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BUILDINGS/3820 GRIFFIN AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

3820 GRIFFIN AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 90031 · APN 5207-019-007

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UNITS

3

BUILDING SF

1,854

SF / UNIT

618

YEAR BUILT

1960

BEDROOMS

3

BATHROOMS

3

USE · CODE 0300

TRIPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$455,130
IMPROVEMENTS$170,671
TOTAL$625,801
LAND BASE YEAR2018
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 8 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDMAY 11, 2021

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 COVERED BY LA RSO

Built 1960 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 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 GRIFFIN AVE · ZIP 90031

1910 GRIFFIN AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · DUPLEX1911 GRIFFIN AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · DUPLEX1918 GRIFFIN AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1913 · FOURPLEX1926 GRIFFIN AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1908 · DUPLEX1927 GRIFFIN AVE→15 UNITS · BUILT 1941 · 5+ UNITS1934 GRIFFIN AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1901 · FOURPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90031

1155 RIVERSIDE DR→4 UNITS · BUILT 1964 · 3,542 SF116 W AVENUE 29, APT 3→3 UNITS · BUILT 1965 · 2,880 SF1167 BLAKE AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1948 · 1,820 SF118 E AVENUE 33→4 UNITS · BUILT 1952 · 3,133 SF119 E AVENUE 36→3 UNITS · BUILT 1956 · 2,490 SF1401 RIVERSIDE DR→3 UNITS · BUILT 1972 · 3,347 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90031 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →LAND WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 3820 GRIFFIN AVE

The short answers.

Is 3820 Griffin Ave rent controlled?

Built 1960 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 3820 Griffin Ave have?

County records list 3 units at 3820 Griffin Ave, classified as triplex across 1,854 square feet of building area, averaging about 618 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 3820 Griffin Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1960, 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 3820 Griffin Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded May 2021. 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 3820 Griffin Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $625,801 ($455,130 land, $170,671 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 3820 Griffin 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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