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BUILDINGS/5838 ARBOR VITAE ST, NO 8
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

5838 ARBOR VITAE ST, NO 8.

Los Angeles, CA 90045 · APN 4125-022-907

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

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BUILDING SF

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SF / UNIT

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YEAR BUILT

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BEDROOMS

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BATHROOMS

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USE · CODE 0500

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$0
IMPROVEMENTS$0
TOTAL$0
LAND BASE YEAR1975
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 51 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDSEP 29, 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

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 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.

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90045

11775 S LA CIENEGA BLVD→179 UNITS · BUILT 2007 · 186,683 SF5202 KNOWLTON ST→6 UNITS · BUILT 1951 · 4,456 SF5203 KNOWLTON ST→24 UNITS · BUILT 1950 · 21,684 SF5211 PACIFIC CONCOURSE DR→251 UNITS · BUILT 2007 · 279,694 SF5233 KNOWLTON ST→5 UNITS · BUILT 1950 · 3,900 SF5247 KNOWLTON ST→37 UNITS · BUILT 1950 · 32,032 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90045 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 5838 ARBOR VITAE ST, NO 8

The short answers.

Is 5838 Arbor Vitae St, No 8 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 did 5838 Arbor Vitae St, No 8 last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded September 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 5838 Arbor Vitae St, No 8 face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 51 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 5838 Arbor Vitae St, No 8 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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