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BUILDINGS/5236 ARBOR VITAE ST
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

5236 ARBOR VITAE ST.

Los Angeles, CA 90045 · APN 4128-004-918

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BUILDING SF

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YEAR BUILT

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BEDROOMS

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USE · CODE 020V

LAND

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$0
IMPROVEMENTS$0
TOTAL$0
LAND BASE YEAR2000
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 26 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDDEC 16, 2004

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

Vacant / unimproved land.

Rent-control rules apply to occupied residential units, not raw land. What matters here is zoning, density programs like TOC and ED1, and what the dirt can carry.

TOC TIERS EXPLAINED →ED1 AFFORDABLE HOUSING →
/// ZIP 90045

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
7106 FLIGHT AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,475,000$245,833UNITS65500 THORNBURN ST→DEC 2024EST.$963,683$240,921UNITS46757 W 86TH PL→DEC 2024EST.$925,000$462,500UNITS28939 READING AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,336,000$334,000UNITS47127 RAMSGATE AVE→NOV 2024EST.$1,457,500$364,375UNITS46421 W 86TH PL→NOV 2024EST.$1,092,966$546,483UNITS29038 READING AVE→NOV 2024EST.$2,350,000$783,333UNITS35410 THORNBURN ST→OCT 2024EST.$1,270,000$317,500UNITS4

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON ARBOR VITAE ST · ZIP 90045

5230 ARBOR VITAE ST→LAND5248 ARBOR VITAE ST→LAND5302 ARBOR VITAE ST→LAND5306 ARBOR VITAE ST→LAND5312 ARBOR VITAE ST→8 UNITS · BUILT 1988 · 5+ UNITS5418 ARBOR VITAE ST→5+ UNITS

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90045

5200 W 95TH ST→5210 W 97TH ST→12 UNITS · BUILT 1988 · 8,570 SF5211 W 97TH ST→5261 W 93RD ST→5301 W 99TH PL→
EVERY BUILDING IN 90045 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 5236 ARBOR VITAE ST

The short answers.

When did 5236 Arbor Vitae St last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded December 2004. 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.

Would the owner of 5236 Arbor Vitae St face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 26 years usually means a low tax basis, and a low basis means a large taxable gain on a straight sale — capital gains plus depreciation recapture, with California taxing gains at ordinary income rates. It is also why long-held buildings so often sell through a 1031 exchange instead, or pass through an estate for the step-up in basis.

How do I find out what 5236 Arbor Vitae St 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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