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Private, gated Mediterranean-style estate with a custom-built home of 7,930± square feet with 5 bedrooms, 7 baths, and an outdoor entertainer’s dream which includes a resort quality swimming pool, stone fireplace, pergola covered and heated dining areas, and a separate pool bath and changing room. In addition, this compound is complete with a 2-bedroom, 2-bath guest house and bocce court. A true car collector’s paradise with room for 20+/- cars – a 12-car showroom, plus additional garages for 8 more cars.
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Adjacent 3.9+/- acre parcel (137-450-008) also available for additional purchase which contains a tennis court, horse facilities and fenced pastures.
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harming. Darling. Cozy. If you read enough real estate ads, you learn that those adjectives can be code for traits like tiny, old, or outdated—especially in our locale,, where the median home price is close to a million dollars and every neighborhood is desirable. It’s enough to make
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ger than I had imagined, with a tall wooden fence for privacy and a big tree offering shade and greenery. Down the long driveway, there’s a detached garage, which is another atypical extra for a house of this era. I pulled myself away from this darling home, thoroughly charmed, back to my car and to the reality of my original errand—but not without those well-deserved adjectives, and thoughts of grandma, still lingering in my head.
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tions of inhabitants. Walking deeper into the living room, I discovered my favorite element of this house: The arched doorway between the living room and the dining room hides an honest-to-goodness sliding pocket door. I learned that the home was built in 1932, so my original sensation of being in grandma’s house was right on the money. The two good-sized bedrooms have lots of windows to bring the sunshine in and provide peeks of the side and backyards. There are two full bathrooms, which isn’t always typical in a cottage like this. Not surprisingly, there isn’t a ton of closet space, but it does have the unexpected bonus of a separate laundry room. Walking outside through the bright period kitchen, I found the backyard to be much big-
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any house hunter cynical or at least learn to see a property for oneself before trusting the description. I happened upon 927 West Valerio Street before I had heard anything about it, driving through the Westside on a different errand and spying the open-house sign. I walked up the front path, not having read the realtor’s narrative. So when the word “charming” popped into my head, it wasn’t in response to anything other than the thoroughly deserving details of this adorable cottage. The pointed roofline caught my eye before I even left the sidewalk, the arched entrance held my attention as I reached the porch, and the built-in mail slot had me smiling as I approached the front door. Crossing the threshold, I had the feeling that I was stepping into grandma’s house as the hardwood floors and brick fireplace welcomed me into the cozy living room. Telltale latches on the wood-framed windows and other original details in the front room reinforced my hunch that this home had seen a few genera-
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Westside Classic Cottage 2007 Gillespie. Santa Barbara. Wonderful Westside home, two bedrooms, one bath, nestled beneath an unbelievable spreading Monterey Pine. Front door opens to the living room with restored quarter sawn white oak floors, a fully functional fireplace, and is flooded with natural light. A formal dining area blends with the living room and leads to a bright remodeled kitchen featuring modern appliances and ample working space. Two large bedrooms boast oversized closet spaces. The bath is a delightful old world charmer of generous proportions. The real kicker is an artistic upper floor playroom or painting studio with windows all around. Front and back yard space ensure privacy. A detached one car garage is accessed by beautiful exposed aggregate driveway. Perfectly located close to Downtown, the freeway and nearby beach, this is really a charmer not to be missed. Offered at $875,000
Stewart Abercrombie | Refugio Real Estate 805 886 0497 | stewartcabercrombie@gmail.com | dre#00455088
GATED ESTATE VIEW HOME Reduced to $2,999,000 Incredible ocean, mountain, city, harbor & island views. Architecturally designed 3 story home with 7-bedrooms, 8 1/2-bathrooms, patios & decks. Separate 2 bdrm., 2 bath guest house. Gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets, Viking 6 burner stove with grill & more. Dining room with wet bar & wine refrigerator. Spacious outside terrace with fireplace overlooks the incredible views. Perfect for outdoor entertaining. Built in 2013 on approx. 1.13 acres. Elevator & stairs access all 3 floors. The property is gated and fenced with security system. 3-car garage. Spanish tile roof with solar. Lower area of property has a foundation for a one-horse barn and room for a pool, boat, and RV. Great home for multi-family living.
