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Case Studies

How We've Helped LA Apartment Owners Win

Real transactions, real obstacles, and the strategies we used to close them, from rent-controlled value-add deals to cross-state 1031 exchanges.

The Burlington Portfolio, Westlake/MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, CAWestlake/MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, CA

The Burlington Portfolio

A 192-unit, three-building Westlake portfolio sold under new statewide rent control, exchanged into two Texas multifamily assets across state lines.

1031 Exchange
941 N Normandie Ave, East Hollywood, Los Angeles, CAEast Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

941 N Normandie Ave

A 7-unit non-rent-controlled East Hollywood building with rents 45% below market sold at 97% of list within one week of marketing.

Value-Add
925 N San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CAWest Hollywood, CA

925 N San Vicente Blvd

A rent-controlled 9-unit West Hollywood building facing seismic retrofit requirements went under contract in under a week.

Value-Add
North Hollywood, CA

6938 Coldwater Canyon Ave

A soft-story, rent-controlled North Hollywood building drew over 15 offers in its first week and closed above asking.

Value-Add
Westlake/MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, CA

467 S Bonnie Brae St

An 18-unit non-rent-controlled Westlake asset with elevated operating costs drew multiple offers within a week.

Value-Add
Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA

3148 James M Wood Blvd

An 8-unit Koreatown building marketed to both developers and value-add buyers closed $100,000 over list.

Value-Add
Beachwood Canyon, Hollywood Hills, CA

2429 Cheremoya Ave

A stabilized 7-unit Beachwood Canyon building that had stalled with another brokerage sold above its prior list price.

Value-Add
Virgil / Downtown-adjacent, Los Angeles, CA

140 S Westmoreland Ave

Buyer representation on a core-plus Koreatown-area asset in an up-and-coming submarket, secured through early access and market insight.

Buyer Representation
Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA

11667 Goshen Ave

A 35%-under-market Brentwood value-add asset closed escrow just three weeks after going under contract.

Value-Add
11642 Kiowa Ave, Brentwood, Los Angeles, CABrentwood, Los Angeles, CA

11642 Kiowa Ave

A Brentwood asset that sat stale on the market for nearly a year found a buyer within our own network in two weeks.

Value-Add
Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA

1201 S Orange Grove Ave

A 5-unit Mid-Wilshire building with structural issues and low parking sold at full price on an accelerated timeline.

Value-AddFamily Legacy
236 S Bonnie Brae St, Westlake/MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, CAWestlake/MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, CA

236 S Bonnie Brae St

A large, off-market sale of a 65-unit Westlake building leveraged a proven repeat buyer to move past deferred-maintenance objections.

Value-Add
453 S Gramercy Pl, Western Koreatown / Hancock Park, Los Angeles, CAWestern Koreatown / Hancock Park, Los Angeles, CA

453 S Gramercy Pl

A 14-unit Koreatown building, rents about 80% below market, sold off-market in January 2017 with us on both sides. We sold it again in 2020 for the seller.

Value-Add
5455 Inglewood Blvd, Culver City, CA (Playa Vista-adjacent)Culver City, CA (Playa Vista-adjacent)

5455 Inglewood Blvd

Buyer representation on an off-market, newly built 13-unit Culver City asset near Silicon Beach, closed with certainty via a pre-close lease-up.

Buyer Representation
1513 Arlington Ave, Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, CAArlington Heights, Los Angeles, CA

1513 Arlington Ave

Dual representation on a 9-unit Arlington Heights building drew 12 offers and moved deferred electrical and balcony work to the buyer for our seller’s 1031.

1031 ExchangeValue-Add