Broker Opinion of Value · Development

4830 S Slauson Avenue

Del Rey (Los Angeles), CA 90230 · Cleared 8,500 SF R3 Site · Permits Issued for a 5-Story, 18-Unit Apartment Building
PreparedAugust 3, 2026
Prepared ForAlbert Shaman
APN4217-027-004
Program18 Units · 5 Stories · Permits Issued

Executive Summary

4830 S Slauson Ave is a cleared, shovel-ready 8,500 SF (0.195 ac) R3 development site in Del Rey — the LA City pocket wedged between Culver City, Playa Vista, and the Marina, minutes from the Silicon Beach employment core. This is not a plans-in-hand listing: the new-building permit for a 5-story apartment building over street-level and subterranean parking was issued by LADBS on 12/9/2024, both existing houses have been demolished with the demo permits finaled (February 2026), and the ownership reports all fees — including school district fees — are paid. The program delivers 18 units (4×1BR, 10×2BR, 4×3BR; 17,981 SF of livable area) — 15 units on the base permit, two of them VLI, plus three ADUs within the built envelope. Upper-floor units face city views with potential ocean views per the ownership.

FINDING 01
Beyond RTI — permits are issued and the dirt is cleared. Building, shoring, and grading permits all issued 12/9/2024; demolition finaled 2/2026; pre-inspections approved 6/2025 and 12/2025 with an LADBS inspector already assigned. A buyer can mobilize on day one with zero entitlement risk — a stronger position than any competing "RTI" listing on the Westside.
FINDING 02
The street is already validated. Four blocks west, the 4424–4438 S Slauson assemblage ("Casa Culver," 34 units) sold as bare unentitled land for $6,320,000 in January 2022 ($315/SF · $185,882/door) and broke ground in March 2026 — institutional-grade capital is building on this exact corridor now.
FINDING 03
But 2022 pricing is not 2026 pricing. Westside market-rate RTI asks have repriced roughly 45% since that comp closed — the nearest competing RTI listing (1656 Sawtelle, 33 RTI units) has cut from $5.5M to $2,995,000 ($90,758/RTI door). The recommendation must respect today's per-door band, not the 2022 print.
FINDING 04
Scarcity works in the seller's favor. No market-rate RTI site has closed in the Del Rey / Mar Vista pocket in 2024–2026 — recent closings are ED1 affordable feeder sites at $30K–$40K/door, a different product. A sub-$2.5M shovel-ready Westside deal hits the deepest private-builder buyer pool in the market.
FINDING 05
Recommended pricing: $2,395,000 — $133,056 per door on 18 units, $281.76/SF of land, and $133/SF of livable area, defensible from $2,200,000 to $2,550,000.

Subject Property

The site is a single 8,500 SF parcel (Tract 3901, Lot 128) on the west side of S Slauson Ave in Del Rey — City of Los Angeles jurisdiction (Palms–Mar Vista–Del Rey community plan, Council District 11), though the 90230 ZIP reads "Culver City." The Culver City boundary is immediately adjacent, Ballona Creek and the Culver/Slauson interchange with the 405 and Marina (90) freeways are just south, and the Playa Vista / Silicon Beach employment core — Google, YouTube, EA, Belkin — is under three miles west. The two original houses (1940/1949) have been demolished and the lot sits cleared behind construction fencing, ready for mobilization.

Lot Size
8,500 SF
0.195 acres
Zoning
LAR3 (R3-1)
City of LA · Del Rey · CD 11
APN
4217-027-004
Site Condition
Cleared & Fenced
demo finaled 2/2026
Permit Status
Issued 12/9/2024
bldg + shoring + grading
Entitlement
Density Bonus
ADM-2021-2888-DB · 2 VLI
Program
18 Units · 5 Stories
incl. 3 ADUs · 2 VLI
Assessed (2026 Roll)
$1,709,013
land $1,538,342
Location map — subject in Del Rey between Culver City, Mar Vista, and Playa Vista

