Casa California
1131 California Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403 · Santa Monica
Casa California, a 1968 low-rise in Santa Monica.
Three-story low-rise Santa Monica condominium with an elevator, garage parking, laundry in building, and a sauna.
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Condos for sale & rent at Casa California
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Recent sales at Casa California
| Date | Residence | Beds/Baths | Sq Ft | Sale price | $/Sq Ft | HOA dues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2023 | 301 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,215 | $1,150,000 | $947 | $752/mo |
Closed sales at Casa California from MLS records.
What to know before you buy at Casa California
The details that make or break a condo decision: current HOA dues and what they cover, parking, and the building's pet & leasing rules. Our advisors pull these straight from the building's HOA documents for any residence you're weighing.
Learn moreCompiled from public sources · last reviewed July 2026. We confirm current dues, reserves, lender and policy details for any residence you're considering.
Can you finance a condo at Casa California?
With 14 residences, Casa California is over the 10 unit line. Since August 3, 2026, a conventional loan in a building this size requires a Full Review of the HOA's finances, and from January 4, 2027 that review checks whether the budget sends at least 15% of dues to reserves or funds the reserve study's top recommendation. The lender reads the budget, the reserve study, the insurance and any litigation or repairs, and the application date decides whether the 15% line applies.
Casa California was built in 1968. If the building is subject to a local seismic retrofit order, an open order or an unfunded retrofit may come up in a lender's review, so ask the HOA. Retrofit rules in LA, explained.
If Casa California has wood-supported balconies, decks or stairs that the HOA maintains, California's SB 326 calls for a licensed inspection of them, and since January 1, 2026 the latest report is part of the resale package. A failed or unaddressed report may hold up a conventional loan until repairs are made or funded. SB 326, explained.
Which loan you use changes the rules. Conventional loans run to $1,249,125 in LA County in 2026, jumbo lenders above that apply their own condo rules, and non-QM loans typically mean more down and a higher rate.
We'll follow up personally with what to ask the HOA at Casa California for, and what we find once the documents arrive.
Get a building check for Casa CaliforniaMore on the rules: warrantable vs. non-warrantable condos and the 2027 condo loan rules.
General information as of October 27, 2026. This isn't lending advice; a lender's review decides whether a specific loan works in this building.
In the heart of Santa Monica
Casa California places you at the center of Santa Monica, with the neighborhood's dining, shopping and character just outside your door and the rest of Los Angeles within easy reach.