COMING ATTRACTIONS
The Palms building in Carpinteria is being turned into a hotel, with the ground-floor bar/restaurant operated by Good Lion Hospitality.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Riviera midcentury for $600,000 over ask; an impressive flip in Summerland; two-acre vacant lot across from Mount Carmel School; Hope Ranch renovation; Riviera Mediterranean; and it looks like Oprah offloaded some Montecito property. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Two local movie theaters are finally getting upgraded.
••• Work on the Santa Claus Lane bike path will start soon (above).
••• 36-unit apartment complex proposed for the Jiffy Lube site on De La Vina.
••• Construction imminent of big apartment project at State and Gutierrez.
••• Classic Santa Barbara commercial space for lease.
••• New show at Marcia Burtt Gallery.
••• My Pet Ram gallery in the Funk Zone.
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Recent Comments
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Zero and LEED Gold (plus-plus) aside, the design is striking, well-thought-out, and a nice departure from the same-same outdated architecture… — Vince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
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