The Permitted Project — 18 Units

The issued permit covers a 5-story Type V-A apartment building over a Type I-A street-level parking and recreation level, over one level of Type I-A subterranean parking — an 18-unit program totaling 17,981 SF of livable area. Fifteen units sit on the base permit, two of them set aside for Very Low Income households (units 204 and 303) under the site's density-bonus entitlement with three on-menu incentives; three ADUs complete the count within the built envelope — two first-floor 2BR/2BA units of approximately 960 SF each (units 101–102) and a 1BR/1BA conversion of the 704 SF second-floor recreation room (unit 203):

FloorUnitsMixUnit SF
1st (street level)101, 102 ADU plan2× 2BR/2BA≈960 each
2nd201, 202, 204 + 203 rec room ADU plan2BR · 2BR · 3BR + 1BR conversion1,104 / 945 / 1,272 / 704
3rd301, 302, 303, 3042BR · 2BR · 1BR · 3BR1,104 / 945 / 691 / 1,272
4th401, 402, 403, 4042BR · 2BR · 1BR · 3BR1,104 / 945 / 691 / 1,272
5th501, 502, 503, 5042BR · 2BR · 1BR · 3BR1,104 / 945 / 691 / 1,272
Total18 units — 4×1BR · 10×2BR · 4×3BR17,981 SF
Building Area
23,444 SF gross
19,748 SF zoning FAR area
Parking
2 Garage Levels
7,463 SF subterranean + 1,934 SF street level
Affordability
2 VLI Units
units 204 & 303 · 16 of 18 market rate
Open Space
2,000 SF
incl. 950 SF roof deck
Permit Valuation
$2,834,215
LADBS 21010-10000-01935
Views
City Views
potential ocean views, upper floors (per ownership)

Permit Record (LADBS)

Permit #ScopeStatusValuation
21010-10000-01935New 5-story, 15-unit (2 VLI) apartment over parking + rec room over subterranean parkingIssued 12/9/2024$2,834,215
21020-10000-01463Temporary shoringIssued 12/9/2024$50,000
21030-10000-02921GradingIssued 12/9/2024$4,215
22019-10000-05392Demolition — front house + garage (4830)Finaled 2/13/2026
22019-10000-05388Demolition — middle house (4832)Finaled 2/19/2026
Pre-inspections on the building permit (LADBS Metro; inspector assigned)Approved 6/13/2025 & 12/11/2025
2nd floor plan — units 201, 202, 204 and recreation room
2nd floor plate — units 201/202/204 + rec room (West Pacifica Design, sheet A-1a)
Typical floor plan — 3rd through 5th floors, four units per floor
Typical floor plate, 3rd–5th — four units per floor (sheet A-1a)
Why the ADU layer matters: the three planned conversions add 20% more doors inside the already-permitted envelope — no added height, no new entitlement, and ADUs carry no covenant. A buyer underwrites 18 income streams on a 15-unit permit basis, which is exactly the kind of embedded upside small private builders pay for.
Verification notes: the LADBS permit record above covers the 15-unit building and recreation room; the ADU conversions (units 101, 102, 203) appear on the ownership's plans and the ownership reports those fees paid, but no separate ADU permit appears yet in the public LADBS dataset — buyer to verify ADU permitting path. The core building permit is active: issued 12/9/2024 with an LADBS inspector assigned and pre-inspections approved 6/13/2025 and 12/11/2025. All figures from the plans (West Pacifica Design–Constr., Inc.), the LADBS permit dataset, and the LA County Assessor as cited.

Comp Analysis — Westside Development Land

The subject's buyer underwrites price per buildable door first and $/SF of land as the cross-check. Two realities frame the set: the same-street 2022 sale that proves the corridor, and the 2024–2026 repricing that resets the band. The subject carries 472 SF of land per door — and unlike every "RTI" listing below, its permits are already issued and its dirt already cleared.

