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1211 HARBOR HILLS DRIVE Live the ultimate Santa Barbara lifestyle in this stunning Mediterranean 4 bedroom, 3 bath home with panoramic ocean and island views from almost every room! Highly desirable Mesa location at the end of a cul-de-sac in the coveted Harbor Hills neighborhood, and in Washington School District! This gorgeous home is perfect for entertaining with expansive marble patios and a fresh-water pool and spa, complemented by the chic cabana and outdoor fireplace. The spacious master bedroom suite is on the main floor, separate from the other 3 bedrooms, and boasts a fireplace, room for an office/sitting room, a marble tiled bath, and a huge walk-in closet. Elegant living room with fireplace, vaulted ceilings, and 2 romantic balconies overlooking the pool, patio, ocean and islands. The impressive gourmet kitchen is complete with marble floors, granite counters, custom wood cabinets, top of the line appliances, and breakfast bar. Enjoy sunrises and sunsets from this private, dream-like property and its ever-changing landscape of ocean and islands!
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316 West Pedregosa is currently for sale in Santa Barbara, listed by Gary Goldberg of Coastal Properties. Reach Gary at 455-8910.
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uilt in an Italianate style for George M. Roeder, it was lived in for many years by George’s wellknown son, E.C. Roeder. With his friend Adam Ott, who lived on the next block, E.C. ran the Roeder & Ott hardware store at 727 State Street, a very popular business. E.C. was given the house by his father in 1903 and lived there for 45 years. It was one of five homes built in the Italianate style in the West Downtown neighborhood, which the City of Santa Barbara published a study of in January 2012. It has undergone significant alterations, including the addition of a second story in the back sometime around 1940. But many of the Italianate references persist, including, according to the city’s study, “everything that is unusual for the style such as a single story, five-ranked with a full-width front porch. The arched windows are framed in and therefore do not exhibit any additional crowns.”
Original Owner: George M. Roeder Year of Construction: 1874 Based on information from, among other sources, Survivors; Santa Barbara’s Last Victorians, a publication of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
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house is bright, as well, with pale wood flooring and yellow-and-white walls. The windows are enhanced by skylights that let in even more natural light, and high cathedral ceilings add to the expansive feeling. As I poked around the kitchen, it was immediately evident that everything in the house is designed for efficiency, making the most of the space. The stackable washer and dryer tucked into a closet are an obvious space-saver, as is the kitchen counter that doubles as a breakfast bar. The appliances are gleaming. If they aren’t brand new, they certainly fooled me. I could easily see myself living in this tidy little home, eating dinner out on the patio almost all year long, my privacy ensured by hedges on all sides, listening to the birds sing rather than traf traffic drive past. The yard is completely fenced and encircles the whole house, so my little dog would be right at home whether or not I was. For the few actual chilly days that we experience here in temperate Santa Barbara, there’s even a gas fireplace in the living room that can be enjoyed from the kitchen, too. The location is my idea of perfect. It’s near downtown without being in the midst of the downtown scene, and close to everything without being noisy. Being a block from Mission Street means easy freeway access when you drive your car. But you may not drive all weekend, because, of course, Cajun Kitchen is just a couple of blocks from home, which means a great breakfast is just a short walk away.
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y friend Rachel and I get together for breakfast every couple of months to enjoy a leisurely weekend morning catching up and comparing notes. On a recent Saturday, we decided to meet at her new place and then walk to breakfast at Cajun Kitchen. I had to laugh when she gave me the address on West Islay and then added,“but you can’t access it from Islay.” I’ve seen plenty of Santa Barbara neighborhood scenarios where lots have been divided or houses have been built behind other houses, leaving addresses that don’t necessarily describe exactly where the front of a residence, er, resides. I found Rachel’s house quite easily that day, right in the middle of the block on an alley off of West Islay, just as she had described. She showed me around her fantastic new home, and then we strolled just a couple of blocks to enjoy our breakfast at Cajun Kitchen. I had a similar experience recently when trying to find an open house at 316 West Pedregosa. It’s not actually on Pedregosa but rather down an alley in the middle of the block, between Pedregosa and Mission, and Bath and Castillo, giving this hidden house a quiet, off-street location, away from the bustle and traffic of the main streets. Any confusion with guests finding an address on Pedregosa that’s not actually on Pedregosa is more than made up for by the privacy of being mid-block. The house itself is small at 739 square feet but has private enclosed yards both in front and back, making it feel larger, especially on the bright, sunny afternoon that I visited. Everything on the inside of the
Address: 316 W. Pedregosa St. Status: On the market Price: $832,500
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ou go to your neighbor’s house for a barbecue and notice the immaculate garden. The grass is neat, the roses are stunning, and the hedges are impeccably sharp. “Who is your gardener?” you ask, and then get a Spanish name with a phone number written down on a napkin. Now what?
