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/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

2218 SICHEL ST.

Los Angeles, CA 90031 · APN 5204-019-020

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BEDROOMS

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USE · CODE 020V

LAND

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$32,326
IMPROVEMENTS$0
TOTAL$32,326
LAND BASE YEAR1975
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 51 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDED—

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 90031

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
2248 FERNLEAF ST→DEC 2024EST.$567,495$283,748UNITS22520 LINCOLN PARK AVE→DEC 2024EST.$870,000$435,000UNITS2265 S AVENUE 20→DEC 2024EST.$701,251$350,626UNITS22244 FERNLEAF ST→DEC 2024EST.$532,704$266,352UNITS2343 S AVENUE 20→DEC 2024EST.$776,000$388,000UNITS2500 E AVENUE 28→DEC 2024EST.$1,433,000$716,500UNITS22670 WORKMAN ST→DEC 2024EST.$675,000$225,000UNITS33900 BERENICE PL→DEC 2024EST.$1,235,000$617,500UNITS2

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON SICHEL ST · ZIP 90031

1709 SICHEL ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1938 · FOURPLEX1715 SICHEL ST→5 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 5+ UNITS1723 SICHEL ST→5 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · 5+ UNITS1725 SICHEL ST→2 UNITS · BUILT 1907 · DUPLEX1729 SICHEL ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1904 · TRIPLEX1733 SICHEL ST→10 UNITS · BUILT 1940 · 5+ UNITS

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90031

1818 DARWIN AVE→1826 DARWIN AVE→215 N SAN FERNANDO RD→81 UNITS · BUILT 2023 · 52,153 SF3820 N BROADWAY→3824 N BROADWAY→
EVERY BUILDING IN 90031 →LAND WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 2218 SICHEL ST

The short answers.

What is 2218 Sichel St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $32,326 ($32,326 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 51 years.

Would the owner of 2218 Sichel St face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 51 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 2218 Sichel 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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