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2026-2027 PROPERTY INSURANCE
The real insurance issue: $164 per square foot.
The signed 2026 Statement of Values uses $164 per residential square foot. The question is whether that number is enough to rebuild the property the Association is required to insure.
Last updated September 23, 2026 · SOV, Helix policy, State Farm policy, and amended CC&Rs reviewed
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This is the insurance problem in plain English.
THE NUMBER TO FOCUS ON
$164 per residential square foot.
The signed August 28, 2026 Statement of Values lists $26,985,216 for the residential buildings and uses the same $164 per living square foot value throughout Cantrice Court. It also lists $5,723,200 for garages, for a total stated value of $32,708,416.
The issue is whether the number used in the SOV is high enough.
Open the signed Statement of Values →
Why owners should care: if the Association-insured portion of the buildings costs materially more to reconstruct than the values used to build the insurance program, the difference does not simply disappear. A shortfall can ultimately mean reserves, borrowing, delayed reconstruction, or another special assessment.
WHO INSURES WHAT?
The 2020 CC&R amendment changed the scope. It did not eliminate the Association's duty.
AAssociation responsibility
The amended CC&Rs require the Association to maintain fire and casualty insurance for not less than 100% of current replacement cost, without depreciation, for the Condominium Buildings, Condominium Common Area, and other covered improvements.
The minimum required scope is what the amendment calls “bare walls.”
OOwner responsibility
The amendment excludes interior items such as flooring, cabinets, fixtures, improvements, and personal belongings. Those are the kinds of items owners should protect through their own condominium coverage.
!The key distinction
Owners being responsible for their interiors does not make owners responsible for rebuilding the Association-insured building structure. The Association still has to insure its own portion at current replacement cost.
So the question is simple: even after accounting for the bare-walls amendment, can the Association actually rebuild the property it is responsible for at $164 per residential square foot?
Read the 2020 First Amendment to the CC&Rs →
WHAT THE SOV ACTUALLY SAYS
The $164 figure is not an estimate we invented. It is in the signed insurance paperwork.
Residential building area164,543 sq. ft.
Residential building value$26,985,216
Residential rate used$164 / sq. ft.
Total SOV incl. garages$32,708,416
The SOV uses a uniform $164-per-square-foot residential building value across the community. That makes the valuation methodology important: owners should be able to see what professional replacement-cost analysis supports that number in 2026.
Example — 605 Jubilee Lane: the SOV lists 9,981 square feet of residential building area and a building replacement value of $1,637,048 — with the SOV showing $164.00 in its “Price Per Living SF” column — plus $350,400 for the attached garages.
WHY HELIX MAKES THE NUMBER MATTER
The building values are not just informational.
The Helix excess policy contains a 110% Margin Clause. For any one building or structure, Helix says its liability under that policy cannot exceed 110% of the individually stated value shown in the latest Statement of Values or other valuation information on file, subject to the policy's other terms and limits.
Important: that 110% clause is a limitation in the Helix excess layer. It is not the same thing as saying 110% of the SOV is the maximum available from the entire insurance program. But if a scheduled building value is too low, the excess layer can still be constrained by that low value.
In other words: a large headline policy limit does not make an understated building value harmless.
THE INSURANCE TOWER
There is more coverage now — but valuation still matters.
STATE FARM$22,901,900Underlying property amount
+
HELIX$9,806,516Excess of $22,901,900
=
STATED CAPACITY$32,708,416Subject to policy terms
The excess layer improved the headline amount. The remaining problem is whether the values underneath the program reflect the actual current cost to rebuild the Association-insured property.
WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DEMAND
One independent answer before a catastrophe.
1Independent appraisal
Obtain a current professional replacement-cost appraisal specifically for the property the Association must insure under the amended CC&Rs.
2Explain $164
Identify who produced the $164 figure, when it was calculated, what reconstruction costs were included, and what was excluded.
3Correct it if necessary
If the independent valuation is higher, correct the SOV and have the broker and insurers confirm the revised limits and building values in writing.
The Board should be able to answer this with a document: What independent 2026 replacement-cost analysis establishes that $164 per residential square foot is sufficient for the Association-insured portion of Cantrice Court?
SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Read the documents yourself.
SIGNED SOVStatement of Values — August 28, 2026
Lists each building, square footage, building replacement cost, garage replacement cost, the uniform $164-per-square-foot residential building rate, and the $32,708,416 total stated value.
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GOVERNING DOCUMENT2020 First Amendment to the CC&Rs
Requires not less than 100% of current replacement cost for the Association-insured property and defines the minimum coverage scope as “bare walls.”
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ASSOCIATION INSURANCEState Farm 2026-2027 Property Policy
Current underlying property policy and declarations.
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ASSOCIATION INSURANCEHelix 2026-2027 Excess Property Policy
Issued excess policy, including the $9,806,516 layer, attachment point, Margin Clause, and other policy terms.
Open PDF →
Bottom line
The SOV exists. The amended CC&Rs are known. The owner/Association split is known. The unanswered question is whether $164 per residential square foot is a defensible 2026 replacement-cost value for the property the Association is obligated to insure. That should be resolved with an independent professional valuation before a major loss tests the number.