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Independent gardeners are usually found through word of mouth, and the work is typically negotiated through a casual spoken contract. You call the guy up, he shows up at your door, and you show him your by Gustavo Uribe property. The contract can be negotiated weekly, biweekly, or monthly for a flat fee. Usually the gardener shows up, does the work, and leaves the bill under the doormat. The price depends on the nature of the work, but “un buen jardinero cuesta” approximately $30-$40 an hour. Overall maintenance can range from $150 per month for a small-lawn-and-hedge trim, weed removal, and watering, to up to $3,000 or more for bigger properties. If you want a garden makeover, a good gardener can help you select what kind of plants, size, and price works best for you. He will offer a packaged price including materials/labor and usually hire an assistant gardener or team depending on the job. Remember that these guys have all the equipment expertise and work fast in the hot, blazing sun. They work like Mexicans to make sure your garden looks “chingón” (hard to translate, but it’s a good thing).
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ine fountains, but one mission. In this time of drought, the Bacara Resort & Spa has turned its water-conservation efforts into gorgeous and educational art exhibitions. The resort’s nine water fountains now sport water-wise art displays with the help of seven Santa Barbara-area-based designers. Drought-tolerant plants and succulents abound, as you’d expect, but also vegetables and herbs and even hand-blown glass. Water conservation was never so colorful. Both hotel guests and the general public are invited to enjoy a self-guided tour of the fountains at any time. — Anne Elcon, Bacara Resort & Spa
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Watering Cans 101:
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here is one garden implement that many people might overlook. It is humble, yet indispensable. It is the watering can. Watering cans come in all sizes from the dainty one with a long spout to carefully add a tiny stream of water to the African violet on the windowsill to the standard galvanized one that holds several gallons of water to douse that wilting coleus on the patio. Plastic, metal, they all have one thing in common: They deliver just the right amount of water to just the right place. This is what makes them indispensable, especially now in times of water shortages. Keeping a watering can full can provide that little relief to a plant in distress when it is inappropriate to turn on the sprinkler. Depending on the weather, the potting medium, the plant’s tolerance, and many other factors, all plants are not created equal. The ficus and geranium may hang on for weeks without water, but the prayer plant may begin to fold its leaves in supplication before the next watering cycle. It could use an emergency intervention. Most of the larger watering cans come equipped with what is called a “rose” that screws onto the end of the spout. It serves to spread the stream of water into a gentle shower— good for that flat of seedlings and to provide a little humidity to that fern. It shower can easily be removed if a more vigorous application is required— required for filling the bird bath or nurturing that newly planted pot of herbs. The trick is to remember to fill the can each time the hose already in use so that that backup is available when needed. And don’t stop with one, have two or even three, perhaps in different sizes, ready for any eventuality.
Virginia Hayes is a curator of Ganna Walska Lotusland.
