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BUILDINGS/289 N EL MOLINO AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

289 N EL MOLINO AVE.

Pasadena, CA 91101 · APN 5723-007-901

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

105

BUILDING SF

124,631

SF / UNIT

1,187

YEAR BUILT

2019

BEDROOMS

99

BATHROOMS

99

USE · CODE 0500

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$0
IMPROVEMENTS$0
TOTAL$0
LAND BASE YEAR2016
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 10 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDJAN 20, 2022

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 EXEMPT (NEW CONSTRUCTION)

Built 2019 — 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 91101

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
511 S HUDSON AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,592,000$530,667UNITS3423 N EL MOLINO AVE→NOV 2024EST.$2,514,000$228,545UNITS11709 E VILLA ST→OCT 2024EST.$1,450,000$483,333UNITS3211 S EL MOLINO AVE→OCT 2024EST.$3,950,000$329,167UNITS12765 SANTA BARBARA ST→SEP 2024EST.$1,840,000$460,000UNITS4390 N GARFIELD AVE→JUL 2024EST.$3,679,000$283,000UNITS13281 E DEL MAR BLVD→JUN 2024EST.$3,150,000$450,000UNITS7361 S OAKLAND AVE→MAY 2024EST.$3,100,000$258,333UNITS12

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON N EL MOLINO AVE · ZIP 91101

140 N EL MOLINO AVE→11 UNITS · BUILT 1950 · 5+ UNITS170 N EL MOLINO AVE→14 UNITS · 5+ UNITS242 N EL MOLINO AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1908 · TRIPLEX251 N EL MOLINO AVE, NO 15→16 UNITS · BUILT 1955 · 5+ UNITS385 N EL MOLINO AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · DUPLEX388 N EL MOLINO AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1913 · FOURPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 91101

686 E UNION ST→118 UNITS · BUILT 2015 · 133,502 SF708 E COLORADO BLVD, 08 NORDI→120 UNITS · BUILT 2004 · 119,818 SF775 E UNION ST→98 UNITS · BUILT 2004 · 78,435 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 91101 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 289 N EL MOLINO AVE

The short answers.

Is 289 N El Molino Ave rent controlled?

Built 2019 — 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 289 N El Molino Ave have?

County records list 105 units at 289 N El Molino Ave, classified as 5+ units across 124,631 square feet of building area, averaging about 1,187 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 289 N El Molino Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 2019, 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 289 N El Molino Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded January 2022. 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.

How do I find out what 289 N El Molino 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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