• Home
  • Listings
  • Brokers
  • Services
  • News
  • About
  • Portfolio
  • Contact
  • Hayes Commercial Group
  • Listings
  • Brokers
  • Services
  • News
  • About
  • Portfolio
  • 805.563.2111
  • Contact

News

  • All
  • Market Reports
  • Articles
  • Press Releases
Gallery View List View
  • Noozhawk: UCSB Purchases Vacant Lot From Friendship Manor to Build Housing
    April 22, 2025
  • Noozhawk: Sephora Moving to New Space with State Street Storefront
    February 21, 2025
  • PacBiz Times: Google’s breaththrough “Willow” quantum chip developed in Goleta
    December 16, 2024
  • Noozhawk: TechTopia Shows Off Innovation and Research of Industry, UCSB Labs
    September 5, 2024
  • The Current: UCSB to lead $22M NSF-funded “BioFoundry” on exceptional microbes
    August 29, 2024
  • PacBiz Times: Commercial real estate legend Steve Hayes retires
    June 24, 2024
  • Santa Barbara Talks: Business Leaders Say Downtown Assessment District Could Fix ‘Broken’ State Street
    February 13, 2024
  • Noozhawk: Validation Ale to expand
    September 8, 2023
  • Noozhawk: New Tenant Replaces Zoom in downtown Santa Barbara
    September 8, 2023
  • Noozhawk: Inogen, Umbra Space On the Move in Commercial Real Estate Shakeup
    September 1, 2023
  • Noozhawk: Santa Barbara Public Market Booming with New Restaurants, Art Exhibits
    July 28, 2023
  • Independent: UC Santa Barbara’s Materials Research Laboratory Awarded $18 Million over Six Years
    July 14, 2023
  • NoozHawk: Sonoma Fit to Move In; Vacant Storefronts Still Plague Santa Barbara’s State Street
    June 9, 2023
  • Costar: Curvature Deal Named Lease of the Year for Santa Barbara
    March 31, 2023
  • Santa Barbara Talks: Francois DeJohn Says Remote Work Forcing Software Tech Companies to Sublease Space
    March 7, 2023
  • SF Business Times: New CA Bill to Ease Office-to-Housing Conversions
    March 1, 2023
  • Noozhawk: Five Points Shopping Center Getting Mattress Firm Takeover
    February 24, 2023
  • PacBiz Times: Technology Forecast: Innovation will be the theme for 2023
    January 6, 2023
  • WSJ: U.S. Return-to-Office Rates Hit Pandemic High as More Employers Get Tougher
    September 20, 2022
  • PacBiz Times: As working from home becomes the new norm, big companies look to sublease surplus space
    September 3, 2022
  • PacBiz Times: Procore to sublease blufftop building in Carpinteria
    August 24, 2022
  • PacBiz Times: Yardi family buys landmark Santa Barbara Riviera property
    July 28, 2022
  • Noozhawk: SB Council Votes to Hire $780,000 Consultant to Come Up with Plan for State Street
    July 27, 2022
  • PacBiz Times: Raytheon’s hiring spree takes flight with 200 new Goleta jobs
    June 24, 2022
  • Noozhawk: Santa Barbara Council Discusses Commercial Vacancy Tax
    May 29, 2022
  • PacBiz Times: New arrival on Santa Barbara tech scene starts biz-tech group
    March 28, 2022
  • PacBiz Times: Goleta industrial park sells in one of area’s biggest recent deals
    March 26, 2022
  • Noozhawk: Longboards, Harbor Restaurants in Santa Barbara Have New Owners
    March 8, 2022
  • Coast Village Association Moves Forward with CBID Plans
    February 23, 2022
  • PacBiz Times: Lower State Street becoming a billionaire’s row for hotel owners
    February 13, 2022
  • PacBiz Times: Banks closed thousands of branches in 2021 and tri-county banks were no exception
    February 12, 2022
  • Independent: Santa Barbara’s Commercial Real Estate Is Red Hot
    February 11, 2022
  • Independent: Santa Barbara Public Market Sold to Local Buyers for over $10 Million
    January 7, 2022
  • PacBiz Times: Santa Barbara Public Market sold to local buyer
    January 6, 2022
  • The Santa Barbara Update
    August 27, 2021
  • PacBiz Times: Nordstrom building conversion could lead to glut of Santa Barbara office space
    August 6, 2021
  • The Post-Pandemic State of Santa Barbara Office Space
    June 24, 2021
  • Former Macy’s Building Being Converted to Offices in Downtown Santa Barbara
    March 16, 2021
  • Noozhawk: SB Council Allows Coast Village Assoc. Assessment District to Move Forward
    March 4, 2021
  • PacBiz Times: Real estate experts forecast a 2021 comeback in some sectors, but not all
    December 31, 2020
  • News-Press: Majestic Asset Management purchases building
    October 13, 2020
  • UCSB Economic Forecast Project Webinar: COVID-19 and Commercial Real Estate
    August 31, 2020
  • KEYT: Leasing improves in downtown Santa Barbara after slump
    February 13, 2020
  • Costar: Amazon Merges Two Real Estate Trends By Putting Offices in Former Saks Store
    February 4, 2020
  • News-Press: Goleta campus purchased for $35.7M
    January 31, 2020
  • Noozhawk: Goleta Office Space Transaction
    January 10, 2020
  • PacBiz Times: South Coast hotels find luxury niche
    October 22, 2019
  • Independent: Is Santa Barbara’s State Street Finally Turning the Corner?
    August 9, 2019
  • Independent: Report Describes Santa Barbara as Unfriendly to Business, Suffocated by Red Tape
    July 25, 2019
  • Noozhawk: Downtown Santa Barbara Emerges as Hub for Technology Companies
    April 23, 2019
  • GlobeSt.com: Tech Industry Revitalizes Downtown Santa Barbara
    March 1, 2019
  • Noozhawk: CenCal Health Acquires Building
    February 22, 2019
  • Noozhawk: Invoca Leases State Street Offices
    February 22, 2019
  • Pacific Coast Business Times: Invoca moves down the street into Sonos’ digs
    February 21, 2019
  • Pacific Coast Business Times: RAF Pacifica to add space to Cabrillo Business Park
    December 21, 2018
  • Noozhawk: RAF Pacifica Buys 11 Acres in Cabrillo Business Park from Sares-Regis Group
    December 18, 2018
  • Noozhawk: As State Street stumbles, Santa Barbara’s ‘Lagoon District’ soars
    August 13, 2018
  • Noozhawk: Report shows Camino Real Marketplace solidifying status as Goleta’s shopping hub
    August 8, 2018
  • Strong Commercial Real Estate Sales Continue Into 2017
    April 20, 2017
  • Juicy addition to Coast Village Plaza
