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BUILDINGS/1538 CEDAR AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

1538 CEDAR AVE.

Long Beach, CA 90813 · APN 7269-002-008

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UNITS

6

BUILDING SF

3,033

SF / UNIT

506

YEAR BUILT

1947

BEDROOMS

7

BATHROOMS

6

USE · CODE 0500

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$306,461
IMPROVEMENTS$453,441
TOTAL$759,902
LAND BASE YEAR2014
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 12 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDSEP 13, 2013

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 90813

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
851 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,530,000$765,000UNITS21431 ELM AVE→DEC 2024EST.$2,262,500$188,542UNITS12727 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE→DEC 2024EST.$600,000$300,000UNITS21040 N ALMOND CT→DEC 2024EST.$750,000$375,000UNITS21724 CHERRY AVE→DEC 2024EST.$2,125,000$265,625UNITS8336 E 8TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$4,000,000$307,692UNITS131700 PACIFIC AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,751,000$175,100UNITS101036 CHERRY AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,374,000$229,000UNITS6

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON CEDAR AVE · ZIP 90813

1001 CEDAR AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1940 · DUPLEX1011 CEDAR AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1918 · TRIPLEX1019 CEDAR AVE→12 UNITS · BUILT 1961 · 5+ UNITS1024 CEDAR AVE→11 UNITS · BUILT 1963 · 5+ UNITS1027 CEDAR AVE→14 UNITS · BUILT 1961 · 5+ UNITS1034 CEDAR AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1911 · TRIPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90813

1010 E 7TH ST→10 UNITS · BUILT 1962 · 6,552 SF1013 E 12TH ST→8 UNITS · BUILT 1962 · 4,300 SF1020 E 12TH ST→8 UNITS · BUILT 1960 · 4,720 SF1024 HOFFMAN AVE→5 UNITS · BUILT 1948 · 3,904 SF1024 MAINE AVE→6 UNITS · BUILT 1953 · 3,252 SF1025 LIME AVE→6 UNITS · BUILT 1949 · 3,386 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90813 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 1538 CEDAR AVE

The short answers.

Is 1538 Cedar Ave 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.

How many units does 1538 Cedar Ave have?

County records list 6 units at 1538 Cedar Ave, classified as 5+ units across 3,033 square feet of building area, averaging about 506 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 1538 Cedar Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1947, which puts it in the pre-1979 stock that the LA Rent Stabilization Ordinance generally covers inside city limits. Age drives more than character here: it sets rent-cap exposure, seismic retrofit obligations, and what a lender will underwrite.

When did 1538 Cedar Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded September 2013. 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 1538 Cedar Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $759,902 ($306,461 land, $453,441 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 12 years.

How do I find out what 1538 Cedar Ave 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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