Mar Vista home and condo appraisals for estates, trusts, and taxes
Postwar houses north of Venice Boulevard, apartment blocks to the south
Mar Vista is a City of Los Angeles community between Santa Monica, Venice, Palms and Culver City, first known as Ocean Park Heights and annexed in 1927. Typical requests involve date-of-death values for postwar houses held since they were new, co-owner buyouts among siblings, and values for condominiums and small multifamily properties south of Venice Boulevard.
- Location
- Mar Vista is a community within the City of Los Angeles in the Westside & Malibu region of Los Angeles County
- ZIP codes
- 90066
- Properties
- Single-family homes and condominiums
- Fees
- $449 Standard Desktop, $299 Basic Desktop
- Delivery
- 3+ business days
Homes in Mar Vista
North of Venice Boulevard the streets are mostly single-family houses built during the area's growth from the 1950s through the 1970s, originally modest homes on standard city lots. Many have been expanded or replaced, so original and rebuilt houses often stand side by side. The Gregory Ain Mar Vista Tract, built in 1948 with landscape design by Garrett Eckbo, is a cluster of modern houses that became the city's first post-World War II Historic Preservation Overlay Zone in 2003. South of Venice Boulevard the zoning shifts to apartments, including many dingbat buildings, along with condominium and townhome projects.
What moves value in Mar Vista
Mar Vista draws buyers looking for Westside single-family homes close to the beach cities and to jobs in Santa Monica, Culver City and Playa Vista. Lot size, street location and whether a house has been updated or enlarged drive much of the variation, and land value supports the price of many original houses. Condominiums offer a lower-cost entry and trade on building age, parking and association costs.
Neighborhoods and tracts
- Westdale
- North Westdale
- Hilltop
- Gregory Ain Mar Vista Tract
- Westside Village
Local reference points: Mar Vista Recreation Center, the Mar Vista Branch Library on Venice Boulevard, Venice High School and Santa Monica Airport at the northwest edge are familiar reference points.
Appraisal considerations in Mar Vista
Exterior changes in the Gregory Ain Mar Vista Tract go through HPOZ review, and buyers there may pay for original design, so tract homes should be compared with each other first. Homes near Santa Monica Airport warrant attention to airport influence as of the effective date, with the planned 2028 closure considered for later dates. Garage conversions and ADUs are common on standard lots and should be checked against permit records before they are counted as living area or rental units.
Does an unpermitted garage conversion add value to a Mar Vista house in an estate?
Unpermitted space is usually given less weight than permitted living area, because a buyer may face legalization costs or removal. We report the space as found and give it the value the market evidence supports, which may be limited.
Reports we prepare for Mar Vista 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 Mar Vista 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.