    April 14, 2017
  • Santa Barbara Faces Revenue Drop
    April 14, 2017
  • Middle Four Floors of Granada Tower Sold to Local Investor
    March 23, 2017
  • Bluewater Grill to Sail into Iconic Lighthouse Building on Santa Barbara’s Waterfront
    December 8, 2016
  • Montecito Inn Reaches Deal to Bring Los Angeles-Based Scratch|Bar & Kitchen to Hotel
    November 20, 2016
  • Part of Santa Barbara’s Granada Tower Goes Up For Sale
    January 11, 2016
  • New Downtown Santa Barbara Live/Work Space Is 4 Stories of Whimsy and Creativity
    December 1, 2015
  • The Mill
    October 28, 2015
  • Standout: Murphy joins CALM board
    September 21, 2015
  • Tony’s Restaurant in Carpinteria Sold
    August 17, 2015
  • Gandolfo’s New York Deli to open on State Street in Santa Barbara
    June 19, 2015
  • Local companies relocating to bigger spaces in Goleta
    June 12, 2015
  • Welcome to “The Mill”
    May 29, 2015
  • Third Window Brewing taking shape at new SB development
    May 29, 2015
  • Buying Your Building
    May 5, 2015
  • Beach town in spotlight
    April 17, 2015
  • High bar set for 2015 in tri-county CRE markets
    January 2, 2015
  • Arts & Letters Café building for sale
    December 4, 2014
  • Montecito property sells for $13M
    October 30, 2014
  • Google to open facility in Goleta
    September 19, 2014
  • HG Data signs up for space in Funk Zone
    August 28, 2014
  • Mobile Home Parks: a hidden gem for redevelopers
    June 25, 2014
  • Investor buys former Raytheon office building
    June 14, 2014
  • Samy’s Camera moves to State Street
    May 22, 2014
  • Samy’s Camera focuses In on Downtown State Street space
    May 19, 2014
  • 2013 Year-End Santa Barbara Retail Perspective
    January 23, 2014
  • Sonos snags 100K square feet in Santa Barbara’s downtown
    January 3, 2014
  • Indoor trampoline park will open in Turnpike Shopping Center
    August 3, 2013
  • High-end retailing is coming back
    July 27, 2013
  • Midyear update from Hayes Commercial
    July 26, 2013
  • Workzones opens downtown
    April 5, 2013
  • Lobero Theatre board welcomes Steve Hayes
    March 27, 2013
  • Real estate investor buys $16.5M Venoco HQ in Carpinteria
    March 18, 2013
  • South Coast Update
    January 25, 2013
  • New interior decor store brings in unique offerings
    December 13, 2012
  • Santa Barbara residents sell eclectic products at Super Chic
    December 13, 2012
  • Steve Hayes celebrates 30 years of CRE dealmaking
    December 7, 2012
  • Commercial real estate market posts mixed third quarter
    November 15, 2012
  • State Street shopping scene heats up with boom in leases
    July 13, 2012
  • City putting parking lot up for auction
    July 6, 2012
  • Owner of midnight eatery Blue Owl opening new daytime deli
    May 22, 2012
  • Bed supplier comes to rest on Chapala
    May 15, 2012
  • No time to rest for adjustable-bed supplier Ergomotion
    May 14, 2012
  • Ergomotion pens year’s largest lease in Santa Barbara
    May 14, 2012
  • Scottsdale jeweler to open store on State Street
    April 6, 2012
  • The Loop in I.V. closes in on final retailer, tenants for summer debut
    April 6, 2012
  • Student housing/retail project nearing completion in Isla Vista
    April 4, 2012
  • Milpas businesses hoping new Fresh & Easy Market will be boon for neighborhood
    March 27, 2012
  • Small(er) Markets, Big Opportunities
    March 19, 2012
  • SBA loan program boosts businesses by building an ownership stake
    March 11, 2012
  • Real estate magazine recognizes Hayes Commercial Group
    March 9, 2012
  • MultiProbe purchases local headquarters
    March 1, 2012
  • Resizing or Right-Sizing?
    February 10, 2012
  • 2012 Forecast
    January 6, 2012
  • Twenty Four 7 Moving Specialists leases warehouse space on Castilian Drive in Goleta
    December 12, 2011
  • REI opens new Santa Barbara store
    November 10, 2011
  • Economist speaking at Montecito Bank & Trust’s B2B Event warns of slow growth ahead
    September 28, 2011
  • For Techtonic Games of Santa Barbara, video game development Is serious fun
    July 7, 2011
  • 70,000-SF Building Sale Ranks Top in Market
    June 24, 2011
  • East Coast Investors buy $20M property in Goleta
    June 23, 2011
  • AppFolio, Control Point Make the Move to Castilian Tech Center in Goleta
    June 16, 2011
  • Retail Revival?
    June 11, 2011
  • Clothing retailer plans State Street store
    June 8, 2011
  • NHR leases 98,000 sf in Goleta
    May 13, 2011
  • RightScale stays downtown with biggest lease in years
    May 11, 2011
  • RightScale to take over Santa Barbara tech incubator
    May 5, 2011
  • Forecasters see slow recovery, shift in jobs
    May 5, 2011
  • Sorkin: Financial Collapse could happen again
    May 5, 2011
  • Local economy on the upswing, forecaster says
    March 4, 2011
  • Sweetening Santa Barbara
    February 28, 2011
  • AutoZone buys empty building
    February 23, 2011
  • Santa Barbara investment firm moving offices
    January 19, 2011
  • Commerical Real Estate Round Up
    January 10, 2011
  • Commercial real estate forecast for 2011
    January 7, 2011
  • State Street goes from books to bargains in a flurry of deals
    November 26, 2010
  • Empty storefronts filling up on State Street
    November 21, 2010
  • Santa Barbara for-sale affordable housing project geared toward middle-income workers, local commuters
    September 21, 2010
  • Tracy Porter opens in La Arcada Mall
    September 15, 2010
  • Online Education Firm Expands by 57,000 SF
    September 2, 2010
  • New eatery shows reisilience of State Street business
    August 18, 2010
  • U.S. Bank to open State Street branch
    July 27, 2010
  • US Bank Lease Prime Spot on State Street
    July 27, 2010
  • US Bank Moving to Heart of Downtown Santa Barbara
    July 23, 2010
  • Hayes Commercial Brokers Year’s Largest Retail Lease
    July 23, 2010
April 22, 2025
Noozhawk: UCSB Purchases Vacant Lot From Friendship Manor to Build Housing

