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BUILDINGS/420 W CALIFORNIA AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

420 W CALIFORNIA AVE.

Glendale, CA 91203 · APN 5637-017-006

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

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BUILDING SF

2,092

SF / UNIT

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YEAR BUILT

1924

BEDROOMS

3

BATHROOMS

3

USE · CODE 0300

TRIPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$395,650
IMPROVEMENTS$263,766
TOTAL$659,416
LAND BASE YEAR2012
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 14 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDAPR 5, 2012

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 91203

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
423 W LEXINGTON DR→DEC 2024EST.$991,000$495,500UNITS2438 ARDEN AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,295,000$431,667UNITS3349 W CALIFORNIA AVE→NOV 2024EST.$818,624$272,875UNITS3505 N CENTRAL AVE→NOV 2024EST.$3,350,000$197,059UNITS17440 MILFORD ST→NOV 2024EST.$4,200,000$350,000UNITS12326 W CALIFORNIA AVE→SEP 2024EST.$1,061,000$353,667UNITS3601 ALEXANDER ST→SEP 2024EST.$920,000$306,667UNITS3410 PIONEER DR→AUG 2024EST.$651,613$325,807UNITS2

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON W CALIFORNIA AVE · ZIP 91203

325 W CALIFORNIA AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · TRIPLEX326 W CALIFORNIA AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1915 · TRIPLEX328 W CALIFORNIA AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1921 · DUPLEX329 W CALIFORNIA AVE→6 UNITS · BUILT 1987 · 5+ UNITS333 W CALIFORNIA AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1920 · DUPLEX342 W CALIFORNIA AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1911 · FOURPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 91203

208 N PACIFIC AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1920 · 2,246 SF240 CHESTER ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1925 · 1,993 SF316 CONCORD ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1929 · 3,274 SF339 CHESTER ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1921 · 2,413 SF341 SALEM ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1915 · 2,750 SF343 CONCORD ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1925 · 1,816 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 91203 →BUILT BEFORE 1930 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 420 W CALIFORNIA AVE

The short answers.

Is 420 W California Ave 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 420 W California Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1924, 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 420 W California Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded April 2012. 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 420 W California Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $659,416 ($395,650 land, $263,766 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 14 years.

How do I find out what 420 W California 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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