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309 Avila Way $2,895,000 Randy Glick 805.563.4066 Beautifully designed & built single level 5BD/3BA home on a corner lot in the Upper Hedgerow of Montecito. Near Montecito Union & Upper Village. Large usable .80 Acre of beautiful oaks. www.309AvilaWay.com
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236 Toro Canyon Rd $2,245,000 Ralston/Perello-Hitchcock 805.455.9600/805.705.4485 Refined 4BD/3½BA country home w/1BD GH on a gated & fenced .46 acre (assr) w/ 3+ car garage. www.JakeRalston.com
1276 N Ontare Rd $2,138,000 The Easters 805.570.0403 Serene, breathtaking and amazing are just a few words to describe this 3BD/3BA single level showcase. Panoramic ocean and city views are seen from almost every room. www.EasterTeamRealtors.com
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121 W De La Guerra St 7 $1,550,000 Ralston/Perello-Hitchcock 805.455.9600/805.705.4485 Award winning luxury 1BD/2BA + loft town home in the heart of downtown SB w/a walk score of 97! www.JakeRalston.com
1006 E Canon Perdido St $949,000 Kathy Hughes/Kathy Strand-Spieler 805.448.4881/805.895.6326 Newly Reduced! Beautifully remodeled, charming 3BD enjoys high ceilings, elegant living areas. Located on the lower Riviera, minutes to downtown & beach. 1,112 SF garage/workshop. Pleasant view of ocean/Island!
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Water-SavinG tip oF the Week
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the captured “waste” heat can be distributed as hot water through a network of insulated pipes for space heating and domestic hot water in the nearby buildings. Such district systems are like having one large, super-efficient, low-cost boiler for an entire neighborhood. Contrast this with each building having its own
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ince the mid-’70s, I have been committed to building the best, most sustainable buildings. But over time it became clear that a town full of super green buildings was not necessarily a green community. There are many other important indicators of sustainability: how citizens move about; the amount of trees and green spaces; where food is grown and processed; types of recreation; how water is collected, stored, and used; whether waste or even sewage is treated as a resource or not; and how and where electrical power is produced. In California, we have put a lot of attention on efficient buildings; consequently, we have probably the best assortment of high-performance buildings in the world. Only recently have we started paying attention to some of these other factors. A key principle of sustainability is finding an approach that solves multiple problems. El Estero, Santa Barbara’s waste treatment plant, has done this by setting up a cogeneration facility onsite. The collected solid waste is fed into a digester to produce methane, which then is used to generate 70 percent of the electricity needed to run the waste plant. Moreover, the residual solids become safe, nutrient-rich compost that is used on city parks and gardens. Another example of this sustainable principle is found in Scandinavia. They have long built houses to stringent energy-performance standards. Even more impressive, however, are the “fuel-flexible” power plants that they have constructed, which are capable of burning fossil fuels, biomass, trash, or biogas (mostly methane harvested from the sewage system). They are frequently located in urban neighborhoods so that
Beautifully designed and built single level 5 bedroom, 3 bath home on a corner lot in the Upper Hedgerow of Montecito. Walk to Montecito Union Elementary and the Upper Village. Large usable .80 acre of beautiful oaks in a natural setting. Floor plan offers great opportunity for dual living. Rare offering in a whisper quiet Montecito location. Architect’s own home ~ is a delight to show. Offered at $2,895,000
by Dennis Allen furnace and water heater like we have here in the States. We tend to think in terms of high-performance buildings; in Scandinavia, they tend to think in terms of high-performance neighborhoods, cities, and regions. Because of the centralized efficiencies of these heat and power facilities and their easy ability to switch fuels, they reduce both the cost to consumers and carbon emissions. Stay tuned because we will be seeing a lot of these multifunction operations make more efficient use of resources and address climate change.
Dennis Allen is chair of Allen Construction, an employee-owned company committed to building and operating sustainably. He also serves as chair of the Dean’s Council at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB and as a boardmember of the Community Environmental Council.
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eep a five-gallon bucket in the shower to catch the cold water that pours out before the hot. The easy steps are: Place bucket under faucet, turn on water until it’s hot enough, turn off water, remove bucket from shower, turn water back on, and jump in. When the bucket gets full, we use it to water our yard or add it to the washing machine when we start a load of laundry. We’ve saved 10-15 gallons a week in a two-person household for more than a year now. Multiply that by 52 weeks per year, and that’s 520-780 gallons saved each year, not to mention the water you’ve saved in the yard and the washer. The water savings are doubled. —Jason Frantz
We invite readers and businesses to send us their water-saving strategies to share by emailing WaterSaver@independent.com.
