Palms home and condo appraisals for estates, trusts, and taxes
Dense apartment district with Westside Village's 1939 tract houses
Palms dates to an 1886 tract map and joined the City of Los Angeles in 1915; it sits between Cheviot Hills, Mar Vista and Culver City and is crossed by Venice Boulevard, National Boulevard and Motor Avenue. Most requests we see here involve condominium and townhome values for estates and trusts, along with date-of-death and buyout values for the single-family houses of Westside Village.
- Location
- Palms is a community within the City of Los Angeles in the Westside & Malibu region of Los Angeles County
- ZIP codes
- 90034
- Properties
- Single-family homes and condominiums
- Fees
- $449 Standard Desktop, $299 Basic Desktop
- Delivery
- 3+ business days
Homes in Palms
Until the early 1960s Palms was mostly single-family houses with some duplexes and triplexes, many built in Craftsman and Spanish styles. The City then rezoned much of the district for large multifamily buildings, and most of the older houses gave way to apartments, with condominium and townhome buildings among them. Westside Village, laid out in 1939 by Fritz B. Burns, holds the main concentration of owner-occupied houses, originally small homes on lots of about 50 by 135 feet with single-car garages.
What moves value in Palms
Palms is one of the Westside's most affordable entry points, so condominiums and townhomes draw buyers who work in Culver City, Century City or Santa Monica and value the E Line and freeway access. In Westside Village, buyers compare houses with Mar Vista and Cheviot Hills and often pay for the lot and room to expand. Street location, traffic and noise from the 10 and 405 freeways separate otherwise similar properties.
Neighborhoods and tracts
- Westside Village
- Motor Avenue corridor
- Venice Boulevard corridor
- National Boulevard corridor
- Overland Avenue corridor
Local reference points: Palms Park and Recreation Center, Woodbine Park, the Palms E Line station and the Expo bike path along Exposition Boulevard are local landmarks.
Appraisal considerations in Palms
Condominium comparables should come from buildings of similar age and size, with attention to parking, reserves and pending special assessments. Westside Village houses vary widely between original and expanded homes, and verifying permitted square footage, ADUs and garage conversions is essential before choosing comparables. Properties next to the freeways or the E Line right-of-way should be tested against interior-street sales.
How do you value a Westside Village house when neighbors have doubled their square footage?
We compare the subject first with other original or lightly updated homes in the tract, then use expanded homes and land sales to bracket the range. The opinion reflects the house as it stood on the effective date, including whether buyers would most likely keep, enlarge or replace it.
Reports we prepare for Palms 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 Palms 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.