← TRACK RECORD
/// CASE STUDY

A 1926 Fairfax duplex with a pool closed at $2,250,000

THE SHORT VERSION

849 N Alta Vista Blvd in Fairfax closed on September 17, 2019 at $2,250,000. That is about $1,125,000 a unit. At about $1,125,000 a unit, the rent from two units does not explain the price on its own.

THE RECORD
Address849 N Alta Vista Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Units2
Building size2,980 sq ft
Built1926
Closed at$2,250,000
Closed onSeptember 17, 2019

The county file for this parcel is on its building page.

Two units on R3 land.

The city zoning layer puts this lot in R3, a multifamily zone that allows about one home for every 800 square feet of lot. The county roll lists two units built in 1926, which puts the building under the city rent control law.

Who pays a price like this.

An investor prices a building from its rents. At about $1,125,000 a unit, the price here pays for more than what two rent-controlled units bring in, such as a place to live or the land under it.

Closed by Shaya Lowenstein, CA DRE #01942326. The address, size and closing figures are from the closed-sales record on this site and can be checked against the Los Angeles County recorder.

/// SOURCES

  1. Los Angeles Housing Department, Owning a Rent Stabilized Property
  2. LA City Planning, Zoning Code Summary, January 2026
/// WHAT IS YOUR BUILDING WORTH?

Type your address. You get the county record for it right here, and I will send the value if you want it.

/// THE RULES BEHIND THIS DEAL