About the Building
The late 1990s produced a short, distinct run of Beverly Hills condominium buildings: four or five storeys, subterranean parking, a staffed or attended entry, and homes sized for buyers leaving houses rather than for first purchasers. Chateau de Chene, recorded as Tract 52306 and given a 1999 construction year in county records, is a clear example. The lot of about 30,647 square feet allowed a building wide enough to carry eight homes per floor at roughly 2,000 square feet each without stacking them awkwardly, and the amenity programme that came with it was aimed at owners who expected a front desk.
No architect or developer of record is published for the tract, and it does not appear in Los Angeles Conservancy or PCAD listings, which is normal for the period and the type. The construction generation is what a buyer should read into it. A 1999 building in California was designed under a code cycle with modern seismic provisions, residential fire sprinklers, contemporary sound separation between homes, and parking entirely below grade. Systems are original but not obsolete: this is the vintage where an owner is replacing a water heater or a condenser rather than confronting a building-wide obsolescence problem.
The position is the northern reach of Oakhurst Drive in the eastern part of the city, a residential corridor of apartment and condominium buildings within easy distance of Burton Way. The practical result is an address that is quiet at street level but close to everything: the Beverly Hills business triangle and Wilshire to the west and south, Santa Monica Boulevard to the north, and the Cedars-Sinai and Beverly Center corridor to the east. It sits inside the City of Beverly Hills, which brings Beverly Hills Unified attendance boundaries, city police and fire, and city permitting for interior work.
This suits a buyer who wants full-service living at a house-adjacent scale without moving to a tower. Two thousand square feet with two or three bedrooms and three bathrooms, behind an attended gate, with a concierge, a gym and a room large enough to host in, is a specific and durable product. It works well for downsizers from the surrounding flats who want to keep entertaining, for households who travel and want the building watched, and for buyers who want predictability: with thirty-two nearly identical homes, you can see exactly what you are buying and exactly what it will resell as.
It trades better than most small buildings in the area. The association does not publish a schedule here, and the directory and aggregator numbers that circulate are unconfirmed and go out of date quietly, so this site does not carry one. The current figure for a specific home appears on the listing and in the statutory disclosure package. Uniformity is part of why: buyers can price it quickly and lenders can appraise it easily. Treat asking prices as asking prices, and ask for closed sales inside the building over the last two years.
Amenities & Services
The Residences
The recorded numbering is exact: units 101 to 108, 201 to 208, 301 to 308 and 401 to 408. Eight residences on each of four levels, over a subterranean garage. On a lot of about 30,647 square feet that gives generous plates without long corridors, and it produces four corner positions per floor. Ask which stack a home sits in, whether it is a corner with two exposures, and whether it shares a wall with the elevator core, the trash chute or a stair. Ask which floor a home sits on before you ask anything else about it.
Listing data reports a building range of only about 1,869 to 2,058 square feet with an average near 1,989, and the assessor records specific homes at roughly 2,008 and 2,057 square feet. A spread of under 200 square feet across thirty-two residences is unusual, and it means the differences between homes come down to floor, exposure, corner position and condition rather than to size. That makes it one of the easier buildings in Beverly Hills to value with confidence. It also means an appraisal is unlikely to be the thing that derails a purchase here.
The assessor records both a two-bedroom and a three-bedroom home, each with three bathrooms, and listing data describes a two-bedroom, three-bathroom plan as typical while recent offerings have shown three-bedroom configurations. At roughly 2,000 square feet, the difference between the two is usually whether a den or library was walled off as a bedroom. Confirm the count against the recorded condominium plan, since appraisers and lenders will work from the plan rather than the listing. A den converted to a third bedroom without a window or a closet will not count as one.
Recent offerings have described 400-level homes with penthouse designations, and on a four-storey building the top floor takes the most light, the least overlooking and, usually, the largest outdoor space. The recorded areas of top-floor homes are not dramatically larger than those below, so establish what the designation actually delivers here: ceiling height, additional glazing, terrace area, or simply position. Ask to see a lower-floor home in the same stack for comparison. Then ask what the difference between the two has actually been at resale, using closed sales rather than asking prices.
