Lakewood home and condo appraisals for estates, trusts, and taxes
The 1950s Lakewood Park tract, built at assembly-line speed
Lakewood is the planned postwar suburb whose Lakewood Park tract produced about 17,500 houses between 1950 and 1953, and the city pioneered the contract-services 'Lakewood Plan' when it incorporated in 1954. Its owner-occupied neighborhoods produce a steady flow of date-of-death values, IRS step-up figures, and Prop 19 parent-to-child reviews.
- Location
- Lakewood is an incorporated city in the Gateway Cities region of Los Angeles County
- ZIP codes
- 90712, 90713, 90715
- Properties
- Single-family homes and condominiums
- Fees
- $449 Standard Desktop, $299 Basic Desktop
- Delivery
- 3+ business days
Homes in Lakewood
The Lakewood Park Corporation, formed by Louis Boyar, Mark Taper, and Ben Weingart, built one-story two- and three-bedroom houses designed by architect Paul Duncan, roughly 825 to 1,050 square feet as sold, in dozens of exterior variations. Other named tracts include Mayfair, the Lakewood Mutuals, Carson Park, and Lakewood Gardens, while the Lakewood Country Club Estates area holds homes built from the mid-1930s to 1960. Neighborhoods east of the San Gabriel River came in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Pennswood Square introduced two-story homes in 1965, and Westgate followed in the 1990s.
What moves value in Lakewood
Because so many houses share a common origin, value differences come mostly from additions, remodeling quality, lot position, and garage and yard configuration rather than architecture. Lakewood Center, the city's parks, and the San Gabriel River Freeway keep demand broad across the Long Beach and Gateway areas. Corner lots, homes on busy boulevards, and houses near the freeway see different demand than interior streets.
Neighborhoods and tracts
- Lakewood Park
- Mayfair
- Lakewood Mutuals
- Carson Park
- Lakewood Gardens
- Lakewood Country Club Estates
- Imperial Estates
- Eastern Lakewood
Local reference points: Lakewood Center, Mayfair Park, the Del Valle, Bolivar, and San Martin parks, Rynerson Park along the San Gabriel River, Monte Verde Park, and the Lakewood Equestrian Center are long-standing city landmarks.
Appraisal considerations in Lakewood
Matching the original floor plan shows how much living area has been added, and many houses have grown through room additions over the decades, so permits and the assessor's record should agree with the photos. Homes along Lakewood, Bellflower, and Del Amo boulevards or near the 605 may need location adjustments. Westgate, built on a former oil transfer facility, and the eastern annexation areas should be compared within their own tracts.
My parents added a family room to their 1951 Lakewood Park house; how does that affect value?
We start from the original model's size, add the documented addition, and compare with similarly enlarged Lakewood Park homes. Permitted, well-integrated additions usually contribute meaningfully, while awkward layouts or unpermitted work may contribute less. The report shows the gross living area we used and how it was verified.
Reports we prepare for Lakewood 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 Lakewood 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.