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BUILDINGS/231 E 3RD ST
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

231 E 3RD ST.

Los Angeles, CA 90013 · APN 5161-025-013

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UNITS

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BUILDING SF

105,715

SF / UNIT

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YEAR BUILT

1996

BEDROOMS

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BATHROOMS

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USE · CODE 0550

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$5,979,884
IMPROVEMENTS$12,254,469
TOTAL$18,234,353
LAND BASE YEAR1995
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 31 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDNOV 29, 1994

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 UNDER AB 1482 STATE CAP (5% + CPI, MAX 10%)

Outside LA RSO coverage on these records — most California multifamily over 15 years old falls under the AB 1482 statewide cap of 5% plus CPI, never more than 10% per year.

AB 1482 VS RSO →INFERRED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS — VERIFY WITH LAHD / ZIMAS BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
/// ZIP 90013

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
456 S MAIN ST→OCT 2024EST.$2,054,000$19,377UNITS106

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90013

521 S SAN PEDRO ST→76 UNITS · BUILT 2009 · 35,095 SF531 SAN JULIAN ST→96 UNITS · BUILT 2010 · 59,404 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90013 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 231 E 3RD ST

The short answers.

Is 231 E 3rd St rent controlled?

Outside LA RSO coverage on these records — most California multifamily over 15 years old falls under the AB 1482 statewide cap of 5% plus CPI, never more than 10% per year. 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.

When was 231 E 3rd St built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1996, 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 231 E 3rd St last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded November 1994. 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 231 E 3rd St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $18,234,353 ($5,979,884 land, $12,254,469 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 31 years.

Would the owner of 231 E 3rd St face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 31 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 231 E 3rd 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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