Noteworthy new listings….
You know you’ve lived in Santa Barbara for a while when you look at the exterior of 843 Hot Springs Road ($8.5 million), a 1985 Tudor down a private lane in prime Montecito, and think not of England but of the Rusty’s Pizza on Carrillo Street. The floor plan is solid, if you can handle an upstairs primary; the rooms are nicely proportioned; and the landscaping is lush. It wants a pool.
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The setting of 3 Hunt Drive ($5.45 million), in the hills above Summerland, is nothing short of spectacular—the 4.89-acre lot has views for days and no neighbors nearby. Bring your architect: fixing up the 1991 house will require more than surface changes, as neither of the two guest rooms in the house proper are en suite, and the fourth guest room is only accessible via outside or the garage.
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it took a certain kind of vision to stand on the west side of Ortega Ridge Road, with that classic view of Montecito and the mountains, and see the need for a miniature French Norman chateau. Interesting choices continue inside 387 Ortega Ridge Road ($5.795 million), built in 1988: the primary is one of two en suite bedrooms, laid out railroad-style; Saltillo tile in a French house; an interior window looking down to the kitchen…. The pool is charming, though, and there’s a small guest room over the garage.
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3211 Beach Club Road ($5.5 million) is a time capsule: it was built in 1977, and the interiors have the receipts. Here’s hoping that whoever buys it respects some of that: why shouldn’t a beach house have a palpable sense of joy? The property is on Padaro Lane, with access to the private community’s beach gate, and while you might wish for a larger downstairs deck, the substantial one upstairs does have an ocean view.
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The entry to 1230 Northridge Road ($4.525 million), in the hills above San Roque, is dramatic and romantic: you go through a porte cochère and into a large courtyard. The living areas are on the main floor; below is a huge guest apartment (or rec room), and above is the primary bedroom and, at the other end of a pretty, many-windowed hallway, three guest rooms. (And above that, in the tower, is a small room for reading, meditating, or just getting away from everyone.) The house is fun to explore, and it would work well for a family. I just wish that the main level had more outdoor space. If I could turn back time, I’d put the garage doors on the street side and use the courtyard as a sumptuous terrace.
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632 La Buena Tierra ($2.925 million), off N. Patterson Avenue, has been half redone. The kitchen and great room, with big views in three directions, show how sharp the property could be if the bedrooms and bathrooms got renovated. The plan was to convert the garage into a primary bedroom and build a new garage, which sounds like the right idea—as long as the neighbors’ goats don’t pose an issue.
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And a few others worth checking out:
••• 1300 Plaza Pacifica ($6.35 million): Single-level, three-bedroom condo in Bonnymede.
••• 960 W. Mountain Drive ($4.25 million): Rustic-industrial contemporary in Cielito.
••• 1204 Toro Canyon Road ($2.185 million): Four-acre lot at the very top of Toro Canyon with a suburban-style house and guest shack.
••• 1221 Diana Road ($1.695 million): 1947 Alex D’Alfonso fixer on the adorable Diana Lane/Road loop (below). Even though it needs a lot of work, I’d say it’s priced to move.
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