13052 DRONFIELD AVE.
Los Angeles, CA 91342 · APN 2509-020-211
UNITS
44
BUILDING SF
41,881
SF / UNIT
952
YEAR BUILT
2018
BEDROOMS
88
BATHROOMS
86
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 2018, 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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The short answers.
Is 13052 Dronfield Ave rent controlled?
Built 2018, 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 13052 Dronfield Ave have?
County records list 44 units at 13052 Dronfield Ave, classified as 5+ units across 41,881 square feet of building area, averaging about 952 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.
When was 13052 Dronfield Ave built?
The assessor roll gives a build year of 2018, 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 13052 Dronfield Ave last change hands?
The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded May 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 13052 Dronfield Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?
The current assessed value is $5,084,900 ($247,454 land, $4,837,446 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 16 years.
Would the owner of 13052 Dronfield Ave face a big tax bill on a sale?
Possibly. A base year going back roughly 16 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 13052 Dronfield Ave 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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