Expect balconies or terraces off the principal rooms, with a barbecue area among the shared amenities. In nearly every California condominium these outdoor surfaces are exclusive-use common area: you hold the right to use them, the association owns and maintains the structure and waterproofing and controls any alteration. Ask for the adopted standard covering decking, railings, screening and planters, and whether any waterproofing or railing work sits in the reserve schedule for the next few years. Ask whether the barbecue area is shared or whether homes have their own gas connections.
At twenty-five years old, homes here range from largely original to fully renovated, and because plans repeat, the gap between the two is a renovation budget rather than a different product. Listing sources describe subterranean parking with a controlled entrance, guest stalls and side-by-side spaces. Read the preliminary title report for the allocation attaching to the specific home, confirm whether spaces are deeded or assigned, and ask management about storage and electric vehicle charging. Ask also how many spaces attach to the home, since at two thousand square feet one space is rarely enough.
Due Diligence
Request everything Civil Code section 4525 provides: the declaration, articles, bylaws and operating rules, the current annual budget report and annual policy statement, assessment amounts and any delinquency notice, the reserve study, the insurance summary and written notice of pending litigation. Ask separately for the last twelve months of board minutes, which is where deferred projects, staffing changes and insurance problems appear long before they reach a formal disclosure document.
An attended gate, concierge service, twenty-four hour security and a clubhouse programme are the largest recurring expense in a building of thirty-two homes, and payroll does not scale down. Ask management for the current staffing pattern and hours, whether security and concierge are the same post or separate, whether maintenance is in-house or contracted, what share of the annual budget is payroll, and what utilities and services the monthly assessment includes.
Civil Code section 5550 requires a reserve study with a visual site inspection at least every three years, reviewed annually by the board. At this age the schedule should show roof coverings, elevator modernisation, garage waterproofing and drainage, exterior sealant and paint, access and camera systems, pool or spa equipment and common mechanical plant. Ask for the study, the percent funded figure, the five-year assessment history, and whether any recommended component has been deferred.
Master policy costs for California associations have risen sharply and thirty-two homes are a narrow base to absorb them. Request the current declarations page, the all-perils and water damage deductibles, whether earthquake coverage is carried and on what limits, and whether the association has moved to surplus lines or the FAIR Plan. Then have your own broker size an HO-6 walls-in policy, including loss assessment coverage, against the association's actual deductible.
No rental policy is published for this building. Civil Code section 4741 prevents an association from restricting rentals below 25 percent of the separate interests, while permitting a prohibition on tenancies of thirty days or less. Boards commonly add minimum terms and approval procedures above that floor. Ask for the current adopted rule, how many of the thirty-two homes are leased, and the owner-occupancy percentage, which every condominium lender will test.
Civil Code section 5551 requires associations in buildings of three or more attached dwelling units to have exterior elevated elements inspected by a licensed structural or civil engineer or architect, with the first inspection due by 1 January 2025 and repeats at least every nine years, reaching elements supported substantially by wood. Ask whether the association's engineer identified any elements in scope, and request the report, the findings, the repair recommendations and how they are funded.
Get the board-adopted rules in writing rather than relying on a listing description. Ask about pet number, weight or breed limits and routes through common areas; hard flooring and acoustic requirements; noise hours; move-in and move-out procedures and elevator protection; and the booking rules, deposits, guest limits and catering policy for the clubhouse and banquet facilities, since those rooms are a meaningful part of what the dues are paying for here.
The city's mandatory retrofit ordinance, No. 18-O-2767, reaches wood-frame soft-story buildings permitted before 1978, so a 1999 building falls outside it, and Beverly Hills has adopted no non-ductile concrete mandate. That is a code position, not an engineering opinion. Interior work needs association approval and a City of Beverly Hills permit, with the usual limits on slab penetrations, wet-area relocation and flooring. Ask in writing about any pending litigation, defect claim or water intrusion history.
Everything above is drawn from public records, city permit data and published sources. The association’s statutory disclosure package is the only authoritative answer on dues, rules, reserves, insurance and litigation — Ben will request it and read it with you before you remove contingencies.
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