French Regency Spec Reno Sells for $12 Million

Last week’s sales….

2125 BIRNAM WOOD DRIVE
1982 French Regency four-bedroom for which the seller paid $5.5 million in November 2024.
Listed: $14.5 million in June 2025, cut twice to $13.25 million.
Closed: $12 million.

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940 ALSTON ROAD
Off-market sale of 2019 house on 1.74 acres.
Listed: $14.25 million.
Closed: $14.012 million.

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765 VIA AIROSA
Renovated 1976 five-bedroom in the northwest corner of Hope Ranch.
Listed: $7.995 million in February 2026.
Closed: $8.24 million.

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4004 VIA LAGUNA
Presumed spec reno of a 1966 four-bedroom in Hope Ranch; the seller paid $3.1 million in late 2021.
Listed: $8.125 million in July 2023; relisted for many prices since, most recently $6.925 million.
Closed: $6.775 million.

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1710 MIRA VISTA AVENUE
The 1929 Riviera house (with more recent ADU) that Alex D’Alfonso built for himself.
Listed: $4.95 million in March 2026.
Closed: $5.5 million.

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3142 BASELINE AVENUE AND 3142 1/2 BASELINE AVENUE
1930 compound with “seven vintage houses totaling over 7,000 square feet of living space plus stables, riding ring and multiple storage structures” on 18 acres east of Ballard. It was three parcels; I believe these sales include all of them.
Listed: I can’t begin to untangle this.
Closed: $5.55 million and $4.6 million.

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485 MONARCH LANE
Ennisbrook casita with high ceilings.
Listed: $6.495 million in February 2025, cut three times to $5.795 million.
Closed: $5.195 million.

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200 ELLWOOD RIDGE ROAD
4.72-acre equestrian mini-compound off Cathedral Oaks Road.
Listed: $3.995 million in March 2026.
Closed: $3.995 million.

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970 JIMENO ROAD
Two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath just below Alameda Padre Serra with midcentury flair; it was designed by Arendt, Mosher & Grant and built in 1957.
Listed: $3 million in January 2026.
Closed: $3.625 million.

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SANTA BARBARA POLO RESIDENCES (UNKNOWN ADDRESS)
The house located where Polo Way and Polo Drive meet in the southwest of the loop.
Listed: N/A.
Closed: $3.307 million.

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105 W. DE LA GUERRA STREET #F2
Single-level penthouse in the Paseo Chapala development.
Listed: $3.35 million in February 2026.
Closed: $3.15 million.

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And a few others worth checking out:
••• 2720 El Prado Road: $2.95 million.
••• 49 Seaview Drive: $2.875 million.
••• 1239 Orchid Drive: $2.65 million.
••• 357 Oliver Road: $2.37 million.
••• 1105 Palomino Road: $2.255 million.
••• 1520 Portesuello Road: $2.125 million.

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