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BUILDINGS/109 HARKNESS AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

109 HARKNESS AVE.

Pasadena, CA 91106 · APN 5737-002-035

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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BUILDING SF

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SF / UNIT

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YEAR BUILT

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BEDROOMS

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BATHROOMS

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USE · CODE 0300

TRIPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$1,503,761
IMPROVEMENTS$0
TOTAL$1,503,761
LAND BASE YEAR2020
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 6 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDOCT 1, 2019

No market sale detected on this parcel since 2021. The last recorded transfer may have been a refinance, trust move, or family transfer that didn't reset the Prop 13 base.

/// RENT CONTROL

LIKELY UNDER AB 1482 STATE CAP (5% + CPI, MAX 10%)

Outside LA RSO coverage on these records — most California multifamily over 15 years old falls under the AB 1482 statewide cap of 5% plus CPI, never more than 10% per year.

AB 1482 VS RSO →INFERRED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS — VERIFY WITH LAHD / ZIMAS BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
/// ZIP 91106

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
79 S ALLEN AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,216,643$202,774UNITS6429 N HILL AVE→NOV 2024EST.$1,750,000$250,000UNITS7643 N WILSON AVE→NOV 2024EST.$1,325,000$662,500UNITS2772 S LAKE AVE→NOV 2024EST.$1,050,000$350,000UNITS31156 STEUBEN ST→NOV 2024EST.$1,253,999$627,000UNITS251 S ALLEN AVE→NOV 2024EST.$2,700,000$450,000UNITS6504 N CATALINA AVE→NOV 2024EST.$1,220,000$406,667UNITS3270 ALPINE ST→NOV 2024EST.$1,290,000$430,000UNITS3

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON HARKNESS AVE · ZIP 91106

110 HARKNESS AVE→5 UNITS · BUILT 1904 · 5+ UNITS118 HARKNESS AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1902 · DUPLEX125 HARKNESS AVE→20 UNITS · BUILT 1964 · 5+ UNITS130 HARKNESS AVE→5 UNITS · BUILT 1960 · 5+ UNITS135 HARKNESS AVE→12 UNITS · BUILT 1950 · 5+ UNITS142 HARKNESS AVE→9 UNITS · 5+ UNITS

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 91106

103 S MERIDITH AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1916 · 2,126 SF1047 EMERSON ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1906 · 2,137 SF1114 N LOS ROBLES AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · 1,942 SF115 N BONNIE AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1911 · 2,829 SF125 MARION AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1931 · 2,267 SF1250 E VILLA ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 2,239 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 91106 →LAND WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 109 HARKNESS AVE

The short answers.

Is 109 Harkness Ave rent controlled?

Outside LA RSO coverage on these records — most California multifamily over 15 years old falls under the AB 1482 statewide cap of 5% plus CPI, never more than 10% per year. 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.

When did 109 Harkness Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded October 2019. Not every recorded transfer is a market sale — refinances, trust transfers, and family conveyances all appear in the same field, and those do not reset the assessed value.

What is 109 Harkness Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $1,503,761 ($1,503,761 land). 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 109 Harkness 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.

/// OWNER READING
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