FIRST LOOK
A striking new building is proposed to replace the Bottle Shop on Coast Village Road: with an octagonal tower on the west side, the new structure would live up the marquee moment of that corner, while simultaneously paying homage to the gas-station shape of the current building.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Large gym to open in downtown Santa Barbara.
••• Funk Zone rooftop wedding venue in the works.
••• Montecito tennis/pickleball court open.
••• Ty Warner sign coming to Dwight Murphy Field.
••• Swimwear chain open on Coast Village Road (above).
••• Brandi Carlile and John C. Reilly in concert.
••• New Italian apparel store at The Post.
••• Coachella Valley town on the cusp of change.
→ Read the post.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Hope Ranch hot potato for the third time in three years; two more in Hope Ranch; signature Barry Berkus touches on E. Mountain Drive; spiffer-upper near the Hot Springs trailhead; another one on La Vista del Oceano; Mesa flag lot for $200,000 over ask; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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Recent Comments
I am appalled to see this abomination land in our sweet little Spanish style town. Can anyone point me in the direction on how to… — Barrie Glabman
Personally I wish he would have used that money to pay the 425 workers he stiffed. I don't think he deserves to have his name… — Tracy M
Agreed - I miss the margaritas and the great chips and salsa at cava! — chelsea
Love the look. As Erik pointed out, there is a range of design along CVR so this won't "stick out" but rather add another interesting… — Curtis
In a strange way, the new building echos the old Bottle Shop configuration. I really like the solar parking - very good use of space.… — Chris
South facing with all that glass? Also, the scale is way off. Also, not a fit on CVR at all. I agree with another commenter—choose… — Anne
If it's that good let me know! — Kevin
Net Zero. LEED Gold. Does not make up for an out of place building. It's a beautiful design for a different location. It gives me… — eliza
Are you? Let’s go — Zeljko
Net-zero and LEED gold is fine, but why not have something that fits in more, is classic, with an look that represents the best of… — Greg