The university’s Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics will build housing for researchers and visiting graduate fellows [Note: Hayes Commercial Group represented both buyer and seller in the off-market transaction. Francois…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 21, 2025
Noozhawk: Sephora Moving to New Space with State Street Storefront

Beauty store Sephora is bringing its popular, high-quality brand to a State Street storefront. The large, national retail store is moving soon from Santa Barbara’s Paseo Nuevo to 733 State…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
December 16, 2024
PacBiz Times: Google’s breaththrough “Willow” quantum chip developed in Goleta

Quantum scientists at Google made quite a splash this week with reports that described how its new chip, Willow, made a breakthrough in problem-solving that sent parent Alphabet’s stock soaring….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 5, 2024
Noozhawk: TechTopia Shows Off Innovation and Research of Industry, UCSB Labs

Walking through UC Santa Barbara’s campus, one wouldn’t realize that inside the very buildings they pass by, students and entrepreneurs are inside labs making diamonds and microchips and analyzing data…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 29, 2024
The Current: UCSB to lead $22M NSF-funded “BioFoundry” on exceptional microbes

This week, the National Science Foundation announced the award of a six-year, $22M grant to UC Santa Barbara under its biofoundries program for the establishment of the BioFoundry for Extreme…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 24, 2024
PacBiz Times: Commercial real estate legend Steve Hayes retires

After graduating from the University of Southern California, Steve Hayes knew he wanted to be in some form of sales work. After all, it was something he had been doing…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 13, 2024
Santa Barbara Talks: Business Leaders Say Downtown Assessment District Could Fix ‘Broken’ State Street

Three downtown business leaders talked about the benefits of the proposed Community Benefit Assessment District for State Street in the latest episode of Santa Barbara Talks with Josh Molina. Francois…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 8, 2023
Noozhawk: Validation Ale to expand

Funk Zone business Validation Ale has signed a lease for a second location at 2840 De la Vina St. in Santa Barbara. Validation Annex will move into a building that…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 8, 2023
Noozhawk: New Tenant Replaces Zoom in downtown Santa Barbara

Caitlin Hensel has been busy sealing deals. In addition to the Validation Ale lease, Hensel represented the incoming tenant to 420 E. Carrillo St. The building was previously occupied by…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 1, 2023
Noozhawk: Inogen, Umbra Space On the Move in Commercial Real Estate Shakeup

A commercial real estate shakeup is underway. Goleta-based Inogen, which makes oxygen therapy products, has leased 17,900 square feet at 859 Ward Drive, near Highway 217. Inogen is right-sizing its…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 28, 2023
Noozhawk: Santa Barbara Public Market Booming with New Restaurants, Art Exhibits

It’s Wednesday night at the Santa Barbara Public Market, and there’s not a seat easily to be found. About 100 people are packed into the common dining area toward the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 14, 2023
Independent: UC Santa Barbara’s Materials Research Laboratory Awarded $18 Million over Six Years

UC Santa Barbara’s Material Research Laboratory has been chosen as one of the nine universities awarded an $18 million grant from the National Science Institute, to be distributed over a…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 9, 2023
NoozHawk: Sonoma Fit to Move In; Vacant Storefronts Still Plague Santa Barbara’s State Street

Santa Barbara’s State Street continues its struggles. Between the 400 and 1300 blocks, the rate of vacant storefronts inched up to 14.1% from the prior year, according to Hayes Commercial…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 31, 2023
Costar: Curvature Deal Named Lease of the Year for Santa Barbara

Tech Firm Plugging Into Building Marks Positive Sign for This Southern California Market One of the largest leases signed in California’s coastal Santa Barbara County was a nod to the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 7, 2023
Santa Barbara Talks: Francois DeJohn Says Remote Work Forcing Software Tech Companies to Sublease Space

Software technology companies on the South Coast are looking to sublease significant portions of the properties because of the rise in remote work that began even before the start of…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 1, 2023
SF Business Times: New CA Bill to Ease Office-to-Housing Conversions

Many California downtowns have yet to see empty office buildings converted into homes, at least at any large scale. Assemblymember Matt Haney has introduced a new proposal to change that….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 24, 2023
Noozhawk: Five Points Shopping Center Getting Mattress Firm Takeover

Mattress Firm is coming to the Five Points Shopping Center in Santa Barbara. The Houston-based company has leased the spaces formerly occupied by Saigon Restaurant and La Salsa, according to…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 6, 2023
PacBiz Times: Technology Forecast: Innovation will be the theme for 2023

The Central Coast might never be Silicon Valley, but the technology scene that exists in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties is strong and consistent. That isn’t going…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 20, 2022
WSJ: U.S. Return-to-Office Rates Hit Pandemic High as More Employers Get Tougher

Workers are returning to U.S. offices at the highest rate since the pandemic forced most workplaces to temporarily close in 2020, as infection rates continue to fall and more companies intensify efforts to bring…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 3, 2022
PacBiz Times: As working from home becomes the new norm, big companies look to sublease surplus space