dere Hotel, formerly the Potter Hotel. The club relocated to a house at 25 East Micheltorena Street until the old Calkins house became available in the spring of 1922. The club purchased the property for $27,500 and engaged the architectural firm of Soule, Murphy, and Hastings to remodel the house. Winsor Soule and John Frederick Murphy were both members of the club. The new clubhouse was dedicated in March 1923. The remodel was dramatic. One reporter wrote,“Even the oldest inhabPHOTOS COURTESY S.B. HISTORICAL MUSEUM
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his home, built for James W. Calkins about 1878, was located at 1332 Santa Barbara Street. The house was remodeled top to bottom in 1922 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and today is home to the University Club. The look of the original building was, apparently, a matter of taste. One critic called it “a monstrosity of towers, battlements, bay windows, porticos, and scrollwork.” Yet a reporter for the Morning Press in 1881 wrote the house was “unsurpassed for beauty by any residence in the city. It is built after the Elizabethan style of architecture, and those familiar with the pleasant peculiarities of that style will find them all reproduced in this beautiful home.” Little is known about the owner of the house, J.W. Calkins. About the time the house was built, Calkins was vice president of the First National Gold Bank, and he went on to become president of the bank. Calkins also dabbled in ranching. He leased part of Rancho Corral de Quati in the Santa Ynez Valley and owned a portion of the adjoining Rancho La Zaca, most probably as an investment. Calkins was a member of the Santa Barbara School Board. He served as an officer of the Santa Barbara Natural History Society and reportedly owned a shell necklace that had belonged to the “Lone Woman” of San Nicolas Island. He was an avid horticulturist, and the garden of his Santa Barbara Street property was among the most elaborate in the city. The orchards included 22 apple trees, seven pear trees, six peaches, 12 bananas, 11 orange trees, and seven figs. The vineyard contained 15 varieties of grapes, and the profusion of flowers and plants included 30 types of ferns and 20 kinds of fuchsias. The house itself was impressive: five bedrooms, five baths, and servants’ quarters. The woodwork inside was gorgeous, highlighted by an elegant central staircase. The Calkins family eventually sold the house, and it passed through a number of owners’ hands until the University Club became interested in the property. The club was founded in 1919 and held its first meetings in the Belve-
The James W. Calkins house, built around 1878 (top photo), was remodeled to the presentday University Club (lower photo) in 1923.
itant wouldn’t recognize [the Calkins house] now. It’s been worked over, and added to, and re-roofed and stuccoed, and metamorphosed …” Much of the woodwork was retained, including the grand staircase. The upstairs was taken over as apartments for unmarried members. These members paid $80 a month for an apartment and three meals a day. The club’s new dining room was large enough to hold all 228 members in one sitting. With all the alterations made through the decades, the University Club of today is a far cry from the “beautiful home” that J.W.Calkins built over 130 years ago.
Michael Redmon is the director of research at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
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GATELY MICHAEL S
$1,040,000
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4855 SAWYER AVE
MONTECITO
SANTA BARBARA
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LAFRANCE AEON
$380,000
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$2,100,000
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JIREK SARAH L EU
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401 S J ST
SEC HOUSING & URBAN DEVEL
TEKAAT DAVID
$99,000
7/17/15
184 VILLAGE CIRCLE DR
