By 1989, the company occupied nearly 6250 square feet on the 4th and 5th floors of the 7080 building in Hollywood. The company's main services were optical sound track negative transfers, audio synchronization to picture, laybacks, and Chace Surround Stereo®. The two-floor arrangement often caused incredulous stares from elevator patrons who shared the ride with Chace engineers racking up mileage between floors with mag dubbers and 24 track tape recorders in tow.

In 1990, Chace entered the digital editorial age, which brought digital workstation skills and services to the company. To complement the editorial work, the long unused Goodwin-Chace voice-over booth became the world's smallest Foley stage! With 29 full-time employees, workplace crowding was painfully evident as 1991 began. A shortage of parking and endless elevator rides helped motivate the company to look for a new home.

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