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BUILDINGS/540 W 19TH ST
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

540 W 19TH ST.

Los Angeles, CA 90731 · APN 7462-007-019

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UNITS

8

BUILDING SF

5,376

SF / UNIT

672

YEAR BUILT

1921

BEDROOMS

16

BATHROOMS

8

USE · CODE 0500

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$461,679
IMPROVEMENTS$562,300
TOTAL$1,023,979
LAND BASE YEAR2016
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 10 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDMAR 2, 2022

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 1921 in the City of Los Angeles with 8 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 90731

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
1224 S MESA ST→DEC 2024EST.$895,000$179,000UNITS5103 W 14TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$970,000$242,500UNITS41079 W 25TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,250,000$312,500UNITS4848 W SEPULVEDA ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,100,000$275,000UNITS4776 W 1ST ST→DEC 2024EST.$715,000$357,500UNITS2843 W OLIVER ST→DEC 2024EST.$962,000$320,667UNITS33015 S CAROLINA ST→DEC 2024EST.$880,000$440,000UNITS21153 W 2ND ST→DEC 2024EST.$785,000$261,667UNITS3

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON W 19TH ST · ZIP 90731

1011 W 19TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 2006 · DUPLEX1012 W 19TH ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · TRIPLEX1023 W 19TH ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1963 · FOURPLEX1025 W 19TH ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1930 · TRIPLEX1035 W 19TH ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · TRIPLEX1040 W 19TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1921 · DUPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90731

1005 W 9TH ST→7 UNITS · BUILT 1930 · 3,680 SF1012 S PALOS VERDES ST→12 UNITS · BUILT 1918 · 5,884 SF1015 S MEYLER ST→7 UNITS · BUILT 1925 · 4,978 SF1016 S ALMA ST→8 UNITS · BUILT 1929 · 4,108 SF1020 S CENTRE ST→10 UNITS · BUILT 1919 · 4,230 SF1023 W 10TH ST→8 UNITS · BUILT 1931 · 7,840 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90731 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →BUILT BEFORE 1930 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 540 W 19TH ST

The short answers.

Is 540 W 19th St rent controlled?

Built 1921 in the City of Los Angeles with 8 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 540 W 19th St have?

County records list 8 units at 540 W 19th St, classified as 5+ units across 5,376 square feet of building area, averaging about 672 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 540 W 19th St built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1921, 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 540 W 19th St last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded March 2022. 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 540 W 19th St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $1,023,979 ($461,679 land, $562,300 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 10 years.

How do I find out what 540 W 19th St 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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