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BUILDINGS/4740 KESTER AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

4740 KESTER AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 91403 · APN 2264-006-034

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

31

BUILDING SF

37,034

SF / UNIT

1,195

YEAR BUILT

1961

BEDROOMS

54

BATHROOMS

52

USE · CODE 0501

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$5,212,504
IMPROVEMENTS$1,205,580
TOTAL$6,418,084
LAND BASE YEAR2021
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 5 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDFEB 3, 2021
EST. PRICE (2021)$5,929,318
EST. $/UNIT$191,268

PRICE ESTIMATED FROM ASSESSOR REASSESSMENT AT SALE — NOT A VERIFIED CLOSING PRICE.

/// RENT CONTROL

LIKELY COVERED BY LA RSO

Built 1961 in the City of Los Angeles with 31 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 91403

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
14556 MAGNOLIA BLVD→DEC 2024EST.$10,000,000$200,000UNITS5014825 MAGNOLIA BLVD→DEC 2024EST.$2,926,000$266,000UNITS114706 ORION AVE→NOV 2024EST.$1,244,000$622,000UNITS215286 SUTTON ST→OCT 2024EST.$5,125,000$341,667UNITS154321 SAUGUS AVE→OCT 2024EST.$3,250,000$270,833UNITS124439 VISTA DEL MONTE AVE, NO 7→SEP 2024EST.$2,855,000$317,222UNITS914525 DICKENS ST→SEP 2024EST.$1,495,000$498,333UNITS34539 VISTA DEL MONTE AVE→AUG 2024EST.$560,330$186,777UNITS3

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON KESTER AVE · ZIP 91403

4533 KESTER AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1951 · FOURPLEX4557 KESTER AVE→8 UNITS · BUILT 1977 · 5+ UNITS4609 KESTER AVE→1 UNITS · BUILT 2004 · 5+ UNITS4610 KESTER AVE→24 UNITS · BUILT 1956 · 5+ UNITS4615 KESTER AVE→LAND4616 KESTER AVE→37 UNITS · BUILT 1984 · 5+ UNITS

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 91403

14556 MAGNOLIA BLVD→50 UNITS · BUILT 1961 · 39,198 SF14600 MAGNOLIA BLVD→19 UNITS · BUILT 1963 · 12,129 SF14620 DICKENS ST→37 UNITS · BUILT 1960 · 30,410 SF14646 DICKENS ST→26 UNITS · BUILT 1961 · 22,192 SF14804 DICKENS ST→20 UNITS · BUILT 1958 · 16,504 SF14833 MAGNOLIA BLVD→36 UNITS · BUILT 1963 · 31,378 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 91403 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →LAND WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 4740 KESTER AVE

The short answers.

Is 4740 Kester Ave rent controlled?

Built 1961 in the City of Los Angeles with 31 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 4740 Kester Ave have?

County records list 31 units at 4740 Kester Ave, classified as 5+ units across 37,034 square feet of building area, averaging about 1,195 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 4740 Kester Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1961, 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 4740 Kester Ave last sell, and for how much?

The last recorded transfer was February 2021, at an estimated $5,929,318 — about $191,268 per unit. That price is estimated from the Proposition 13 reassessment recorded at sale, not a verified closing price, so treat it as a close approximation rather than a confirmed figure.

What is 4740 Kester Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $6,418,084 ($5,212,504 land, $1,205,580 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 4740 Kester 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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