The COVID-19 pandemic brought home the fact that for many companies, it’s viable to have a workforce that works almost entirely from home, and that’s prompted some tough decisions about…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 24, 2022
PacBiz Times: Procore to sublease blufftop building in Carpinteria

Procore is subleasing one of the buildings at its campus overlooking the ocean in Carpinteria, according to a listing with Hayes Commercial Group. The 50,000-square-foot building, located at 6267 Carpinteria…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 28, 2022
PacBiz Times: Yardi family buys landmark Santa Barbara Riviera property

One of the crown jewels of Santa Barbara commercial real estate has changed ownership from one prominent South Coast family to another. Riviera Park, which housed the original buildings of…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 27, 2022
Noozhawk: SB Council Votes to Hire $780,000 Consultant to Come Up with Plan for State Street

A $780,000 consultant from Seattle will try to come up with a plan to fix Santa Barbara’s State Street. The City Council voted unanimously, 7-0, to hire MIG Inc., but…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 24, 2022
PacBiz Times: Raytheon’s hiring spree takes flight with 200 new Goleta jobs

Raytheon Technologies is greatly expanding its presence in Southern California, including filling 200 new jobs in at its Goleta operation. In total, Raytheon will be adding 1,000 jobs the Southern…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 29, 2022
Noozhawk: Santa Barbara Council Discusses Commercial Vacancy Tax

Santa Barbara is leaning toward a possible commercial vacancy tax on property owners who neglect their buildings. It was one of the several proposals and ideas that came out of the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 28, 2022
PacBiz Times: New arrival on Santa Barbara tech scene starts biz-tech group

Peter Sullivan and his wife had dreamt of moving to Santa Barbara for a decade. Last year, that dream became a reality, when Sullivan and wife — along with his…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 26, 2022
PacBiz Times: Goleta industrial park sells in one of area’s biggest recent deals

An Agoura Hills-based real estate investment company purchased a six-building industrial/research and development campus in Goleta in an off-market transaction for $50.7 million. In a news release, Hayes Commercial Group…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 8, 2022
Noozhawk: Longboards, Harbor Restaurants in Santa Barbara Have New Owners

The Harbor Restaurant and Longboard’s Grill on Stearns Wharf were sold to an entity known as Santa Barbara Harbor Restaurant Inc., for an undisclosed amount.

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 23, 2022
Coast Village Association Moves Forward with CBID Plans

Earlier this month, 94 property owners on Coast Village Road received a formal petition for the proposed Coast Village Community Benefit Improvement District (CBID), an idea brought forth by the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 13, 2022
PacBiz Times: Lower State Street becoming a billionaire’s row for hotel owners

Two high-profile Santa Barbara hotels were acquired by billionaires in 2021, according to Hayes Commercial Group’s recently released South Coast market report. Diane Hendricks purchased the 75-room Hotel Santa Barbara…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 12, 2022
PacBiz Times: Banks closed thousands of branches in 2021 and tri-county banks were no exception

Cari Shore, a senior vice president and director of community banking at Montecito Bank & Trust, started working in the banking industry 30 years ago. Since then, she said, there…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 11, 2022
Independent: Santa Barbara’s Commercial Real Estate Is Red Hot

If there was any doubt that commercial real estate sales have not yet recovered from the pandemic recession, a recent report released by Santa Barbara’s Hayes Commercial Group certainly proves…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 7, 2022
Independent: Santa Barbara Public Market Sold to Local Buyers for over $10 Million

The city’s premier open-space food hall — Santa Barbara Public Market, nestled at the edge of downtown on the corner of Chapala and Victoria streets — was recently sold to…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 6, 2022
PacBiz Times: Santa Barbara Public Market sold to local buyer

With goals of bringing new energy and some new investments, two local families have purchased the Santa Barbara Public Market and an adjacent space in downtown Santa Barbara. The market…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 27, 2021
The Santa Barbara Update

Caitlin Hensel’s summary of Santa Barbara’s recent CRE activity:
• A wine-drenched game of musical chairs
• Owner-user takeover

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 6, 2021
PacBiz Times: Nordstrom building conversion could lead to glut of Santa Barbara office space

The Nordstrom building in downtown Santa Barbara is in the final steps before it sells, and the new owner is looking to turn the upper floors into new office space,…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 24, 2021
The Post-Pandemic State of Santa Barbara Office Space

For a while there, and for obvious reasons, Santa Barbara’s office-space market was ice cold. Companies had no idea how or when the pandemic would end, so they deferred on…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 16, 2021
Former Macy’s Building Being Converted to Offices in Downtown Santa Barbara

The former Macy’s building in downtown Santa Barbara will be transformed into office space, the Hayes Commercial Group announced Monday. Located at 701 State St., the 132,500-square-foot building in the Paseo Nuevo shopping mall will…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 4, 2021
Noozhawk: SB Council Allows Coast Village Assoc. Assessment District to Move Forward

Coast Village Road is cruising. The Santa Barbara City Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday to approve an ordinance that will allow the Coast Village Association the opportunity to form a…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
Office workers in masks
December 31, 2020
PacBiz Times: Real estate experts forecast a 2021 comeback in some sectors, but not all

The Pacific Coast Business Times asked several local real estate brokers how they see the commercial markets in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties developing in the coming…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
October 13, 2020
News-Press: Majestic Asset Management purchases building

Majestic Asset Management purchased a 175,211 square-foot office campus in Goleta last week. Located at 7414-7418 Hollister Ave., the three-building, 14.6-acre campus has primarily been occupied by software companies over…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 31, 2020
UCSB Economic Forecast Project Webinar: COVID-19 and Commercial Real Estate

Work and business spaces are shifting in response to the COVID-19 pandemic [Excerpts of the article follow. See the full text at the link above.] Coronavirus is changing how and…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 13, 2020
KEYT: Leasing improves in downtown Santa Barbara after slump

