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Land Brokers: Here's a Buyer That Just Paid $5.28M for a Silver Lake Development Site

Samuelian Group, a LIHTC developer, just paid $5.28M for this Silver Lake development site.

At a glance

Sale Price
$5.28M

closed June 25, 2026

List Price
$5.499M

initial ask

Bid-Ask Delta
-$219K

4.0% below ask

Price / Land SF
$233/SF

22,651 SF lot

Lot Size
22,651 SF

0.52 acres · 3 APNs

Zoning
R3-1VL

Very Low density overlay

Units
N/A

not confirmed in record

Assessed Value
$5.375M

2025 tax year

Assessed Land
$4.752M

vs. $623K improvements

ULA Status
Below Threshold

Measure ULA not triggered

Submarket
E. Hollywood / Silver Lake

Walk 80 · Transit 60

Seller of Record
Hyperion Apartments LLC

buyer not yet recorded

What matters

  1. $5.28M closed June 25, 2026.  $233/SF for land.
  2. Who Bought It?  Silver Lake Flats LP, an affiliate of the Samuelian Group, purchased the property. Samuelian Group is an affordable housing developer with 500+ units and more than $300 million in active development across California, focused on 100% affordable and mixed-income housing.
  3. LIHTC housing developers can overpay for market rate Land. Tax credits and government financing allows them to pencil projects that market rate developers can't do.
  4. Land Brokers – Here's a BuyerHere's a Freebie. If you sell apartment land or affordable housing sites, add Samuelian Group to your buyer database. They currently have 500+ units and $300M+ in active development across California. Website: https://www.samueliangroup.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/samuelian-group/
825 Hyperion Ave photo
FIG. 00, 825 Hyperion Ave, East Hollywood / Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA 90029. Listing photo via Northmarq.

What an Operator Found

This is why I track comps. Sometimes the most valuable information isn't the cap rate or GRM, it's discovering who's actually buying.  Every comp is another opportunity to gain more info.  

Add Samuelian Group to your buyer database. They currently have 500+ units and $300M+ in active development across California.
Website: https://www.samueliangroup.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/samuelian-group/

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Appeared in the June 27, 2026 edition of The Tape.