 2026. Download every area as a CSV file.
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Shaya Lowenstein, "Apartment buildings in Bell," Shaya Lowenstein, October 27, 2026, https://www.shayarealestate.com/apartment-buildings/bell. Figures from the 2025 Los Angeles County assessor roll.
Shaya Lowenstein, CA DRE #01942326, Lyon Stahl Investment Real Estate. Public record figures, offered as research and not as an appraisal of any one building.