One of the largest residential projects in downtown Ventura history has changed hands, and the city is putting the owner on the fast track for approval in a bid to infuse the urban core with new white-collar housing. Los Angeles-based developer John Ashkar already has two large-scale housing projects in Ventura in the pipeline. He Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 4th, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Investors buy Santa Rita Hills Wine Center, scale down plans
The new owners of the Santa Rita Hills Wine Center in Lompoc are tossing approved plans to build a hotel and retail center at the property.
Over the last year, the developer has been doing indoor work on the old grocery story building and has “curated” tenants for what will be called the Santa Barbara Public Market.
The Santa Barbara developer pushing to build one of the biggest retail projects on the Central Coast faces a lawsuit from its lender alleging that it has defaulted on $6.2 million in debt. The Rottman Group submitted a joint application with Walmart in 2006 to build a retail complex on the north side of Atascadero Read More →