Noteworthy new listings….
Even if toned down here and there, the très français stylings inside and out at 1170 Glenview Road ($14.25 million) will be a lot for some people. Embrace your inner Francophile, however, and the set-up is pretty sweet: single-level three-bedroom with wonderful ocean views on Pepper Hill, which has far less fire risk than most Montecito areas with a view. And then there’s the pool house, which keeps guests where they belong—i.e., two levels out of sight. Not shown in the listing is the fabulous primary closet, with a curved wall of cabinetry and spiral staircase leading to a loft built out with more storage. P.S. Wouldn’t it be something if those panels on the bedroom ceiling are sound dampeners?
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The block of Middle Road between Butterfly Lane and Hot Springs Road has is the site of splendid new listings this week. First up is 285 Middle Road ($9.895 million), a 1914 four-bedroom (all upstairs) on .62 acre. It’s rich with old-home soul, but with a decent-sized kitchen and primary bath, which is not always the case in a structure of this vintage. And toward the street is an adorable Moody Sisters cottage, original to the property. As warm and lovely as it is all is, you’d probably want to update it…
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…especially after seeing 274 Middle Road ($8.975 million) across the street. The 1926 house has had more facelifts than Jocelyn Wildenstein, including a prominent one a few years ago by interior designer Jeffrey Alan Marks, who sold it for $8.3 million in May 2023. It has hardly suffered from the attention: the place looks both chic and comfortable—you feel like you’re walking into a magazine. Of course, even the most attractive lover requires compromises. The stairs are not for the wide of hip; the primary bath has a shared pedestal mirror (if a couple isn’t the perfect mix of tall and short, do they take turns angling it into position?); the laundry is in a shed at the rear of the backyard; and there’s no garage. Like 285 Middle, it also has a lovely guest house.
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In the real estate equivalent of playing hard to get, this 1963 two-bedroom on Veloz Drive ($6.895 million) has been listed without an address. I haven’t seen it in person, but the place obviously has style to burn and a looker of a yard. If I do get the opportunity to visit, I’ll be paying attention to the ceiling heights (or lack thereof) and the brightness inside (ditto). And the question of value needs to be considered: $4,000 per square foot is something we see more frequently at properties with more amenities (pool, view, guest house, etc.).
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To someone who doesn’t go the beach very often, by which I mean me, the price of 1211 Del Mar Avenue ($4.795 million) seems a little cuckoo. Sure, the 1951 house feels nice and new inside, having been was rebuilt in 2022, but there’s no family room, aside from a small “den” open to the floor below; the two guest rooms are off the dining room and share a bath; the primary is upstairs; and—so often the case on the Mesa—power lines are all around. Is proximity to Shoreline Park and the beach worth that much?
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3880 Oak Terrace ($3.995 million), a newly constructed four-bedroom, three-bath at the end of a new cul-de-sac off N. Hope Avenue, is perfect for anyone who would rather not deal with a lot of yard maintenance.
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And a few others worth checking out:
••• 1371 Plaza de Sonadores ($5.191 million): Thoroughly redone two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath condo in Bonnymede; the bathrooms are a little trippy (below).
••• 1309 Plaza Pacifica ($3.295 million): Ground-floor, end-unit one-bedroom in Bonnymede.
••• 143 San Rafael Avenue ($3.495 million): Three-bedroom, two-bath spiffer-upper a short walk to Shoreline Park.
••• 214 Cordova Drive ($3.2 million): Four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath on the Mesa.
••• 2933 Puesta del Sol ($1.995 million): Now we know where the rainbow ends: at a 1940 house in San Roque.
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