About This Home

This 44-bedroom, 44-bathroom residential multi family at 819 Wright Ave in Pasadena, CA is listed for $9,680,000 ($425 per sqft). Built in 1971, the home offers 22,784 sqft of living space on a 0.81 acres lot.

Key Features

  • Built in 1971
  • 0.81 acre lot
  • 3 stories
  • 50 parking spaces

Property Details

3 stories
4 full
50 spaces
1971

Amenities

A/C
Listing Description

Rare opportunity to acquire the Wright Avenue Apartments, a 44-unit (43 + 1 non-conforming 2+2) gated multifamily community in Pasadena's desirable Olive Heights / North Central neighborhood. Built in 1971 on an expansive 35,252 SF lot, the property spans approximately 22,784 SF with a functional mix of 33 one-bedroom units, 10 studios, and one non-conforming two-bedroom/two-bath.

Residents enjoy controlled-access entry, gated covered parking, on-site laundry, bicycle storage, and a tranquil courtyard featuring a koi pond and tree-shaded seating, while select units feature updated kitchens and interiors. The offering presents extraordinary value-add potential: current rents average $1,486/unit against $2,215 at market a mass

ive 69% upside as units turn to market rents plus an additional path to 59% upside through possible ADU development of the rear parking area into 8 two-bedroom ADUs (buyer to verify). At $220,000 per unit and $425/SF, the property trades at a 5.61% current cap rate with market fundamentals supporting 9.47%.

The location is exceptional: Very Walkable (Walk Score 86), a 15-minute walk to the Metro A Line Lake Station, and minutes to Old Pasadena's dining and retail, the Rose Bowl, and South Lake Avenue. Anchored by world-class employers including Caltech, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Huntington Hospital, and Kaiser Permanente in a zip code with a $

105,958 median household income and $1.6M median home price 819 Wright Avenue offers investors scale, stable in-place income, and one of the deepest rent-growth stories in the Pasadena submarket.

Monthly Cost Estimate

$51,771/mo

20% down · 6.5% · 30 years

Principal$7,001
Interest$41,947
Insurance$2,823

Estimates only. Actual payments may vary.

Location

819 Wright Ave

Pasadena, CA 91104

Property Details

Parking

GuestCarportGatedCovered

Heating

Central

Cooling

Window Unit(s)Central Air

Questions & Answers

This 44-bedroom, 44-bathroom residential multi family at 819 Wright Ave is listed at $9,680,000 ($425/sqft). The estimated monthly payment is $51,770 based on 20% down, a 30-year loan at 6.5% interest, estimated insurance.

Key features include: Built in 1971, 0.81 acre lot, 3 stories, 50 parking spaces.

This property is listed by Jacob Plewa.

JP

Jacob Plewa

License 02041641

Agent at Estate Properties

Listed by Estate Properties · Broker phone: (310) 802-2285 · View on Broker Site · Broker website

MLS# 26990875· Source: The MLS/CLAW· 37 days on PropertySimple

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819 Wright Ave, Pasadena, CA 91104

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