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BUILDINGS/120 E 21ST ST
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

120 E 21ST ST.

Long Beach, CA 90806 · APN 7209-018-033

/// 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 0200

DUPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$227,479
IMPROVEMENTS$245,327
TOTAL$472,806
LAND BASE YEAR1985
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 41 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDSEP 20, 2017

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 90806

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
1231 E WESLEY DR→DEC 2024EST.$1,114,000$278,500UNITS41934 PINE AVE, APT 0006→DEC 2024EST.$1,250,000$208,333UNITS62264 ATLANTIC AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,304,000$326,000UNITS42010 MAGNOLIA AVE, APT 0001→DEC 2024EST.$1,430,000$357,500UNITS4401 E 21ST ST→DEC 2024EST.$860,000$286,667UNITS32305 OLIVE AVE→NOV 2024EST.$624,758$312,379UNITS22009 DAISY AVE→NOV 2024EST.$650,000$325,000UNITS21079 E 21ST ST→NOV 2024EST.$1,085,796$271,449UNITS4

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON E 21ST ST · ZIP 90806

1011 E 21ST ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1961 · DUPLEX1012 E 21ST ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1964 · FOURPLEX1015 E 21ST ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1961 · TRIPLEX1016 E 21ST ST→6 UNITS · BUILT 1959 · 5+ UNITS1023 E 21ST ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1921 · DUPLEX1030 E 21ST ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1961 · DUPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90806

1018 E SALT LAKE ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1961 · 5,340 SF1024 E SALT LAKE ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · 1,180 SF1025 E RHEA ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1920 · 2,492 SF1030 E SALT LAKE ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1920 · 1,590 SF1042 E HILL ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1921 · 1,396 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90806 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 120 E 21ST ST

The short answers.

Is 120 E 21st St 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 120 E 21st St last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded September 2017. 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 120 E 21st St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $472,806 ($227,479 land, $245,327 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 41 years.

Would the owner of 120 E 21st St face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 41 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.

How do I find out what 120 E 21st St 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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