RASHAD BAHIJA W
KEE MICHELLE EA
$281,500
7/15/15
1017 W FIR AVE
ESQUIVIAS, MIGUEL
TARIQ MOIN EU
$398,000
7/17/15
417 S Z ST
SANDHU GURPAL S
VALENCIA JERRY T EU
$370,000
7/17/15
1123 HONDA CT
MAIN JUANITA C TRUSTEE
FORSTER TERRY TRUSTEE
$412,500
7/16/15
107 INVERNESS AVE
MARSH SUSAN
PURO MARK M EU
$320,000
7/13/15
4405 CAPRICORN CT
WHITMAN FRANCES R TRUSTEE
TURNER JOHN
$525,000
7/13/15
356 OAK HILL DR
HOOPS LEWIS & WILHEIMINA EU
NATIONAL RESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
$432,500
7/17/15
4560 FALCON DR
LOMELI YOLANDA TRUST
NORLIN CINDY A
$485,000
7/14/15
476 PARK ST
VAN ZANDT WALTER R EU
COHEN DAVID G EU
$545,000
7/15/15
573 PAULA RAY LN
TERRY ROBERT EU
HAMSON GREG A EU
$695,000
7/15/15
321 DOGWOOD DR
BORJAS MICHAEL A EU
SPALLINO JAMES F EU
$240,000
7/15/15
1713 LA SALLE DR
PADILLA JESUS M EA
GONZALEZ GUADALUPE U M
$325,000
7/16/15
1532 SWALLOW ST
MCCORMACK FAMILY TRUST 4/26/05
SILVA CARLA
$443,500
7/17/15
2506 S BOWLES LN
JACKSON DENNIS L
ISAACSON TED EU
$305,000
7/15/15
5045 DEPOT RD
OUIMET RANDY L EU
WILLIAMS OLIVER B IIII
$160,000
7/14/15
3055 COLSON CANYON RD
JOHNSON JOANNE M TRUSTEE
STONE RANDOLF EU
$256,000
7/14/15
317 FIFTH ST G
SCAVONE MICHAEL A EU
SELANDER KATHLEEN P
$875,000
7/16/15
1374 FARADAY ST
BLUM GARY M & BUNTROCK LORI EU
TRAINOFF STEVEN EU
$1,835,000
7/15/15
1590 SAN MARCOS PASS RD
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price
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ERICKSON FRANCESCA M EU
CONLEE KIMBERLY A
$316,000
7/14/15
5096 HARP RD
HORTON DONNA TRUST
SOLIS TERESA EA
$340,000
7/15/15
4603 CHERRY AVE
HUGHES CLIVE EU
PINEDO PHILIP A EU
$390,000
7/14/15
4638 BASQUE DR
WEBSTER CHARLES D EU
ARMSTRONG CORY S
$435,000
7/17/15
1054 AMETHYST DR
TAGGART DAVID A TRUSTEE
SEYFERT STEVEN P EU
$512,000
7/17/15
916 AMETHYST DR
KIGER MARK A EU
HALL ALEX K
$435,000
7/17/15
4608 HARMONY LN
TUCKER PAUL R TRUST
HARVEY NICKOLAS R EU
$382,500
7/17/15
1516 OAK KNOLL RD
RIGGALL MICHAEL J EU
CANO ANTHONY V EU
$419,000
7/14/15
5153 BRITTANY CT
EDGE RUFUS L EU
AVITIA RAMON EU
$400,000
7/15/15
1183 KIT WAY
FORD WILLIAM
PARSONS SIENNA E
$240,000
7/17/15
480 N CENTER CT
GARRETT LYNNE D
THALER TONY B EU
$322,500
7/17/15
4384 WOODMERE RD
ROSS ANDREW C
ROSS THADDEUS C TRUSTEE
$285,000
7/17/15
4242 WOODMERE RD
LIMA GILBERT J EU
STUNKARD BILLIE R EU
$575,000
7/14/15
4424 BURLINGTON DR
KEYES RICKY D EU
CALDERON JUAN G EU
$570,000
7/17/15
2405 SKYLINKS CT
BINGHAM PATRICK TRUSTEE
BORAIE SAMI EU
$450,000
7/17/15
2431 S WEDGEWOOD DR
BARKER CAROLYN J TRUSTEE
LEBLANC TNI EU
$609,500
7/15/15
4566 KRIS DR
LUGO JUSTIN EU
OWENS BRANDON C
$385,000
7/16/15
1939 S ROSITA AVE
ANDERSEN, JON LIVING TRUST 11/
DREW HENRY T
$325,000
7/16/15
2459 N SCHUMAN PL
CPH HARVEST GLEN LLC
NOVELO JOSE A EU
$434,000
7/15/15
926 W CLARENCE CT
CPH HARVEST GLEN LLC
DELACRUZ ROBERT EU
$403,000
7/16/15
910 W CLARENCE CT
CPH HARVEST GLEN LLC
PEREZ MARTIN A EA
$376,000
7/16/15
901 W CLARENCE CT
CPH HARVEST GLEN LLC
PARAMO ANGEL EU
$397,000
7/16/15
909 W CLARENCE CT
AYON VICTOR A
VARGAS MAIRA EA
$278,000
7/17/15
828 MARCIA WAY
HANSEN ELLA TRUST
RUBIN JEREMY
$190,000
7/15/15
917 E ALVIN AVE
HENDERSON LAURA J
MARTINO MARIA R
$380,000
7/13/15
165 PALM COURT DR
NALENZUELA JASON EU
HENDERSON LAURA J EU
$412,000
7/13/15
313 E LAS FLORES WAY
GUADALUPE
LOPEZ TOM S
GONZALES GILBERT C
$20,000
7/14/15
4235 GULARTE LN
SLO CAPITAL INC
CABRILLO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
$180,000
7/14/15
4202 11TH ST
LOS OLIVOS
MCGLONE MICHAEL T
JAYAR LAND CORP
$765,000
7/15/15
2905 ALTA ST
BUELLTON/SOLVANG
HAMSON GREGORY A TRUSTEE
PRICE KENNETH R TRUSTEE
$1,195,000
7/15/15
2698 QUAIL VALLEY RD
This data is provided to The Santa Barbara Independent by an outside third-party source and represents a partial list of recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County on the dates listed. While this information is public record, The Santa Barbara Independent cannot guarantee the accuracy nor the completeness of this list.
