Last week’s sales….
1029 ALSTON ROAD
1948 Mediterranean five-bedroom on an acre.
Listed: $7.975 million in June 2025, cut to $6.995 million in August 2025.
Closed: $6.78 million.
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35 HOLLISTER RANCH ROAD
1974 house on a full 100-acre share.
Listed: $8.495 million in May 2025, cut to $7.995 million two months later.
Closed: $7.5 million.
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1350 SANTA CLARA WAY
Off-market sale of 2019 three-bedroom in Montecito Oaks; photos here.
Listed: N/A.
Closed: $6.25 million.
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1937 LAGUNA STREET
Off-market sale of 1910 four-bedroom, two-bath across from Roosevelt Elementary School.
Listed: N/A.
Closed: $3.83 million.
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1228 BEL AIR DRIVE
Quickie spec reno of a 1963 four-bedroom; the seller paid $2.083 million in March.
Listed: $3.95 million in July 2025.
Closed: $3.795 million.
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60 SEAVIEW DRIVE
Ground-floor two-bedroom in Montecito Shores.
Listed: $4.495 million in January 2025, cut three times to $3.995 million.
Closed: $3.65 million.
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360 ISLAND OAK LANE
Off-market sale of 2013 four-bedroom Mediterranean east of Sandpiper Golf Club.
Listed: N/A.
Closed: $3.64 million.
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2711 SAMARKAND DRIVE
1950 five-bedroom, all en suite, with a pool and pool house.
Listed: $3.749 million in July 2025.
Closed: $3.45 million.
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924 GARDEN STREET #E
Off-market sale of an El Caserio two-bedroom in need of work.
Listed: N/A.
Closed: $2.995 million.
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And a few others worth checking out:
••• 1842 Overlook Lane: $2.75 million (below).
••• 530 Ricardo Avenue: $2.7 million.
••• 6815 Shadowbrook Drive: $2.225 million.
••• 648 Orchard Avenue: $2.095 million.
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It might have been twenty years ago I was the gardener at 1937 Laguna street. The owner told me about the history of the homes in the area and by chance I also worked for the owners of 2005 Laguna street, although I never met them. It was their second home. But the owner of 1937 told me this house was built by one of the Hollister family members. At the time there was one woman living in the house/estate at 1939 Laguna. I met her several times, it was great working at these historic properties. (and honestly, my hope was she would hire me and I could drop the other two.) 1939 Laguna is one of those priceless properties you never know it exists. Here’s another story, if you go the Google Maps and zoom in you will see some white outdoor furniture at the home that sold, 1937 Laguna st.. Zoom all the way in to the back, in the middle of the furniture there is a circle. It’s not a fire pit, it’s a hatch to an underground cistern. One time the owner pulled the hatch off and let me look inside. It was like looking into a basement half full of the clearest water you can imagine. The Hollister’s had the right idea by catching rain water. Something I believe all of us should be doing.