HOAs/Unincorporated Palos Verdes Peninsula/LA County
Academy Hill
The Academy Hill Homeowners Association covers the 183 single family homes on Academy Drive, Montaigne Way, Rousseau Lane, Cartesian Circle, Pascal Place, Quinlin Drive and Roessler Court. The neighborhood is on unincorporated county land west of Crenshaw Boulevard and south of Palos Verdes Drive North, with Chadwick School at the top of the hill. In 1968 the school's trustees decided to sell this land to the Presley Development Company to add to the school's endowment. The county recorded tract 26545 in 1969, and assessor records date all but one of the homes to 1970 through 1973. Membership dues are voluntary and have helped pay for a yearly neighborhood party and other events.
Quick Facts
| Type | Voluntary neighborhood association |
|---|---|
| Location | Unincorporated Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County |
| Also called | Academy Hills |
| Homes | 183 single family homes |
| Built | 1970 to 2007 |
| Boundary | County lot lines for tract 26545, parcel maps 22-85 and 22-94 and lots on Rousseau Ln (LA County Assessor parcels). Which lots belong comes from addresses and tract records, not the association's own map, so the edge may be off by a few lots. |
Boundaries come from city GIS records, county tract maps or county parcel lines and are not survey lines. Management companies change, so confirm the contact with the association before relying on it. Board members and homeowners are never listed here.
Details
- Frank A. Vanderlip Sr. donated the land for Chadwick School and the land north of it that later became Academy Hill.LA County Planning
- In 1968 Chadwick School's trustees decided to sell the undeveloped land next to the school to the Presley Development Company to add to the school's endowment.LA County Planning
- The county recorded tract 26545 on August 27, 1969.LA County Public Works land records
- Presley built the houses in the early 1970s. The county describes about 200 homes in the New Traditional style.local agent's guide; LA County Planning
- Assessor records date 182 of the 183 homes to 1970 through 1973. One house on Pascal Place dates from 2007.LA County Assessor roll, 2026
- In 2001 the Academy Hill Homeowners Association represented 183 neighbors.Los Angeles Times
- Membership dues are voluntary and have helped pay for a yearly neighborhood party and other events.local agent's guide
- In 2001 the association opposed Chadwick School's plan to rebuild its middle school, build a theater and add 255 students, citing traffic and construction.Los Angeles Times
- Chadwick School, a private school for kindergarten through 12th grade at 26800 Academy Drive, sits at the top of the Academy Hill neighborhood, which Wikipedia describes as bounded by a canyon, a cliff, Crenshaw Boulevard and Palos Verdes Drive North.Wikipedia
- The county describes Academy Hills as roughly bordered by Crenshaw Boulevard, Chadwick School and the Chadwick Trail, Rolling Hills Estates and Palos Verdes Drive North.LA County Planning
- Assessor records and the county zoning map show the homes zoned R-A-15000, while Chadwick School next door is R-A-20000.LA County Assessor; LA County Planning
More information
Sources
- LA County Planning, LA County South Bay Area Plan historic context statement, Westfield/Academy Hills section
- LA County Public Works land records
- Los Angeles Times: Growing Private Schools Getting Lesson in Civics (2001)
- Chadwick School on Wikipedia
- LA County Assessor
- LA County Planning, LA County zoning map Z19, La Rambla and Westfield
Some details also come from MLS listings or local agents' guides, which are named but not linked here.
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