WALK WITH ME
The East Beach neighborhood has two totally different personalities: the east side of Milpas is primarily residential and hotels, while the west side tends toward the commercial and industrial—and is far funkier than the Funk Zone. Let’s walk….
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A California cottage in the Hedgerow; 1980s Mediterranean on Pepper Hill; a Riviera fixer; a house with the feel of a mountain retreat; and a Lower Riviera duplex.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• 22-room hotel in the works for Chapala Street (above).
••• The Butterfly Lane freeway undercrossing is about to be closed for at least six months.
••• “For lease” sign on the Restoration Hardware space.
••• Sullivan Goss’s “100 Grand” show.
••• Vacation rentals at Jeff Shelton’s El Zapato building.
••• A new company that sells shares in vacation homes has its first listing here.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Jillian for correctly identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again next Saturday morning.
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