Join us this weekend to experience 1911 Grand Avenue, a 1920’s Craftsmen gem reminiscent of a bygone era—with hints of European whimsy, wood floors, screen porches, picture windows, and many custom details, all lovingly cared for by the same family for over 50 years.
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Noteworthy new listings also include equestrian properties in Toro Canyon and on Ortega Ridge; a boxy Pepper Hill house; faux-European with views in Upper San Roque; a turn-of-the-century house on Bath Street; and more.
Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: The house wins!)
Other recent news: The Santa Barbara city council rejected the proposed moratorium on new hotels and punted on changes to the State Street Promenade; the latest on the fight between the county and neighbors of the Hot Springs trailhead; stalker arrested at Ariana Grande’s Montecito house; Jenni Kayne’s Santa Ynez ranch.
Plus: $10 million price cut for the Montecito Tea Gardens; “for lease” signs are back up at the 805 Hazy & Deli and Victor the Florist spaces; another big wall is under construction along the Highway 101 corridor; Tom Jones and Wallows to play the Arlington; a local company bought the Waterman hotel; reopening of the Oak Park dance floor.
More food news: First look at the menus for Anchor Rose at the harbor and Validation Ale in the Funk Zone; bigger space and menu at Broad Street Oyster Co.; Rare Society got pushed back; Barbareño has a cookbook coming out; Chris Chiarappa’s forthcoming establishments in Noleta and Goleta; new restaurant in the works at the Santa Ynez Inn; a profile of Finch & Fork’s new chef.
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Construction is complete and 800 Santa Barbara is now available for immediate occupancy. The property is located at the corner of Santa Barbara and De La Guerra: restaurants, shops, the Funk Zone, the farmers’ market, the Santa Barbara Bowl, even the beach—all is walkable from your front door.
The market shows no signs of cooling down yet—many of last week’s sales were for well above ask. Notable ones include a sweet 1948 house in San Roque; Palomino Road with nice outdoor space; the Alta Mesa house with the fabulous garage door; and Moorish-inspired architecture on E. Cota Street.
The University of California reportedly intends to occupy the property, but whether the plan is for classrooms or housing remains unknown.
Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
Recent Comments
Woke is broke bisch — Christine!
PS. Coast Village Road is not Montecito. That’s well known but unimportant. MONTECITO has 3 fine dinner options: Pane Y Vino, Firehouse Grill and Futniture… — Cate
Wasteful spending to change the NAME of post office!?!? Place names are handy. Giving a facility a person name is silly, impractical AND COSTLY! Stop… — Cate
Food should not be swimming in butter, period. But I want them to succeed. — Foodie
Concerning the budget shortfalls- funny the County just can’t see the connection between Sable operating & tax revenue flowing in. The CCC saw the glowing… — Christine!
Concerning the county’s projected financial shortfall: I just couldn’t help but be reminded of the 48% pay increases the Supervisors just granted themselves in May.… — Curtis
Christine, you are lost in the sauce… whatever confirms your bias or floats your boat. Just because everybody else is doing it makes it cool,… — Alex t
I graduated from Brooks Institute in 1965, married a lovely native of Montecito and adopted Santa Barbara as my home, not where I was born,… — Max Schnorf
I love Little Mountain and have been three times. The rice is $12 not $17 and it's swimming in butter not oil and everyone whose… — Leslie Westbrook
Le Petit Valentien -- maybe not classic French, but pretty close and great prices and great chef Robert. (and Ethiopian on the weekends!) — Leslie Westbrook