OPEN HOUSES Carpinteria 178 Serafin Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,025,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Daniela Johnson 805-453-4555 1431 Tomol Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $765,000, Coldwell Banker, Scott Westlotorn 805-403-4313 1477 Theresa Street, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $799,000, Village Properties, David Hekhouse 805-455-2113 3375 Foothill Road 1114+1113, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $1,898,000, Coldwell Banker, Todd Bollinger 805-2208808
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4527 Carpinteria Avenue A, 2BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $595,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258 4885 Sandyland Road #6, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jason Streatfeild 805-2809797 5750 Via Real #278, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $199,000, Remax Gold Coast Realtors, Gloria Burns 805-689-6920
Downtown Santa Barbara 218 Santa Barbara Street D, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, David M. Cohn 805214-8244 18 West Victoria #308, 2BD/3BA, Sat 12-4 Sun 12-4, $2,600,000, Village Properties, Gail Cooley 805-689-7767 18 West Victoria #305, 1BD/2BA, Sat 12-4 Sun 12-4, $1,515,000, Village Properties, Gail Cooley 805-689-7767 18 West Victoria #205, 1BD/2BA, Sat 12-4 Sun 12-4, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Cooley, 805-689-7767 18 West Victoria #209, 1BD/2BA, Sat 12-4 Sun 12-4, $1,180,500, Village Properties, Gail Cooley 805-689-7767 123 Bath Street #A-7, 1BD/1.5BA, Sun 12-3, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Drew Stime 805-452-5053 618 Anacapa Street #7, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,669,000, Keller Williams, Janice Laney 805-705 6474 107 West Yanonali Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,649,000, Sotheby’s, Paula Goodwin 805-451-5699 531 Chapala Street A, 1BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, JoAnn Mermis 805-895-5650 1109 Olive Street, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-4, $959,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Alex Viscosi 805-755-9005 Kay Davis 805-440-7254 1116 Garden Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 3-5, $849,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Larry Martin 805-895-6872 1116 North Nopal Street, 3BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $695,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Isaiah J. Polstra 805-722-5085 1417 Olive Street Unit B, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,095,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Sandy Lipowski 805403-3844 1624 De La Vina Street, 2BD/1BA, By Appt., $729,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Jennifer Berger 805-451-5484
2525 State Street #25, 1BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $599,000, Coastal Properties, Sylvia Miller 805-448-8882 3791-E State Street, 3BD/2.5BA, By Appt. $1,279,000 Berkshire Hathaway, Jan Banister 805-455-1194
Eastside Santa Barbara 426 Por La Mar Circle, 1BD/1BA, Sun 12-3, $545,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Laura Drammer 805-448-7500 Lauren Stewart 805-618-6007 641 Por La Mar Circle, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $939,000, Village Properties, Billy 805-570-4827 645 Costa Del Mar Unit C, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $979,000, Village Properties, Billy 805-570-4827 1020 Canon Perdido, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4, $1,280,000, Keller Williams, Janice Laney 805-705-6474 1109 Olive Street, 2BD/2BA, Sat 11-3pm $959,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Angela Moloney 805-451-1553 2025 Garden Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,795,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-680-4622
Mission Canyon 59 Tierra Cielo Lane, 3BD/3BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 12-2, $1,499,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Robert Heckes 805637-0047 408 Los Robles Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $1,649,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Deb Archambault 805-455-2966 790 Mission Oaks Lane, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,949,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Doug Van Pelt 805-637-3684 Thomas Schultheis 805-729-2802 967 Cheltenham Road, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jarrod Shively 805-714-5114 Brett Buschbom 805-451-9108 1502 Mission Canyon Road, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,450,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Richard Davidson 805-452-3490 1570 Las Canoas Road, 3BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $2,375,000, Coast and Valley Properties, Robert P Ruccione 805-7292004 2911 Foothill Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $906,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debby Rexford 805-886-8773
1220 Coast Village Road Unit 110, 3BD/2BA, Sun 12-1:30, $1,099,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 1211 East Valley Road, 4+BD/5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,595,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Yolanda Van Wingerden 805-570-4965 1373 School House Road, 5BD/4BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $4,195,000, Village Properties, Wayne Barker 805-637-2948 Sheela Hunt 805-698-3767 1424 East Valley Road, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,200,000, Village Properties, Brian King 805-452-0471 1530 Mimosa Lane, 6BD/5BA, Sun 2-4, $7,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michele White 805-452-7515 1561 San Leandro Lane, 4BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $1,650,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, The Stricklands 805455-3226 1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-5, $5,250,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 1775 Glen Oaks Drive, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $3,650,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805-698-8980
Montecito
1777 San Leandro Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $2,295,000, Coldwell Banker, Sally Hanseth 805-570-4229
39 Dearborn Place #100, 2BD/1BA, Sat 2-5 Sun 1-4, $415,000, Keller Williams, Ruth Ann Bowe Real Estate Team 805-252-5229
1395 Santa Clara Way, 4BD/4BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,565,000, Coldwell Banker, Edna Sizlo 805-455-4567
