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BUILDINGS/617 N HARPER AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

617 N HARPER AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 90048 · APN 5528-013-026

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BUILDING SF

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BEDROOMS

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USE · CODE 0300

TRIPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$229,956
IMPROVEMENTS$944,384
TOTAL$1,174,340
LAND BASE YEAR1984
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 42 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDMAR 13, 2020

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 90048

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
515 N ALFRED ST→DEC 2024EST.$6,250,000$347,222UNITS186216 W 6TH ST→DEC 2024EST.$2,250,000$1,125,000UNITS2122 N HARPER AVE→DEC 2024EST.$2,290,500$1,145,250UNITS28323 BLACKBURN AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,335,687$166,961UNITS87949 BLACKBURN AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,900,000$950,000UNITS2128 N CLARK DR→NOV 2024EST.$2,190,000$365,000UNITS68360 W 1ST ST→NOV 2024EST.$1,800,000$450,000UNITS46327 DREXEL AVE→OCT 2024EST.$1,950,000$650,000UNITS3

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON N HARPER AVE · ZIP 90048

100 N HARPER AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1938 · DUPLEX101 N HARPER AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1939 · FOURPLEX104 N HARPER AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1937 · DUPLEX107 N HARPER AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1936 · FOURPLEX108 N HARPER AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1928 · DUPLEX111 N HARPER AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1936 · FOURPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90048

101 S SWALL DR→3 UNITS · BUILT 1962 · 4,200 SF106 N FLORES ST→3 UNITS · BUILT 1937 · 6,005 SF106 S KINGS RD→107 N KINGS RD→3 UNITS · BUILT 1937 · 4,572 SF107 S HARPER AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1936 · 3,821 SF110 S KINGS RD→3 UNITS · BUILT 1936 · 4,826 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90048 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 617 N HARPER AVE

The short answers.

Is 617 N Harper 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.

When did 617 N Harper Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded March 2020. 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 617 N Harper Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $1,174,340 ($229,956 land, $944,384 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 42 years.

Would the owner of 617 N Harper Ave face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 42 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 617 N Harper 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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