BUILDINGS/WESTLAKE/117 S LA FAYETTE PARK PL
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

117 S LA FAYETTE PARK PL.

Los Angeles, CA 90057 · APN 5155-014-020

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UNITS

18

BUILDING SF

14,849

SF / UNIT

825

YEAR BUILT

1957

BEDROOMS

25

BATHROOMS

18

USE · CODE 0500

5+ UNITS

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/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$154,429
IMPROVEMENTS$406,975
TOTAL$561,404
LAND BASE YEAR1975
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 51 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDJUN 9, 2010

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 COVERED BY LA RSO

Built 1957 in the City of Los Angeles with 18 units. Multifamily inside city limits whose certificate of occupancy was issued on or before 1 October 1978 is generally under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, which caps annual increases and restricts evictions to specific just causes. The roll carries a year built rather than that certificate date, so a building finished in late 1978 can fall either side of the line. Confirm the address with LAHD.

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/// ZIP 90057

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

/// COMPARE

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/// SUBMARKET

This building sits in Westlake.

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/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 117 S LA FAYETTE PARK PL

The short answers.

Is 117 S La Fayette Park Pl rent controlled?

Built 1957 in the City of Los Angeles with 18 units. Multifamily inside city limits whose certificate of occupancy was issued on or before 1 October 1978 is generally under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, which caps annual increases and restricts evictions to specific just causes. The roll carries a year built rather than that certificate date, so a building finished in late 1978 can fall either side of the line. Confirm the address with LAHD. 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 117 S La Fayette Park Pl have?

County records list 18 units at 117 S La Fayette Park Pl, classified as 5+ units across 14,849 square feet of building area, averaging about 825 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 117 S La Fayette Park Pl built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1957, which puts it in the stock old enough for the LA Rent Stabilization Ordinance to reach it, where the building sits inside City of Los Angeles limits. Age drives more than character here. It sets rent-cap exposure, seismic retrofit obligations, and what a lender will underwrite.

When did 117 S La Fayette Park Pl last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded June 2010. 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 117 S La Fayette Park Pl assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $561,404 ($154,429 land, $406,975 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, and this one has held its base year for roughly 51 years.

Would the owner of 117 S La Fayette Park Pl face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 51 years usually means a low tax basis, and a low basis means a large taxable gain on a straight sale: capital gains plus depreciation recapture, with California taxing gains at ordinary income rates. It is also why long-held buildings so often sell through a 1031 exchange instead, or pass through an estate for the step-up in basis.

What is the Westlake apartment market doing?

117 S La Fayette Park Pl sits in Westlake, in Los Angeles. Recorded sale counts, median price per unit, median price per square foot, and the share of rent-control-era stock for the submarket are published and updated as the county roll refreshes. See the Westlake market page for the current figures rather than a number quoted here.

How do I find out what 117 S La Fayette Park Pl would sell for today?

Public records give you the frame, units, size, age, assessed value, and 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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