1859 Eucalyptus Hill Rd, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,315,000, Village Properties, Kevin & Lesley Hall 805-451-9998
62 Olive Mill Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,439,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jenny Easter 805-455-6294
536 Pintura Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $855,000, Village Properties, David Magid 805-451-0402
193 East Mountain Drive, 3BD/6BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $3,275,000, Coldwell Banker, Dan Failla 805-708-1276
2225 Featherhill Road, 6BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-3, $6,995,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Kara Strickland 805708-6363
615 Las Perlas Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $749,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Linda Brown “Brownie”, 805-6669090
216 East Mountain Drive, Sun 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, Sun 1-4, $1,449,000, Sotheby’s International Realty Gene Archambault 805-455-1190
Goleta 20 Baker Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $1,095,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jamie Jo Sim 805-689-5799
632 Dara Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,029,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Steve Heller 805-252-2749
309 Avila Way, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sherry Zolfaghari 805-386-3748
5068 San Julio Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $899,900, Berkshire Hathaway, Timm Delaney 805-895-1109
352 East Mountain Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,495,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Krista Simundson 805453-5117
6007 Paseo Palmilla, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $859,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jan Banister 805-455-1194 6032 Suellen Court, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $739,000, Village Properties, Louis & Susan Manzo 805-570-7274 6211 Avenida Ganso, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $825,000, Assist-2-Sell, Roger Jacobson 805-692-5060 6544 Camino Venturoso, 5BD/3BA, Sat 12-3 Sun 1-4, $1,029,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bob Ratliffe 805-448-6642 7290 Bassano Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $829,000, Coast and Valley Properties, Robert P Ruccione 805-7292004 7549 Sea Gull Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $835,000, Keller Williams, Ruth Ann Bowe Real Estate Team 805-6980351
The Mesa
1831 Chapala Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $749,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Jennifer Berger 805-451-5484
222 Meigs Road Unit 19, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,275,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Diane Waterhouse 805-886-2988
1816 De La Vina #2, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $824,800, Coldwell Banker, C Scott McCosker 805-687-2436
1266 San Miguel, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,625,000, Coldwell Banker, Ryan Strehlow 805-705-8877
1835 Chapala Street, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Hristo Hristov 805-284-8471
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395 Woodley Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,575,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258 405 Nicholas Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1:30-4:30, $1,695,000, Village Properties, Cimme Eordanidis 805-7228480
3055 Hidden Valley Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $2,095,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Paula Goodwin 805-451-5699
Noleta 4780 Chandler Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1130-330, $745,000, Assist-2-Sell, Roger Jacobson 805-692-5060 5062 Birchwood Road, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $529,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Layman 805-448-3890 5066 Birchwood Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $529,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Madhu Khemani 805-252-0625 5290 Overpass Road 5, 2BD/1BA, Sun 2-4, $499,000, Assist-2-Sell, Roger Jacobson 805-692-5060
Riviera
421 Seaview Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,695,000, Village Properties, Easton Konn 818-919-6020
17 Augusta Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,650,000, Left Coast Realty, Jeanne L. O’Brien 805-696-8613
455 Nicholas Lane, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,250,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Linda & Jeff Havlik 805-451-0820/805687-1707
49 Cedar Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,295,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jarrod Shively 805-714-5114
760 Romero Canyon Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $3,500,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tara Toner 805-451-4999
50 Camino Alto, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Diane Randall 805-705-5252
815 Ashley Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $3,295,000, Village Properties, Leanne Wood 805-284-7177
831 Via Granada, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-3, $1,195,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Carolyn Wood Friedman 805-8863838
843 Park Hill Lane, 5BD/6BA, Sun 1-4, $9,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tim Dahl 805-886-2211
853 Jimeno Road, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-5, $2,495,000, Village Properties, Tim Walsh & Tiare Barels 805-259-8808
923 Buena Vista Drive, 6BD/6.5BA, By Appt., $5,495,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477
1006 E Canon Perdido Street, 3BD/1BA, Sun 2-4, $949,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kathy Strand-Spieler 805-8956326
1098 Golf Road, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $5,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Taylor Toner 805-451-4801
1010 Roble Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $2,350,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, The Olivers 805-680-6524
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OPEN HOUSES 1554 Knoll Circle, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bryan Uhrig 805-331-9191
219 Toyon Drive, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,575,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Amie Strickland 805-570-7677