SANTA BARBARA, Calif — Several new reports show leasing in the core of downtown Santa Barbara is up and a turn around maybe be taking place after about three years…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 4, 2020
Costar: Amazon Merges Two Real Estate Trends By Putting Offices in Former Saks Store

Empty Space in Affluent Santa Barbara, California, Revamped for Bustling Tech Sector Nationwide, clothing outlets are shrinking their real estate while technology firms are growing theirs. Now, those two trends…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 31, 2020
News-Press: Goleta campus purchased for $35.7M

An affiliate of Montana Avenue Capital Partners, LLC has purchased a three-building campus along Castilian Drive in Goleta for more than $35.7 million dollars. The property, located at 50, 70…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 10, 2020
Noozhawk: Goleta Office Space Transaction

Majestic Asset Management Inc. purchased two research and development office buildings neighboring parcels in Goleta for $24.25 million. The Agoura Hills-based company owns and develops investment properties primarily in Los…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
October 22, 2019
PacBiz Times: South Coast hotels find luxury niche

[Following are excepts. To read the full article, please follow the “original source” link above.] Two years after major changes in four South Coast luxury hotels, there has been a…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 9, 2019
Independent: Is Santa Barbara’s State Street Finally Turning the Corner?

I need a new couch. Nothing fancy, just a comfortable place to lie down and take a break from all this sitting. And sofas, like shoes and mattresses, are tricky…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 25, 2019
Independent: Report Describes Santa Barbara as Unfriendly to Business, Suffocated by Red Tape

New Study Doesn’t Hold Back, But Offers Concrete Solutions The City of Santa Barbara “does not have a business-friendly reputation,” its permitting process for new retailers is “expensive and high-risk,”…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
April 23, 2019
Noozhawk: Downtown Santa Barbara Emerges as Hub for Technology Companies

In Santa Barbara, nearly 70 technology companies now call downtown home. Hayes Commercial Group released a report this week that shows downtown Santa Barbara is growing into a hotbed for…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 1, 2019
GlobeSt.com: Tech Industry Revitalizes Downtown Santa Barbara

Expanding technology companies are absorbing office space on State Street in Downtown Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara’s tech industry is growing, and expanding firms are absorbing office space on State Street…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 22, 2019
Noozhawk: CenCal Health Acquires Building

CenCal Health has purchased the 60,225-square-foot office building at 4050 Calle Real in Santa Barbara. CenCal Health had been leasing space in the building since 2009. Francois DeJohn and Steve…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 22, 2019
Noozhawk: Invoca Leases State Street Offices

Software company Invoca recently leased the 27,773-square-foot building at 419 State St. in downtown Santa Barbara. The company moved from a 14,746-square-foot office at 1025 Chapala St. Francois DeJohn, Steve…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 21, 2019
Pacific Coast Business Times: Invoca moves down the street into Sonos’ digs

Call analytics company Invoca recently leased office space in downtown Santa Barbara, upgrading its headquarters to 27,773 square feet at 419 State St. The move marks a significant expansion from…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
December 21, 2018
Pacific Coast Business Times: RAF Pacifica to add space to Cabrillo Business Park

A portion of the Cabrillo Business Park in Goleta recently sold to developer RAF Pacifica Group in a movement that could challenge downtown Santa Barbara’s claim as the principal business…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
December 18, 2018
Noozhawk: RAF Pacifica Buys 11 Acres in Cabrillo Business Park from Sares-Regis Group

Developer plans to construct premium flex/R&D and office space at Goleta site Developer RAF Pacifica has purchased 11 acres in Goleta’s Cabrillo Business Park, in one of the most expensive commercial land deals…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 13, 2018
Noozhawk: As State Street stumbles, Santa Barbara’s ‘Lagoon District’ soars

As Santa Barbara’s State Street struggles with the largest number of commercial properties for sale in its history, and the greatest number of vacant retail spaces since the 2008 recession, an unheralded,…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 8, 2018
Noozhawk: Report shows Camino Real Marketplace solidifying status as Goleta’s shopping hub

The imminent arrival of Target at Storke Plaza has cemented the retail area south of Hollister Avenue at Storke Road as Goleta’s primary destination for retailers, according to Hayes Commercial Group. “In…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
April 20, 2017
Strong Commercial Real Estate Sales Continue Into 2017

Hayes Commercial Group has reported that commercial real estate sales for the first three months of 2017 in the South Coast area have “maintained the momentum of 2016,” with Santa Barbara seeing…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
April 14, 2017
Juicy addition to Coast Village Plaza

Juice Ranch, a local juice shop with locations in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria and Westlake Village, has leased a 587-square-foot space in Montecito’s Coast Village Plaza. Francoise DeJohn and Michael Martz…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
April 14, 2017
Santa Barbara Faces Revenue Drop

At a time when Ventura and San Luis Obispo are experiencing a rise in sales and transient occupancy taxes, the city of Santa Barbara is struggling to offset a decline…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 23, 2017
Middle Four Floors of Granada Tower Sold to Local Investor

Four floors of the tallest building in Santa Barbara have been sold to a local investor. Floors 3 through 6 of the 116-foot Granada Theatre tower serve as commercial space,…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
December 8, 2016
Bluewater Grill to Sail into Iconic Lighthouse Building on Santa Barbara’s Waterfront

Three years after Rusty’s Pizza Parlor announced its exit from the lighthouse building at 15 E. Cabrillo Blvd. in Santa Barbara, the iconic site is preparing for its next tenant….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
November 20, 2016
Montecito Inn Reaches Deal to Bring Los Angeles-Based Scratch|Bar & Kitchen to Hotel

The customizable, fine-dining experience of Los Angeles’ Scratch|Bar & Kitchen is checking into the Montecito Inn. On Nov. 4, executive chef Phillip Frankland Lee and his wife, pastry chef Margarita…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 11, 2016
Part of Santa Barbara’s Granada Tower Goes Up For Sale

Part of the tallest building in Santa Barbara is now up for sale, with the owner of the Granada Tower hoping to parcel off four of the eight-story building’s floors…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
December 1, 2015
New Downtown Santa Barbara Live/Work Space Is 4 Stories of Whimsy and Creativity

