Tag: 698 E. Mountain Drive

March 8, 2025

The Montecito Tea Gardens Has Been Sold

The new owners are notable philanthropists who have no intention of developing the 350-acre property. 11

January 21, 2023

A-List Boutique to Open in Montecito’s Upper Village

Plus: Kismet will open a dedicated lingerie studio; Jack Johnson to play the Lobero Theatre; the slate for the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival; the Montecito Tea Gardens gets another $10 million price cut; are you Santa Barbara's next poet laureate? 5

June 30, 2022

Downtown Parking Rates Increase Starting Tomorrow

Plus: $10 million price cut for the Montecito Tea Gardens; "for lease" signs are back up at the 805 Hazy & Deli and Victor the Florist spaces; another big wall is under construction along the Highway 101 corridor; Tom Jones and Wallows to play the Arlington; a local company bought the Waterman hotel; reopening of the Oak Park dance floor.

January 27, 2022

A Visit to the Montecito Tea Gardens

Plus: The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to town; two worthwhile jazz shows at the Lobero; Alt-J and Portugal. The Man add a second show at the Santa Barbara Bowl; the Kimpton Canary hotel will undergo a rolling renovation. 2

January 20, 2022

The Montecito Tea Gardens Property Is Back on the Market for $78 Million

Noteworthy new listings also include a sweet Summerland farmhouse; more-or-less turnkey Hope Ranch compound; low-key charm on Pepper Hill; "straight out of a romance novel" in Montecito; rural funk on Las Canoas Road; and more. 2