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BUILDINGS/315 W AVENUE 38
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

315 W AVENUE 38.

Los Angeles, CA 90065 · APN 5451-013-023

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UNITS

112

BUILDING SF

90,133

SF / UNIT

805

YEAR BUILT

1972

BEDROOMS

104

BATHROOMS

136

USE · CODE 0500

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$1,991,473
IMPROVEMENTS$6,173,612
TOTAL$8,165,085
LAND BASE YEAR1986
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 40 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDFEB 28, 1986

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 COVERED BY LA RSO

Built 1972 in the City of Los Angeles with 112 units — pre-October 1978 multifamily inside city limits is generally under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, capping annual increases and restricting evictions.

HOW LA RSO WORKS →INFERRED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS — VERIFY WITH LAHD / ZIMAS BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
/// ZIP 90065

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
3923 YORK BLVD→DEC 2024EST.$875,000$291,667UNITS3479 CRANE BLVD→DEC 2024EST.$1,375,000$687,500UNITS23437 MACEO ST→DEC 2024EST.$523,759$261,880UNITS23028 CAZADOR ST→DEC 2024EST.$830,000$415,000UNITS23601 VERDUGO RD→NOV 2024EST.$870,000$290,000UNITS3305 W AVENUE 38→NOV 2024EST.$785,000$392,500UNITS23015 FUTURE PL→NOV 2024EST.$900,000$450,000UNITS2401 W AVENUE 37→NOV 2024EST.$950,000$475,000UNITS2

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON W AVENUE 38 · ZIP 90065

3001 W AVENUE 38→4 UNITS · BUILT 1954 · FOURPLEX305 W AVENUE 38→2 UNITS · BUILT 1903 · DUPLEX316 W AVENUE 38→14 UNITS · BUILT 1991 · 5+ UNITS

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90065

3940 EAGLE ROCK BLVD→73 UNITS · BUILT 1987 · 54,687 SF4556 N FIGUEROA ST→88 UNITS · BUILT 1971 · 75,340 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90065 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 315 W AVENUE 38

The short answers.

Is 315 W Avenue 38 rent controlled?

Built 1972 in the City of Los Angeles with 112 units — pre-October 1978 multifamily inside city limits is generally under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, capping annual increases and restricting evictions. 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 315 W Avenue 38 have?

County records list 112 units at 315 W Avenue 38, classified as 5+ units across 90,133 square feet of building area, averaging about 805 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 315 W Avenue 38 built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1972, 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 315 W Avenue 38 last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded February 1986. 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 315 W Avenue 38 assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $8,165,085 ($1,991,473 land, $6,173,612 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 40 years.

Would the owner of 315 W Avenue 38 face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 40 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 315 W Avenue 38 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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