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/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

164 W 81ST ST.

Los Angeles, CA 90003 · APN 6031-030-030

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

2

BUILDING SF

3,620

SF / UNIT

1,810

YEAR BUILT

2020

BEDROOMS

10

BATHROOMS

6

USE · CODE 0200

DUPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$595,337
IMPROVEMENTS$460,033
TOTAL$1,055,370
LAND BASE YEAR2021
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 5 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDDEC 17, 2020
EST. PRICE (2020)$974,999
EST. $/UNIT$487,499

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

/// RENT CONTROL

LIKELY EXEMPT (NEW CONSTRUCTION)

Built 2020 — 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 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

10016 S SAN PEDRO ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 2006 · 2,178 SF10020 S SAN PEDRO ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 2006 · 2,178 SF10024 S SAN PEDRO ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 2006 · 2,178 SF10028 S SAN PEDRO ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 2006 · 2,178 SF10216 S SAN PEDRO ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 2015 · 2,568 SF10217 S GRAND AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 2018 · 3,551 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90003 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 164 W 81ST ST

The short answers.

Is 164 W 81st St rent controlled?

Built 2020 — 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 164 W 81st St have?

County records list 2 units at 164 W 81st St, classified as duplex across 3,620 square feet of building area, averaging about 1,810 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 164 W 81st St built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 2020, 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 164 W 81st St last sell, and for how much?

The last recorded transfer was December 2020, at an estimated $974,999 — about $487,499 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 164 W 81st St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $1,055,370 ($595,337 land, $460,033 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 164 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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