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BUILDINGS/142 W SANTA CRUZ STREET
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

142 W SANTA CRUZ STREET.

San Pedro, CA 90731 · APN 7449-014-020

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UNITS

49

BUILDING SF

62,079

SF / UNIT

1,267

YEAR BUILT

2011

BEDROOMS

—

BATHROOMS

—

USE · CODE 0550

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$1,951,476
IMPROVEMENTS$11,304,514
TOTAL$13,255,990
LAND BASE YEAR2005
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 21 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDOCT 8, 2004

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 EXEMPT (NEW CONSTRUCTION)

Built 2011 — buildings under 15 years old are exempt from AB 1482; the state cap applies once the building turns 15.

AB 1482 VS RSO →INFERRED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS — VERIFY WITH LAHD / ZIMAS BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
/// ZIP 90731

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
1224 S MESA ST→DEC 2024EST.$895,000$179,000UNITS5103 W 14TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$970,000$242,500UNITS41079 W 25TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,250,000$312,500UNITS4848 W SEPULVEDA ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,100,000$275,000UNITS4776 W 1ST ST→DEC 2024EST.$715,000$357,500UNITS2843 W OLIVER ST→DEC 2024EST.$962,000$320,667UNITS33015 S CAROLINA ST→DEC 2024EST.$880,000$440,000UNITS21153 W 2ND ST→DEC 2024EST.$785,000$261,667UNITS3

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90731

201 N BEACON ST→48 UNITS · BUILT 2003 · 67,761 SF303 S PACIFIC AVE→49 UNITS · BUILT 2014 · 64,873 SF336 W 7TH ST→33 UNITS · BUILT 2023 · 39,553 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90731 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 142 W SANTA CRUZ STREET

The short answers.

Is 142 W Santa Cruz Street rent controlled?

Built 2011 — buildings under 15 years old are exempt from AB 1482; the state cap applies once the building turns 15. 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 142 W Santa Cruz Street have?

County records list 49 units at 142 W Santa Cruz Street, classified as 5+ units across 62,079 square feet of building area, averaging about 1,267 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 142 W Santa Cruz Street built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 2011, which is after the October 1978 RSO cutoff. Age drives more than character here: it sets rent-cap exposure, seismic retrofit obligations, and what a lender will underwrite.

When did 142 W Santa Cruz Street last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded October 2004. 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 142 W Santa Cruz Street assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $13,255,990 ($1,951,476 land, $11,304,514 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 21 years.

Would the owner of 142 W Santa Cruz Street face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 21 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 142 W Santa Cruz Street 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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