The local real-estate boom is clearly getting noticed—in the past week, 15 noteworthy properties have come online, including a glamorous 1933 Chester Carjola, a sexy midcentury on the Riviera, and a civilized corner in the Upper East.
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More food news: Work at the space rumored to be under consideration by Low Pigeon; Barbareño has spun off a takeout pizzeria; a new healthy-meal delivery service; your guide to “living a pizza passionate lifestyle.”
Other recent news: Proposed State Street development gets raves from Planning Commission; earthquake in the Santa Ynez Valley; workspace rentals in Goleta.
The market shows no signs of cooling down: these roundups of the past week’s notable closings tend to include 10 or so properties; this one has 19.
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Other recent news: Bacara is trying to close beach access at night; Central Coast throws its hat in the ring for the Space Force headquarters; Pier to Peak race postponed; interviews with two more school-board candidates.
Plus: Unmanned 9,260-square-foot battery array proposed; county Board of Supervisors looking into new vacation-rental regulations; repairs to the San Ysidro Trail’s Psycho Slide; Coastal Cleanup Month starts today.
The week’s top price reductions also include a peach elephant, Padaro Lane beachfront, 21 acres west of Toro Canyon, a WASP delight, and more.
On five acres next to the Mission, the property has 21 bedrooms, a chapel, a meditation hut, and lush gardens. It’s closing because there aren’t enough monks to staff it.
More food news: Cheeseburgers and fries at Merci; Honey B is baking bagels on Sundays; an impassioned plea to save the Press Room; clever table markers at Satellite; excellent new Bell’s T-shirt; Alisos Canyon is now officially an American Viticultural Area.
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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