The hillside residence at 20 Camino Alto in Santa Barbara evokes the Spanish and Mediterranean … [+]
Santa Barbara’s nickname as “the American Riviera” could sound like an overreach. However spend time driving into hillside neighborhoods the place winding roads result in balconies and patios on Spanish-style properties excessive above the ocean and also you’ll shortly see the resemblance to the Mediterranean Sea.
The Riviera neighborhood is one in all Santa Barbara’s older and most unique slope-side enclaves. The … [+]
Nowhere is that this more true than within the Riviera neighborhood. It’s one of many metropolis’s older and most unique slope-side enclaves identified for its surrounding pure magnificence.
In-built 2023, the residence at 20 Camino Alto affords refined residing with sweeping views of … [+]
One instance: the hilltop residence on the market at 20 Camino Alto, which affords sweeping views of the ocean, Channel Islands and the Santa Ynez Mountains. “The place else do you see a home the place nearly each single room has a view, together with the laundry room,” says itemizing agent Beth Slifirski of Village Properties.
Vaulted ceilings with wooden beams, hardwood flooring and steel-frame pocketing doorways are amongst options … [+]
The Spanish-style home with a pink tiled roof was accomplished in 2023. Balconies and patios, together with one with massive arches and an outside lounge overlooking a pool, showcase views of the curving shoreline and the water past. The home has 4 bedrooms and 5 loos in 4,000 sq. ft on two ranges.
The kitchen contains a dreamy mixture of crisp white cabinetry, gold {hardware} and top-tier … [+]
The open ground plan within the residing and eating rooms on the primary ground retains nature shut. Each rooms have 13-foot ceilings with timbered beams and entry to outside view areas. The close by kitchen options an island with a calcite counter and seating for informal eating.
The wine cellar and tasting room.
On the higher ground, the first bed room gives a non-public sanctuary, a quiet area the place surroundings once more units the tone. The ensuite toilet with marble flooring and partitions, in addition to customized oak vanities, accommodates a two-person bathe and opulent soak tub subsequent to a big window that frames the hillside.
There are 4 bedrooms and 5 loos in additional than 4,000 sq. ft of residing area.
Other than the placement, particulars additionally make the home a standout. It was developed and constructed by Pink Bridge Capital Corp. with touches, corresponding to a hand-laid mosaic marble ground within the lobby, French limestone within the pool space and terra-cotta roof tiles with copper gutters. Different facilities on the property embody two Tesla charging stations, safety cameras, irrigation system and heated flooring all through.
Three balconies face in the direction of panoramic views of the coast.
For individuals who prefer to entertain, there’s an indoor/outside barbecue room, temperature managed wine room that holds greater than 600 bottles of wine, moist bar, pool and sizzling tub. Different areas embody a exercise room and residential theater.
The first suite contains a deep soaking tub, an outsized bathe and a walk-in closet.
Exterior the house, It’s a brief drive to the Santa Barbara Botanic Backyard, a showcase of California native crops. Right here you’ll be able to observe climbing trails on the 87-acre website to search out redwood timber planted alongside a creek and meadows stuffed with California poppies. Within the different path sits Lotusland, rigorously cultivated gardens which might be open to the general public by appointment. The gardens had been the creation and fervour pursuit of the late Ganna Walska.
Wealthy marble attracts the eyes within the major suite toilet.
It’s arduous to consider the neighborhood that sits between Mission and Sycamore canyons was thought-about inhospitable and troublesome to entry till the 1870s. As the town grew and extra roads had been constructed, builders realized the worth of setting up properties with views of the ocean. That successful formulation turned out to be as true a long time in the past as it’s right this moment.
Exterior, a zero-edge infinity pool extends outward in the direction of the horizon.
The property is in the marketplace for $8,499,000.
The house sits on 1.3 acres of grounds.
The house is listed with Beth Slifirski of Village Properties.
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