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/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

5261 HARMONY AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 91601 · APN 2416-009-015

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

2

BUILDING SF

1,095

SF / UNIT

548

YEAR BUILT

1923

BEDROOMS

1

BATHROOMS

2

USE · CODE 0200

DUPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$1,255,621
IMPROVEMENTS$0
TOTAL$1,255,621
LAND BASE YEAR2021
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 5 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDFEB 19, 2021
EST. PRICE (2021)$1,160,000
EST. $/UNIT$580,000

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

/// RENT CONTROL

LIKELY COVERED BY LA RSO

Built 1923 in the City of Los Angeles with 2 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 91601

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
11227 HATTERAS ST→DEC 2024EST.$925,000$185,000UNITS55508 CAMELLIA AVE→DEC 2024EST.$2,900,000$725,000UNITS45525 ELMER AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,550,000$387,500UNITS45316 CAHUENGA BLVD→DEC 2024EST.$1,475,000$184,375UNITS85550 DENNY AVE→DEC 2024EST.$2,400,000$300,000UNITS85932 LEMP AVE→DEC 2024EST.$2,347,919$586,980UNITS411040 HESBY ST→DEC 2024EST.$6,650,000$350,000UNITS1911492 ALBERS ST→DEC 2024EST.$885,000$442,500UNITS2

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON HARMONY AVE · ZIP 91601

5215 HARMONY AVE→9 UNITS · BUILT 1963 · 5+ UNITS5220 HARMONY AVE→70 UNITS · BUILT 1990 · 5+ UNITS5223 HARMONY AVE→8 UNITS · BUILT 1963 · 5+ UNITS5229 HARMONY AVE→15 UNITS · BUILT 1960 · 5+ UNITS5237 HARMONY AVE→7 UNITS · BUILT 1990 · 5+ UNITS5239 HARMONY AVE→14 UNITS · BUILT 1997 · 5+ UNITS

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 91601

10828 HARTSOOK ST→1 UNITS · BUILT 1938 · 1,946 SF10836 OTSEGO ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1928 · 1,436 SF10839 HARTSOOK ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1938 · 1,857 SF10844 HARTSOOK ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1928 · 1,830 SF10848 OTSEGO ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1926 · 1,417 SF10849 HESBY ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1927 · 1,408 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 91601 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →BUILT BEFORE 1930 →LAND WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 5261 HARMONY AVE

The short answers.

Is 5261 Harmony Ave rent controlled?

Built 1923 in the City of Los Angeles with 2 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 5261 Harmony Ave have?

County records list 2 units at 5261 Harmony Ave, classified as duplex across 1,095 square feet of building area, averaging about 548 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 5261 Harmony Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1923, 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 5261 Harmony Ave last sell, and for how much?

The last recorded transfer was February 2021, at an estimated $1,160,000 — about $580,000 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 5261 Harmony Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $1,255,621 ($1,255,621 land). 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 5261 Harmony 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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