Highland Park home and condo appraisals for estates, trusts, and taxes
Craftsman bungalows and Victorian houses in the Arroyo Seco
Highland Park is a Northeast Los Angeles neighborhood along the Arroyo Seco, laid out in 1886 and annexed to Los Angeles in 1895, with York Boulevard and Figueroa Street as its main corridors. Its large inventory of historic houses brings heirs, trustees, and attorneys to us for date-of-death and buyout values that take historic-district rules and restoration quality into account.
- Location
- Highland Park is a community within the City of Los Angeles in the Hollywood, Central & Eastside LA region of Los Angeles County
- ZIP codes
- 90042
- Properties
- Single-family homes and condominiums
- Fees
- $449 Standard Desktop, $299 Basic Desktop
- Delivery
- 3+ business days
Homes in Highland Park
The Highland Park-Garvanza HPOZ is the city's largest, with about 4,000 structures in styles popular from the 1880s through the 1940s: Queen Anne, Shingle, Craftsman, Mission Revival, and Tudor Revival. The Arts and Crafts movement left many Craftsman bungalows, and Garvanza, annexed in 1899, has its own early-twentieth-century homes. Lots range from flat blocks near Figueroa to hillside parcels toward Mount Washington and Montecito Heights, and small apartment buildings mix with single-family streets.
What moves value in Highland Park
Restored Craftsman and Victorian houses draw a design-focused buyer pool, while homes needing work attract renovators. Proximity to the York and Figueroa business districts and the Highland Park Metro station supports demand, and hillside lots with views form a separate submarket from flat-land bungalows. Condition and quality of past renovation are major value drivers.
Neighborhoods and tracts
- Garvanza
- Sycamore Grove Park area
- York Boulevard corridor
- Figueroa Street corridor
- Highland Park station area
Local reference points: The Lummis House, Sycamore Grove Park, the Arroyo Seco Regional Library, Judson Studios, and the Highland Park station at Avenue 57 and Marmion Way are local reference points.
Appraisal considerations in Highland Park
Exterior changes inside the HPOZ require review under the 2010 preservation plan, which affects additions, window replacements, and new construction. Because a property in the zone can carry a Mills Act contract, the title documents are checked for one. Hillside parcels toward Mount Washington are compared with other sloping lots rather than flat-land bungalows, and a duplex or other income property would need a different kind of assignment.
Our Highland Park Craftsman lost its original windows years ago; does the historic zone affect value?
It can. Many buyers in the Highland Park-Garvanza HPOZ look for intact original features, and alterations made without review can raise questions about future approvals. We describe the changes from your photos and weigh them against sales of homes with a similar amount of original detail.
Reports we prepare for Highland Park 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.
Need a value for a Highland Park property?
Send the address and the date the value is needed for. We confirm the property and the fee within one business day; the report is delivered in 3+ business days.