1889 Eucalyptus Hill Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,465,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Justin Corrado 805451-9969
222 Calle Granada, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,095,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bill Urbany 805-331-0248 224 Vista De La Cumbre, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1- 4, $1,485,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Jim Alzina 805-4551941
2286 Las Tunas Road, 4BD/5BA, Sun 2-4, $3,795,000, Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805-906-0194
419 Peach Grove Lane, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-3, $748,000, Keller Williams, Daniel Zia & The Zia Group 805-637-7148
Samarkand
880 Veronica Springs, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-5, $1,199,750, Village Properties, Susan Jordano 805-680-9060
2525 State Street 25, 1BA/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $599,000, Coastal Properties, Sylvia E Miller 805-448-8882 2641 State Street W1, Open Sunday 1-4pm, 3BD/2BA, $649,000 Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Stu Morse (805) 705-0161 2641 State Street W3, Open Sunday 1-4pm, 3BD/2BA, $665,000 Goodwin & Thyne Properties, Caitlin Benson (805) 699-5102
1276 N. Ontare Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,138,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Easter Team 805-570-0403
350 Riverview Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 11-1, $719,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris McCool 805-680-3594
3812 Pueblo Avenue, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $1,850,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258
1021 West Lime Avenue, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $370,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bunny DeLorie 805-570-9181
5797 W Camino Cielo, 6BD/5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,600,000, Helen Larsen Realty, Helen Larsen 805-964-1891
2785 Lewis Place, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-3, $735,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand, 805-698-9902
Summerland
3115 Riley Road, 3BD/3BA, By Appt., $637,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Karin Aitken 805-252-1205
2470 Banner Avenue, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $950,000, Coldwell Banker, Joan Wagner 805-895-4555
Westside Santa Barbara 533 West Pedregosa Street, 4BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $849,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Randy Freed & Kellie Roche, 805-895-1799/805-705-5334
1354 Rialto Lane, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $1,499,900, Berkshire Hathaway, Reyne Stapelmann 805-705-4353
927 West Valerio Street, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-5 Sun 2-4, $799,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Angela Moloney 805-4511553
3034 Calle Rosales, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $939,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805-368-4479
1106 Crestline Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,765,000, Coldwell Banker, Victor Plana 805-895-0591
3054 Calle Noguera, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,150,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Marguerite Taylor 805-705-0957
2007 Robbins Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $879,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Alex Viscosi 805-755-9005
3073 Cordero Drive, 3BD/2BA, $885,000 Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, Keller Williams, Paige Kaye 805-964-1410
Santa Ynez Valley
3530 Madrona Drive, 2BD/1BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $750,000, Coldwell Banker, Jeani Burke 805-451-1429
56 Via Del Sol, 2BD/2BA, Sat 11-1, $194,900, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris McCool 805-680-3594
3360 Numancia Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $714,000, Village Properties, Janine Michaud 805-245-8763 3391 Manzana Street, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $775,000, Village Properties, Patti Cotter 805-680-0769 4335 Woodstock Road, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $1,849,000, Berkshire Hathaway Suzy Ealand 805-698-9902
Ventura County 511 El Paseo Road, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $799,000, Trey Evans Broker, Trey Evans 805-680-4550
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1931 Eucalyptus Hill Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $2,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Eve Mitchell 805-708-9972
3703 Dixon Street, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,150,000, Village Properties, Chris Salvetti 805-705-4040
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332 West Alamar Avenue B, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $859,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805680-4622
Virginia Hayes is a curator of Ganna Walska Lotusland.
Saturday 9/19 & Sunday 9/20 CONTiNUED
Riviera (CONTiNUED)
316 West Pedregosa Street, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $785,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258
of the willow. It does have graceful, almost weeping branches that are clothed in narrow, drooping leaves. Australian willow makes a nice rounded canopy and gets no taller than 30 feet. The peppermint tree, also called Australian willow myrtle (just to confuse things) does have aromatic foliage that is reminiscent of mint when crushed. It also has a weepy sort of grace
up to 25 to 35 feet tall. In spring, it is covered with tiny white flowers that shower down a confetti of petals: nice, but also a bit of a chore to clean up. There is almost no such thing as a “clean” tree; most drop leaves, seed pods, or something throughout the year. Site them wisely for ease of maintenance. The bottlebrushes are also in this family. Most of them are merely bushy, but one, weeping bottlebrush, (Callistemon viminalis), usually remains single-trunked up to 30 feet tall. It also spreads out a bit with pendulous branches. In late spring and early summer, the ends of the branches sport the bottlebrush flower structures of their name. Bright red bunches of stamens circle the branchlets. It may need occasional pruning and, especially when young, a sturdy stake will get it off to a good start. Maybe these smaller cousins of the hulking species of eucalyptus can make a difference in the landscape and public perception.