Closed Sales — Development Land

#Address / SubmarketClosedLot SFUnitsStatus at SalePrice$/SF$/Unit
14424–4438 S Slauson Ave, Del Rey — "Casa Culver," 4 blocks west Same Street1/31/202220,03834Unentitled land (DB entitled after; broke ground 3/2026)$6,320,000$315$185,882
24706 S Centinela Ave, Del Rey8/9/20249,58373Unentitled (buyer filed ED1 100% affordable; now u/c)$2,190,000$229$30,000
32481 Sawtelle Blvd, West LA12/5/20237,49942Covered land, unentitled (buyer filed 6-story ED1)$1,675,000$223$39,881
49700–9740 W Pico Blvd, Pico-RobertsonRep. 8/202575,359242Unentitled (11 offers in 45 days; DB filed 6/2026)$24,000,000$318$99,174

Active Competition — Development Land Listings

 Address / SubmarketStatusLot SFUnitsEntitlementAsk$/SF$/Unit
A1656 Sawtelle Blvd, Sawtelle / West LA LAAA ListingActive7,00533 RTIRTI plans in hand (marketed as ~38-unit MIIP); lot cleared$2,995,000$428$90,758
B2966 Kelton Ave, PalmsActive6,66218 RTIRTI — 6-story, 18-unit corner siteUndisclosed
C11510 Venice Blvd, Mar VistaActive10,000~20Unentitled covered land — LAR3, TOC Tier 2 (3 lots)$3,750,000$375~$187,500
D3743 McLaughlin Ave, Mar VistaActive12 + ADUs12 existing units + approved ADU plans (covered land)$3,600,000
Comp map — green 1-4 closed sales, red A-D active listings, S subject in Del Rey
Market context, stated honestly: the 2022 Casa Culver print four blocks west ($315/SF, $185,882/door) proves what this corridor is worth to institutional-adjacent capital at the bottom of the rate cycle — but no market-rate RTI site has closed in this pocket since rates moved, and the sites that did trade nearby were ED1 affordable feeders at $30K–$40K/door. Asks are ceilings: the nearest RTI competitor has cut 45% and still sits. What the subject has that nothing on this list has: issued permits, a cleared lot, paid fees, and a sub-$2.5M ticket — the fastest possible path to vertical construction in a submarket where CBRE reported 11 offers on the last major unentitled Westside site.

Rent Comps — New-Construction Westside Rentals

What the finished building earns is what a developer-buyer capitalizes. The comps below are current asking rents at newer buildings in Del Rey, Mar Vista, Palms, Culver City, and Playa Vista, pulled 8/3/2026 — property names link to the live listings. The subject's tier is the small-building set; the large amenity-podium projects are shown as the ceiling it prices below.

Subject Tier — Small Buildings & Community Comps

Property / AddressBuiltUnit TypeSFAsking Rent
11400 Culver Blvd, Del Rey — 21 units20182 BR / 2 BA798from $3,295
Frame Mar Vista, 11830 Courtleigh Dr, Del Rey — 30 units20191 BR / 1 BA800$3,200
Frame Mar Vista (same building)20193 BR / 2 BA1,233$4,400–$4,950
Vantage Mar Vista, 11671 National Blvd — 46 units20201 BR / 1 BA533from $3,025
Vantage Mar Vista (same building)20202 BR / 2 BA1,050$4,650
Vantage Mar Vista (same building)20203 BR / 2 BA1,234+from $4,795
Avalon Playa Vista, 5535 Westlawn Ave, Del Rey — 309 units20051 BR / 1 BA650–750$3,015–$3,275
Avalon Playa Vista (same community)20052 BR / 2 BA1,144$3,930–$4,040

The Ceiling — Amenity Podium Product (Above Subject Tier)

Property / AddressBuiltUnit TypeSFAsking Rent
Venue Residences, 3688 Overland Ave, Palms20221 BR · 2 BR732–1,100$4,095 · $5,495+
Upper Ivy at Ivy Station, 8809 Washington Blvd, Culver City20211 BR · 2 BR665–1,479$3,607+ · $5,726+
Access Culver City, 8770 Washington Blvd, Culver City20161 BR · 2 BR$3,850+ · $5,134+
What the set supports for the subject (new construction, balconies, city views, parked — but no podium amenity package): 1 BR ~700 SF at $2,950–$3,300; 2 BR at $3,900–$4,500 (Vantage's 1,050 SF at $4,650 is the direct cap; Avalon's 1,144 SF at ~$4,000 the community floor); 3 BR ~1,270 SF at $4,600–$5,000 (Frame asked $4,400–$4,950 for 1,233 SF; Vantage from $4,795). The pro forma below uses mid-band rents.

