SKIP TO CONTENT
S.LOWENSTEIN
DEAL INDEXBUILDINGSMARKETSTOOLSGUIDESWHOCONTACTVALUATION_
VALUATION_
DEAL INDEXBUILDINGSMARKETSTOOLSGUIDESWHOCONTACTWHAT'S IT WORTH? →
THEME
DEAL INDEXBUILDINGSTRACK RECORDMARKETSMARKET REPORTTOOLSGUIDESDEAL ALERTSWATCHLISTWHOVALUATIONCONTACT
(323) 944-2221@SHAYASELLSLA
© 2026 SHAYA LOWENSTEIN · LYON STAHL INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE830 S PACIFIC COAST HWY, SUITE D-200, EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245SHAYA@LYONSTAHL.COM · DRE #01942326
BUILDINGS/647 W 18TH ST
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

647 W 18TH ST.

Los Angeles, CA 90015 · APN 5126-001-014

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

ONE EMAIL, USED TO KEEP THIS LIST AND TO TELL YOU IF A WATCHED BUILDING LISTS OR SELLS. UNSUBSCRIBE ANY TIME.

UNITS

—

BUILDING SF

11,922

SF / UNIT

—

YEAR BUILT

1924

BEDROOMS

—

BATHROOMS

—

USE · CODE 0500

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$656,753
IMPROVEMENTS$2,062,219
TOTAL$2,718,972
LAND BASE YEAR2008
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 18 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDDEC 27, 2007

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 90015

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
1403 W 10TH PL→DEC 2024EST.$630,000$157,500UNITS41624 S HOPE ST→SEP 2024EST.$15,300,000$157,732UNITS97325 W 17TH ST→SEP 2024EST.$2,500,000—UNITS—1123 W 18TH ST→AUG 2024EST.$820,000$205,000UNITS41647 W 12TH PL→JUL 2024EST.$1,040,000$260,000UNITS41421 ALBANY ST→APR 2024EST.$725,000$362,500UNITS21421 CONSTANCE ST→MAR 2024EST.$339,690$169,845UNITS2436 VENICE WAY→FEB 2024EST.$2,085,000$521,250UNITS4

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON W 18TH ST · ZIP 90015

1016 W 18TH ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1903 · FOURPLEX1045 W 18TH ST→30 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 5+ UNITS1101 W 18TH ST→8 UNITS · BUILT 1911 · 5+ UNITS1102 W 18TH ST→4 UNITS · BUILT 1920 · FOURPLEX1114 W 18TH ST→10 UNITS · BUILT 1965 · 5+ UNITS1116 W 18TH ST→7 UNITS · BUILT 1902 · 5+ UNITS

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90015

1023 BLAINE ST→8 UNITS · BUILT 1915 · 5,006 SF1032 ALBANY ST→16 UNITS · BUILT 1917 · 7,728 SF1043 S GRAND AVE→9 UNITS · BUILT 1928 · 7,500 SF1130 S HOPE ST→38 UNITS · BUILT 1909 · 19,602 SF1134 W 17TH ST→28 UNITS · BUILT 1925 · 13,634 SF1142 W 17TH ST→28 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · 17,124 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90015 →BUILT BEFORE 1930 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 647 W 18TH ST

The short answers.

Is 647 W 18th St 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 was 647 W 18th St built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1924, which puts it in the pre-1979 stock that the LA Rent Stabilization Ordinance generally covers inside city limits. Age drives more than character here: it sets rent-cap exposure, seismic retrofit obligations, and what a lender will underwrite.

When did 647 W 18th St last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded December 2007. 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 647 W 18th St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $2,718,972 ($656,753 land, $2,062,219 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 18 years.

Would the owner of 647 W 18th St face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 18 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 647 W 18th 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.

/// OWNER READING
WHAT IS MY BUILDING WORTH? →SELLING WITH TENANTS IN PLACE →HOW LA RSO WORKS →

Own this building?

FREE, CONFIDENTIAL VALUATION FROM CLOSED COMPS — 48H TURNAROUND.

WHAT'S IT WORTH_TALK TO SHAYA →

NOT SELLING? GET DEALS LIKE THIS FIRST →