An Impeccable Little Westside Bungalow

Noteworthy new listings….

Built elsewhere in 1915 and moved to its current Westside location in 1946, 1319 Kowalski Avenue ($1.695 million) looks great. The three-bedroom house has a two-car garage with a studio above it. Imagine if more of Santa Barbara’s housing stock had been cared for like this….

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In a normal market, the asking price for 982 Jimeno Road ($5.195 million) would be insane: the house has been renovated to turnkey, sure, but it’s just .39 acre, right off APS, and void of flair, with the exception of a few midcentury moments. Of course, this market is far from normal.

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The mountain views are delightful at 765 Via Airosa ($4.975 million), but like most Hope Ranch properties these days, there’s work to be done. And the bulk of the 2.5-acre lot’s usable yard is in front of the house—i.e., without the view. Still, it ought to go fast.

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Even after it gets a total redo, the 1985 house at 2039 Boundary Drive ($4.5 million) in Birnam Wood will look like it’s half-sunk into the earth.

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The only two photos of 485 Hot Springs Road ($4.5 million) are of a gazebo and a grill, so we have to assume it’s a fixer. But it’s well off the road and has a guest house.

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If you love golf, 4028 Via Laguna ($4.275 million) is on a street embedded in the La Cumbre Country Club course and across from the 18th hole. The handful of photos are poor quality, but what we can see doesn’t look bad.

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You have to admire whenever someone goes for the rare Y-shaped staircase. 928 Aleeda Lane ($3.495 million) was built in 2006 by a fan of stone and wood. The pool appears to be designed for bathers to walk in one end and out the other. Or maybe you meet in the middle?

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Built in 1910, quaint 412 Lemon Grove Lane ($2.65 million) has some curb appeal; it’s only on .13 acre, though.

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7337 Shepard Mesa Road ($1.8 million), out past Carp, is really weird and I kind of love it. Or maybe I feel sorry for it? Hard to tell sometimes.

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And a few others worth checking out:
••• 2405 Selrose Lane ($1.645 million): Mesa fixer.
••• 4014 Pala Lane ($1.975 million): Three-bedroom in the La Colina Park community.
••• 1510 Sinaloa Drive ($2.975 million): Meh house right on San Ysidro Road but it’s walkable to Montecito Union School.
••• 1306 E. Mason Street ($1.395 million): Eastside cottage with character (below).

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