Carrillo Plaza is located at 210 W. Carrillo Blvd. and was sold by Carrillo Holdings, a Santa Barbara-based real estate company. It has shed six Santa Barbara properties over the last 18 months.
The publicly traded maker of auto safety products is harnessing the South Coast’s expertise in infrared technology to produce night-vision systems that are available in new Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW and Rolls-Royce models.
The store will feature interactive touchscreens, design centers and other tools for buying and customizing made-to-order vehicles directly from the Palo Alto-based manufacturer.
What first started as a way to give tasty gifts to friends and family has now transformed into a company with products in 70 stores from Paso Robles to San Diego.
The proposal includes demolishing an existing 12,000-square-foot building to construct a 55,000-square-foot, 45-foot tall hotel at 926 Indio Muerto St.