Cost to Build & Value After Completion

The developer math from the buyer's chair: the projected rent roll at completion, the stabilized income it produces, the cost to finish the project, and the margin between the two.

Projected Rent Roll at Completion — 18 Units

UnitTypeSFProjected Rent$/SF
1012 BR / 2 BA · ADU~960$3,795$3.95
1022 BR / 2 BA · ADU~960$3,795$3.95
2012 BR / 2 BA1,104$4,295$3.89
2022 BR / 2 BA945$3,995$4.23
2031 BR / 1 BA · ADU (rec-room conversion)704$3,095$4.40
2043 BR / 2.5 BA VLI · Section 81,272$4,488$3.53
3012 BR / 2 BA1,104$4,295$3.89
3022 BR / 2 BA945$3,995$4.23
3031 BR / 1 BA VLI · Section 8691$2,805$4.06
3043 BR / 2.5 BA1,272$4,795$3.77
4012 BR / 2 BA1,104$4,295$3.89
4022 BR / 2 BA945$3,995$4.23
4031 BR / 1 BA691$3,095$4.48
4043 BR / 2.5 BA1,272$4,795$3.77
5012 BR / 2 BA1,104$4,295$3.89
5022 BR / 2 BA945$3,995$4.23
5031 BR / 1 BA691$3,095$4.48
5043 BR / 2.5 BA1,272$4,795$3.77
Total — 18 units17,981$71,713 / mo$3.99
Gross Scheduled Income (annual)$860,556
Section 8 on the covenant units: the two Very Low Income units (204 and 303) are underwritten at the HACLA Tier 3 Section 8 payment standards — $4,488 for the 3-bedroom and $2,805 for the 1-bedroom — rather than at deep-discount restricted rents. Leasing the covenant units to voucher holders puts their income within ~6–9% of the market-rate units, and the voucher portion is paid directly by the housing authority. Source: HACLA Section 8 Payment Standards (Tier 3). Market-rate rents per the rent comps above (mid-band); subject to rent reasonableness review at lease-up.

Stabilized Operating Pro Forma

Line ItemAnnualBasis
Gross Scheduled Income$860,556Rent roll above
Vacancy & Collection Loss($34,422)4.0%
Effective Gross Income$826,134
Management($28,915)3.5% of EGI
Insurance($10,800)$600 / unit
Utilities (common area)($9,000)$500 / unit
Repairs & Maintenance($9,000)$500 / unit · new construction
Reserves($4,500)$250 / unit
Administrative($3,600)$200 / unit
Real Estate Taxes($147,158)1.2% of completed value (at 5.00% cap)
Net Operating Income$613,160

Completed Value

Exit Cap RateCompleted Value$/Unit$/SF (livable)GRM
4.75%$12,780,000$710,000$71114.9
5.00%$12,260,000$681,000$68214.2
5.25%$11,790,000$655,000$65613.7

