
Coast Village Road project springs to life with $7.3M financing in place

A major new development on the last unbuilt lot on Montecito’s Coast Village Road is set to break ground after securing $7.3 million in construction financing.

Caruso, county hit sticking point in Miramar rebate talks

Talks over the Miramar Hotel project in Montecito are stalled for not fiscal but legal reasons, and it doesn’t look like either side is ready to budge.
Coast Village Road heats up with $10.2M sale of Starbucks center

The recent sale of the property at 1046-1054 Coast Village Road capped a year of multimillion-dollar deals in Montecito.
Montecito buildings sell for $10.2M
A prominent Montecito retail building has been sold to an unnamed local investor for $10.2 million. The 13,778-square-foot retail property building at 1046 to 1054 Coast Village Road houses tenants such as Starbucks, Von’s Pharmacy, Blenders in the Grass, Boutique Antoinette and Occhiali Fine Eyewear. Clarice Clark, president of Lee & Associates, handled the transaction Read More →
Editorial: Caltrans should consider Plan B for Montecito 101
With Highway 101 widening plans for the South Coast moving forward at a steady pace, a group of area residents has begun pressing an alternative for a stretch through Montecito. Called Common Sense 101, the group makes persuasive arguments for area officials to ask Caltrans to carefully review its plan to undertake a radical remaking Read More →