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Downtown Doppelganger Is a Study in Efficiency

This diminutive one bedroom one bath home still manages to live large.

Downtown Doppelganger Is a Study in Efficiency

Address: 428 De La Vina Street
Status: Sale Pending
Price: $750,000

They say everyone has a doppelgänger, but most of us never meet our double. I’m not sure if houses also have twins, but I must admit I was taken aback when I heard about the house for sale at 428 De La Vina Street. When I read the description of this little cottage, I thought I might be meeting the mirror image of my own home sweet home.

Built in 1921, my house is 576 square feet, with a big backyard and no off-street parking, located in downtown Santa Barbara. The house on De La Vina is 560 square feet and — you guessed it — big backyard, no parking, built in 1921, and located about a mile from my place.