Kinka Usher and his Alhambra-inspired estate (Credit: The Agency) Always wanted to live in a palace on the Mediterranean, but never wanted to leave California? An estate in Montecito inspired by Spain’s historic Alhambra palace is hitting the market for $35 million. The 2.4-acre estate is anchored by a 11,500-square-foot home inspired by the centuries-old […]
In Santa Barbara, the War Between Weed Growers and Their Neighbors Is Getting Nasty
The meeting took place January 29 in a packed assembly room of the Santa Barbara County Administration Building deep in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara’s Spanish Colonial-style municipal nexus; six months later it still induces shudders among most everyone who endured it. Even Santa Barbara County Supervisor Steve Lavagnino, a man known for his […]
Neverland Ranch Is for Sale and It’s Going for a Song
Looking for a nice spread near Santa Barbara? If you’re a horse-loving hedge-funder in search of a real estate bargain, say giddyup to Neverland Ranch. Michael Jackson’s 2,698-acre compound recently went back on the market for a paltry $31 million—a fraction of its original asking price. When the property first went up for sale in […]
Amazon rumored to make landfall in Santa Barbara
Former Saks store in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara A giant this way comes. In a move that is expected to re-energize the city of Santa Barbara’s main thoroughfare of State Street, the 48,000-square-foot former Saks Fifth Avenue store space will be occupied by “a Fortune 100 tech company,” said Austin Herlihy, executive vice president of […]
Dick Wolf’s latest production is a Hope Ranch spec manse
Dick Wolf and the Hope Ranch home (Credit: Getty Images) For his latest, production, “Law & Order’s” Dick Wolf didn’t create a new spinoff. He bought a new mansion outside Santa Barbara. The celebrated television producer paid $14.8 million for a spec home in Hope Ranch for his wife, Noelle Lippman, according to Yolanda’s Little […]