CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
The consultants hired to ponder the State Street situation presented three design scenarios to the State Street Advisory Committee. Check out the highlights.
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HOT PROPERTY
Noteworthy new listings: Once a carriage house, now the belle of the ball; a stone cold fox in Ojai; French country and family-friendly in Hope Ranch; turnkey beachfront between Carpinteria and Ventura; a prime spot to build on Eucalyptus Hill; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• An indoor climbing gym has opened in Noleta.
••• Self-service board rentals at Leadbetter Beach.
••• Bodyrok fitness studio is open.
••• The Aquarius Cocktail fashion line’s shop/showroom on Coast Village Road.
••• Closing sale at Dylan Star’s Paseo Nuevo shop.
••• Landscapes by Robin Gowen at Sullivan Goss.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“Every time I walk my dogs on the trail that runs through Ennisbrook, I wonder what the story is with this 15-foot-tall memorial. Do you know?” —D. The answer.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Recent Comments
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
The state is going to force housing on communities that don't plan for it. Carpinteria can either shape what gets built here or wait for… — BrR
Genuinely curious what outcome you'd prefer. The land is privately owned and zoned for development. If not this, then what? Leaving it vacant forever isn't… — EM
The big black pipe has never bothered me. Maybe because I've loved the SB harbor since the first time I saw it, that was the… — Dan O.
Fully agree! I thought the hotel/farm/housing concept was a much better fit for that land. But when people oppose everything, something eventually gets crammed through. — SkyG
Hotel concept was better than this — JB
Bit of trivia about Trinity Church (at State and Micheltorena): Richard Diebenkorn, the abstract expressionist painter, was married there, in 1943 I think. — patrick