Other noteworthy sales in the past week include a 1947 house on Picacho Lane, another Hope Ranch teardown, turnkey in Cielito with indoor pool and gym, a dazzling mountain setting above Carp, and the Coyote Road hovel.
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“I saw this post on De La Guerra Street and I can’t figure out what SBTP stands for. Can you help? —A.”
Other notable new listings include a Montecito farmhouse, a funky fixer compound on School House Road, an ornate situation in Birnam Wood, and a neat setting on the Lower Riviera.
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Other recent news: Progress for Cottage Health’s plan to replace four small buildings with a large one; interview with Santa Barbara Unified School District board president Kate Ford; illustrator Daniel Sulzberg.
Set on a private, gated acre studded with mature oak trees, 705 Oak Grove Drive is a single-level Montecito farmhouse estate completely renovated and reimagined in 2016.
Plus: Price cut for a pretty Upper East house; improvements in the works for El Capitan Beach; Pura Luna Apothecary’s new shop is open; a delightful visit to Idyll Mercantile.
The plan for De La Guerra Plaza has much to like—the removal of car traffic and parking, the airiness, the dining area—but there are also some reasons for concern.
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?
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