October 27, 2025
Tag: 2480 Foothill Road
Six-Acre Compound in the Upper Village Sells for $47.59 Million
Last week's sales also include a 1980s house in Riven Rock; Las Canoas spec reno for half off the initial asking price; a couple of painful floopses; Butterfly Beach three-bedroom; renovated 1902 Queen Anne downtown; El Andaluz off-market; and more. 1
August 22, 2025
An Old-School Bungalow on Miramar Beach
Noteworthy new listings also include Christopher Lloyd's house on W. Mountain Drive; the flip (or floops?) of Meg Ryan's last renovation; sweet hundred-year-old Hedgerow-ish property; 1970s style on the back of the Riviera; Lower Riviera fixer; Eastside cutie; and more. 9
June 3, 2024
March 22, 2024
Contemporary New Construction Near the Hiking Trails
Noteworthy new listings also include half-rustic, half-rococo in Hope Ranch; nice Campanil spread; two-cottage compound near Miramar Beach; Hedgerow fixer; 1928 San Roque charmer; modern Victorian in Los Olivos; 156 acres of backcountry with plans for a "guest ranch"; and more. 1
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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