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13.78 acres. Great for full time or weekend retreat offering two separate guest suites and a 3 bedroom home. Room for vineyards, pool and/or tennis court. Abundant Water. Zoned for 5 acre parcels. Possibilities galore. Rental Income, horse breeding, boarding/training/layup facility. www2065refugiord.com
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OPEN HOUSES
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BUELLTON 224 La Pita Place, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $629,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Glynnis Mullenary 805 705‑5206 350 Riverview Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1‑3, $719,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Breanne Lowry 805 403‑0532 351 Sycamore Dr., 5BD/3BA, Sat 2‑5 Sun 2‑5, $729,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Layman 805 448‑3800
CARPINTERIA 1531 Meadow Circle, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $899,000, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805.680.6524 3553 Padaro Lane, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $5,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kathleen Winter 805 451‑4663 4816 Sawyer Ave, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1‑3, $645,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chierici & Associates 805 680‑0501 5407 Cameo Rd, 4BD, Sun 2‑4, Assist‑2‑Sell Full Service R.E.
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105 Tecolote Avenue, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1‑3, $649,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Natalie Brand 805 680‑5239 216 Moreton Bay Lane Unit 5, 2BD/1.5BA, By Appt., $439,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805.637.6888 Gail Pearl 805.637.9595 300 Moreton Bay Lane Unit 1, 1BD/1BA, By Appt., $367,000Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805.637.6888 Gail Pearl 805.637.9595 313 Moreton Bay Lane Unit 4, 2BD/1.5BA, By Appt., $375,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805.637.6888 Gail Pearl 805.637.9595 340 Old Mill Road 175, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1‑3, $379,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Madhu Khemani 805 252‑0625 5564 Berkeley, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1‑5, $949,000, Coldwell Banker, Stephen MacFarlane 770‑0838, Joanne Stoltz 895‑7322 632 Dara Road, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1‑4 Sun 1‑4, $1,079,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Steve Heller 805 252‑2749 7241 Butte Drive 4BD/2BA, Sun 11‑3, $719,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Patty Schwartskopf 805 883‑8578 7313 Elmhurst, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1‑3, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jamie Jo Sim 805 689‑5799 877 N San Marcos Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $889,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Gordon Hardey & Marilyn Wankum 805 455‑1607
HOPE RANCH 4426 Via Alegre, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $2,950,000, Coldwell Banker, Linda Lorenzen Hughes 886‑1842
MESA 1211 Harbor Hills Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2‑4, $3,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Randy Freed 805 895‑1799 & Kellie Roche 805 705‑5334 1531 & 1533 San Miguel Avenue, 3BD/1.5BA, Sun 1 ‑ 3, $1,995,000 Sotheby’s, Nick Svensson 805.895.2957
MONTECITO 1050 Cima Linda Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $4,495,000, Sotheby’s Jenny Hall 805.705.7125 1135 Summit Road, Sun 1‑4, 3BD/4. 5BA, $3,950,000, Coldwell Banker, Ingrid Anderson Smith 805 689‑2396 12 West Mountain Drive, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $1,595,000, Sotheby’s, Mark Lomas 805.845.2888 120 Tiburon Bay Lane, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $2,295,000m, Sotheby’s, Krista Simundson 805.453.5117 1220 Coast Village Road Unit 110, 3BD/2BA, By Appt., $1,195,000 Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805.450.7477
1420 E Valley Road, 6BD/7BA, $6,750,000, Sun 2‑4, Brian Goldsworthy, 805 570‑1289 1641 East Valley Road, 2BD/4BA, Sat 1 ‑ 4 Sun 1‑4, $2,425,000, Sotheby’s, Gene Archambault 805.455.1190 1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1‑4,$5,650,000, Sotheby’s, M. Larkin S.Carlson 805.680.2525 1775 Glen Oaks Drive 6BD/4BA, Sun 2‑4, $4,295,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805 698‑8960 211 Rametto Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $3,395,000, Sotheby’s Maureen McDermut 805.570.5545 23 Chase Dr, Sun 1‑4, $1,495,000, Coastal Properties 2355 E Valley Road, 5BD/9BA, Sun 2‑4, $4,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway, JoAnn Mermis & Wes St. Clair 805 886‑6741 352 East Mountain Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $3,495,000, Sotheby’s Amie Strickland 805.570.7677 420 Toro Canyon Rd, Sun 2‑4, Coast and Valley Properties, 618 Tabor Ln, Sun 1‑4, $1,399,000, Coastal Properties 677 Orchard Avenue, $2,150,000 – 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1‑3, Charlie Peterson 805 637‑0312 923 Buena Vista Drive, 6BD/6.5BA, By Appt., $5,495,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805.450.7477
