BUILDINGS/NORTH HOLLYWOOD/12619 VANOWEN ST
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

12619 VANOWEN ST.

Los Angeles, CA 91605 · APN 2324-026-003

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UNITS

10

BUILDING SF

10,204

SF / UNIT

1,020

YEAR BUILT

1989

BEDROOMS

20

BATHROOMS

20

USE · CODE 0500

5+ UNITS

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/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$572,594
IMPROVEMENTS$421,908
TOTAL$994,502
LAND BASE YEAR2001
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 25 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDNOV 8, 2016

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

Built 1989, inside the City of Los Angeles. Construction after 1 October 1978 is outside the RSO, so the statewide cap applies instead: 5% plus regional CPI, never more than 10% in a year.

AB 1482 VS RSO →INFERRED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS. VERIFY WITH LAHD / ZIMAS BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
/// ZIP 91605

Recent sales nearby.

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 North Hollywood.

RECORDED SALES, MEDIAN $/UNIT AND $/SF, RENT-CONTROL COVERAGE →

/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 12619 VANOWEN ST

The short answers.

Is 12619 Vanowen St rent controlled?

Built 1989, inside the City of Los Angeles. Construction after 1 October 1978 is outside the RSO, so the statewide cap applies instead: 5% plus regional CPI, never more than 10% in a 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.

How many units does 12619 Vanowen St have?

County records list 10 units at 12619 Vanowen St, classified as 5+ units across 10,204 square feet of building area, averaging about 1,020 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 12619 Vanowen St built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1989, 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 12619 Vanowen St last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded November 2016. 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 12619 Vanowen St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $994,502 ($572,594 land, $421,908 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 25 years.

Would the owner of 12619 Vanowen St face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 25 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 North Hollywood apartment market doing?

12619 Vanowen St sits in North Hollywood, 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 North Hollywood market page for the current figures rather than a number quoted here.

How do I find out what 12619 Vanowen 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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