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BUILDINGS/626 LOOKOUT DR
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

626 LOOKOUT DR.

Los Angeles, CA 90012 · APN 5415-016-025

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BUILDING SF

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YEAR BUILT

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BEDROOMS

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BATHROOMS

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USE · CODE 040V

LAND

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$32,574
IMPROVEMENTS$0
TOTAL$32,574
LAND BASE YEAR1975
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 51 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDSEP 30, 2014

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

Vacant / unimproved land.

Rent-control rules apply to occupied residential units, not raw land. What matters here is zoning, density programs like TOC and ED1, and what the dirt can carry.

TOC TIERS EXPLAINED →ED1 AFFORDABLE HOUSING →
/// ZIP 90012

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
800 NEW DEPOT ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,310,000$327,500UNITS4618 N GRAND AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,000,000$500,000UNITS2739 NEW DEPOT ST→OCT 2024EST.$1,250,000$416,667UNITS31137 SUNVUE PL→OCT 2024EST.$700,000$175,000UNITS4415 COTTAGE HOME ST→SEP 2024EST.$1,175,000$195,833UNITS6860 N BUNKER HILL AVE→AUG 2024EST.$1,700,000$188,889UNITS9714 W COLLEGE ST→AUG 2024EST.$1,075,000$153,571UNITS7960 YALE ST→AUG 2024EST.$880,000$176,000UNITS5

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON LOOKOUT DR · ZIP 90012

609 LOOKOUT DR→5 UNITS · BUILT 1976 · 5+ UNITS622 LOOKOUT DR→LAND704 1/2 LOOKOUT DR→2 UNITS · BUILT 1980 · DUPLEX706 LOOKOUT DR→2 UNITS · BUILT 1980 · DUPLEX714 LOOKOUT DR→11 UNITS · BUILT 1969 · 5+ UNITS

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90012

1125 COLTON ST→1129 COLTON ST→1131 ANGELINA ST→1137 COLTON ST→725 BERNARD ST→727 BERNARD ST→
EVERY BUILDING IN 90012 →LAND WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 626 LOOKOUT DR

The short answers.

When did 626 Lookout Dr last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded September 2014. 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 626 Lookout Dr assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $32,574 ($32,574 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 — and this one has held its base year for roughly 51 years.

Would the owner of 626 Lookout Dr face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 51 years usually means a low tax basis, and a low basis means a large taxable gain on a straight sale — capital gains plus depreciation recapture, with California taxing gains at ordinary income rates. It is also why long-held buildings so often sell through a 1031 exchange instead, or pass through an estate for the step-up in basis.

How do I find out what 626 Lookout Dr 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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