Dave Rice

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La Jolla's Tree House closes out Unreal Estate

Mar 29, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Dave Rice

All good things — and indeed, most mediocre things — must eventually come to an end. With the latter in mind, I think the time has come to say goodbye to our biweekly check-ins on how the obscenely wealthy among us are living. There’s only so much to be said about conspicuous consumption, and so many ways to say it, after all.
Tiny Home Central isn’t solving the San Diego housing crisis

Mar 13, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Dave Rice

But it does hope to help fill in the gapsWelcome back to Unreal Estate. This week, we’re going try something new. Instead of peeking at the biggest and most expensive house I can find, let’s get cheap and go small — really small. A couple of months ago, I put out a call for readers to share their efforts to create more affordable, sustainable housing in and around San Diego.
For sale: 9000 square foot house on two acres in Del Mar

Mar 1, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Dave Rice

Hello, friends. Welcome to another installment of Hey Look At This Rich Guy’s House (Biweekly)! As a programming note, I do have a few leads on stories that might involve some quirky smaller builds and other sorts of interesting abodes, but alas, none of those are ready to go just yet. So this week, we’re headed up to Del Mar, a town that we haven’t visited in nearly six months, despite its being within the second-priciest ZIP code in San Diego (and 51st most expensive nationwide).
40th floor of Marina District’s Harbor Club for sale

Feb 16, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Dave Rice

Your chance to look down on Downtown San DiegoToday, the gentrification of San Diego’s Downtown and the attendant transformation of the city’s skyline is nearly complete. It’s a feat that’s been a long time in the making. The opening of Petco Park in 2004 spurred the construction of dozens of residential high-rises, but the Great Recession and its attendant real estate bust later in the decade stalled many of those projects.
A Fairbanks Ranch Villa with a glass-tile swimming pool inspired by the Hearst Castle

Feb 2, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Dave Rice

The spectrum of writing quality in the real estate world, in terms of both quality and density, is, to put it gently, broad. Some agents let the photos in their listings speak mostly for themselves; others will craft a narrative around a handful of selling points and unique features; a few go as far as attempting to shoehorn a sort of novella into the comments section accompanying the bed/bath count and list of amenities. Today we’re going to look at one of the latter creations.
Tour the oldest surviving Queen Anne Victorian short of the Hotel Del in Coronado

Jan 19, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Dave Rice

Mills Act approval, natchWe’re all familiar with the Hotel del Coronado, right? The iconic landmark, opened in 1888, has long been the preferred San Diego home base for presidents, royalty, celebrities, and other well-heeled travelers. It’s among the last of the Victorian-style beach hotels that used to dot the coast — most of them hastily erected by developers eager to lure land buyers to otherwise desolate locales.
Jacaranda Lofts: New York-style, industrial, with a Skee-Ball arcade game

Jan 5, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Dave Rice

A canvas ready for a masterpieceWhen we take Unreal downtown, we usually wind up looking at a penthouse suite with commanding views of the city and San Diego Bay beyond. There’s a good reason for that: high-rise condos comprise most of the housing to be found in the city core. Aside from some historical Victorians hanging on around the fringes, most of downtown is either already built up or rotting away and waiting for a developer to rip down what’s left.
The Experience at La Jolla’s Vista d’Oro: warm wood and whitewater view

Dec 13, 2023 | sandiegoreader.com | Dave Rice

Can you believe it’s been almost four months since we’ve taken Unreal Estate for a tour in La Jolla? That’s a long time to stay away from one of the most established enclaves dedicated to housing San Diego’s wealthiest denizens. Let’s check in on the priciest pad currently up for grabs in the seaside village.
The Cullen House: the first on the bluffs of Cardiff-by-the-Sea

Dec 6, 2023 | sandiegoreader.com | Dave Rice

In 1911, J. Frank Cullen mapped out the original Cardiff-by-the-Sea subdivision. His wife Esther, a native of Cardiff, Wales, suggested the names of various British towns for the street grid, bucking the SoCal norm of Spanish influence on local geography.