Long Beach Apartment Buildings

Long Beach is the largest genuinely separate multifamily market next to my territory, and its regulatory position is worth stating precisely because owners get it wrong in both directions. There is no local rent cap.

Jurisdiction
LA City
Rent control regime
LA City RSO (pre-1978) + Costa-Hawkins (post-1995)
Sterman closings here
1 transaction
Typical sale
With tenants in place
Selling guide

Selling an apartment building in Long Beach

A city of roughly 450,000 — the seventh largest in California, and an urban market in its own right rather than a suburb. The stock is deep and varied: 1920s Spanish courtyards in Bluff Park and Belmont Heights, mid-cent...

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Living in town

Living in Long Beach

Long Beach is a city of roughly 450,000 — the seventh largest in California and a genuine urban market rather than a suburb of Los Angeles. The multifamily stock is deep and varied: 1920s Spanish courtyards in Bluff Park...

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Closings

Sterman closings in Long Beach

1 Sterman Multifamily Group closing in Long Beach. See the full transaction record.

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FAQ

Questions about selling in Long Beach

Common questions about selling multifamily in Long Beach.

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Michael's Take
Long Beach is the largest genuinely separate multifamily market adjacent to my territory, and its regulatory position is worth stating precisely because owners get it wrong in both directions. There is no local rent cap — the city repealed its relocation ordinance in 2019 on the view that AB 1482 was more comprehensive — so rents are governed by the state formula, currently 8.7%, rather than an LA City building's 3%. But Long Beach does keep its own just-cause eviction ordinance. And there is no Measure ULA. A Long Beach building's income can grow nearly three times as fast as an equivalent LA City one, and that is what its pricing reflects.

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