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/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

153 W 81ST ST.

Los Angeles, CA 90003 · APN 6031-025-024

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

3

BUILDING SF

3,006

SF / UNIT

1,002

YEAR BUILT

1902

BEDROOMS

7

BATHROOMS

3

USE · CODE 0300

TRIPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$530,604
IMPROVEMENTS$291,832
TOTAL$822,436
LAND BASE YEAR2022
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 4 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDAPR 8, 2022
EST. PRICE (2022)$775,000
EST. $/UNIT$258,333

PRICE ESTIMATED FROM ASSESSOR REASSESSMENT AT SALE — NOT A VERIFIED CLOSING PRICE.

/// RENT CONTROL

LIKELY COVERED BY LA RSO

Built 1902 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 90003

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
201 W CENTURY BLVD→DEC 2024EST.$446,307$223,154UNITS2237 E 99TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,606,500$535,500UNITS3120 E CENTURY BLVD→DEC 2024EST.$765,000$255,000UNITS3141 W 59TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$518,180$259,090UNITS2216 E 66TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$850,000$425,000UNITS2127 W 60TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$516,436$258,218UNITS2121 W 71ST ST→DEC 2024EST.$674,000$337,000UNITS2212 E 62ND ST→DEC 2024EST.$561,000$140,250UNITS4

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON W 81ST ST · ZIP 90003

116 W 81ST ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1964 · FOURPLEX117 W 81ST ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1920 · DUPLEX127 W 81ST ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1918 · TRIPLEX133 W 81ST ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · TRIPLEX135 W 81ST ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1910 · DUPLEX143 W 81ST ST→1 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · DUPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90003

108 W 70TH ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1912 · 2,263 SF115 W 60TH ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1912 · 2,210 SF115 W 95TH ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1917 · 1,860 SF115 W 98TH ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1907 · 1,904 SF119 E 94TH ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1909 · 2,137 SF120 E 61ST ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1910 · 1,578 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90003 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →BUILT BEFORE 1930 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 153 W 81ST ST

The short answers.

Is 153 W 81st St rent controlled?

Built 1902 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 153 W 81st St have?

County records list 3 units at 153 W 81st St, classified as triplex across 3,006 square feet of building area, averaging about 1,002 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 153 W 81st St built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1902, 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 153 W 81st St last sell, and for how much?

The last recorded transfer was April 2022, at an estimated $775,000 — about $258,333 per unit. That price is estimated from the Proposition 13 reassessment recorded at sale, not a verified closing price, so treat it as a close approximation rather than a confirmed figure.

What is 153 W 81st St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $822,436 ($530,604 land, $291,832 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.

How do I find out what 153 W 81st 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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