In a full service restaurant my tip begins at 20% that goes up or down with the experience. Will start at 15% at LM.
Semes like it is the same development
St. George was frustrated by the delays. At final approval, he said all the process accomplished was needlessly delaying much needed housing. In October 2025, Friendship Manor reached out to Bleecker about the property. Bleecker decided not to move forward with the 82-unit project and sold the site to them in June 2026.
So the site went from an approved 82 unit apartment building with 110 parking spaces to a proposed 164 unit senior building with 31 spaces (just for staff i guess).
slight parking gap in the name of it being for elderly.
Friendship Manor on MIlpas and Ortega is HIDEOUS. so lame
That looks next door to the 4 story capitol hardware project? Does anyone know what's happening with that? I know one os the developers pulled out so maybe they don't have funding now.
So there's also the development at the car wash, Milpas Gardens behind Starbucks and Rusty, Tri county development as well.... I wonder if they just greenlight them all at once to make it as messy as possible.
It's going to absolutely destroy the entire corridor during construction seeing delivery trucks already take up the middle lane and then the vehicles on the right hand side are too big to actually let traffic pass.
and traffic is already so bad so definitely after as well.
Yes, and last time you asked, I replied thus: Are you referring to the temporary railroad bridge (a.k.a. a shoofly) to be installed so a new bridge can be built? (See the first link below.) Or that the new railroad bridge will be double-tracked, in the event that a second line of tracks becomes possible at a later date? (Second link.) Or something else?
—https://www.sitelinesb.com/is-cabrillo-boulevard-going-to-be-widened-under-highway-101/#comment-44349
—https://www.sitelinesb.com/the-u-s-postal-service-wants-to-leave-the-montecito-country-mart/
Do you know about the new set of tracks and railroad bridge that will be built at cabrillo blv and the 101 so the old railroad bridge can be replaced ?
So happy LOSSAN moved the Padaro track project. The loss of that many trees would have been heavy on the heart.
You might like to look at the article in the New York Times to see about how Patrick Nesbitt has made his money. It’s in the archive under the title * How a Private Equity Group Drove an Apartment Complex Into the Ground
After decades as a coveted address in Syracuse, N.Y., the sprawling Nob Hill complex descended into neglect, squalor and death. One family paid a terrible price.*
Same experience for us. Unfortunately. The waitstaff/servers are lovely and hopeful. But in reality nothing much has changed.
The Biltmore...forever under change (like State Street)...Warner either has terrible design consultants or none at all. I suppose with his F you money he just overrides any decisions given by the help and they just smile back in agreement and cash the checks. Those palapas will be overrun with bird nests, bats and spider webs before they ever see guest use. It's comical watching Warner spend his wealth.
Couldn't agree more about the Knock. Went there just to see what it was like and was greeted with mediocre food, slow service, and pricey bill. I won't go back. And the A/C didn't work on one of the hottest days of the year.
Love love Monte's!
The Valley Project in the SB Funk Zone. Delicious wines, always helpful staff, and fun graphics letting us know where those amazing grapes come from.
I love this list thank you! As a 'visual' person with the inability to drive down State St., (having to find parking behind shops, etc. ) a little map of these spots would be very useful. I find this so informative, I had no idea these resale places existed on State.
Thank you for always providing interesting news and features on cool stuff for the cool kids who live here and visit :)
Man, La Marina is a bleak offering at that price. What grim interiors and zero curb appeal. The overhead LEDs in the kitchen are giving me a headache. And the dog bath makes no sense. The tub portion seems barely sunken down to contain your pooch.
I love the vintage boom! Spent high school shopping at Cominichi’s and Yellowstone.
I love the Huntress. Fabulous baby and kids stuff and the best tee towels ever. They really a good eye as buyers,
Great photos and info. Wondering if it would be possible for you to put addresses under photos, or even number them and number descriptions so we can easily match up? Not to add more work for you, but it would certainly be helpful.
The Zoo statue is a part of their preparation for Zoo Lights - a November and December event with LED statues and animals. This year it has a new name and an orientation towards Hollywood
Reading this I got some intense nostalgia for 1970’s state st when I used to shop at the big Goodwill and Yellowstones (loved their first store in IV when I was in college). I will check them out!
Taiana’s shop Neighbor Neighbor is so fantastic. I have been able to liquidate a huge amount of designer clothing that I was holding onto for sentimental reasons, despite not having worn many of the pieces in 10+ years. I don’t have time anymore to sell online and the pieces still had quite a lot of value so donating them wasn’t an option for me either. I am so thrilled to know her and be able to move my things on to new loving owners through Neighbor Neighbor!
I agree. Nobody thinks of property owners and non-restaurant businesses on State St. One of the key metrics in determining how much rent a retailer will pay is the number of cars that drive by that business each day. Because there is a direct correlation between the number of cars that drive by and the business that a retailer my generate. Eliminating cars from driving by a business, that's not a restaurant, is restricting those properties ability to make money. And then it comes to spaces like Restoration hardware, the delivery trucks couldn't get to Restoration hardware to deliver furniture so they decided to move to Montecito. Anybody who thinks that closing the road to traffic doesn't have consequences for non restaurant businesses, has a myopic view.
I actually posted an update on Monday (which means it'll show up in tomorrow's email newsletter): https://www.sitelinesb.com/update-on-the-restaurant-taking-the-stella-mares-bistro-space/.
Curious to hear if there is an update on the restaurant opening in the former Stella Mare location on Los Pastos Way. As residents on East Beach we enjoyed walking to Stella’s which is located in such a fun location near The Reserve. It would also be wonderful to see an “extension” of The Post with unique dining, shopping and of course, some magic! Los Patos Way is such an under utilized sweet little hidden gem.
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On pages 106-107 the plan specifically lists that only nighttime operations will include vehicular traffic. The timeframe of vehicular traffic at night isn’t given, but in the draft version of the plan, it was from 10pm-10am. On the following page, 108, it overtly states that pedestrians and cyclists will be the priority. On 109 we’re told that “Overnight and morning vehicle access supports deliveries, maintenance, and service without disrupting peak pedestrian activity. Allowing vehicles during off-peak hours provides businesses with the access they need.” You know, for all that middle-of-the-night delivery work stores depend on.
This type of language, coupled with zero private vehicles depicted in any of the renderings the plan is full of, is enough to allow me to assume that the $96 million price tag is one geared toward de-prioritizing the most common transit in the State. This is particularly unfortunate for those with access issues since, while the plan discusses a need for increased public transit, the $96 million price tag does not include any transit programs.
