540 Serrano Ave Los Angeles, CA 90020-3933
Entity Owned
4-yr Hold
Absentee Owner
Free & Clear
Estimated value (blended)
$2.48M
Range $2.23M – $2.72M (±10%)
Property ID
US09-8154599
Property profile
Verified
Property type
Apartment buildings
Use group
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS)
Year built
1956
Construction
WOOD
Total area
9,979 SF
Lot
0.21 ac (9,014 SF)
Zoning code
LAR4
APN
5503-021-004
UPID
US09-8154599
Cap rate & NOI
Priority signal for investors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap rate vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
$2.48M
CAP Approach
CAP
by Request
Comparable Approach
Comparable
$2.93M
Blend (final)
Blend
$2.48M
Owner & transaction history
since 2022
Last sale
$3.2M
3 recorded transactions
Zoning & alternative use
LAR4 · Los Angeles, CA
Top alternative use upside
Medical building
$4.5M
+112.7%
Neighborhood: shopping center
$4.2M
+97.7%
Retail stores
$4.1M
+91.7%
Comparables
6 recent transactions · within 1.5 miComparable in this city
6 recent transactions
Comparable in this City
Similar Nearby for Sale
Similar Nearby for Lease
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & price/SF · Sale date & distance · Adjustments & confidence
Value estimation
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5 alternative uses screened
Sensitivity value band
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Summary
1
Valuation conclusion
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Estimated market value
$2.48M
Value range
$2.23M – $2.72M
±10% around blend
Estimated value / SF
$248 / SF
Confidence
High
9 county-verified comps
Property data
75
Market benchmarks
100
Comparable evidence
90
$2.23M
blend $2.48M
$2.72M
Market-derived valuation under stabilized market assumptions. Desktop analysis. No physical inspection performed.
2
Subject property
Included free
GBA
9,979 SF
Lot area
0.21 ac
Year built
1956
APN
5503-021-004
Assessed value
$3,330,050
Annual tax
$41,542
3
Income approach: direct capitalization
Partial preview
Not enough income data on file for a CAP-approach estimation.
4
Sales comparison
Partial preview
Sales approach indication
$2.15M
Weighted, 9 comps · high confidence
Evidence
9 found · 6 selected
County-verified recorded sales
Comparable
Sale dateSale price$ / SF
0.2 mi away · 12,776 SF
0.2 mi away · 9,480 SF
0.3 mi away · 10,868 SF
0.8 mi away · 8,564 SF
0.8 mi away · 8,272 SF
5
Sensitivity & risk
Partial preview
Downside
−10%
Base
$2.48M
Upside
+10%
Bounds of the ±10% band vs the blend — never simulated scenarios.
6
Current market position
Included free
Benchmark
Observed band ($/SF)AverageSubject delta
ZIP 87 sales
$214
+16%
Submarket 4649 sales
$251
-1%
County 11934 sales
$264
-6%
Band = middle half (Q1–Q3) of recorded sale $/SF for this use type per geography; the diamond marks the subject at $248/SF. Delta below average reads as headroom. Source: Realmo CRE sales derivatives (county records).
7
Alternative use screening
Partial preview
Top alternative use
Medical Building
Gross theoretical uplift
+113%
vs current-use indication
Neighborhood: Shopping Center
Retail Stores
Commercial (general)
Apartment House (5+ Units) · current use
Values shown before conversion costs, entitlement costs, capital expenditures and stabilization risk.
8
Data & methodology
Included free
Building area
County record
Property tax
County record
Assessed value
County record
Zoning designation
Not available
Operating expenses
Not available
Market rent
Not available
Actual rent roll
Not available
Tenant leases
Not available
Physical condition
Not inspected
Conversion costs
Not available
Not analyzed due to unavailable source data: tenant leases, physical condition and capital
requirements were not available for this desktop analysis. Cost Approach excluded due to
availability of income evidence.
Automated valuation analysis, not a licensed appraisal. Figures are derived from public
records and proprietary models. Desktop analysis: no physical inspection, tenant leases or reported
property income. Verify with a licensed appraiser before transacting.
Cap rate
Cap rate calculated from real income and expense signals, benchmarked against sales of similar assets nearby.
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9-scenario matrix
Comparable evidence · 9 sales
Market rates by use type
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Overview
No cap rate is computable for this property yet: no recorded sale, income signal or market-rate row for its use type.
Price sensitivity
The rate is the decision lever; valuation is the consequence.
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Implied value$3.20M
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Value / SF
$321
Vs. selected
Base
Derivation
NOI ÷ cap
Arithmetic over the derived NOI * — not market scenario modeling.
NOI × cap matrix
Preview
Preview of 9 modeled outcomes.
NOI
5.00%7.00%9.00%
$202k
$4.03M
$2.88M
$2.24M
$224k
$4.48M
$3.20M
$2.49M
$246k
$4.93M
$3.52M
$2.74M
NOI sensitivity ±10% across the 5 / 7 / 9% anchors — derivation of the NOI above.
Comparable evidence
Partial preview
Recorded sales nearby
9 found
High confidence · county-verified
Closest comparable
$2.15M
0.1 mi · Mar 2026 · $214/SF
Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2024Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2024
Tax billed
$41,542
Tax year 2024
Assessed value
$3,330,050
Assessed 2024
Previous assessed
$3,330,050
+0.0% YoY
Effective rate
1.25%
On assessed value
Assessed land
$2,398,122
Assessed improvement
$931,928
Applied tax rate
6.0000
Automated cap rate analysis. Based on public records, market benchmarks and proprietary
models. Verify with a licensed professional before transacting.
Property description
Physical attributes from public recordsBuilding & lot
Public records
Property type
Apartment buildings
Use group
APARTMENT HOUSE (5+ UNITS)
Status
Off-Market
Year built
1956
Construction
WOOD
Heating
NONE
Cooling
YES
Units
12
Bathrooms
16
Total area
9,979 SF
Lot
0.21 ac (9,014 SF)
Zoning code
LAR4
APN
5503-021-004
UPID
US09-8154599
Jurisdiction
LOS ANGELES
Metro division
LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-GLENDALE, CA METROPOLITAN DIVISION
Zoning & alternative use
LAR4 · Los Angeles, CAZoning LAR4 · permitted uses
LAR4 · Los Angeles, CA
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed uses · Special-permit conditions · Prohibited uses
Alternative use value scenarios
Repositioning upside vs current use
Alternative use deep dive — conversion cost, permits, timeline
Conversion cost estimate · Permit path & risks · Stabilized NOI per option
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Year built
1956
Construction
WOOD
Heating
NONE
Cooling
Yes
Units
12
Bathrooms
16
Lot
0.21 ac
Zoning
The recorded zoning designation, what the district officially allows, and the municipal source it comes from.
Zoning designation
County-recorded code
LAR4
Jurisdiction
Los Angeles, CA
Recorded code
LAR4
Zoning Insight
What can be built and operated here — officially.
The district profile from the municipal source: what is on file for LAR4 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Zoning profile
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