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BUILDINGS/820 S 1ST AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

820 S 1ST AVE.

Arcadia, CA 91006 · APN 5779-016-005

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

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BUILDING SF

1,385

SF / UNIT

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YEAR BUILT

1938

BEDROOMS

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BATHROOMS

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USE · CODE 0200

DUPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$621,288
IMPROVEMENTS$265,321
TOTAL$886,609
LAND BASE YEAR2008
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 18 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDSEP 13, 2018

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 91006

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
1501 S 10TH AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,430,000$715,000UNITS2130 E SAINT JOSEPH ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,368,000$342,000UNITS41732 S 6TH AVE→NOV 2024EST.$1,590,000$795,000UNITS21106 S 8TH AVE→NOV 2024EST.$1,400,000$700,000UNITS242 E COLORADO BLVD→NOV 2024EST.$1,476,000$492,000UNITS336 E COLORADO BLVD→NOV 2024EST.$984,000$492,000UNITS2158 CALIFORNIA ST→OCT 2024EST.$1,650,000$825,000UNITS233 E COLORADO BLVD→OCT 2024EST.$1,050,000$525,000UNITS2

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON S 1ST AVE · ZIP 91006

1109 S 1ST AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1957 · DUPLEX1211 S 1ST AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · DUPLEX1219 S 1ST AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1934 · DUPLEX1416 S 1ST AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1941 · DUPLEX1500 S 1ST AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1936 · TRIPLEX1506 S 1ST AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1954 · TRIPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 91006

1004 ALTA VISTA AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1925 · 1,638 SF1007 EL SUR AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1939 · 1,648 SF1012 ALTA VISTA AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1951 · 1,749 SF1015 JEFFRIES AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1948 · 2,327 SF1015 MAYFLOWER AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1926 · 2,339 SF1024 EL NORTE AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1931 · 1,365 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 91006 →LAND WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 820 S 1ST AVE

The short answers.

Is 820 S 1st 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 was 820 S 1st Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1938, 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 820 S 1st Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded September 2018. 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 820 S 1st Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $886,609 ($621,288 land, $265,321 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 820 S 1st Ave 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 820 S 1st 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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