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torquata). It also stays in the 20- to E. torquata 30-foot range (or a tiny bit taller). The flowers are a little smaller but still produce a nice display of coral red and yellow stamens in profusion. It may need some staking and training at first to create a more graceful shape. Another decorative eucalyptus species is the silver mountain gum (E. pulverulenta). This one is known for its very silvery leaves. The young ones look like discs strung on a stick. In fact, some people keep them pruned back so that they are always producing new juvenile foliage. In the same family, there are a couple of nice, well-mannered garden subjects. Australian willow is Australian, but no relative
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ucalyptus have gotten a bad rap when, really, most of the ones that tower over homes and streets and drop limbs seemingly at will, those giants from Down Under that now and then just keel over, taking a car or roof with them, are just planted in the wrong place. No one would have thought to put a giant sequoia right next to the school yard or a bunya bunya in the courtyard of a shopping center. But many of the almost iconic eucalyptus trees around town were planted long before anyone knew just how big they would get and, to be frank, just how big the town would also grow around them. There are many more eucalyptus species that maintain much more delicate forms and don’t tower over everything in sight. There is the very showy red-cap gum (Eucalyptus erythrocorys) that tops out below 30 feet. The flowers start out as bright red capsules until the cap pops off to reveal a multitude of bright yellow stamens. Another small eucalyptus that also has good floral color is coral gum (E.
Santa barbara county SaleS area
Seller
CARPINTERIA GOLETA
ISLA VISTA
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date
addreSS
CHRISTENSEN PETER T
CARP AVE SURF SHACK LLC
$607,500
9/03/15
4643 CARPINTERIA AVE
PEAKE GRAHAM C TRUSTEE
MCTAVISH KEVIN C
$560,000
9/03/15
4297 CARPINTERIA AVE 14
TAYLOR SCOTT E TRUSTEE
GRANT BRUCE TRUSTEE
$750,000
9/02/15
662 SAN RICARDO DR
GALBRAITH ROBERT EU
WHITE RICHARD A EU
$827,000
9/01/15
4867 ASHTON ST
MP GOLETA HOTEL PARTNERS LLC
KHP III GOLETA LLC
$40,910,000
9/02/15
5631 CALLE REAL
KARLE STEVEN B EU
YEAGER DAVID EU
$892,000
9/01/15
634 CAMINO CAMPANA
CAIN GLEN E TRUSTEE
1716SP LLC
$2,500,000
9/03/15
171 NECTARINE AVE
BEI SENSORS & SYSTEMS CO
7230 HOLLISTER-IPT LLC
$3,850,000
9/01/15
7230 HOLLISTER AVE
THOMSEN KAREN Z TRUSTEE
WILCOX DAVID EU
$913,000
9/01/15
6415 CAMINO VIVIENTE
LAPMAN GARY TRUSTEE
LANGHORNE EDWARD D TRUSTEE
$1,200,000
9/02/15
260 KING DANIEL LN
WEISBROT LAWRENCE TRUSTEE
KHAN SAAD EU
$529,000
9/01/15
391 NORTHGATE DR B
ECKERT FAMILY LLC
ZENON INVESTMENT CORP
$5,795,000
9/01/15
6565 SABADO TARDE RD
LOMPOC
MONGILLO SANDRA L EU
NGUYEN SON M EU
$329,000
9/01/15
1205 STONEBROOK DR
CARLSON VICTOR E TRUSTEE
COUVILLION STEPHEN S EU
$3,650,000
9/01/15
1966 EAST VALLEY RD
BEIFUSS RICHARD T EU
MUZINICH PETER A TRUSTEE
$3,600,000
9/01/15
172 SANTA ELENA LN
SANTA BARBARA
SANTA MARIA
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MONTECITO LOS OLIVOS
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buyer
SUMMERLAND UNINCORPORATED
PETERSEN CRAIG A EU
WITT THOMAS K
$1,195,000
9/01/15
2779 ALTA ST
FOXEN DONALD R TRUSTEE
BERG JOSHUA M EA
$1,500,000
9/02/15
3791 LIVE OAK RD
CLEMENTS LORI EA
MCINERNEY BRIAN EU
$695,000
9/02/15
1030 NIEL PARK ST
GOERNER DIETHART J EU
TRAVIS JEFFREY TRUSTEE
$500,000
9/02/15
714 UNION ST
