Goleta
Goleta, CA · Real Estate
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104 Units of Affordable Senior Housing Proposed Near the Presidio Neighborhood
••• The Historic Landmarks Commission’s July 1 agenda includes splitting the block bordered by Garden, De La Guerra, Ortega, and Laguna into two lots; demolishing the five buildings (home to 48 apartments) along Garden Street; and constructing two new buildings (38 and 66 units each) for affordable senior housing. It’s Spanish Colonial–ish, natch, but with welcome diversity in the facades, and the new buildings wouldn’t be below grade, the way they are now. And yes, yes, yes to the pink! But I’ll miss the pepper trees, which are not part of the plan. Renderings courtesy Cearnal Collective.
Noozhawk
Neighbors Raise Alarm About 8-Story Project Near Mission Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara residents are fighting to make sure a proposed housing development near the Mission won’t endanger their neighborhood. A recent petition regarding the eight-story, 270-unit housing project proposed for 505 E. Los Olivos St., behind the Santa Barbara Mission, has earned more than 5,400 signatures as of Tuesday.
Santa Barbara Independent
The Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS® Joins Effort in Mobilizing to Stop Costly Tax Proposal, Protecting California Homeownership
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA.: The Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS® along with the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), announced a major victory for homeownership in California after REALTORS® statewide mobilized to stop AB 736 from moving forward in the California State Legislature last week.
Santa Barbara Independent
Business Owners Agree: The Road to Downtown Recovery Runs Through Facts, Not Nostalgia
Businesses for State Street, a group of business owners and Santa Barbarans, writes to respectfully ask that the mayor and City Council carefully review the following facts and comments supporting the creation of a fully car-free State Street. It’s time to bust some myths about State Street. Myth: State...
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Santa Barbara to Explore a “Vacancy Tax” for Residential and Commercial Properties
••• The city of “Santa Barbara will explore bringing a residential and commercial vacancy tax ballot measure to voters, but not until the November 2028 election.” There must be other ways to govern besides taxation. —Noozhawk. ••• “State Street Holiday Parade Gets Green Light After...
Santa Barbara Independent
New Takes on Ranch Traditions
Designed for simple comfort, function, and single-level affordability, today’s ranch-style homes draw original inspiration from architect Cliff May’s adobe houses in the American Southwest in the 1930s. Their popularity ramped up post–World War II, keeping pace with the expansion of the suburbs. As traditional designs began to morph (including the split-level) and building materials became more advanced, ranch homes remained fundamentally affordable, spacious and easy to maintain. Here are a handful Santa Barbara examples, each with some behind-the-scenes background.
Coastal View
New housing project not affordable
We Carpinterians cannot allow the approval of the 191-unit Farm Project development on our bluffs. If this project goes forward using the Builders Remedy application process, the small-town character of Carpinteria will be lost forever to suburban sprawl. Even though Builders Remedy was designed to facilitate low-income housing, this project,...
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A Sanctuary Above San Roque
Tucked privately above the San Roque neighborhood, this 1.69-acre hillside gated sanctuary invites a slower, unhurried way of living. Reimagined down to the framing by a boutique Santa Barbara design firm, the property is a study in stillness with authentic Japanese Shou Sugi Ban burnt-wood siding, an elegant nod to restraint set among California oaks. The contemporary hillside residence offers seclusion just minutes from local beaches, dining, and State Street.
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Local Conservation Groups Retain Environmental Defense Center to Fight Proposed Luxury Development on Carpinteria Bluffs
Two longtime Carpinteria conservation organizations have enlisted the help of a prominent environmental law firm to oppose a controversial 191-unit luxury housing development proposed for the coastal bluffs. Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs and the Carpinteria Valley Association announced that they have formally retained the Santa Barbara-based Environmental Defense Center...
Noozhawk
Developers Sue Frontier Over Carpinteria Property for 18-Story Housing Project
The development team behind the proposed 18-story housing project on Carpinteria’s Ogan Road has sued property owner Frontier California Inc., alleging that the Frontier Communications subsidiary was “purposefully failing” to sell the property. It’s the second lawsuit filed by the Fullerton-based developers, Carpinteria Group LLC, centered on...
Noozhawk
Santa Barbara School District Repurchases Land for Affordable Staff Housing
The Santa Barbara Unified School District has taken a step toward building affordable housing for teachers and district staff. The school board unanimously approved a plan to repurchase 3.65 acres of what’s known as the Tatum property, located next to El Camino Elementary School at San Marcos Road and San Simeon Drive, to build affordable housing.
Santa Barbara Independent
Like Father, Like Realtor: Keeping It All in the Family
Real estate comes with long hours, tight deadlines, plentiful personalities, and never-ending negotiations. Imagine navigating all of that with your dad — or your son — watching over your shoulder every step of the way. This Father’s Day, we asked three Santa Barbara father-son Realtor teams what it’s...
Santa Barbara Independent
Rules for Me, but Not for Thee
The rent registry fee for Santa Barbara’s proposed Rent Stabilization Ordinance has stipulations that show how insincere the regulations are. The proposal is extreme enough to challenge the constitutionality that these regulations will not impede the owners’ right to a fair gain on their investments. There are examples...
Santa Barbara Independent
Santa Barbara School Board Approves Lease to Developer for Teacher Housing Development
The Santa Barbara Unified School District took an important step in securing affordable housing for its teachers and staff last week. At the school board’s June 9 meeting, trustees unanimously approved the lease of the district’s Tatum property near San Marcos High School to developer Red Tail Multifamily Land Development, to build 106 units of income-restricted housing.
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Farmhouse Motel owner sues Buellton over Avenue of Flags housing ordinance
The City of Buellton is facing an expanded legal challenge over its Avenue of Flags housing ordinance, with the owner of the Farmhouse Motel alleging the measure violates equal protection, due process, the state Housing Accountability Act and constitutes an unlawful taking. Kerry Moriarty, owner of the Farmhouse Motel, filed...