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BUILDINGS/542 BONITA ST
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

542 BONITA ST.

Los Angeles, CA 90731 · APN 7448-026-010

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

2

BUILDING SF

1,558

SF / UNIT

779

YEAR BUILT

1958

BEDROOMS

4

BATHROOMS

2

USE · CODE 0200

DUPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$141,608
IMPROVEMENTS$178,552
TOTAL$320,160
LAND BASE YEAR2013
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 13 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDSEP 27, 2023

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 1958 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 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 BONITA ST · ZIP 90731

522 BONITA ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 2009 · DUPLEX535 BONITA ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1989 · DUPLEX541 BONITA ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1989 · DUPLEX548 BONITA ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1984 · DUPLEX551 BONITA ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 2001 · DUPLEX555 BONITA ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1984 · DUPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90731

1011 W 11TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1953 · 1,768 SF1023 W 26TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1948 · 1,742 SF103 S CABRILLO AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1948 · 1,778 SF1031 S MEYLER ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1955 · 1,282 SF1031 S WALKER AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1959 · 2,757 SF1035 W 6TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1953 · 1,450 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90731 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 542 BONITA ST

The short answers.

Is 542 Bonita St rent controlled?

Built 1958 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 542 Bonita St have?

County records list 2 units at 542 Bonita St, classified as duplex across 1,558 square feet of building area, averaging about 779 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 542 Bonita St built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1958, 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 542 Bonita St last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded September 2023. 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 542 Bonita St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $320,160 ($141,608 land, $178,552 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 13 years.

How do I find out what 542 Bonita 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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