ODDS & ENDS
••• Update on Summerland’s new bookstore (above).
••• 10,000-square-foot addition proposed for the Lobero Theatre.
••• Los Patos roundabout is essentially open (with a complication).
••• Midcentury dealer coming to Victoria Court.
••• New sewing shop on upper State Street.
••• Another Jeff Shelton vacation rental.
→ Read the post.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Oceanfront Hope Ranch lot for $13.25 million; spec reno of a 1975 house near the Westside; side-by-side primary bedrooms in San Roque; 1978 fixer on the Riviera; 1920 Spanish near Cottage Hospital; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“I’m hoping you’ll look into whether or not this ‘Summerland Depot’ outside the listing on Finney Street is the actual, original train depot for Summerland.” Here’s the answer.
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Recent Comments
The old Victor the Florist shop at corner of Santa Barbara & Anapamu streets? — Peter
They can't even get the metro link linked! — Christine!A
Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR
The land is privately owned and zoned for development. What operates on it today exists at the discretion of the owners, and that can change… — BrR
Those tract homes are tacky and not good enough for precious Carpinteria. Carp deserves much better than those eye sores. — KK
It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah
Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM
My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG
I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW
For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells