The Riviera/Upper East Side $700,000- $4,000,000

Education: Roosevelt; Santa Barbara Junior High; Santa Barbara High School

The most stunning views in all of Santa Barbara, from the hills of the Mesa, the harbor with its sailboats and twinkling yachts, out to the Channel Islands, and miles of red-tiled roofs by day, to the twinkling lights of downtown at night, this area spanning the ridge between Montecito and Mission Canyon is unbeatable.  An older neighborhood, with houses from the 20's narrow winding streets. Spanning the crest between Santa Barbara’s Mission and Montecito, semi-tropical appearance, lush landscaping, utility cables are all buried or in the process, so few items obstruct the view. Predominantly Spanish Revival style architecture, with contemporary homes interspersed East of State Street and above Valerio Street, the Upper East Side is home to older, elegant homes, many of which date from turn of century.  Close to downtown businesses, the Mission Rose Gardens, museums, theatres and restaurants.