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BUILDINGS/4770 KESTER AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

4770 KESTER AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 91403 · APN 2264-006-187

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

38

BUILDING SF

45,832

SF / UNIT

1,206

YEAR BUILT

1985

BEDROOMS

57

BATHROOMS

57

USE · CODE 0501

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$5,726,139
IMPROVEMENTS$3,940,567
TOTAL$9,666,706
LAND BASE YEAR2013
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 13 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDFEB 29, 2024

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 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

14805 MAGNOLIA BLVD→24 UNITS · BUILT 1984 · 21,930 SF14812 DICKENS ST→22 UNITS · BUILT 1982 · 31,665 SF14900 MOORPARK ST→47 UNITS · BUILT 1990 · 27,255 SF14930 MOORPARK ST→32 UNITS · BUILT 1986 · 27,068 SF15009 MOORPARK ST→45 UNITS · BUILT 1984 · 42,453 SF15010 DICKENS ST→27 UNITS · BUILT 1987 · 39,936 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 91403 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 4770 KESTER AVE

The short answers.

Is 4770 Kester 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.

How many units does 4770 Kester Ave have?

County records list 38 units at 4770 Kester Ave, classified as 5+ units across 45,832 square feet of building area, averaging about 1,206 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 4770 Kester Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1985, 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 4770 Kester Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded February 2024. 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 4770 Kester Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $9,666,706 ($5,726,139 land, $3,940,567 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 13 years.

How do I find out what 4770 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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