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/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

10553 VARIEL AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 91311 · APN 2706-022-031

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UNITS

2

BUILDING SF

1,560

SF / UNIT

780

YEAR BUILT

1956

BEDROOMS

4

BATHROOMS

2

USE · CODE 0200

DUPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$478,604
IMPROVEMENTS$306,688
TOTAL$785,292
LAND BASE YEAR2022
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 4 YEARS

PROP 13 ASSESSED VALUES — USUALLY WELL BELOW MARKET ON LONG-HELD BUILDINGS.

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDDEC 28, 2021
EST. PRICE (2021)$739,998
EST. $/UNIT$369,999

PRICE ESTIMATED FROM ASSESSOR REASSESSMENT AT SALE — NOT A VERIFIED CLOSING PRICE.

/// RENT CONTROL

LIKELY COVERED BY LA RSO

Built 1956 in the City of Los Angeles with 2 units — pre-October 1978 multifamily inside city limits is generally under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, capping annual increases and restricting evictions.

HOW LA RSO WORKS →INFERRED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS — VERIFY WITH LAHD / ZIMAS BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
/// ZIP 91311

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
10507 MASON AVE→NOV 2024EST.$1,560,000$780,000UNITS210227 MASON AVE→SEP 2024EST.$12,966,541$259,331UNITS5022332 LASSEN ST→MAY 2024EST.$1,100,000$550,000UNITS220010 HAWKS HILL RD→APR 2024EST.$4,995,000$2,497,500UNITS210547 VARIEL AVE→NOV 2023EST.$1,188,000$594,000UNITS211450 POEMA PL→OCT 2023EST.$22,771,989$392,621UNITS5811451 POEMA PL→OCT 2023EST.$6,204,000$387,750UNITS1611500 POEMA PL→OCT 2023EST.$34,530,000$359,688UNITS96

PRICES ESTIMATED FROM ASSESSOR REASSESSMENT AT SALE (ASSESSED VALUE DEFLATED 2%/YR) — NOT VERIFIED CLOSING PRICES.

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON VARIEL AVE · ZIP 91311

10247 VARIEL AVE→32 UNITS · BUILT 2021 · 5+ UNITS10541 VARIEL AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1957 · DUPLEX10547 VARIEL AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1957 · DUPLEX10559 VARIEL AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1956 · DUPLEX10734 VARIEL AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1930 · DUPLEX10758 VARIEL AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1934 · DUPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 91311

10027 SHOUP AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1952 · 2,530 SF10115 REMMET AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1959 · 1,378 SF10131 REMMET AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1959 · 1,378 SF10135 REMMET AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1959 · 1,378 SF10145 REMMET AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1959 · 2,218 SF10155 REMMET AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1957 · 1,392 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 91311 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 10553 VARIEL AVE

The short answers.

Is 10553 Variel Ave rent controlled?

Built 1956 in the City of Los Angeles with 2 units — pre-October 1978 multifamily inside city limits is generally under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, capping annual increases and restricting evictions. This is an inference from public assessor records, not a determination — confirm the certificate of occupancy date with the LA Housing Department or ZIMAS before you rely on it for pricing or notices.

How many units does 10553 Variel Ave have?

County records list 2 units at 10553 Variel Ave, classified as duplex across 1,560 square feet of building area, averaging about 780 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 10553 Variel Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1956, which puts it in the pre-1979 stock that the LA Rent Stabilization Ordinance generally covers inside city limits. Age drives more than character here: it sets rent-cap exposure, seismic retrofit obligations, and what a lender will underwrite.

When did 10553 Variel Ave last sell, and for how much?

The last recorded transfer was December 2021, at an estimated $739,998 — about $369,999 per unit. That price is estimated from the Proposition 13 reassessment recorded at sale, not a verified closing price, so treat it as a close approximation rather than a confirmed figure.

What is 10553 Variel Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $785,292 ($478,604 land, $306,688 improvements). Assessed value is not market value. Under Proposition 13 it resets only on a change of ownership and then climbs about 2% a year, so a long-held building is often assessed far below what it would trade for.

How do I find out what 10553 Variel Ave would sell for today?

Public records give you the frame — units, size, age, assessed value, when it last traded — but pricing needs in-place rents, expenses, and the condition of the units, none of which appear in county data. A broker valuation puts closed comps and a rent survey against the actual rent roll. Shaya Lowenstein does that free for LA multifamily owners, typically within 48 hours, with no obligation to list.

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