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/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

5525 ELMER AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 91601 · APN 2350-008-046

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UNITS

4

BUILDING SF

2,987

SF / UNIT

747

YEAR BUILT

1934

BEDROOMS

7

BATHROOMS

6

USE · CODE 0400

FOURPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$900,000
IMPROVEMENTS$650,000
TOTAL$1,550,000
LAND BASE YEAR2025
OWNERSHIP TENUREUNDER 2 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDDEC 23, 2024
EST. PRICE (2024)$1,550,000
EST. $/UNIT$387,500

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

/// RENT CONTROL

LIKELY COVERED BY LA RSO

Built 1934 in the City of Los Angeles with 4 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$725,000UNITS45316 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$442,500UNITS211667 MAGNOLIA BLVD→DEC 2024EST.$1,476,000$369,000UNITS4

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON ELMER AVE · ZIP 91601

5511 ELMER AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1933 · TRIPLEX5524 ELMER AVE→6 UNITS · BUILT 1953 · 5+ UNITS5528 ELMER AVE→5 UNITS · BUILT 1955 · 5+ UNITS5529 ELMER AVE→8 UNITS · BUILT 1965 · 5+ UNITS5534 ELMER AVE→6 UNITS · BUILT 1978 · 5+ UNITS5538 ELMER AVE→6 UNITS · BUILT 1978 · 5+ UNITS

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 91601

10806 HUSTON ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1941 · 3,169 SF10926 PEACH GROVE ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1941 · 2,886 SF10942 COLLINS ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 1,998 SF10943 HESBY ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1930 · 1,694 SF10945 HESBY ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1939 · 2,418 SF11013 HARTSOOK ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1941 · 2,364 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 91601 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 5525 ELMER AVE

The short answers.

Is 5525 Elmer Ave rent controlled?

Built 1934 in the City of Los Angeles with 4 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 5525 Elmer Ave have?

County records list 4 units at 5525 Elmer Ave, classified as fourplex across 2,987 square feet of building area, averaging about 747 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 5525 Elmer Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1934, 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 5525 Elmer Ave last sell, and for how much?

The last recorded transfer was December 2024, at an estimated $1,550,000 — about $387,500 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 5525 Elmer Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $1,550,000 ($900,000 land, $650,000 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 5525 Elmer 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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