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BUILDINGS/520 E AVENUE Q5
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

520 E AVENUE Q5.

Palmdale, CA 93550 · APN 3008-013-023

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

2

BUILDING SF

2,240

SF / UNIT

1,120

YEAR BUILT

2007

BEDROOMS

6

BATHROOMS

4

USE · CODE 0200

DUPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$51,200
IMPROVEMENTS$278,764
TOTAL$329,964
LAND BASE YEAR2018
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 8 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDAUG 5, 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 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 93550

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
1341 E AVENUE R→DEC 2024EST.$3,100,000$182,353UNITS1738728 5TH ST E→DEC 2024EST.$1,600,000$177,778UNITS938459 4TH ST E→DEC 2024EST.$560,000$280,000UNITS238903 RAMBLER AVE→NOV 2024EST.$500,000$250,000UNITS2341 E AVENUE Q7→NOV 2024EST.$525,000$175,000UNITS338538 4TH ST E→SEP 2024EST.$644,437$161,109UNITS4937 E AVENUE R→SEP 2024EST.$4,400,000$137,500UNITS3238633 LARKIN AVE→SEP 2024EST.$2,400,000$133,333UNITS18

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON E AVENUE Q5 · ZIP 93550

1005 E AVENUE Q5→2 UNITS · BUILT 2005 · DUPLEX1025 E AVENUE Q5→12 UNITS · BUILT 1980 · 5+ UNITS509 E AVENUE Q5→4 UNITS · BUILT 1972 · FOURPLEX515 E AVENUE Q5→4 UNITS · BUILT 1972 · FOURPLEX522 E AVENUE Q5→22 UNITS · BUILT 1971 · 5+ UNITS915 E AVENUE Q5→4 UNITS · BUILT 1955 · FOURPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 93550

2011 E SOLEDAD PASS RD→1 UNITS · BUILT 1994 · 1,600 SF38540 4TH ST E→2 UNITS · BUILT 2007 · 2,420 SF38575 10TH PL E→2 UNITS · BUILT 2007 · 2,240 SF38641 4TH ST, E→2 UNITS · BUILT 2008 · 1,837 SF38708 LARKIN AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 2007 · 2,240 SF38726 4TH ST E→2 UNITS · BUILT 2006 · 2,420 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 93550 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 520 E AVENUE Q5

The short answers.

Is 520 E Avenue Q5 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 520 E Avenue Q5 have?

County records list 2 units at 520 E Avenue Q5, classified as duplex across 2,240 square feet of building area, averaging about 1,120 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 520 E Avenue Q5 built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 2007, 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 520 E Avenue Q5 last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded August 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 520 E Avenue Q5 assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $329,964 ($51,200 land, $278,764 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 520 E Avenue Q5 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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