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BUILDINGS/SOUTH LOS ANGELES/917 W 54TH ST
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

917 W 54TH ST.

Los Angeles, CA 90037 · APN 5001-005-025

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

2

BUILDING SF

1,846

SF / UNIT

923

YEAR BUILT

1890

BEDROOMS

4

BATHROOMS

2

USE · CODE 0200

DUPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$305,006
IMPROVEMENTS$186,588
TOTAL$491,594
LAND BASE YEAR2019
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 7 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDFEB 19, 2019

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 1890 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 90037

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
1045 BROWNING BLVD→DEC 2024EST.$1,135,000$283,750UNITS4151 W 52ND ST→DEC 2024EST.$675,000$337,500UNITS2154 W 43RD ST→DEC 2024EST.$519,044$259,522UNITS21040 W 42ND ST→DEC 2024EST.$935,000$233,750UNITS4812 W 55TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$810,000$405,000UNITS24307 S NORMANDIE AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,250,000$156,250UNITS81261 W 51ST PL→DEC 2024EST.$640,000$640,000UNITS1232 W 49TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$670,000$335,000UNITS2

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON W 54TH ST · ZIP 90037

1013 W 54TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1910 · DUPLEX1025 W 54TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · DUPLEX1028 W 54TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1910 · DUPLEX1032 W 54TH ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1910 · TRIPLEX1044 W 54TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1910 · DUPLEX1048 W 54TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1913 · DUPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90037

1015 W 42ND PL→2 UNITS · BUILT 1904 · 2,328 SF1041 W 43RD ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1903 · 1,984 SF1045 W 46TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1905 · 2,320 SF1101 W 38TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1895 · 1,963 SF1109 W 38TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1902 · 2,042 SF117 W 48TH ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1903 · 1,969 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90037 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →BUILT BEFORE 1930 →
/// SUBMARKET

This building sits in South Los Angeles.

CAP RATES, GRM, AND $/UNIT FROM CLOSED COMPS →

/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 917 W 54TH ST

The short answers.

Is 917 W 54th St rent controlled?

Built 1890 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 917 W 54th St have?

County records list 2 units at 917 W 54th St, classified as duplex across 1,846 square feet of building area, averaging about 923 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 917 W 54th St built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1890, 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 917 W 54th St last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded February 2019. 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 917 W 54th St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $491,594 ($305,006 land, $186,588 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.

What is the South Los Angeles apartment market doing?

917 W 54th St sits in South Los Angeles, in Los Angeles. Recorded sale counts, median price per unit, median price per square foot, and the share of rent-control-era stock for the submarket are published and updated as the county roll refreshes — see the South Los Angeles market page for the current figures rather than a number quoted here.

How do I find out what 917 W 54th 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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