RIVIERA 1006 E Canon Perdido Street, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1‑5, $989,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michelle Madril 805 453‑0927 1210 Diana Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $1,249,000 Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805 906‑0194 1742 Prospect Avenue, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $2,200,000, Sotheby’s, Ron Dickman 805.689.3135 5 Rincon Vista Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $1,695,000, Sotheby’s, Joy Bean 805.895.1422 50 Camino Alto, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $1,995,000, Sotheby’s Diane Randall 805.705.5252 712 Arbolado Rd, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $2,295,000, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805.680.6524
SAN ROQUE 219 Toyon Drive, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1 ‑ 3 Sun 1‑4, $1,630,000, Sotheby’s, Daniela Johnson 805.453.4555 222 Calle Granada, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1‑5, Sun 1‑4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michelle Madril 805 453‑0927 3054 Calle Noguera, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,249,000, Berkshire Hathaway, 805 570‑0403, 805 368‑4479 3613 San Remo Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2‑4 Sun 1‑4, $719,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805 368‑4479 4088 Via Zorro A & B, 5BD/3BA, Sat 1‑4, $1,095,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bob Ratliffe 805‑448‑6642 501 East Calle Laureles, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $999,500, Coldwell Banker, Marc Baxis 805 770‑0011
SANTA BARBARA 1106 Crestline Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,765,000, Coldwell Banker, Victor Plana 805 895‑0591 118 Por La Mar Circle, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1‑3, $835,000, Coldwell Banker, Bob Oliver 805 895‑6967 12 E Constance Avenue, 3BD/3BA, $1,595,000, Berkshire Hathaway Angela Moloney 805‑451‑1553 121 W De La Guerra St 7, 1BD/2BA, Sat 1‑3 Sun 1‑4, $1,550,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Alexandria Viscosi 805 755‑9005
Carpinteria E
very coastal California beach
town was once like Carpinteria before the world realized that they, too, wanted to live along the seashore and those once quaint hamlets got overdeveloped. Carpinteria, however, remains perfectly caught in that smalltown setting, where most commercial activity revolves around the main drag of Linden Avenue and everyone says hi to everyone else while walking down to the beach for a quick dip. There’s a wide range of home types and sizes to be explored, but all are close to the beach.
AreA HigHligHts
The Neighbors Young families, retired
folks, and everyone in between, most with a surfboard in the trunk and some avocados from their friends’ farm in the backseat.
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by Dusk Donahue
canoes, or tomols, along the coast, using the black tar that escapes naturally from the cliffs to seal their vessels. Since then, it’s grown ever so slowly into a mecca for surfers who pray at nearby Rincon Point but also a refuge for anyone seeking to live in a small-town setting where everybody knows your name. The hills above “Carp,” as it’s called, are covered with avocado orchards and flower farms, and agriculture remains a driving economic force in the area. Tourism is also a major player, as people from near and far enjoy strolling Linden Avenue in search of a great burger at The Spot, a freshly made ale at Island Brewing Company, a wicked cocktail with steamed mussels at Sly’s, or a grillit-yourself steak at The Palms.
Market Condos on the coastline,
bungalows near the quaint downtown strip, and a wide range of everything else throughout the community. Lifestyle Sand in between your
toes, surfboards under your arms, and a storybook small-town atmosphere but with a rising food and drink scene and a regular annual schedule of cultural events. You’ll Love The Avocado Festival rocks!
So does knowing most everyone you see on Linden Street or Carp State Beach.
Perfect For Young families, couples, and
anyone ready to escape the big city for a seaside hamlet. Retirees relish it, too.
