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BUILDINGS/1520 MUNSON AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

1520 MUNSON AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 90042 · APN 5474-016-014

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

3

BUILDING SF

2,405

SF / UNIT

802

YEAR BUILT

1923

BEDROOMS

4

BATHROOMS

3

USE · CODE 0300

TRIPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$661,012
IMPROVEMENTS$230,750
TOTAL$891,762
LAND BASE YEAR2015
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 11 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDAUG 1, 2014

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 1923 in the City of Los Angeles with 3 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 90042

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
5030 ALDAMA ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,350,000$675,000UNITS24963 SYCAMORE TER→DEC 2024EST.$1,499,211$374,803UNITS45233 1/2 N FIGUEROA ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,150,000$287,500UNITS45411 GLEN ELLEN PL→DEC 2024EST.$900,000$450,000UNITS25901 ECHO ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,499,943$499,981UNITS31443 MOUNT PLEASANT ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,600,000$800,000UNITS2409 N AVENUE 56→DEC 2024EST.$1,100,000$550,000UNITS24911 ALDAMA ST→DEC 2024EST.$848,586$424,293UNITS2

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON MUNSON AVE · ZIP 90042

1514 MUNSON AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1921 · DUPLEX1528 MUNSON AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1927 · DUPLEX1529 MUNSON AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · DUPLEX1530 MUNSON AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1939 · DUPLEX1533 MUNSON AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · TRIPLEX1549 MUNSON AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1921 · DUPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90042

1030 EL PASO DR→3 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 2,593 SF1038 EL PASO DR→3 UNITS · BUILT 1921 · 2,204 SF1105 NOLDEN ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 2,284 SF1132 N AVENUE 56→3 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · 3,191 SF117 ELLITA PL→3 UNITS · BUILT 1910 · 3,231 SF1210 N AVENUE 56→3 UNITS · BUILT 1938 · 2,527 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90042 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →BUILT BEFORE 1930 →LAND WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 1520 MUNSON AVE

The short answers.

Is 1520 Munson Ave rent controlled?

Built 1923 in the City of Los Angeles with 3 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 1520 Munson Ave have?

County records list 3 units at 1520 Munson Ave, classified as triplex across 2,405 square feet of building area, averaging about 802 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 1520 Munson Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1923, 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 1520 Munson Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded August 2014. 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 1520 Munson Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $891,762 ($661,012 land, $230,750 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 11 years.

How do I find out what 1520 Munson Ave 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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