Anyone who’s ever wanted to live within a piece of art that also doubles as an office will find refuge within El Jardin, a soon-to-hit the market live/work unit in…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
October 28, 2015
The Mill

At the corner of Haley and Laguna Streets, a few familiar faces recently settled into a new, urban chic setting designed by builders Darrell and Kirsten Becker. The couple has…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 21, 2015
Standout: Murphy joins CALM board

Liam Murphy has joined the board of trustees of Child Abuse Listening Mediation. He has served on the Facilities Committee for several years. Mr. Murphy is a commercial real estate…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 17, 2015
Tony’s Restaurant in Carpinteria Sold

Record-setting real estate deals were the name of the game in Carpinteria recently.In terms of size, the sale of the nine-acre, ocean-front property that is home to CKE Restaurant Holdings…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 19, 2015
Gandolfo’s New York Deli to open on State Street in Santa Barbara

A Gandolfo’s New York Deli will open this summer in downtown Santa Barbara, serving up the chain’s famous smoked pastrami on rye and other East Coast specialties. [Note: Michael Martz…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 12, 2015
Local companies relocating to bigger spaces in Goleta

Seek Thermal was getting too big for its britches at its former headquarters just off Calle Real in Goleta, so the company recently sized up to 10,000-plus square feet of…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 29, 2015
Welcome to “The Mill”

By: James Buckley-Santa Barbara Sentinel. [Excerpted]. The Haley Street corridor, bordered by East Montecito Street and Cota and stretching from Laguna to, well, perhaps all the way to Milpas, seems…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 29, 2015
Third Window Brewing taking shape at new SB development

Kris Parker, grandson of the late Fess Parker, is working to open Santa Barbara’s newest brewery operation. With the help of a few friends, family members and business partners, Parker…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 5, 2015
Buying Your Building

By: James Buckley-Santa Barbara Sentinel. [Excerpted] A couple issues ago (Sentinel #4/6), we opined in these pages that “all things being equal (and they never are) you should own the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
April 17, 2015
Beach town in spotlight

Suddenly, Carpinteria is getting a lot of attention. With business-centric social networking site Linkedln’s $1.5 billion purchase of on-line training company Lynda.com, the city is in the limelight. Carpinteria is…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 2, 2015
High bar set for 2015 in tri-county CRE markets

With the chapter closed on 2014, real estate brokers in the Tri-Counties have some significant benchmarks to compete with in 2015. Records were broken and deal volumes through the first…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
December 4, 2014
Arts & Letters Café building for sale

The owners of Sullivan Goss — An American Gallery are downsizing their business to the art gallery at 11 E. Anapamu St. and selling the building that currently houses their…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
October 30, 2014
Montecito property sells for $13M

By Elijah Brumback. Pacific Coast Business Times. Montecitos Coast Village Road continues to be a hot spot for commercial real estate investment as the Coast Village Plaza recently traded hands…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 19, 2014
Google to open facility in Goleta

By Steve Sinovic. Newspress Staff Writer. Internet search giant Google has leased a new facility in the Hollister Avenue high-technology corridor, planning to staff the facility with a team of…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 28, 2014
HG Data signs up for space in Funk Zone

By: Elijah Brumback. Pacific Coast Business Times. HG Data, a business intelligence firm, recently signed a 3.5-year lease for 9,000 square feet in a former dance studio at 1 N….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 25, 2014
Mobile Home Parks: a hidden gem for redevelopers

While waiting for the value of the land to rise, “trailer parks” (currently known as manufactured housing communities) were developed as temporary uses in these “middle of nowhere” locations. Today,…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 14, 2014
Investor buys former Raytheon office building

Serious money continues to make its way into the Goleta area, as evidenced by the purchase of an office building by an unnamed investor in what deal makers claim is…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 22, 2014
Samy’s Camera moves to State Street

Samy’s Camera has signed up for 11,450 square feet of space at 530 State St., the largest retail lease in downtown Santa Barbara in three years, according to commercial real…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 19, 2014
Samy’s Camera focuses In on Downtown State Street space

Samy’s Camera plans to lease a smaller downtown Santa Barbara location at 530 State St., where the retail shop would relocate in July, according to company management. The new space…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 23, 2014
2013 Year-End Santa Barbara Retail Perspective

In my last retail report I commented on the rise in the “wealth effect,” in which the recent rise in home values and substantial gains in the stock market have…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 3, 2014
Sonos snags 100K square feet in Santa Barbara’s downtown

Sonos is now the only company in downtown Santa Barbara that occupies more than 100,000 square feet of space. The company signed leases collectively valued at more than $21 million…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 3, 2013
Indoor trampoline park will open in Turnpike Shopping Center

Suzanne Wolfe Jewell and Wayne Jewell have spent five years helping other clients build custom trampoline parks around the U.S., an increasingly popular form of entertainment and exercise. Now, the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 27, 2013
High-end retailing is coming back

In his mid-year retail outlook, Michael Martz of Hayes Commercial Group asserts that upmarket retailers are becoming active again in Santa Barbara’s central business district, hoping to capitalize on the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 26, 2013
Midyear update from Hayes Commercial

The commercial real estate recovery along the South Coast remained bumpy in the first half of the year, according to the latest report from Hayes Commercial Group. “The first half…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
April 5, 2013
Workzones opens downtown

Part social club, part coffee-shop hangout and part technology incubator, Workzones is a new “co-working” space in downtown Santa Barbara. The member-based club has taken over 4,927 square feet of…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 27, 2013
Lobero Theatre board welcomes Steve Hayes

Steve Hayes, a prominent figure in commercial real estate in the Santa Barbara area, has joined the Lobero Theatre board. As managing partner with Hayes Commercial Group, Steve Hayes brings…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 18, 2013
Real estate investor buys $16.5M Venoco HQ in Carpinteria

A South Coast investor has purchased Venoco’s 50,955-square-foot headquarters building in Carpinteria. The property at 6267 Carpinteria Ave. was purchased by real estate investor Victor Schaff for an undisclosed amount….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 25, 2013
South Coast Update

The South Coast commercial real estate market broke sales records last year, with the total deal value topping $365 million. The news came from Hayes Commercial Group, which jokingly noted…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
December 13, 2012
New interior decor store brings in unique offerings

Two San Francisco based entrepreneurs have taken a creative approach to home decor, saying their store is unlike anything in downtown with hand picked items brought in from around the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
December 13, 2012
Santa Barbara residents sell eclectic products at Super Chic

Two Santa Barbara newcomers have opened shop this month at Super Chic by combining their love of design and of the eclectic. Located at 1A W. Canon Perdido, the shop…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
December 7, 2012
Steve Hayes celebrates 30 years of CRE dealmaking

Steve Hayes remembers meeting his clients at places around town, rushing back to his office, checking voicemail and then heading back out. It was commercial real estate, in the low-tech…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
November 15, 2012
Commercial real estate market posts mixed third quarter

Sales in commercial real estate posted increases in Santa Barbara County during the third quarter, while commercial leasing experienced a decline. Commercial Realtors who released their third-quarter summaries from the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 13, 2012
State Street shopping scene heats up with boom in leases

There’s a summer retail shuffle happening on Santa Barbara’s State Street. The region’s versions of Rodeo Drive has seen a number of new leases, expansions, and moves this summer, including…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 6, 2012
City putting parking lot up for auction

The City of Santa Barbara is putting the parking lot of the former Milpas Street post office up for sale in a sealed-bid auction to be held on July 19….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 22, 2012
Owner of midnight eatery Blue Owl opening new daytime deli

ormer pastry chef Cindy Black decided to open her Asian-fusion Blue Owl midnight eatery a year and a half ago when she noticed there weren’t many late-night dining options. But…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 15, 2012
Bed supplier comes to rest on Chapala

Santa Barbara-based Ergomotion, a fast-growing supplier in the adjustable bed industry, will move the lion’s share of its operations from existing spaces in what brokers are calling the largest commercial…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 14, 2012
No time to rest for adjustable-bed supplier Ergomotion

While adjustable beds are most often found in hospitals and retirement homes, one Santa Barbara company is trying to demonstrate that the beds aren’t just for the sick and elderly….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 14, 2012
Ergomotion pens year’s largest lease in Santa Barbara

Ergomotion, a company that makes adjustable bed bases, has signed the largest commercial lease in Santa Barbara so far this year. Year-to-date, the 9,656-square-foot lease at 203 Chapala St. is…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
April 6, 2012
Scottsdale jeweler to open store on State Street

Scottsdale-based high-end jeweler Scott Gauthier has selected State Street as the site for his third bricks-and-mortar store, according to the Santa Barbara-based real estate commercial broker who arranged the deal….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
April 6, 2012
The Loop in I.V. closes in on final retailer, tenants for summer debut

he Loop, a $12.5 million mixed-use project in downtown Isla Vista, is opening this summer, in time for the new school year. The four-story infiII project is being developed by…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
April 4, 2012
Student housing/retail project nearing completion in Isla Vista

Neil Dipaola described Isla Vista’s newest student housing facility as the box seats at a concert. The UCSB alumnus used to live in the “front row.” He and 16 of…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 27, 2012
Milpas businesses hoping new Fresh & Easy Market will be boon for neighborhood

As Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market prepares to open on Milpas Street in Santa Barbara, businesses along the corridor hope the new storefront brings new traffic. The 11,680-square-foot international grocery…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 19, 2012
Small(er) Markets, Big Opportunities

Commercial real estate investors are ready for a bit of risk. According to a 2011 Colliers survey, more than half of U.S. investors surveyed are prepared to move out of…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 11, 2012
SBA loan program boosts businesses by building an ownership stake

Evolutions Medical Spa’s lease at 1309 State St. expires next week. The Santa Barbara business entertained renewing the lease or moving but didn’t think about purchasing a building, co-owner Brian…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 9, 2012
Real estate magazine recognizes Hayes Commercial Group

Real Estate Forum magazine recognized Hayes Commercial Group as one of Southern California’s top brokerage houses in its December 2011 issue. Hayes Commercial earned a spot as the only Santa…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 1, 2012
MultiProbe purchases local headquarters

Multiprobe previously leased 819 Reddick St and 425 N. Milpas St. An unknown seller listed the buildings in an office/industrial sale for $3,950,000. Using the Small Business Administration (SBA) financing,…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 10, 2012
Resizing or Right-Sizing?

Corporations around the globe have been holding on to office space in anticipation of a market rebound, but that’s about to change. “A growing number of corporate property owners say…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 6, 2012
2012 Forecast

Office leasing was a bright spot in South Santa Barbara County in 2011, the brokers at Hayes Commercial Group note, and office vacancy remains tight in the downtown business corridor….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
December 12, 2011
Twenty Four 7 Moving Specialists leases warehouse space on Castilian Drive in Goleta

The Santa Barbara-based business specializes in moving and storing valuable furniture, art, antiques and classic automobiles. Owner Brett Menth said he needed additional storage space to accommodate requests for classic…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
November 10, 2011
REI opens new Santa Barbara store

The 24,500-square-foot store at 321 Anacapa St. has filled all of its 62 positions but is still accepting applications, according to REI spokeswoman Beth Hawley. “I look at what this…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 28, 2011
Economist speaking at Montecito Bank & Trust’s B2B Event warns of slow growth ahead

Watkins shared his insights on the local and national economies with about 300 people who attended Montecito Bank &Trust’s first Business-to-Business (B2B) event Tuesday night at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 7, 2011
For Techtonic Games of Santa Barbara, video game development Is serious fun

“It’s pretty amazing,” said Dahl, producer and art director for Techtonic Games. “I always wanted to be in this exact position I’m in now.” Techtonic Games is a new video…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 24, 2011
70,000-SF Building Sale Ranks Top in Market

An East Coast-based investment group acquired the building, which is at 301 Mentor Dr. and is a two-story structure that is fully leased by Mentor Worldwide and Tetra Tech. In…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 23, 2011
East Coast Investors buy $20M property in Goleta

The two-story property at 301 Mentor Drive, near Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, is fully leased by Mentor Worldwide and Tetra Tech. “It’s not often that a fully leased investment property…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 16, 2011
AppFolio, Control Point Make the Move to Castilian Tech Center in Goleta

Goleta startup AppFolio creates easy-to-use software for the property management industry. To make room for its growth, it nearly doubled its 8,000-square-foot home at 55 Castilian Drive — across the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 11, 2011
Retail Revival?

The store will occupy the 15,262-square foot space at 833 State St. the site of the bookstore chain, until it closed late last year. “We think it’s going to be…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
June 8, 2011
Clothing retailer plans State Street store

Savvy on State is the name of the newest retailer that plans to open its doors in one of Santa Barbara’s premier shopping corridors, joining marquee brands like Marshalls and…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 13, 2011
NHR leases 98,000 sf in Goleta

Mike Sheldon, CEO of Network Hardware, told me his firm has hired 20 or 30 people so far this year, and plans to hire that many more before the end…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 11, 2011
RightScale stays downtown with biggest lease in years

The four-year-old cloud computing company’s CEO said Tuesday that the staff has cause to be upbeat, thanks to his inking the largest new lease of office space in the downtown…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 5, 2011
RightScale to take over Santa Barbara tech incubator

RightScale makes software that lets companies use remote servers for big computing tasks. It has raised $47.2 million in venture capital since it was incorporated in 2007. CEO Michael Crandell…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 5, 2011
Forecasters see slow recovery, shift in jobs

Region-wide unemployment is expected to fall to about 7 percent over the next two to three years, the group said in its annual forecast, delivered May 5 in Santa Barbara….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
May 5, 2011
Sorkin: Financial Collapse could happen again

That was the view from Andrew Ross Sorkin, top mergers and acquisitions reporter at the New York Times, when he spoke in Santa Barbara on May 5. Sorkin’s talk, titled…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
March 4, 2011
Local economy on the upswing, forecaster says

More improvement is seen in 2012 and 2013, shaping up as a lot more vibrant, said Mr. Schniepp on Thursday, detailing his analysis of the local economy in the year…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 28, 2011
Sweetening Santa Barbara

Jean-Michel and Jill-Marie Carrè have leased an 830-square-foot storefront in the La Arcada Courtyard at 1114 State St. “We hope to be open by Easter,” said Mrs. Carrè who added…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
February 23, 2011
AutoZone buys empty building

The building was previously occupied by Hollywood Video, Quizno’s and Morningstar cafe. Michael Martz and Pamela Scott of Hayes Commercial Group represented the seller in the transaction, and Trampis Chandler…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 19, 2011
Santa Barbara investment firm moving offices

Santa Barbara Asset Management’s headquarters will be moving from 200 E. Carrillo Street to the fifth floor of the El Paseo building, according to a joint press release by Hayes…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 10, 2011
Commerical Real Estate Round Up

Santa Barbara firms Radius Commercial Real Estate, Pacifica Commercial Realty, Hayes Commercial Group and Lee & Associates Central Coast have offered their insights into how commercial real estate vacancy rates…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
January 7, 2011
Commercial real estate forecast for 2011

That’s the consensus from the commercial real estate insiders I asked to gaze into the crystal ball for our annual forecast issue. Here are some thoughts from brokers throughout the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
November 26, 2010
State Street goes from books to bargains in a flurry of deals

The city is losing both its Borders and Barnes & Noble bookstores, and it looks like discount clothing stores Marshalls and H&M are moving in. Santa Barbara has seen a…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
November 21, 2010
Empty storefronts filling up on State Street

However, take that same electric shuttle ride today from Sola Street to Gutierrez Street and scores of new business names can be seen in the windows of the shops that…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 21, 2010
Santa Barbara for-sale affordable housing project geared toward middle-income workers, local commuters

Hayes Commercial Group represented all parties in the deal. The project, 535 E. Montecito Street, will consist of 40 two-and three-bedroom condos that would be sold at below-market rates, and…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 15, 2010
Tracy Porter opens in La Arcada Mall

Tracy Porter, a business that’s described as a lifestyle brand by its eponymous founder, has inked a five-year contract to open a new retail store at 1100 State St. The…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
September 2, 2010
Online Education Firm Expands by 57,000 SF

The deal represents one of the top 10 commercial property sales of 2010 on the South Coast and is the largest commercial sale of the year in Carpinteria, Celmayster notes….

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
August 18, 2010
New eatery shows reisilience of State Street business

After starting three restaurants — Santa Barbara Shellfish Co., The Santa Barbara FisHouse and the Boat House at Hendry’s Beach — co-owners Tom and Adam White will launch a fourth…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 27, 2010
U.S. Bank to open State Street branch

Betting that the region’s premier commercial corridor is a good place to do business for the long term, the nation’s fifth-largest bank will open its only full branch in downtown…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 27, 2010
US Bank Lease Prime Spot on State Street

U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank in the nation, will also occupy a 3,000-square- foot facilitytoward the rear of the State Street property.Shooz, a retailer, most recently occupied the…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 23, 2010
US Bank Moving to Heart of Downtown Santa Barbara

US Bank, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the nation, has leased a 5,708-square-foot space at 936 State St. as a new branch location. The deal is the largest retail lease…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More
July 23, 2010
Hayes Commercial Brokers Year’s Largest Retail Lease

Santa Barbara’s State Street signed its largest downtown retail lease on July 23, with U.S. Bank snagging 5,708 square feet for a new location. The deal comes the same day…

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
Read More

hayes-logo

Experience. Integrity. Trust.
Since 1993.

Mailing List

Subscribe Now

Hayes Commercial Group

222 E Carrillo St, Suite 101
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

805.563.2111

Quick Links

  • Listings
  • Brokers
  • Services
  • News
  • About
  • Portfolio
  • Contact

Mailing List

Subscribe Now
© 2025

Hayes Commercial Group, Inc., a California corporation. BRE LIC #02017017. All rights reserved.

Subscribe

Subscribe here to receive market reports and updates.