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BUILDINGS/8938 TOBIAS AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

8938 TOBIAS AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 91402 · APN 2651-010-063

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UNITS

52

BUILDING SF

39,710

SF / UNIT

764

YEAR BUILT

1988

BEDROOMS

60

BATHROOMS

60

USE · CODE 0501

5+ UNITS

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$7,508,988
IMPROVEMENTS$5,002,122
TOTAL$12,511,110
LAND BASE YEAR2017
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 9 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDJUN 29, 2017

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 91402

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
8335 WILLIS AVE→DEC 2024EST.$8,456,000$302,000UNITS288503 TOBIAS AVE→DEC 2024EST.$8,938,000$218,000UNITS419010 TOBIAS AVE→DEC 2024EST.$50,500,000$251,244UNITS20114612 BLYTHE ST→DEC 2024EST.$2,160,000$216,000UNITS1014626 BLYTHE ST→DEC 2024EST.$2,970,000$165,000UNITS1814630 BLYTHE ST→DEC 2024EST.$5,332,000$172,000UNITS3114646 BLYTHE ST→DEC 2024EST.$5,180,000$185,000UNITS2814652 BLYTHE ST→DEC 2024EST.$2,460,000$205,000UNITS12

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON TOBIAS AVE · ZIP 91402

8427 TOBIAS AVE→40 UNITS · BUILT 1959 · 5+ UNITS8437 TOBIAS AVE→40 UNITS · BUILT 1959 · 5+ UNITS8445 TOBIAS AVE→40 UNITS · BUILT 1958 · 5+ UNITS8503 TOBIAS AVE→41 UNITS · BUILT 1958 · 5+ UNITS8525 TOBIAS AVE→287 UNITS · BUILT 1985 · 5+ UNITS8715 TOBIAS AVE→27 UNITS · BUILT 2017 · 5+ UNITS

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 91402

14540 BLYTHE ST→50 UNITS · BUILT 1994 · 57,057 SF14610 GLEDHILL ST→40 UNITS · BUILT 1992 · 28,278 SF14610 PLUMMER ST→44 UNITS · BUILT 1991 · 34,300 SF14668 NORDHOFF ST→41 UNITS · BUILT 1990 · 34,648 SF14670 ROSCOE BLVD→39 UNITS · BUILT 1977 · 19,232 SF14690 NORDHOFF ST→38 UNITS · BUILT 1990 · 39,942 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 91402 →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 8938 TOBIAS AVE

The short answers.

Is 8938 Tobias 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.

How many units does 8938 Tobias Ave have?

County records list 52 units at 8938 Tobias Ave, classified as 5+ units across 39,710 square feet of building area, averaging about 764 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 8938 Tobias Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1988, which is after the October 1978 RSO cutoff. Age drives more than character here: it sets rent-cap exposure, seismic retrofit obligations, and what a lender will underwrite.

When did 8938 Tobias Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded June 2017. 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 8938 Tobias Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $12,511,110 ($7,508,988 land, $5,002,122 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.

How do I find out what 8938 Tobias 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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