Eight of the nine houses on private Sea Ledge Lane are ideally situated—right above the beach, but away from busy Cliff Drive. One just hit the market for $10.5 million.
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Plus: The first Taste of Coast Village is coming up; gushing over the Project on lower State Street; what will happen to the wine at Les Marchands; the Independent’s food awards; Goleta Chinese restaurant closed; best-ever chocolate chip cookie.
Some recently listed properties that don’t quite warrant posts of their own, including a downtown bungalow compound; nine acres in Summerland heading to auction; a 1924 cottage near the Santa Barbara Bowl; and a $7.25 million Montecito house bought just six months ago.
In other recent news: An update on flood-control projects in Montecito; Goleta to get a new 132-room hotel; Heal the Ocean’s program to recycle Styrofoam; the Old Firehouse building in Montecito changed hands; tiny libraries on State Street.
According to organizers, the City Council could be on the verge of “sealing the decision” to move the Saturday market from its longtime location.
Also newly reduced: California cottage a short walk from the beach; Tuscan-style villa with a crenellated tower; Montecito farmhouse with a lavender-filled front yard; 1929 house on Alameda Padre Serra.
When Drew Barrymore put 1270 Pepper Lane on the market in 2013, it was ready for a bit of TLC. The house got all that and more, from new owners who didn’t just renovate it—they polished it.
In other recent news: A visit to the new-ish SeaVees store in the Funk Zone; questioning the appropriateness of palm trees (and another discussion about the Olive Mill roundabout); how Montecito streets got their names.
The grandes dames of the Upper East rarely come available, and certainly not ones with this caliber of workmanship.
Plus: The sweet old days of Summerland; former hostel site is on the market; accommodating an oak tree in style; Toro Canyon house sells for a million off the listing price.
Burning Questions
- What Happened to the Gas Flame on Highway 101?
- What Do We Know About the Proposed Apartment Complex at 1 Hot Springs Road?
- Why Is the Castillo Street Undercrossing Always Wet?
- What’s the History of This Tower on Ortega Ridge?
- What’s Up With These Sculptures on a Hillside in Summerland?
- Is There a Master Plan for the New Walking Paths in Montecito?
- Why Are the Thousand Steps Still Wet?
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