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BUILDINGS/4252 WOODLAWN AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

4252 WOODLAWN AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 90011 · APN 5113-032-039

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UNITS

12

BUILDING SF

15,160

SF / UNIT

1,263

YEAR BUILT

1971

BEDROOMS

36

BATHROOMS

24

USE · CODE 0500

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$1,160,584
IMPROVEMENTS$1,648,029
TOTAL$2,808,613
LAND BASE YEAR2017
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 9 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDMAR 5, 2020

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 1971 in the City of Los Angeles with 12 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 90011

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
5711 NAOMI AVE→DEC 2024EST.$970,000$485,000UNITS24442 METTLER ST→DEC 2024EST.$730,000$365,000UNITS21008 E ADAMS BLVD→DEC 2024EST.$615,000$307,500UNITS2412 E 51ST ST→DEC 2024EST.$768,696$192,174UNITS41140 E 22ND ST→DEC 2024EST.$302,586$151,293UNITS2140 E 47TH PL→DEC 2024EST.$1,340,000$446,667UNITS3642 E 21ST ST→DEC 2024EST.$950,000$475,000UNITS21591 E VERNON AVE→DEC 2024EST.$784,000$392,000UNITS2

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON WOODLAWN AVE · ZIP 90011

3706 WOODLAWN AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1921 · TRIPLEX3725 WOODLAWN AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1905 · TRIPLEX3727 WOODLAWN AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1913 · DUPLEX3730 WOODLAWN AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1905 · TRIPLEX3734 WOODLAWN AVE→5 UNITS · BUILT 1905 · 5+ UNITS3737 WOODLAWN AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 2012 · DUPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90011

1029 E 45TH ST→7 UNITS · BUILT 1960 · 5,372 SF1032 E 45TH ST→12 UNITS · BUILT 1964 · 9,372 SF1033 E 28TH ST→10 UNITS · BUILT 1963 · 4,722 SF1129 E 52ND ST→10 UNITS · BUILT 1965 · 7,684 SF1141 E 28TH ST→14 UNITS · BUILT 1963 · 9,240 SF1150 E 52ND ST→11 UNITS · BUILT 1958 · 7,256 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90011 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 4252 WOODLAWN AVE

The short answers.

Is 4252 Woodlawn Ave rent controlled?

Built 1971 in the City of Los Angeles with 12 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 4252 Woodlawn Ave have?

County records list 12 units at 4252 Woodlawn Ave, classified as 5+ units across 15,160 square feet of building area, averaging about 1,263 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 4252 Woodlawn Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1971, 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 4252 Woodlawn Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded March 2020. 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 4252 Woodlawn Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $2,808,613 ($1,160,584 land, $1,648,029 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 4252 Woodlawn 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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