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BUILDINGS/3256 CALIFORNIA AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

3256 CALIFORNIA AVE.

Signal Hill, CA 90755 · APN 7148-006-034

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

2

BUILDING SF

3,502

SF / UNIT

1,751

YEAR BUILT

2007

BEDROOMS

5

BATHROOMS

5

USE · CODE 0200

DUPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$640,000
IMPROVEMENTS$600,000
TOTAL$1,240,000
LAND BASE YEAR2025
OWNERSHIP TENUREUNDER 2 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDOCT 21, 2024
EST. PRICE (2024)$1,240,000
EST. $/UNIT$620,000

PRICE ESTIMATED FROM ASSESSOR REASSESSMENT AT SALE — NOT A VERIFIED CLOSING PRICE.

/// 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 90755

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
2010 JUNIPERO AVE→DEC 2024EST.$778,000$389,000UNITS21978 DAWSON AVE→DEC 2024EST.$782,000$391,000UNITS22000 JUNIPERO AVE→DEC 2024EST.$814,000$407,000UNITS22250 WALNUT AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,125,000$281,250UNITS42251 E 20TH STREET→DEC 2024EST.$985,000$492,500UNITS22609 E WALL ST→SEP 2024EST.$1,296,000$648,000UNITS21966 SAINT LOUIS AVE→AUG 2024EST.$314,555$157,277UNITS23315 ORANGE AVE→AUG 2024EST.$880,000$440,000UNITS2

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON CALIFORNIA AVE · ZIP 90755

2400 CALIFORNIA AVE→60 UNITS · BUILT 2007 · 5+ UNITS3246 CALIFORNIA AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 2007 · DUPLEX3266 CALIFORNIA AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 2007 · DUPLEX3300 CALIFORNIA AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1947 · DUPLEX3301 CALIFORNIA AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1947 · DUPLEX3309 CALIFORNIA AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1934 · DUPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90755

1942 STANLEY AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 2009 · 4,449 SF1972 DAWSON AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 2013 · 3,196 SF1984 DAWSON AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1992 · 3,086 SF924 E VERNON ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 2016 · 3,526 SF967 LAS BRISAS→2 UNITS · BUILT 2008 · 2,720 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90755 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 3256 CALIFORNIA AVE

The short answers.

Is 3256 California 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 3256 California Ave have?

County records list 2 units at 3256 California Ave, classified as duplex across 3,502 square feet of building area, averaging about 1,751 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 3256 California Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 2007, which is after the October 1978 RSO cutoff. Age drives more than character here: it sets rent-cap exposure, seismic retrofit obligations, and what a lender will underwrite.

When did 3256 California Ave last sell, and for how much?

The last recorded transfer was October 2024, at an estimated $1,240,000 — about $620,000 per unit. That price is estimated from the Proposition 13 reassessment recorded at sale, not a verified closing price, so treat it as a close approximation rather than a confirmed figure.

What is 3256 California Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $1,240,000 ($640,000 land, $600,000 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.

How do I find out what 3256 California 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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