Around the Area You couldn’t paint a
more iconic beach town than Carpinteria, where about 13,000 people live within a mile or so of the shoreline and scents of the sea are always in the air. The town was named as a place of carpentry by the Spanish colonists who found the Chumash natives working on their plank
It’s the sandy shoreline, though, that attracts tourists and urges locals to stay. Carpinteria State Beach is routinely named the safest beach on the planet, and the adjacent campground is abuzz with activity all year long. The tide pools are world-class, and those seeking a close-up look at marine mammals can check out the sea lion rookery from the undeveloped Carp Bluffs. Nature lovers will also love spotting egrets, herons, and other cool birds at the Carpinteria Salt Marsh, one of the many areas that conservationists have protected from overdevelopment. The neighborhoods are a mix of apartments, condos, and single-family homes, all pretty much within at least bicycling distance of the beach. n
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here are few things in life I despise more than moving houses and making the bed — the former because, well, no one really likes packing up their entire existence and carting it across town, and the latter never made much sense to me at all: In an era where efficient use of time is tantamount, why spend even a minute prettying up a piece of furniture only ever seen by your closest family and friends? Nonetheless, two summers ago, I was forced to repeatedly engage in both practices, hauling pieces of my family’s life back and forth between the garage and preening our pillows, sheets, and comforters in my own personal version of hell. My newfound tasks were all part of the apparently necessary real estate practice called “staging,” in which those seeking to sell their homes while still living in them must pretend for certain periods
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by Matt kettMann
yard and patio through that holiday weekend, making both areas look better, bigger, and more inviting than they ever seemed when we were living there prestaging limbo. We got the house professionally cleaned Saturday and had to keep it pristine until Sunday’s first open house, for which I had to move trash cans, clothes, shoes, kid chairs, cases of wine, two crib-like things, and a dish rack into the garage, and the fresh fruit, teapot, iPhone chargers, toaster oven, laptops, and other now-forgotten items into the cabinets. And make the beds, perfectly. When it was over, I brought all that stuff back out, and we later messed up those beds with sleep. Clean and repeat and remake on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and the next Sunday. I realize that I’m in many ways lucky to be playing this tiny violin, as anyone who has the considerable resources required to make any moves in the Santa Barbara market should be happy to have the opportunity. Reasons and resources aside, our little staging exercise seems to have worked, as we sold our condo pretty much immediately. Thankfully, unless we strike it rich and move to Montecito one day, this move should be our last for years to come, maybe forever. And to where, you wonder? The good land of growing families and big backn yards: Goleta!
OPEN HOUSES SANTA BARBARA (continued) 1308 North Salsipuedes Street, 2BD/1BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $819,000 Sotheby’s, Larry Martin 805.895.6872 1354 Rialto Lane, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,559,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Yolanda Van Wingerden 805 570‑4965 136 W Haley Street, 1BD/1BA, Sun 1‑3, $619,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Paul Mueller 805 315‑1515 140 Por La Mar Circle, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1‑2, $825,000, Coldwell Banker, KLarin Holloway 805 898‑3718 1517 Olive Street, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,279,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Joe Paker 805 886‑5735 1545 Knoll Circle Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,850,000, Berkshire Hathaway, 805 968‑9416, 805‑698‑9836 1564 Portosuello, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $1,048,000, Coldwell Banker, Sott McCosker 805 687‑2436 1605 Paterna Rd, Sun 2‑5, $1,750,000, Coastal Properties 1632 San Andres St, Sun 1‑3, $529,999, Village Properties 1815 Bath St. #2, 1BD/1.5BA, Sun 2‑4, $525,000, Ruth Ann Bowe, Keller Williams Reality 805 455‑2404 1889 Eucalyptus Hill Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1 ‑ 3, $1,665,000Sotheby’s Cherie De Lisle 805.636.5373 1931 Eucalyptus Hill Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $2,595,000, Berkshire Hathaway, John Comin 805 689‑3078 2025 Garden St, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4 $1,795,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sue Irwin 805 705‑6973 218 Santa Barbara Street D, 2BD/2. 5BA, Sat 1‑3, $1,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805 368‑4479
