About the Building
Two Eleven Spalding stands at 211 South Spalding Drive in Beverly Hills, completed in 1975 on a quiet residential street two blocks south of Wilshire Boulevard. It belongs to the small class of full-service condominium buildings inside Beverly Hills city limits rather than on the Los Angeles side of the boundary, which changes the school district, the city services and the regulatory picture all at once. The architect and developer are not reliably documented in public sources, a common gap for 1970s Beverly Hills multifamily projects, so the building's story is best told through what it is today.
The building is a six-storey mid-rise containing around eighty-four residences, organised in two wings that unit numbering identifies as north and south, over a gated community garage. The low-rise format is characteristic of the Beverly Hills flats south of Wilshire, where height limits kept buildings at neighbourhood scale, and it means no unit is more than a short elevator ride from the lobby. At this size the building supports a genuinely staffed operation while keeping the intimacy of a mid-rise: one front entrance, one desk, faces that become familiar.
Residences run large for a mid-rise: listing records show two-bedroom plans in the 2,200-to-2,400-square-foot range with two-and-a-half or more baths, formal entries and generous room proportions typical of 1970s Beverly Hills construction. Interior condition varies from original finishes to complete renovations, and the wide, single-level layouts attract buyers trading down from houses in the flats who want space without stairs. Listing records for at least one unit indicate two assigned garage spaces, with valet and guest parking handled through the building's controlled entrance.
Service is the building's calling card: sources describe a doorman and front desk staffed around the clock, valet service, on-site management, a pool, spa and fitness room, common storage and controlled access throughout. Pets are described as allowed on building pages, with policies subject to change at management's discretion, so current rules should be confirmed in writing. For a six-storey building, this staffing level is unusual; it is priced into the dues, and buyers should read the budget to understand exactly what the service package costs.
The location does much of the work. South of Wilshire on Spalding, residents walk to the Beverly Hills business triangle, the restaurants along Beverly Drive, and Roxbury Park a few blocks south, and the address sits inside the Beverly Hills Unified School District, which many buyers treat as the decisive point versus comparable Wilshire Corridor buildings. On seismic matters, Beverly Hills has identified older concrete buildings citywide for a future programme but, unlike Los Angeles, has not yet adopted a mandatory retrofit ordinance for them, a status buyers of any 1975 building here should track.
Amenities & Services
The Residences
Two-bedroom residences in listing records run roughly 2,200 to 2,400 square feet with two-and-a-half or more baths, formal entries and proportions closer to a flats house than a typical condo.
Unit numbers carry N and S suffixes reflecting the building's two wings. Orientation, light and street exposure differ between them, so walk both before settling on a line.
With six storeys and around eighty-four homes, every residence is a short elevator ride from the lobby and garage, and no unit faces the long corridors of a high-rise.
Interiors range from original 1970s finishes to full renovations. The large, regular floor plates renovate well, and condition is the main driver of price differences between similar units.
Many marketed units include balconies or terraces facing the street or interior courtyard areas, in keeping with the building's common outdoor space noted on listing pages.
Listing records indicate assigned garage parking, two spaces for at least some units, with common storage available. Confirm the deeded spaces and storage assignment on title documents.
Due Diligence
Listing records for units here indicate two assigned spaces in the gated community garage, with valet service and guest parking through the controlled entrance. Confirm the deeded count for the specific unit.
Building pages describe pets as allowed, with the caveat that policies can change at management's discretion. Get the current limits on number and size in writing before relying on them.
Units appear for lease publicly, so renting is evidently permitted, but minimum terms and any rental cap are not documented in public sources. Beverly Hills also regulates short-term rentals; verify both layers.
Dues inclusions are not itemised publicly. With round-the-clock staffing in an eighty-four-unit building, payroll is the dominant cost; read the budget and insurance declarations to see what the service level costs.
Beverly Hills has surveyed roughly 110 older buildings for a future non-ductile concrete programme aimed at pre-1981 designs but has not adopted a mandatory retrofit ordinance. Ask the HOA whether any evaluation of this 1975 building exists.
No public record documents recent capital projects. For a fifty-year-old mid-rise, review the reserve study and board minutes for plumbing, elevator, garage waterproofing and roof history before making an offer.
Sources describe a doorman and front desk staffed around the clock, valet service and on-site management, an unusually full package for a six-storey building. Confirm current hours and coverage on a visit.
Alteration rules are not published. Expect board approval, sound-rated flooring requirements and insured-contractor rules; Beverly Hills permitting adds its own layer, so obtain the association's written guidelines early.
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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