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If you had to choose, which home would you prefer? A $3M condo on the coast with some ocean views or a $3M house in the amazing Bird Rock neighborhood with a spacious 5,000 SF lot? Both offer incredible lifestyles, but which one speaks to you more?

On the March 21st Meeting of the La Jolla Development Permit Review committee, applicant Flavia Gomes of Offset Design and Drafting presented plans to demolish an exiting home and a portion of its garage to construct a new two story, single-family residence with attached garage, balcony and patio totaling 7,497 SF. The project is located at 6208 Avenida Cresta in the Lower Hermosa neighborhood of La Jolla. Although the project was denied on its first pass, the applicant told the DPR that they are now mostly approved with the city review and the proposed building now fully complies with city codes. At the previous meeting of the DPR, the applicants were asked to address the angled setbacks showing compliance with a neighboring view easement as well as show a full rending of the house, which they provided during this meeting. The home will have a first floor consisting of large living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry, laundry room, and BBQ area as well as a two-car garage. The second story will content the master bedroom along with two other bedrooms. One of the notable features of this proposed home is how the facade is designed in such a way that you can see from the inside out but not from the outside looking in. The DPR shared a few concerns regarding the pool structure in the back and how it will be supported by columns, rather than a full wall. The architect alleviated concerns citing that the project consists of structural steel as well as an experienced structural engineer who has fully reviewed the plans. The applicant added that if in fact the pool ends up requiring a full wall of support, she would be more than happy to return to the DPR for another review an approval of the changed design. The DPR made a motion to approve the final design, which passed 5-1-1. We’ll follow this story as well as other La Jolla real estate stories. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date. I’m John McGuinness with Real Talk La Jolla, we’ll see you next time.

Continuing the story of the market cooling down for the second quarter in a row, both single families and condos saw a double-digit drop in average new listings and average closed sales per month. The median sales price for single family homes took a big slide, down 15.4% year over year. Condos and townhomes showed a little more resilience with a nominal dip of only 1.8% in median sales price. For the second quarter in a row, we see again that homes are no longer selling for their asking prices. Homes this past quarter sold average 4% lower than list - so sellers need to build in negotiating room when they are choosing their listing prices. Other key indications that the market is slowing down is that we are seeing substantial increases in Average days on market, Average inventory of homes, and Average months of supply of inventory. The big reason buyers are taking a pause? Interest rates. Nationally, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate today is nearly 7%. Last year, that figure was only 4.95%. Three years ago it was 3%. With the Fed discussing further rate hikes before the end of the year, now might be a good time to sell your property before values slide even further. As for the highest sales this last quarter? For our single family category, we saw #5 at 2745 Inverness Court sell for $6.4 million dollars or about $2,780 Per square foot. 8441 Whale Watch Way takes 4th place at $8.55 million. Third place goes to 1011 Muirlands Vista Way with $8,625,000 dollars. Second place goes to 5410 Calumet Avenue which sold for $3,144 per square foot, totaling $17,400,000. First place for our single families this quarter category goes to 5228 Chelsea Street which was another ocean front home which closed at $22,500,000. For townhouses and condos, our top five goes to 6674 Caminito Lindrick for $2.9 million. 9393 Coast Boulevard 8C for $2.925 or just under $1600 per foot. Number three goes to 6767 Neptune Place #101 which is a three bedroom three bathroom with an ocean view that closed for $3,460,000. Second place goes to 464 Prospect Street #PH5 which although was only a two-bedroom home it was a generous 3,155 Square feet, and closed at $4.775 million dollars. And first place for condos goes to 1001 Genter Street #31J which was a high floor 3,000 SF 3-bed with panoramic views closing for $5.2 millions, or a little over $1700 per foot. Do you want to get a hard copy of our quarterly report mailed to you every quarter? Please send us a message with our name and mailing address and we’ll be sure to get that out to you next time. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date with this and other La Jolla real estate news stories.

At the Development Permit Review Committee meeting on August 8th, applicant Sam Koob together with property owner Daniel Magy, re-presented their plans to tear down the current two-story structure at 5646 Chelsea Avenue to make way for a new two-story single-family home. The proposed residence, spanning 2,550 SF, will feature 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, an attached two-car garage, and a 780 SF ADU, complete with a basement and roof deck. This isn't the first time the project has been presented to the DPR. Previously, the La Jolla Community Planning Association redirected the project to the DPR for a more in-depth review of the landscaping plan and building renderings. During the recent meeting, some community members voiced concerns over the apparent changes in the building's renderings since the start of the approval phase. However, no evidence was presented to substantiate these claims, and the applicant refuted them. Other attendees expressed reservations about the potential privacy infringements due to the proposed top and side terraces and potential noise from the outdoor areas. While some residents voiced unease about possible disruptions to their current views, it was highlighted that no view easements were being infringed upon and the plans confirmed to building codes. Ultimately, the DPR voted to re-approve the project plans with a decision of 4-1-1.