BUILDINGS/815 COTA AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

815 COTA AVE.

Torrance, CA 90501 · APN 7354-009-065

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UNITS

2

BUILDING SF

4,739

SF / UNIT

2,370

YEAR BUILT

2020

BEDROOMS

8

BATHROOMS

6

USE · CODE 0200

DUPLEX

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/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$544,543
IMPROVEMENTS$920,692
TOTAL$1,465,235
LAND BASE YEAR2016
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 10 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDMAR 10, 2021

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

OUTSIDE THE CITY OF LA ORDINANCE

The roll places this parcel in Torrance, not the City of Los Angeles, so the city's Rent Stabilization Ordinance does not reach it. That is not the same as unregulated: Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Inglewood, Pasadena, Glendale and others run their own stabilisation ordinances, unincorporated county parcels fall under the County's, and the statewide AB 1482 cap applies where no stronger local rule does. Check the local ordinance before underwriting the rent roll.

AB 1482 VS RSO →INFERRED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS. VERIFY WITH LAHD / ZIMAS BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
/// ZIP 90501

Recent sales nearby.

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

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/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 815 COTA AVE

The short answers.

Is 815 Cota Ave rent controlled?

The roll places this parcel in Torrance, not the City of Los Angeles, so the city's Rent Stabilization Ordinance does not reach it. That is not the same as unregulated: Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Inglewood, Pasadena, Glendale and others run their own stabilisation ordinances, unincorporated county parcels fall under the County's, and the statewide AB 1482 cap applies where no stronger local rule does. Check the local ordinance before underwriting the rent roll. 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 815 Cota Ave have?

County records list 2 units at 815 Cota Ave, classified as duplex across 4,739 square feet of building area, averaging about 2,370 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 815 Cota Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 2020, which is after the 1 October 1978 RSO cutoff. The ordinance turns on the certificate of occupancy rather than the roll's build year, so a building finished either side of that date is worth confirming with LAHD. Age drives more than character here. It sets rent-cap exposure, seismic retrofit obligations, and what a lender will underwrite.

When did 815 Cota Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded March 2021. 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 815 Cota Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $1,465,235 ($544,543 land, $920,692 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 815 Cota Ave would sell for today?

Public records give you the frame, units, size, age, assessed value, and 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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