ODDS & ENDS
••• Is there a hip little hotel in Montecito’s future?
••• An East Beach motel changed hands.
••• Petition to save 63 trees along Modoc Road.
••• Bronze statue honoring divers to be installed at the harbor.
••• Official Competition extended at the Riviera.
••• A chance to see MOXI without kids.
••• Last week’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?” stumper.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Ellen DeGeneres offloaded one of her Hedgerow houses; Larry David’s flip of a Hedgerow classic; a boxy 1985 fixer in Ennisbrook; Upper East four-bedroom; ground-floor condo in Bonnymede for $4 million; 12 acres at auction for far less than it was listed; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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SHOP TO IT
Summerland’s reputation as a shopping destination continues to grow with the debut of new two shops, Farm to Paper and Home Crush. Let’s go browsing….
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Recent Comments
Good start. Nice homage to the roof and flower shop... not that either of those were architectural standouts on CVR. More seating/stucture moved to front/parking… — Dean Carter
Agreed, this building does not cohesively fit on the street. It may be bold and striking, but also completely out of place for Coast Village… — Marc
I like the addition. I believe when it's built, he should invite The Bottle Shop to open a space below. That would be the only… — Taylor Hunt
Agree 100%. Attractive in itself but not plonked down on CVR. Does not fit in at all with the local-and-cozy-but-sophisticated look of the other retail… — Dana
Where's the "it's not in Montecito" comments? For looks really good in these photos! — Don
Loving this for Montecito! Net Zero and LEED Gold (plus-plus) aside, the design is striking, well-thought-out, and a nice departure from the same-same outdated architecture… — Vince
I've provided input to the CV Road for nearly 50 years working with developers as a Designer/Broker. We do have an assortment of styles and… — Maryanne Brillhart
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