Brentwood's multifamily market has a specific structural feature that shapes almost every transaction here: a disproportionate share of buildings are held by single owners or single estates that acquired the asset decades ago and have passed it down or held it through a long life stage. The basis is often dramatically below market.
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| Buildings closed | 2 |
| Units | 16 |
| Total volume | $6.8 million |
| Price per unit range | $375K – $472K |
With 2 closings here, this is a range rather than a median — too small a sample to call a midpoint. The full record across every submarket is in the Sterman Transaction Index.
| Address | Units | Price | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11711 Kiowa Ave | 8 | $3,775,000 | 2020-03 |
| 986 S Barrington | 8 | $3,000,000 | 2016-09 |
A Brentwood fourplex or eightplex purchased in 1978 or 1985 carries a Prop 13-protected tax basis that has compounded at 2% per year for four decades. The current market value is often six to ten times the assessed value...
Read the full seller's guide →Living in townBrentwood is an affluent Westside neighborhood of Los Angeles north of Santa Monica, known for residential character, the San Vicente Boulevard and Barrington Avenue commercial corridors, and proximity to UCLA and the VA...
See the full neighborhood profile →Closings2 Sterman Multifamily Group closings in Brentwood. See the full transaction record.
See all 2 Brentwood closings →FAQCommon questions about selling multifamily in Brentwood.
Read the full FAQ →Brentwood multifamily is estate-and-generational-hold territory. Most buildings have been in single ownership for decades. The transaction conversation is rarely about market timing — it's about Prop 13 basis, estate planning, and step-up-at-death math.
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