27 Alameda Padre Serra, 3BD/3BA, $1,328,000, Sun – 2‑4, Hayley N. Hernandez 805 717‑8868 2721 Vernon Rd, Sun 1‑4, $799,000, Foundation Real Estate Group 2731 Miradero Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $849,000, Sotheby’s, 805.455.2966, 805.403.0668 2866 Foothill Rd, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $959,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris Jones 805 708‑7041 2960 Glen Albyn, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 2‑4:30, $1,775,000, Coldwell Banker, Don Haws 895‑7653 2997 Glen Albyn, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2‑4, $989,000, Coldwell Banker, Cheryl Imp 455‑9940 3054 Foothill Rd, Sat 1‑4, $739,000 , Village Properties 332 W Alamar Avenue B, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2‑4, $859,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805 680‑4622 3810 Pueblo Avenue, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 10 ‑ 12 Sun 1‑4, $1,095,000, Sotheby’s, David Mires 805.705.8986 3812 Pueblo Ave, Sun 1‑4, $1,995,000, Coastal Properties 408 Los Robles Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $1,795,000, Sotheby’s,805.666.9090, 805.570.3183 426 Por La Mar Circle, 1BD/1BA, Sat 12 ‑ 2, $545,000, Sotheby’s , Austin Jones 805.319.3305 4445 Nueces Dr, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2‑4, $1,450,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jan Banister 805 455‑1194 49 Cedar Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1‑4 Sun 1‑3, $1,485,000, John Comin 805 689‑3079 5092 Rhoads Avenue Unit E, 2BD/1. 5BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $628,900, Sotheby’s Carol Mineau 805.886.9284
531 Chapala Street A, 1BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $2,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, JoAnn Mermis & Wes St. Clair 805 895‑5650 627 Ricardo Avenue, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2 ‑ 4, $995,000, Sotheby’s, Dan Johnson 805.895.5150 734 E Anapamu St, Sat 1‑4, $1,995,000, Coastal Properties 790 Mission Oaks Lane, 4BD/5BA, Sun 1‑3, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Josalyn Burcham 805 335‑0385 & Thomas Schultheis 805 729‑2802 967 Cheltenhan Rd, Sat 12‑3, $1,259,000, Real Estate Investments Del Sol
SANTA YNEZ 2501 Railway Avenue, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 1 ‑ 3, $995,000, Sotheby’s, Mary Ann Foss 805.455.1476 2779 Alta Street, 3BD/4BA, Sun 1‑4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sharon Currie 805 448‑2727 3151 Samantha Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2‑4, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Bahnken 805 722‑8663 3345 Numancia Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $798,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Williams 805.680.7541 3425 Numancia, Santa Ynez, CA, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $597,000, Fusion Real Estate Network, Jeanne Hollingsworth 805 350‑0808
SOLVANG 1217 Olesen Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1‑4, $785,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Peggy Johnson 805 245‑5978 137 3rd Street, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 12 ‑ 3, $899,000, Sotheby’s, Lauren Stewart 805.618.6007
1493 Aarhus Drive Unit 8, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1 ‑ 3, $399,000Sotheby’s, Mary Ann Foss 805.455.1476 1975 Honey Locust Court, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $710,000, Berkshire Hathaway, David Macbeth 805 689‑4178 2619 Quail Valley Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 11‑2, $729,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris McCool 805 680‑3594 793 Alisal Road, 3BD/2BA, Sat 11‑2, $799,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris McColl 805 680‑3594
SUMMERLAND 2210 Calle Culebra, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1 ‑ 4, $1,850,000, Sotheby’s, Jason Siemens 805.455.1165 350 Greenwell Avenue, 2BD/2.5BA, Sat 1 ‑ 4 Sun 1‑4, $3,750,000, Sotheby’s Andrew Petlow 805.680.9575
VENTURA 6772 Breakers Way, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 1 ‑ 4, $4,050,000, Sotheby’s, Joy Bean 805.895.1422
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independent real estate
staging My life
of time—e.g., open houses, agent visits, etc.—that they don’t. The general idea is to make your home look like a luxury hotel room—comfortable, livable, and spacious, with stylish accents and just enough decoration, but not too much, lest you turn off potential buyers. In Santa Barbara’s bustling real estate scene, this same exact process is going on from Carpinteria to Goleta, maybe even on your own block, and experts hired by realtors make a pretty penny advising how to make your property fetch a higher price than asking or, better yet, incite a bidding war. And, according to realtors, it works. Staging would be a tough task for a single person, but throw in a wife who recently had to go back to full-time work plus a couple of very young kids, and the days spent engaging in this elaborate charade promise to be some of the most hectic of your life. I spent my July 4 holiday in 2013 packing up everything that we didn’t use every day — and wouldn’t presumably need ’til we moved a month and a half later. The next morning, the stager came through to move the furniture that was left, rehang our art more artistically, and make a list of things to buy, which was dominated by stark white things like new pillows, bath towels, and dish rags. Oh, yeah, Trader Joe’s orchids are apparently critical to any sale. I also focused on beautifying the front