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BUILDINGS/939 SANFORD AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

939 SANFORD AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 90744 · APN 7425-009-029

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

4

BUILDING SF

2,728

SF / UNIT

682

YEAR BUILT

1926

BEDROOMS

7

BATHROOMS

4

USE · CODE 0400

FOURPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$337,714
IMPROVEMENTS$138,206
TOTAL$475,920
LAND BASE YEAR2015
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 11 YEARS

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

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDOCT 16, 2014

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 1926 in the City of Los Angeles with 4 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 90744

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
130 E OPP ST→DEC 2024EST.$1,430,000$238,333UNITS61337 LAGOON AVE→DEC 2024EST.$478,000$239,000UNITS2615 N FRIES AVE→NOV 2024EST.$627,000$313,500UNITS2902 ISLAND AVE→NOV 2024EST.$700,000$175,000UNITS41331 W PAPEETE ST→NOV 2024EST.$855,000$427,500UNITS21216 WATSON AVE→NOV 2024EST.$585,000$292,500UNITS21152 EUBANK AVE→OCT 2024EST.$825,000$275,000UNITS31703 BROAD AVE→OCT 2024EST.$560,000$280,000UNITS2

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

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON SANFORD AVE · ZIP 90744

1006 SANFORD AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1962 · DUPLEX1012 SANFORD AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1917 · DUPLEX1041 SANFORD AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1912 · DUPLEX1045 SANFORD AVE→12 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 5+ UNITS1053 SANFORD AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1922 · TRIPLEX1104 SANFORD AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · FOURPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90744

1002 CARY AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1912 · 2,460 SF1018 N MARINE AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · 2,764 SF1019 BLINN AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · 2,282 SF1020 E L ST→5 UNITS · BUILT 1918 · 2,524 SF1022 LAGOON AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1918 · 2,304 SF1023 ISLAND AVE→4 UNITS · BUILT 1928 · 3,460 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90744 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →BUILT BEFORE 1930 →LAND WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 939 SANFORD AVE

The short answers.

Is 939 Sanford Ave rent controlled?

Built 1926 in the City of Los Angeles with 4 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 939 Sanford Ave have?

County records list 4 units at 939 Sanford Ave, classified as fourplex across 2,728 square feet of building area, averaging about 682 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 939 Sanford Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1926, 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 939 Sanford Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded October 2014. 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 939 Sanford Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $475,920 ($337,714 land, $138,206 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 11 years.

How do I find out what 939 Sanford 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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