Brentwood home and condo appraisals for estates, trusts, and taxes

Brentwood is a City of Los Angeles community on the Westside, running from the flats south of Sunset Boulevard up through the canyons toward Mulholland Drive, between Pacific Palisades and the 405 Freeway. Trustees and families here typically need date-of-death values for estate-sized lots in Brentwood Park, retrospective values for canyon homes, and values for condominiums and townhomes in the flats near San Vicente Boulevard.

Location

Brentwood is a community within the City of Los Angeles in the Westside & Malibu region of Los Angeles County

ZIP codes

90049

Properties

Single-family homes and condominiums

Fees

$449 Standard Desktop, $299 Basic Desktop

Delivery

3+ business days

Homes in Brentwood

Brentwood Park, bordered by Oakmont, San Vicente, Allenford and Cliffwood, is a district of large estate lots, while Brentwood Glen, between Sunset, the 405 and the Veterans Affairs campus, has much smaller lots. North of Sunset, Kenter, Mandeville and Sullivan canyons hold hillside and canyon-floor homes, including equestrian properties in Sullivan Canyon. Crestwood Hills began in the late 1940s as a cooperative tract known for A. Quincy Jones modern houses, though the 1961 fire and decades of rebuilding changed much of its original character. South of Sunset, older houses share the streets with condominium and townhome buildings.

What moves value in Brentwood

Lot size, privacy and the split between flat lots south of Sunset and hillside or canyon lots to the north explain most of the value spread. Buyers weigh walking access to Brentwood Village, the Country Mart and San Vicente Boulevard against canyon seclusion and longer drives, and proximity to the 405 and Sunset traffic affects both. Condominium values follow building age, unit size and association costs.

Neighborhoods and tracts

• Brentwood Park
• Brentwood Glen
• Brentwood Circle
• Crestwood Hills
• Kenter Canyon
• Mandeville Canyon
• Sullivan Canyon
• Bundy Canyon

Local reference points: The Getty Center, the coral-tree median of San Vicente Boulevard (a city Historic-Cultural Monument), the Brentwood Country Mart, Brentwood Village at Barrington and Sunset, and Barrington Recreation Center are familiar landmarks.

Appraisal considerations in Brentwood

Brentwood's hillside areas lie in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone; the 1961 Bel Air–Brentwood fire and the 2019 Getty Fire destroyed homes here, and the January 2025 Palisades Fire reached Mandeville Canyon, where at least one home burned, and forced evacuations. For effective dates in early 2025, we check whether nearby sales reflected disrupted post-fire conditions, and insurance availability can bear on canyon properties. Hillside lots fall under the City's Baseline Hillside Ordinance, so buildable floor area and access should be confirmed rather than assumed.

Reports we prepare for Brentwood properties

Each is a certified desktop appraisal of a single-family home or condominium, as of a current or past date.

• Date-of-Death Appraisals
• Step-Up in Basis Appraisals
• Trust Administration Appraisals
• Estate Settlement & Estate Tax Appraisals
• Gift Tax Appraisals
• Prop 19 Parent-Child Transfer Appraisals
• Divorce & Date-of-Separation Appraisals
• Family Sale & Co-Owner Buyout Appraisals
• Retrospective Appraisals

Reviewed November 2026.