Santaluz neighborhood in San Diego

[toddt]

I own a lot in Santaluz and am just starting back up on plans I put on hold in 05. The design review process seems to be much simpler and smoother now – lots less people doing it. On top of that, construction prices are down. The most important thing is to find an architect who knows the process and not skimp on the cost in that area.

The neighborhood is a bit in distress just given the vintage of the homes. Pricing is definitely down though some of the higher end homes are moving (one at 5.9M went pending today). The sales have seemed to be strong lately – I’ve been more actively watching it the last 6-9 months.

The amenities are not why we bought here. It is the privacy and lot sizes, and low density. We live in Ladera Ranch in Orange County and the amenities don’t compare in Santaluz. The family events are OK but the neighborhood is actually considered very family friendly for San Diego.

I’ve also heard the club is holding steady on members but isn’t growing. They’ve funded the club appropriately so I haven’t heard any viability concerns at all but maybe that’s because I’m not asking the right person. Ask to see the financials.

[Anonymous]

I live in Santaluz and have for many years. There is no place in San Diego quite like it and as far as I can tell prices are going up. Inventory has gotten quite low and there is competition to buy at this time. The amenities here are fantastic especially for kids. The new Santaluz Village Green Park is great as well as all the tot parks located throughout the community. We just had our 4th of July BBQ celebration on the Village Green with private fireworks, fire truck rides and other games for kids. One of the nice things about Santaluz is how restrictive the building process is here. I would guess it would take at least 6+ months to get a plan approved and even with the discounted lots I don’t think it could be done for less than about 1.8M for bare bones minimum house with all of the requirements for building in here.
The only thing I would say is that as in all real estate location is key. Properties that sit off of the main road (Camino Del Sur) are heavily discounted and difficult for re-sale because of the traffic noise. As building continues in the 4S ranch/Del Sur area that road will be getting more traffic. No one wants to pay over a million dollars to listen to road noise.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

[Anonymous]

I live in Santaluz and have for many years. There is no place in San Diego quite like it and as far as I can tell prices are going up. Inventory has gotten quite low and there is competition to buy at this time. The amenities here are fantastic especially for kids. The new Santaluz Village Green Park is great as well as all the tot parks located throughout the community. We just had our 4th of July BBQ celebration on the Village Green with private fireworks, fire truck rides and other games for kids. One of the nice things about Santaluz is how restrictive the building process is here. I would guess it would take at least 6+ months to get a plan approved and even with the discounted lots I don’t think it could be done for less than about 1.8M for bare bones minimum house with all of the requirements for building in here.
The only thing I would say is that as in all real estate location is key. Properties that sit off of the main road (Camino Del Sur) are heavily discounted and difficult for re-sale because of the traffic noise. As building continues in the 4S ranch/Del Sur area that road will be getting more traffic. No one wants to pay over a million dollars to listen to road noise.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

[Anonymous]

I live in Santaluz and have for many years. There is no place in San Diego quite like it and as far as I can tell prices are going up. Inventory has gotten quite low and there is competition to buy at this time. The amenities here are fantastic especially for kids. The new Santaluz Village Green Park is great as well as all the tot parks located throughout the community. We just had our 4th of July BBQ celebration on the Village Green with private fireworks, fire truck rides and other games for kids. One of the nice things about Santaluz is how restrictive the building process is here. I would guess it would take at least 6+ months to get a plan approved and even with the discounted lots I don’t think it could be done for less than about 1.8M for bare bones minimum house with all of the requirements for building in here.
The only thing I would say is that as in all real estate location is key. Properties that sit off of the main road (Camino Del Sur) are heavily discounted and difficult for re-sale because of the traffic noise. As building continues in the 4S ranch/Del Sur area that road will be getting more traffic. No one wants to pay over a million dollars to listen to road noise.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

[Anonymous]

