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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, December 17th, 2010 / Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Breaking news: Santa Barbara snags $152M courthouse
The California Judicial Branch has zoomed in on a downtown Santa Barbara location where it plans to build a $152 million criminal courthouse, a massive project that would create an estimated 3,500 direct and indirect jobs in the area as the South County’s criminal and traffic court operations are consolidated under one roof. The state court Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, December 13th, 2010 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Carriage Square in Oxnard improves its future with Lowe
Oxnard’s Carriage Square’s developers secured $17.2 million in financing and said a Lowe’s and several smaller retailers will open at the project
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 13th, 2010 / Real Estate / Comments Off on Specialty Silicone expands in Paso Robles
Specialty Silicone Fabricators is building a 120,000-square-foot facility near Paso Robles Municipal Airport.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, November 22nd, 2010 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Victoria Street marketplace may reshape downtown foodie scene
Urban Developments is building an anchor for South Coast culture right in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara. The San Francisco-based development firm has grand plans to build a 23,000-square-foot public market and adjoining residential project at Chapala and Victoria streets, in the spot formerly occupied by a Vons grocery store. Urban Developments Principle Marge Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, October 18th, 2010 / Features, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Downtown’s starring role: Atascadero will get new movie theater, retail center
Atascadero’s small-town days may be numbered. The city of 28,000 people has several large developments in the pipeline, including its $13 million Colony Square project, which would bring 14,000 square feet of retail space and 10 movie screens to the currently theater-less city. Plans for a 130,000-square-foot Wal-Mart are about halfway through the environmental review Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, October 18th, 2010 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on A new addition to Santa Barbara’s courthouse corridor
As one of the only ground-up buildings to be constructed in Santa Barbara’s downtown core in years, the new law office complex at 1100 Santa Barbara St. is something of an anomaly. Also rare is the $1.3 million price tag and eight-month construction time line — the 6,000-square-foot project was under budget and ahead of Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, October 4th, 2010 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on CSU Channel Islands on a $75M campus building spree
CSU Channel Islands near Camarillo is the newest school in the California State University system, and it’s growing by leaps and bounds. To keep up with that growth, the school has construction projects in the pipeline totaling more than $75 million. First up is the $32.5 million North Hall project, which breaks ground Oct. 6. Read More →
