You clearly don’ know how to use the word ‘no’. Possibly take an English course before posting to social media.
Thank you.
It's in an area much friendlier to walking, biking, and transit. Shopping is literally next door. This enables households to have fewer cars so 2 cars per unit is not necessarily a requirement. I'd still tend to think including one parking space on-site per unit makes sense since this is America and it's hard for a household to go completely car-free.
The tenants may also be able to rent a long term spot in one of the many parking lots or structures downtown. This could be a win for parking lot utilization since if a tenant commutes to work during the day the spot is free for people to come downtown, but many of these spots go to waste empty at night. Carshare services (like Zipcar) can also work well for people who don't use a car every day, I'm not sure if these are big in Santa Barbara.
Requiring extensive parking in every new development is one contributor to the very sprawl that makes cars so necessary.
33 units at 425 Garden and NO parking spaces? Someone needs to do a parking survey. Residents will be walking blocks to their cars. 418 Milpas, 90 units and 52 parking spaces? This is not untypical of all new development. Due to high rent you can guarantee that there will be a minimum of 2 cars per unit. What happened to my Santa Barbara?
Congrats to The Baker’s Table - and their oddly places sign over grate - they have the BEST tuna salad ( lemony and herby, oily with capers & cornichon-) and even better, the Santa Ynez Florist is moving to the shop directly east of new Baker’s Table! With the pot shop going in at the old STAR DRUGS one block south of Sagunto/directly behind Post office- the gauntlet has dropped….
I count 36 units on the Garden St proposal.
“construction of a four-story 33-unit residential complex”
Only in today’s crazy California real estate market would you expect to pay almost $4mil for a house WITH NO KITCHEN. (2215 Edgewater Way)
Pearl Chase is rolling over in her grave.
thanks Erik! this one took me less than a minute.
You got it!
1121 E Montecito St. Pennywise Market.
Pennywise Market. 1122 E Montecito St.
And never mind the gates in the living room on Dover. The raised area (foyer?) in the living area, with the metal ornament fence had me looking for chips and salsa and a mariachi band.
Wow. I know, location, location and all that…. But nearly $5 million for that kitchen (856 Centinela) seems obscene.
Exciting about the Seminary. It used to be a community asset. Local schools performed concerts in the chapel. Locals could walk their dogs on the property. Etc. It’s been closed off to the world for years and the community has been missing it. It could make an incredible hospitality venture. Fingers crossed something good comes of it and locals are also able to enjoy the grounds and beautiful buildings once again.
I think (not sure) that 809 De la Vina used to be the home to Melchiori Construction. The company went out of business due to owners embezzlement of funds. Back in 2019 the owner Mark Melchiori pled guilty to embezzlement and the company went out of business. The community was particularly saddened because the construction company was once regarded as one of the premier companies in the area. The son stole money from the company and ran it into the ground leaving many subcontractors without their money owed.
It was a pier.
The Grantor-Grantee index is updated daily (https://records.sbcrecorder.com/web/action/ACTIONGROUP439S2).
Looks like it was purchased by RSM Resort LLC which appears tied to https://www.battagliainc.com/AboutUs.html
I remember in the 80’s when they filmed The Postman Always Rings Twice at the Rancho San Marcos golf course, before it was a golf course. I don’t think the film did all that well but it was fun watching and looking for recognizable landmarks.
The transaction showed up in MLS, but the title report hasn't come out yet, so the buyer remains unknown. (It's likely an LLC.) The buyer's agent was a commercial real estate agent, for what that's worth.
Any word/insight on purchaser of rancho San Marcos golf course?
His hilarious honesty is exactly why I read him! You should see what he said about my house (I cringe/I laugh/I cringe/I laugh).
My bad Eric! Love a good price drop...
Ortega St. pedestrian bridge over highway 101.
670 Hot Springs is a relisting/price cut; it was first put on the market in July 2021 (for $74 million), and I wrote about it then: https://www.sitelinesb.com/golden-quadrangle-megamansion-asks-74-million/.
