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/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

1440 PLAYGROUND ST.

Los Angeles, CA 90033 · APN 5202-002-006

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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 020V

LAND

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$431,393
IMPROVEMENTS$0
TOTAL$431,393
LAND BASE YEAR2009
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 17 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDMAY 27, 2009

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 90033

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
538 S BOYLE AVE, UNIT A→DEC 2024EST.$930,000$310,000UNITS32611 GANAHL ST→DEC 2024EST.$785,000$392,500UNITS2442 S BOYLE AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,155,000$288,750UNITS42202 MICHIGAN AVE→DEC 2024EST.$6,500,000$232,143UNITS282100 CITY VIEW AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,200,000$200,000UNITS61132 N EVERGREEN AVE→DEC 2024EST.$900,000$300,000UNITS3324 N ST LOUIS ST→DEC 2024EST.$900,000$112,500UNITS8328 N ST LOUIS ST→DEC 2024EST.$900,000$112,500UNITS8

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON PLAYGROUND ST · ZIP 90033

1462 PLAYGROUND ST→5 UNITS · BUILT 1964 · 5+ UNITS1466 PLAYGROUND ST, APT 0003→4 UNITS · BUILT 1964 · FOURPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90033

115 S BREED ST→2025 NEW JERSEY ST→2424 MICHIGAN AVE→2432 CINCINNATI ST→2437 FOLSOM ST→2622 MICHIGAN AVE→
EVERY BUILDING IN 90033 →LAND WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 1440 PLAYGROUND ST

The short answers.

When did 1440 Playground St last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded May 2009. 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 1440 Playground St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $431,393 ($431,393 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 17 years.

Would the owner of 1440 Playground St face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 17 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 1440 Playground 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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