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/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

851 S GRAND AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 90017 · APN 5144-020-012

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UNITS

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BUILDING SF

140,362

SF / UNIT

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YEAR BUILT

1914

BEDROOMS

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BATHROOMS

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USE · CODE 055G

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$18,880,640
IMPROVEMENTS$9,121,618
TOTAL$28,002,258
LAND BASE YEAR2005
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 21 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDMAY 13, 2005

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 90017

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
1316 LINWOOD AVE→JUL 2024EST.$6,450,000$716,667UNITS9526 S UNION AVE→MAY 2024EST.$4,200,000$140,000UNITS301344 W 4TH ST→APR 2024EST.$2,300,000$115,000UNITS20410 WITMER ST→FEB 2024EST.$1,475,000$73,750UNITS20811 S UNION AVE→MAY 2023EST.$3,200,000$106,667UNITS301136 W 6TH ST→MAR 2023EST.$17,500,000$416,667UNITS421454 W 3RD ST→JAN 2023EST.$2,900,000$107,407UNITS27450 WITMER ST→JAN 2023EST.$3,126,000$130,250UNITS24

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON S GRAND AVE · ZIP 90017

770 S GRAND AVENUE→700 UNITS · BUILT 2016 · 5+ UNITS816 S GRAND AVE→49 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 5+ UNITS

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90017

1026 INGRAHAM ST→39 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · 21,136 SF1136 W 6TH ST→42 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · 45,138 SF1203 W 7TH ST→229 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · 82,420 SF1222 W 8TH ST→10 UNITS · BUILT 1900 · 6,720 SF1224 W 8TH ST→20 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · 11,476 SF1230 W 8TH ST→16 UNITS · BUILT 1905 · 9,875 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90017 →BUILT BEFORE 1930 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 851 S GRAND AVE

The short answers.

Is 851 S Grand 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 851 S Grand Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1914, 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 851 S Grand Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded May 2005. 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 851 S Grand Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $28,002,258 ($18,880,640 land, $9,121,618 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 21 years.

Would the owner of 851 S Grand Ave face a big tax bill on a sale?

Possibly. A base year going back roughly 21 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 851 S Grand 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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