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BUILDINGS/819 SANTEE ST
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

819 SANTEE ST.

Los Angeles, CA 90014 · APN 5145-013-023

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UNITS

96

BUILDING SF

95,740

SF / UNIT

997

YEAR BUILT

1925

BEDROOMS

17

BATHROOMS

99

USE · CODE 055G

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$8,500,000
IMPROVEMENTS$8,000,000
TOTAL$16,500,000
LAND BASE YEAR2013
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 13 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDNOV 16, 2012

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 COVERED BY LA RSO

Built 1925 in the City of Los Angeles with 96 units — pre-October 1978 multifamily inside city limits is generally under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, capping annual increases and restricting evictions.

HOW LA RSO WORKS →INFERRED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS — VERIFY WITH LAHD / ZIMAS BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
/// ZIP 90014

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
401 E 6TH ST→AUG 2021EST.$6,150,000$65,426UNITS94

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 90014

730 S LOS ANGELES ST→72 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 77,679 SF756 S SPRING ST→72 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · 74,784 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90014 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →BUILT BEFORE 1930 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 819 SANTEE ST

The short answers.

Is 819 Santee St rent controlled?

Built 1925 in the City of Los Angeles with 96 units — pre-October 1978 multifamily inside city limits is generally under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, capping annual increases and restricting evictions. 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 819 Santee St have?

County records list 96 units at 819 Santee St, classified as 5+ units across 95,740 square feet of building area, averaging about 997 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 819 Santee St built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1925, 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 819 Santee St last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded November 2012. 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 819 Santee St assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $16,500,000 ($8,500,000 land, $8,000,000 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 13 years.

How do I find out what 819 Santee 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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