I live in Santaluz and have for many years. There is no place in San Diego quite like it and as far as I can tell prices are going up. Inventory has gotten quite low and there is competition to buy at this time. The amenities here are fantastic especially for kids. The new Santaluz Village Green Park is great as well as all the tot parks located throughout the community. We just had our 4th of July BBQ celebration on the Village Green with private fireworks, fire truck rides and other games for kids. One of the nice things about Santaluz is how restrictive the building process is here. I would guess it would take at least 6+ months to get a plan approved and even with the discounted lots I don’t think it could be done for less than about 1.8M for bare bones minimum house with all of the requirements for building in here.
The only thing I would say is that as in all real estate location is key. Properties that sit off of the main road (Camino Del Sur) are heavily discounted and difficult for re-sale because of the traffic noise. As building continues in the 4S ranch/Del Sur area that road will be getting more traffic. No one wants to pay over a million dollars to listen to road noise.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

[Anonymous]

I live in Santaluz and have for many years. There is no place in San Diego quite like it and as far as I can tell prices are going up. Inventory has gotten quite low and there is competition to buy at this time. The amenities here are fantastic especially for kids. The new Santaluz Village Green Park is great as well as all the tot parks located throughout the community. We just had our 4th of July BBQ celebration on the Village Green with private fireworks, fire truck rides and other games for kids. One of the nice things about Santaluz is how restrictive the building process is here. I would guess it would take at least 6+ months to get a plan approved and even with the discounted lots I don’t think it could be done for less than about 1.8M for bare bones minimum house with all of the requirements for building in here.
The only thing I would say is that as in all real estate location is key. Properties that sit off of the main road (Camino Del Sur) are heavily discounted and difficult for re-sale because of the traffic noise. As building continues in the 4S ranch/Del Sur area that road will be getting more traffic. No one wants to pay over a million dollars to listen to road noise.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

[sturmjohn]

It seems the homes on the club side of Camino Del Dur are more desired – bigger lots, proximity to the club & course. Are homes there holding their values better?

Also, if I were to build with a Santaluz-recommended builder and used some of their plan options, could I get a home through the approval process and build within a year?

[sturmjohn]

It seems the homes on the club side of Camino Del Dur are more desired – bigger lots, proximity to the club & course. Are homes there holding their values better?

Also, if I were to build with a Santaluz-recommended builder and used some of their plan options, could I get a home through the approval process and build within a year?

[sturmjohn]

It seems the homes on the club side of Camino Del Dur are more desired – bigger lots, proximity to the club & course. Are homes there holding their values better?

Also, if I were to build with a Santaluz-recommended builder and used some of their plan options, could I get a home through the approval process and build within a year?

[sturmjohn]

It seems the homes on the club side of Camino Del Dur are more desired – bigger lots, proximity to the club & course. Are homes there holding their values better?

Also, if I were to build with a Santaluz-recommended builder and used some of their plan options, could I get a home through the approval process and build within a year?

[sturmjohn]

It seems the homes on the club side of Camino Del Dur are more desired – bigger lots, proximity to the club & course. Are homes there holding their values better?

Also, if I were to build with a Santaluz-recommended builder and used some of their plan options, could I get a home through the approval process and build within a year?

[Anonymous]

I think that’s a major generalization, it depends on what you buy since as you can see, a lot of my neighbors on what you call the “club side” have lost hundreds of thousands, even millions off their value. They bought at the peak of the market at 04 to 06 and thus their values have fallen accordingly. The same can be said on the Caminito Lazanja side since most of those homes were built and sold during that same bubble period. At the end of the day, it’s the home you buy, the location and the upgrades in the home. The reality is that Santaluz, being a gated community attracts certain types of buyers, those that desire the nicer things in life and those buyers will simply not buy a box on a bad lot on either side because they don’t want to feel “poh” compared to their neighbors. It’s a small community so people talk.