MELLICK WILLIAM L TRUSTEE
KEELEY STERLING C TRUST
$815,000
9/02/15
140 POR LA MAR CIR
MERRICK JAMES W TRUSTEE
RODRIGUEZ FRANK
$840,000
9/02/15
2972 LA COMBADURA RD
JOHNSON LINDA L TRUSTEE
BROOKE RENEE
$681,000
9/01/15
116 W LOS OLIVOS ST A
WALTON BRUCE TRUSTEE
LUZZATTO-FEGIZ PAOLO EU
$1,101,000
9/02/15
3071 CALLE FRESNO
HRMON TERRY L TRUSTEE
TANTRI LLC
$1,200,000
9/03/15
4011 VIA DIEGO
BRIERE DANIEL E EA
SHALANT JOSEPH L TRUST
$1,124,500
9/01/15
588 PUENTE DR
GAGLIARDO ROBERT J TRUSTEE
MCIVERS JOCELYN TRUSTEE
$300,000
9/02/15
4874 KARNES RD
JUPITER ONE LLC
ORION 3 HOLDINGS LLC
$1,019,500
9/02/15
340 E CLARK AVE
OPINSKI EUGENE J EU
REYNOLDS MERWIN K EU
$500,000
9/02/15
4429 KENAI CT
PVII SETTLEMENT LLC
FOXEN DONALD R TRUSTEE
$439,000
9/02/15
508 E CAPISTRANO DR
GREENWAY JAMES EU
FERNANDEZ MARTIN B
$238,000
9/02/15
2074 GREENWOOD RD
ARZOLA ALBINO F V EA
HERNANDEZ CRISTINA G EA
$210,000
9/03/15
927 W WILLIAMS ST
ARGUIJO ROSA
OLIVERA R ATANACIO
$265,000
9/03/15
1630 N WESTERN AVE
LONG SCOTT F TRUSTEE
VEGA GUILLERMO A TRUSTEE
$275,000
9/02/15
1635 N CURRYER ST
WALTER LINDA S TRUSTEE
MARK J POWERS INC
$240,000
9/02/15
1279 W STOWELL RD 8
CARRILLO MARIA E
RODRIGUEZ AUDOMARO R EA
$275,000
9/03/15
517 W EVERGREEN AVE
EAGLE VISTA EQUITIES LLC
SHIPLEY DAVID V
$287,000
9/01/15
510 N DEJOY ST
KALORAMA HOLDINGS INC
HIGH DESERT OIL CO INC
$560,000
9/02/15
815 W MAIN ST
REYES CECILIA M
BACHRACH ERIC J
$255,000
9/02/15
823 E FESLER ST
SIMAS LORETTA R TRUST
RUBALCAVA CAROL P
$364,500
9/01/15
902 BETH CT
OLIVERA-ANGON AGEO
MARTIN JESSICA M
$265,000
9/02/15
730 E LAGUNA AVE
DAVIS MICHAEL H TRUSTEE
MCMORROW ROBERTA D TRUST
$3,200,000
9/03/15
350 GREENWELL AVE
EAGLE VISTA EQUITIES LLC
HAMLIN PAUL M TRUSTEE
$344,000
9/02/15
1504 ASTOR CT
FRENK RICHARD EU
CYPERT CASEY W EU
$435,000
9/02/15
549 ST ANDREWS WAY
JEPSEN JUSTIN F EU
KUMP KASEY R EU
$415,000
9/01/15
94 SHADOW MOUNTAIN DR
WOODWARD FAMILY TRUST
KASEEH GEORGE EU
$247,000
9/01/15
620 E MONROE ST
FINN TILLIE TRUSTEE
BRINEY BRITTANY EU
$292,000
9/01/15
1213 COBBLESTONE LN
MORGAN INDIA N EA
MEROLA GABRIEL J
$316,500
9/03/15
545 E SANTA CRUZ CT
STEELE KATHLEEN A TRUST
BAKER JOHN O EU
$415,000
8/26/15
628 UNIVERSITY DR
BENSEN JEFFREY A TRUSTEE
MITTS JUNEE
$265,000
8/25/15
3454 CONSTELLATION RD
CARTUS FINANCIAL CORP
WOLLER JAKE
$267,000
8/24/15
3501 CONSTELLATION RD
FLORES LEOBARDO M
SEGURA PHILLIP LOURCE
$250,000
8/28/15
4213 RIGEL AVE
CHAVEZ LUIS E EU
RODRIGUEZ MARVIN
$285,000
8/28/15
4454 SIRIUS AVE
ERECE, ROMMEL T
VORDALE DANIEL M EU
$509,000
8/28/15
331 GARDENGATE LN
HACKER CHARMAINE
RODRIGUES JORGE EA
$270,000
8/26/15
1312 E DONOVAN RD
FANNIE MAE
THORPE W KYLE EA
$285,000
8/26/15
1113 N KENSINGTON AVE
DUGAN FAUSTINA J S EU
GRIMAUD ANNETTE
$135,000
8/27/15
1960 S MCCLELLAND ST 33
PHILLIPS MIKE EA
VENAMA JOODY L TRUSTEE
$330,000
8/27/15
537 E SANTA CRUZ CT
LARA CYNTHIA G TRUSTEE
MAZAREL LIAVOSH EU
$800,000
8/28/15
343 FREYA DR
GARVEY KEVIN M
LAPORTE DANTE L EU
$610,000
8/28/15
1255 FARADAY ST
STEELE NORMA J TRUST
AGUILAR CHARLENE M
$550,000
8/31/15
1210 EDISON ST
JONES F EVANS TRUSTEE
DEBRUIN JOHANNES B EU
$739,000
8/28/15
3565 OLIVE ST
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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Based on information from, among other sources, Survivors; Santa Barbara’s Last Victorians, a publication of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Neighbors: Horseback-riding mil-
lionaires, Silicon Valley moguls who jet commute, and old-time Santa Barbarans living on the family estate. Market: Multimillion-dollar estates,
almost exclusively.
