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1645 N Lake Ave, Pasadena, APN 5848-011-005
1 more lot on map page 5848-011
A 20,383 sq ft lot at 1645 N Lake Ave in Pasadena, Los Angeles County (APN 5848-011-005). The county lists it as vacant, but satellite imagery from November 2025 shows a building on it. It is not in a CAL FIRE hazard zone and outside the FEMA flood zone (zone X). Its zoning is set by the City of Pasadena. It is assessed at $2,045,412, with a yearly tax bill of $43,868. Property taxes are not in default.
Risk Assessment
Flood
Zone X — AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARD
Outside flood zone
Low Risk
Fire
High fire zone 1.3 mi northeast
None
Low Risk
Past Fires
CAL FIRE perimeters since 1878
None mapped
Low Risk
Fire history
- Eaton Fire 0.3 mi NW2025 · 14,056 acres
- Station Fire 2.6 mi N2009 · 160,833 acres
- Kinneloa Fire 1.6 mi NE1993 · 5,453 acres
From CAL FIRE's historic fire perimeters (since 1878), which miss some small and older fires.
From FEMA flood maps and CAL FIRE hazard zones. Maps can lag; confirm with the county before you buy. What the zones mean: flood, fire.
Slope
From USGS elevation data (about 10 m detail), so small banks and retaining walls won't show. Turn on 3D on the map above to see the slopes around it.
Sun
Seen from above: north is up, the rim is the horizon, the middle is straight overhead. Buildings and trees aren't included.
Solar energy
5.4kWh/m² a day
good, coastal-level
A 6 kW home system
10,700kWh a year
1,786 kWh per kW of panels
Output is for ground-mounted panels at the best tilt; rooftop systems usually make about 10% less. Monthly GHI: PRISM 1991–2020 normals (soltotal), 800 m — PRISM Group, Oregon State University Annual GHI, DNI and PV output: Global Solar Atlas 2.0 — © Solargis, World Bank/ESMAP, CC BY 4.0
Soil
Urban land-Palmview-Tujunga, gravelly complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes
Mapped as built-over land mixed with Palmview soil (about 20% of the area), which is shown here.
- Water
- Water soaks in and drains readily
- Farming without irrigation
- Class 3 of 8: Crops possible, with real limits, limited by erosion.
- Building a house (no basement)
- Not limited
- Septic system
- Very limited · seepage, bottom layer
Typical layers for the main soil mapped in this area by the USDA soil survey (CA696, 1:24,000), shaded by texture. Your lot may differ: get a soil or percolation test before you buy to build.
Climate
Hottest
91°F
Aug highs
Coldest
46°F
Dec lows
Rain
21.6in/yr
mostly Jan–Apr
Spend a year here and summer stays mild, around 91°F at its warmest; winter nights rarely freeze (46°F lows in December); most of the 21.6 inches of rain a year falls Jan–Apr.
30-year averages (1991–2020) for this spot from PRISM, Oregon State University, at about 800 m detail. Single years can be much hotter, colder or wetter.
Property Details
- APN
- 5848-011-005
- Area
- Pasadena, Los Angeles County
- Zoning
- Set by the City of Pasadena
- Assessor Use
- Single (010V)
Taxes
- Land
- $1,276,642
- Improvements
- $768,770
- Tax Status
- Current
- Yearly Tax Bill
- $43,868
From the LA County Treasurer and Tax Collector's rolls, checked Oct 21, 2026.
Tax Assessment History
The assessment jumped past the 2% a year limit in 2017, which usually means the lot sold or was built on, or a temporary value cut was being restored. Assessed values are not market prices.
Show every yearHide years
| Year | Land | Building | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,276,642 | $464,232 | $1,740,874 |
| 2024 | $1,251,610 | $455,130 | $1,706,740 |
| 2023 | $1,227,069 | $446,206 | $1,673,275 |
| 2022 | $1,203,009 | $437,457 | $1,640,466 |
| 2021 | $1,179,421 | $428,880 | $1,608,301 |
| 2020 | $1,167,328 | $424,483 | $1,591,811 |
| 2019 | $1,144,440 | $416,160 | $1,560,600 |
| 2018 | $1,122,000 | $408,000 | $1,530,000 |
| 2017 | $1,100,000 | $400,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 2016 | $931,981 | $300,304 | $1,232,285 |
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Official record: county assessor