By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 23rd, 2011 / Features, Real Estate / Comments Off on Suit targets tax bill: Owners say county overvalued property
The owners of 328 residential lots in Oxnard’s RiverPark development are suing the county of Ventura for a tax refund after the assessor’s office more than doubled the valuation used to calculate taxes on the property.
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, December 23rd, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on SB architects look far afield in face of regional slowdown
Like architects elsewhere, Clay Aurell and business partner Josh Blumer of AB Design Studio found that business in California is spottier than before — development has slowed, which means less work for architects here.
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, December 2nd, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Jarrott plays the national market by banking on big-name tenants
Jarrott & Co. Real Estate Investments brokers and invests in retail projects around the country.
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 25th, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Architects redesign State Street hotel as modern, affordable inn
Santa Barbara’s lower State Street and Funk Zone areas are experiencing somewhat of an architectural revival, thanks in no small part to the architects at AB Design Studio.
The international hotel firm behind El Encanto Hotel in Santa Barbara has received $45 million in construction financing for the project and plans to open the luxury hilltop villas by late 2012. When all is said and done, Orient-Express Hotels will have spent more than $90 million to buy and renovate a project it’s not Read More →