I love this video’s length and quality – it makes you want to visit!
Welcome to the Sanctuary, an incredibly private architectural masterpiece with whitewater ocean, lagoon and sunset views. This extraordinary mid-century modern home and its guest house sit on nearly an acre of Batiquitos Lagoon-front land, positioned behind a gated entry and set well away from the road. The main house (3 BR) and detached guest house (1+ BR) harmonize perfectly and both feature floor to ceiling windows. Sellers will consider offers between $4.8M and $6M (closed today for $5,399,450 cash).
Tim and Allison were nice enough to let me look around their 4 br + den/3.5 ba, 3,480sf home on a 15,087sf lot west of the I-5 freeway on Hymettus priced at $2,645,000:
Enjoy the sunset and spend the evening marveling at two of the most beautiful custom homes available for sale in Encinitas! Free drinks, music, dancing, and a TACO TRUCK!
This is one of the safer-looking areas along the Neptune bluff in Leucadia, due to the landslide in 1932 before the area was sub-divided. It gives this stretch some buffer!
This just closed for $3,075,000 full-price cash and 10-day escrow:
For those who are thinking of building a home on the bluff, you may want to consider this recent case seen at Encinitas Undercover– hat tip WC!
The property owners purchased a vacant lot in 2012 for $1,700,000, and it appears this approval process has been underway ever since.
In 2013, the City of Encinitas planning commission approved the homeowners’ plan to build a two-story 3,553 square foot home with a 1,855 square foot underground basement and a 950 square foot garage. The seaward side of the structure would be set back 40 feet from the edge of the bluff.
Shortly thereafter, the geotechnical engineers revised their required report which recalculated the math but came to the same conclusion – a 40-ft setback from the edge of the bluff would work and comply with the generally-accepted rate of 30 feet of erosion over the next 75 years.
But then two commissioners from the Coastal Commission filed an appeal, so the homeowners hired a different engineering firm to complete a second geotechnical report. When the appeal was heard, the Coastal Commission rejected the second report and approved the project with a 60 to 62-foot setback from the edge of the bluff.
The Commission explained that the building footprint resulting from a 60 to 62-foot setback from the bluff edge would still allow the Lindstroms to construct a 3500 square foot home, not including a basement, and that if the Lindstroms obtained a variance from the City reducing the frontyard setback, the building footprint would be even larger.
The homeowners took the Coastal Commission decision to the 4th Appealate District Court of Appeal, who rejected their 40-ft argument but approved the project with no seawall, and a 60-62-ft setback.
WC included this review with links to the actual court documents:
It goes to show you that you don’t have to worry about under-pricing a home…..as long as you put it on the open market so every buyer gets a crack at it!
On Tuesday at 7pm PST: CNBC series 'Streets of Dreams' puts San Diego Bay on national display https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/growth-development/story/2021-01-15/cnbc-series-streets-of-dreams-puts-san-diego-bay-on-national-display
Home prices 10% higher than today should put a crimp in the roaring: San Diego could be headed for a 'roaring 2022' as its economy slowly recovers from COVID, economist says https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2021-01-14/san-diego-could-be-headed-for-a-roaring-2022-as-its-economy-slowly-recovers-from-covid-economist-says
I hope he didn't get pushed out - he's the best that San Diego ever had: Padres broadcaster Ted Leitner to transition to new role in 2021 https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-padres-broadcaster-ted-leitner-to-transition-to-new-role-in-2021?tcid=tw_article_ via @MLB
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