As for building, unfortunately there is no such thing as “Santaluz-recommended builder” or “plan options”, the appeal of Santaluz is that we try to keep the community fairly uniform and upscale. There is a reason you don’t see any smaller/cheaper homes on this side. If you want to build, I agree with toddt that you need to find a good architect and not skimp on the cost in that area. Also a good general contractor is important so that you are not spending every day supervising the construction yourself but that also is pricey. I think a year is pushing it but you can definitely finish in 18 months if you are willing to pay and deal with the stress of building.

[Anonymous]

I think that’s a major generalization, it depends on what you buy since as you can see, a lot of my neighbors on what you call the “club side” have lost hundreds of thousands, even millions off their value. They bought at the peak of the market at 04 to 06 and thus their values have fallen accordingly. The same can be said on the Caminito Lazanja side since most of those homes were built and sold during that same bubble period. At the end of the day, it’s the home you buy, the location and the upgrades in the home. The reality is that Santaluz, being a gated community attracts certain types of buyers, those that desire the nicer things in life and those buyers will simply not buy a box on a bad lot on either side because they don’t want to feel “poh” compared to their neighbors. It’s a small community so people talk.

As for building, unfortunately there is no such thing as “Santaluz-recommended builder” or “plan options”, the appeal of Santaluz is that we try to keep the community fairly uniform and upscale. There is a reason you don’t see any smaller/cheaper homes on this side. If you want to build, I agree with toddt that you need to find a good architect and not skimp on the cost in that area. Also a good general contractor is important so that you are not spending every day supervising the construction yourself but that also is pricey. I think a year is pushing it but you can definitely finish in 18 months if you are willing to pay and deal with the stress of building.

[Anonymous]

I think that’s a major generalization, it depends on what you buy since as you can see, a lot of my neighbors on what you call the “club side” have lost hundreds of thousands, even millions off their value. They bought at the peak of the market at 04 to 06 and thus their values have fallen accordingly. The same can be said on the Caminito Lazanja side since most of those homes were built and sold during that same bubble period. At the end of the day, it’s the home you buy, the location and the upgrades in the home. The reality is that Santaluz, being a gated community attracts certain types of buyers, those that desire the nicer things in life and those buyers will simply not buy a box on a bad lot on either side because they don’t want to feel “poh” compared to their neighbors. It’s a small community so people talk.

As for building, unfortunately there is no such thing as “Santaluz-recommended builder” or “plan options”, the appeal of Santaluz is that we try to keep the community fairly uniform and upscale. There is a reason you don’t see any smaller/cheaper homes on this side. If you want to build, I agree with toddt that you need to find a good architect and not skimp on the cost in that area. Also a good general contractor is important so that you are not spending every day supervising the construction yourself but that also is pricey. I think a year is pushing it but you can definitely finish in 18 months if you are willing to pay and deal with the stress of building.

[Anonymous]

I think that’s a major generalization, it depends on what you buy since as you can see, a lot of my neighbors on what you call the “club side” have lost hundreds of thousands, even millions off their value. They bought at the peak of the market at 04 to 06 and thus their values have fallen accordingly. The same can be said on the Caminito Lazanja side since most of those homes were built and sold during that same bubble period. At the end of the day, it’s the home you buy, the location and the upgrades in the home. The reality is that Santaluz, being a gated community attracts certain types of buyers, those that desire the nicer things in life and those buyers will simply not buy a box on a bad lot on either side because they don’t want to feel “poh” compared to their neighbors. It’s a small community so people talk.

As for building, unfortunately there is no such thing as “Santaluz-recommended builder” or “plan options”, the appeal of Santaluz is that we try to keep the community fairly uniform and upscale. There is a reason you don’t see any smaller/cheaper homes on this side. If you want to build, I agree with toddt that you need to find a good architect and not skimp on the cost in that area. Also a good general contractor is important so that you are not spending every day supervising the construction yourself but that also is pricey. I think a year is pushing it but you can definitely finish in 18 months if you are willing to pay and deal with the stress of building.

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