Lifestyle: Horseback riding, golfing at
the country club, and sunbathing at the private Hope Ranch beach.
You’ll Love: Sunrise walks through the
oak trees on dedicated trails, bloodorange margaritas down the hill at The Boathouse on Hendry’s Beach, and rural privacy just minutes from town. Perfect For: Wealthy folks looking for
the space of the country but to be quite close to town.
Around the Area
One of the more beautiful residential neighborhoods in the world, Hope Ranch is an oak-tree-shaded enclave of about 775 exquisitely manicured estates connected by meandering roads and
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Original Owner: Frances Baxter Year of Construction: 1893 Architect: J.S. Barker
Area Highlights
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his antique Victorian is located on the street named in honor of Manuel Micheltorena, a Mexican governor of California in 1842-1845. Appointed by the president of Mexico, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Micheltorena fought for both privatization and preservation of the historic California missions. This home was built for Frances Baxter, the widow of A. Sydney Baxter. Both of them come from colorful pasts: Mrs. Baxter is related to Governor William Bradford of Massachusetts, while Mr. Baxter’s ancestry stems from a well-to-do Vermont family whose members served on Ulysses S. Grant’s staff during the Civil War. Upon the war ending, the couple lived briefly in New York. Shortly thereafter, Mrs. Baxter became widowed and relocated to Santa Barbara in 1887. After the Baxter family sold the property in 1918, it was home to osteopathic surgeon Frank Lynch, followed shortly by James Tucker, a fireman and freight-car inspector for Southern Pacific railroad who lived there for 40 years. The two-story residence contains an especially intriguing architectural element: a doublepitched, Swedish gambrel roof. This is viewed in the roofline high point, which runs in both east-to-west and north-to-south configurations, where the two upper slopes protrude outward in shallow context from the center point. Other notable ornamentations include sweeping bargeboards; bay windows, dentils, and columns; and a tiny dash of fish scaling in the panel between the two windows over the porch.
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Micheltorena Street
Equestrian estates are the heart and soul of Hope Ranch, an almost entirely residential community along the coast between Santa Barbara and Goleta full of multimillion-dollar mansions hidden behind ornate gates. La Cumbre Country Club sits at the heart of the area, as does the private and exclusive Laguna Blanca School, and horse/ hiking trails weave in and out of the wooded setting.Yet despite the country setting, the conveniences of Santa Barbara are just five minutes away.
horse trails. The median home price approaches $3 million, with the occasional $25 million sale, as well, so this is truly a community of elites and successful entrepreneurs, all willing to pay a little extra for lots of space hidden behind stately gates. Though named after Thomas Hope, an Irishman who purchased the property for $8,000 back in 1861, it wasn’t developed into a residential area until the 1920s. That’s also when the existing homeowners association—which maintains the trails and private beach, maintains a private police force, and upholds architectural guidelines — came into being. Aside from the estates, most of which cannot be seen from the road through the dense foliage, Hope Ranch is also home to La Cumbre Country Club and Laguna Blanca School, both very visible from Las Palmas Road, which meanders through the community. You may also spot people riding their horses underneath the shade of majestic oak trees, as a large network of trails, which can also be hiked, explores the entire ranch. Though secluded, Hope Ranch is quite close to town, particularly the La Cumbre Mall and Five Points Shopping Center along Upper State Street in Santa Barbara. On the other side of the community is Hendry’s Beach, officially known as Arroyo Burro, where dog-walkers can take a break by sipping on margaritas and chomping ahi club sandwiches at The Boathouse Restaurant. Urban convenience mixed with utmost coastal California luxury does come at quite a steep price, and there are very few bargains to find, but if you can afford it, Hope Ranch just might be the best place to live on the planet. n
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