November 11, 2024
Tag: 2401 Medcliff Road
West Mesa House Finally Sells for 68% Off the Initial Asking Price
Last week's sales also include a Hot Springs five-bedroom with ADU; half-old, half-new compound on Sycamore Canyon Road; stairs and views on Las Alturas; spec reno near Hendry’s Beach; 1928 Chapala cottage with funky walls; and more. 1
July 15, 2024
First Look at Jeff Shelton’s Revamp of the State Street Undercrossing
Plus: Highway 101 median decoration; Quonset hut to become a 41-bed hostel; Emily Joubert has opened at the Montecito Country Mart; Westward General closed in preparation for a move; the return of Bossie the cow; West Mesa white elephant update; is anything being done about illegal fireworks? 7
May 27, 2024
The Return of the Miramar Resort’s Swim Raft
Plus: An astute take on the State Street problem; the Knit Shop has opened; menswear shop Tendrel is moving within the Funk Zone; the new owner of the Ballard Inn; 52 units of affordable housing in the pipeline; some thoughts about the West Mesa house asking $7.7 million; more on the stone pine trees on E. Anapamu Street. 19
April 19, 2024
A Stylish Six-Bedroom on Padaro Lane
Noteworthy new listings also include a prominent West Mesa fixer for $8.4 million; Hope Ranch Mediterranean; 1973 Cielito house with indisputable cool; big backyard on Camino Viejo; Mission Canyon spec reno with widescreen views; cute Lower Riviera cottage; and more. 7
Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
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