1216 W 39TH ST.
Los Angeles, CA 90037 · APN 5037-008-030
UNITS
8
BUILDING SF
8,676
SF / UNIT
1,085
YEAR BUILT
2020
BEDROOMS
15
BATHROOMS
23
USE · CODE 0500
5+ UNITS
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PROP 13 ASSESSED VALUES, USUALLY WELL BELOW MARKET ON LONG-HELD BUILDINGS.
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.
LIKELY EXEMPT (NEW CONSTRUCTION)
Built 2020, inside the City of Los Angeles. Buildings under 15 years old are exempt from AB 1482, and construction after 1 October 1978 is outside the RSO. The state cap applies once the building turns 15.
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PRICES ESTIMATED FROM ASSESSOR REASSESSMENT AT SALE (ASSESSED VALUE DEFLATED 2%/YR), NOT VERIFIED CLOSING PRICES.
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ON W 39TH ST · ZIP 90037
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The short answers.
Is 1216 W 39th St rent controlled?
Built 2020, inside the City of Los Angeles. Buildings under 15 years old are exempt from AB 1482, and construction after 1 October 1978 is outside the RSO. The state cap applies once the building turns 15. 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 1216 W 39th St have?
County records list 8 units at 1216 W 39th St, classified as 5+ units across 8,676 square feet of building area, averaging about 1,085 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.
When was 1216 W 39th St built?
The assessor roll gives a build year of 2020, which is after the 1 October 1978 RSO cutoff. The ordinance turns on the certificate of occupancy rather than the roll's build year, so a building finished either side of that date is worth confirming with LAHD. Age drives more than character here. It sets rent-cap exposure, seismic retrofit obligations, and what a lender will underwrite.
When did 1216 W 39th St last change hands?
The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded March 2021. 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 1216 W 39th St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?
The current assessed value is $1,961,774 ($656,710 land, $1,305,064 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 18 years.
Would the owner of 1216 W 39th St face a big tax bill on a sale?
Possibly. A base year going back roughly 18 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 South Los Angeles apartment market doing?
1216 W 39th St sits in South Los Angeles, 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 South Los Angeles market page for the current figures rather than a number quoted here.
How do I find out what 1216 W 39th St 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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