Cost to Build vs. Value — The Developer Margin

ComponentLowMidHigh
Land (at recommended list)$2,395,000$2,395,000$2,395,000
Hard costs — 23,444 gross SF @ $275–$325/SF$6,447,000$7,033,000$7,619,000
Soft costs, financing, contingency (~17% of hard)$1,096,000$1,196,000$1,295,000
Total project cost$9,938,000$10,624,000$11,309,000
Completed value (5.25–4.75% cap)$11,790,000$12,260,000$12,780,000
Developer profit$481,000$1,636,000$2,842,000
Reading the margin: at midpoints the project delivers roughly $1.6M of profit on $10.6M of cost (~15%) and an untrended yield-on-cost near 6.0% — a ~100 bps spread over the 5.00% exit cap. Meaningful line items are already sunk or de-risked for the buyer: entitlement, plan check, permit issuance, school district and permit fees (paid per ownership), and demolition. The low/high columns pair the conservative cap with the high build cost and vice versa — the honest range, not a hockey stick.
Assumptions, stated plainly: rents are mid-band from the linked comps; Section 8 rents per HACLA Tier 3 payment standards as published; vacancy 4%; taxes at 1.2% of value; hard costs $275–$325/SF of gross building area for Type V-A over two Type I-A parking levels (buyer to price with their GC — the subterranean level is the swing item); soft costs ~17% of hard excluding items already paid. This is an illustrative pro forma, not a construction bid or an appraisal.

Pricing Recommendation

Two readings of the comp set frame the number — where the seller's 2022 anchor sits, and where 2026 buyers are actually transacting:

The 2022 Anchor — Casa Culver, Applied to the Subject
$2,680,000 – $3,350,000
$315/SF × 8,500 SF = $2.68M by land; $185,882 × 18 doors = $3.35M by unit — a peak-cycle print, pre-rate-hike, not repeatable today
The 2026 Market — Recommended
$2,200,000 – $2,550,000
$122,000–$142,000 per door · $259–$300/SF — above the RTI-ask floor ($90,758/door), below the 2022 peak, justified by issued permits

Recommended Pricing

$2,395,000
Recommended list · $133,056 per door (18 units) · $281.76/SF of land · $133/SF of livable area · defensible band $2,200,000 – $2,550,000

Strategic note: at $2,395,000 the subject asks 47% more per door than the cleared-but-unbuilt-permit competitor at 1656 Sawtelle ($90,758/RTI door) — a premium fully carried by what the subject has and Sawtelle doesn't: permits already issued, demolition already finaled, fees already paid, no covenant on 16 of 18 doors, and a Del Rey / Silicon Beach location rather than a Sawtelle Blvd commercial strip. Against the same-street evidence, it is a 28% per-door discount to the January 2022 Casa Culver print and an 11% discount on $/SF — honest repricing for the rate cycle, cushioned by roughly three years of entitlement work, permit fees, and demolition the buyer no longer has to fund or wait for. The price also stands 40% above the 2026 assessed value of $1,709,013. Priced here, the subject is simultaneously the cheapest shovel-ready deal and the most de-risked deal on the Westside land menu — that dual position is what generates competing offers.

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LAAA Active Development Inventory

Every development site LAAA currently has on the market — 11 active listings totaling $53.2M and 1,147 buildable units across the LA region. This team is already marketing the subject's nearest RTI competitor (1656 Sawtelle) — which means we already hold the live buyer list for Westside shovel-ready product, and listing 4830 S Slauson with LAAA puts it in front of that exact pool on day one.

11
Active Dev Listings
$53.2M
Aggregate List Value
1,147
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185 Monterey Rd, South Pasadena
$8,000,000 · 53 buildable units · Entitled, RM
2600 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles
$7,995,000 · 149 buildable units · RTI · Opportunity Zone
12335 Osborne Pl, Pacoima
$3,950,000 · 293 buildable units · RTI · Opportunity Zone
601 Pearl St, Ojai
$3,700,000 · 9 homes · RTI, VMU
1656 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles
$2,995,000 · 38 buildable units · MIIP, 33-unit RTI plans in hand
6540 Shoup Ave, West Hills
$2,000,000 · 20 buildable units · Entitled, RA-1
3837 College Ave, Culver City
$1,800,000 · 21 buildable units · Unentitled, CCR4
631-637 W 6th St, San Pedro
$1,725,000 · 10 homes · Unentitled · Opportunity Zone
6901 Woodman Ave, Van Nuys
$1,500,000 · 55 buildable units · RTI, LAR3
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