Apartment building insurance in South Los Angeles (90044)
The apartment stock in South Los Angeles (90044) is old even for Los Angeles. 93% of the 886 buildings with five or more units went up before 1978 and the median one was built in 1956, so ordinance and law limits, original wiring and tuck-under parking are the first three things a file here has to answer for.
What this means for a building in South Los Angeles (90044)
- Age. The median apartment building here was built in 1956, and 93% are pre-1978. That is the ordinance and law and soft-story conversation. Why it matters.
- Size. The average building is 10.8 units and about 5,740 square feet, which puts replacement cost near $1,865,500 at $325 per square foot.
- Rent regulation. Los Angeles rent stabilization covers buildings built before 1979, which slows a rebuild and argues for 18 to 24 months of loss of rents.
- Market. 2 buildings sold here in the last six months. Each of those buyers inherited a policy that was probably wrong on at least one of the four gaps.
- Price. Older buildings across LA County are paying $1,500 to $2,500 per unit per year. What drives it.
What I would check first on a building in South Los Angeles (90044)
If you sent me an address here, I would start with the update history on roof, plumbing, electrical and panel, with dates and permits, because underwriters price documents rather than intentions. Then the ordinance and law limits, since 93% of the buildings here would have to be rebuilt to today's code. After that, the soft-story list, since any tuck-under parking in the City of LA needs a certificate before a carrier gets comfortable. Every one of those is public record, and checking them costs you nothing.
Nearby areas
The same public records for the areas next door.
- Hyde Park and View Park (90043) 397 buildings
- Westchester (90045) 215 buildings
- Highland Park (90042) 456 buildings