Fabulous opportunity to build on the Riviera, where one can enjoy stunning mountain views from this gently sloping lot. Water meter in. Reports available. Opportunity to start building soon! Architectural renderings are available for inspiration, showing a home with a gracious first-floor primary suite, office, private garden/courtyard, two additional upstairs suites, and a one-bedroom ADU option. Still providing spacious off-street parking plus 3-4 car garage parking.
Vacant landProperty Type
0.87 acresLot Size
$1,666,667Price/Acres
Listed by Cindy Campbell•DRE #00691884• Village Properties - 1
Riviera, located between Downtown Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Mountains, is a hillside and coastal Santa Barbara neighborhood with terraced streets and ocean-view overlooks. The character concentrates around the El Encanto area on Mission Ridge Road, where a quiet, resort-like pocket meets winding lanes and garden courtyards. Spanish Colonial Revival estates and midcentury view homes line the slopes above Alameda Padre Serra, with palms and stone walls shaping the streetscape. The Riviera Theatre and the Santa Barbara Bowl act as cultural anchors for film nights and live music. Mission Canyon’s trailheads and the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden add a nature-forward rhythm to the neighborhood.
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Sloped-down lot
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R-1 zoning
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Sale and tax history for 1208 Las Alturas Rd
Sale History
Tax History
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Event
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SBMLS #26-1098
Apr 6, 2026
Listed
$1,450,000
SBMLS #25-2047
Nov 15, 2025
Listing Removed
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May 23, 2025
Listed
$1,750,000
TheMLS #25553033
Aug 25, 2025
Listed
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Santa Barbara County
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Last updated by owner on May 23, 2025.
RS-1A
One-Family Residence Zone
This zone is intended to provide areas for single-unit housing on individual lots at appropriate low densities of one unit per legal lot with allowances for an Accessory Dwelling Unit or Two-Unit Residential Development when certain standards are met. Designators (e.g. -25, -15) refer to minimum lot size in thousands of square ft or, in the case of RS-1A, acres. The regulations for the RS Zone are intended to limit activities which would be inharmonious with or injurious to the preservation and character of a residential environment. Nonresidential uses are limited to those that support daily life of neighborhoods and complement surrounding residential development. Nonresidential uses are strictly limited in order to mitigate impacts associated with nonresidential uses such as: traffic, increased parking demand, light, glare, and noise.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Agriculture
Livestock production
Garden center
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Housing-Single unit
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Housing-Senior
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.62% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
5/10 Heat Factor
8 days above 84° expected this year, 21 days in 30 years
1/10 Wind Factor
Minimal risk of severe winds over next 30 years
8/10 Air Factor
13 unhealthy days expected this year, 13 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Santa Barbara, CA • 93103
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Very good sunlight
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This home receives average direct sun exposure in the zip code. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 1208 Las Alturas Rd
$1,338,360
$112K under list price of $1.45M
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $1.4M to $3.9M.