Pricing Analysis
How we landed on $2.495M.
A combination of income-based valuation, comparable sales, and the seller's $2.2M net target.
Honest context · the prior listing
1155 S Tremaine was listed publicly at $2,400,000 and didn't sell after 182 days. We don't think that means the price was wrong — we think it means the public market is the wrong channel right now.
Here's why: comparable triplexes priced at $2.5M+ are also struggling. The median time on market is 82 days, and two of them have already cut their price. So even well-priced trophy triplexes aren't getting rewarded on the MLS today.
Listing it publicly a second time would risk a third strike — another expired listing on the property's permanent record, visible to every future buyer. That's the outcome we're structuring this plan to avoid.
The plan: sell it off-market, quietly, to a curated pool of buyers — so the property gets a real price without another public failure attached to it.
Pricing Range Strategy · $2.395M – $2.495M
A flexible band, not a fixed flag.
Rather than anchoring to a single number, we recommend taking 1155 S Tremaine to market within a $2.395M–$2.495M band. Both ends of the band protect your $2.2M net objective. The range gives us room to read buyer feedback, calibrate to PPSF reality, and lean into the location premium when the right buyer surfaces — without ever signaling weakness through a public price drop.
Floor of band
$2,395,000
PPSF $620 · nets ~$2.24M at full ask · ~$45K cushion before $2.2M floor · closer to active comp ceiling ($594).
Midpoint
$2,445,000
PPSF $633 · nets ~$2.28M at full ask · balances PPSF normalization with location premium.
Ceiling of band
$2,495,000
PPSF $646 · nets ~$2.33M at full ask · tests the location premium · widest cushion above $2.2M.
Why a range works here
Tremaine is a preferred address within the 90019 trophy-triplex pocket — same street as 1361 S Tremaine ($2.498M active) and walking distance to the Miracle Mile institutional anchors. Location premium is real, and the right buyer (1031 exchange, owner-occupant prioritizing the block) will pay through the comp-set PPSF ceiling. A range lets us hold the high end for that buyer while still being honest with the broader market that the income-only math lives closer to the floor.
How we use it in practice
Within Compass Private Exclusive, we can quote the band verbally to qualified buyer agents, surface offers across the range, and convert the strongest one without ever publishing a price cut. If we see consistent feedback near the floor, we soft-land at $2.395M–$2.425M. If a 1031 buyer or owner-occupant emerges with conviction on the location, we hold $2.475M–$2.495M. Either path clears the $2.2M net objective.
Caveat · what the $2.2M net assumes. Net proceeds at every point in the band are calculated assuming both the AMRE listing commission (2.5%) and a buyer's-side commission (2.5%) are paid in full, plus ~$30K–$40K closing costs. If the buyer is unrepresented or the buyer-side commission is negotiated lower, the net rises. Conversely, any in-escrow repair credit, price concession, or extended-rate-lock buy-down comes off the net dollar-for-dollar. The band is sized to absorb normal negotiation friction; unusually aggressive concessions would require a fresh conversation.
Seller's Objective
$2,200,000
Target net proceeds
At $2.495M list with 2.5% AMRE commission ($62,375), a potential 2.5% buyer's agent commission ($62,375), and estimated closing costs (~$30K–$40K), the seller nets approximately $2.33M–$2.34M. The $2.2M target is still cleared with cushion to spare.
List price$2,495,000
AMRE commission (2.5%)−$62,375
Buyer's agent commission (2.5%, potential)−$62,375
Est. closing costs−$30,000–$40,000
Est. net proceeds~$2.33M–$2.34M
Income Approach
What the income supports
GRM valuation (GAI × 17–18)$2.45M–$2.59M
Cap rate 3.5% ($100,750 ÷ 0.035)$2.88M
Cap rate 4.0% ($100,750 ÷ 0.040)$2.52M
$/door (3 units) ($2,495,000 ÷ 3)$831,667/door
Pro forma cap (5%+) (post-Unit 3 turnover)Buyer upside story
The income supports a price range of $2.50M–$2.88M depending on cap rate expectations. $2.495M is positioned squarely in the middle — defensible and realistic.
Comparable Sales · 90019 / Mid-City
Active 90019 multifamily comps
1361 S Tremaine Ave (triplex)Active · $2.498M
1040 S Longwood Ave (10bd)Active · $2.549M
4756 Edgewood Pl (6bd)Active · $2.199M
1129 S Citrus Ave (10bd)Active · $2.595M
1337 S Hudson Ave (10bd)Active · $2.250M
942 S Mansfield Ave (8bd)Active · $2.490M
90019 trophy multifamily band$2.00M – $2.95M
1155 S Tremaine sits in the middle of the 90019 trophy-triplex peer group — same submarket, same architectural era, same buyer pool. Seven active comps within walking distance ask $2.00M–$2.95M, anchored by 1361 S Tremaine on the same street at $2.498M. $11,994/mo gross income matches or exceeds the income story most of these comps can support.