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Retail suite just steps from UCSB in the heart of Isla Vista, near one of the busiest bike and pedestrian routes leading to campus. High visibility to the university's 26,179 students. Suite offers a private restroom and large window fronting Trigo Road, across the street from Isla Vista Theater.

6529 Trigo Road Unit A, Isla Vista

Listing courtesy of Hayes Commercial Group.

$11,300,000

6565 Sabado Tarde is a two-building, 19-unit student housing asset just over a block away from the UC Santa Barbara campus and one block from the beach, the two factors that drive leasing velocity and rent premiums in Isla Vista. The property offers 55 beds across 30 bedrooms in a mix of thirteen 1BD/1BA units and six townhomes (one 2BD and five 3BD), and is rented by the unit, giving a new owner clear levers on rent growth and turnover-driven repricing each academic year. The units present in turn-key condition, with updated interiors-vinyl plank flooring, refreshed kitchens, and solid appliances. Projected 2026/27 income of $857,952, plus $54,871 in other income from parking, RUBS, and laundry, supports an NOI of $622,060 and a 5.50% cap rate at the asking price. Isla Vista is the primary off-campus housing market for UCSB, whose enrollment sits at roughly 26,000 students. That scarcity has driven steady long-term rent growth: the submarket is roughly 99% renter-occupied with consistently low vacancy and now carries some of the highest median rents in the greater Santa Barbara area. High annual turnover lets owners reset rents to market each cycle, and units are routinely pre-leased well ahead of the academic year with minimal downtime.

6565 Sabado Tarde Road, Isla Vista

Listing courtesy of Radius Group Commercial R.E..

$4,550,000

6531 Del Playa Drive offers an investor generous cash-flow on the oceanfront of Isla Vista, in an A+ location nearly adjacent to the campus of the University of California at Santa Barbara, and benefiting from the more favorable blufftop geology in this part of Del Playa. Consider for a pure investor or for a UC Santa Barbara parent looking for a favorable cap rate for balance in a diversified real estate portfolio. With a captive student housing tenant pool willing to pay the very highest rents for the chance to enjoy the oceanfront lifestyle, and with voluntary student tenant turnover in Isla Vista, a new owner would have the ability to realize substantial returns into the future. The est. cap rate based on new 2026-2027 school year rents is ~6.64% (using a Buyer's new property taxes), with adjustment to market rents the following school year estimated to increase the cap rate above 7%. Four of the apartments face the ocean directly for top rents, the 5th unit faces the street and is smaller and rents for a little less per bed. Generous rooms sizes (see Floor Plan page) provide potential for additional income beyond the capturing of market rents in the next tenant cycle. A 6th unit studio shown in the marketing is a former storage area with permit status as a studio unknown, the space has been historically rented this way for decades. Further upside may be realized by recent expanded ADU legislation for multi-family properties, with a natural ADU location available in the covered parking area. Consult a land-use planner to verify ADU potential. A new roof was added in 2024. The property is located in a relatively favorable geological portion of Del Playa Drive, with a seawall protecting much of the width of the property, and with structural caissons installed in the 1990's. These capital improvements, soil conditions, blufftop condition and blufftop retreat rates are described in a 2025 geologic report, to allow a Buyer to confirm viability for the property's cash-flow into the future. View the unbranded Offering Memorandum under Documents for more information including unit floorplan layouts, site plan and financials.

6531 Del Playa Drive, Isla Vista

Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties.

1 Baths

This highly visible retail/restaurant is centrally located just one block from UCSB in ''The Loop,'' right across from Embarcadero Hall, next door to Woodstock's Pizza and just blocks from the beach. Includes large patio in an area with frequent foot traffic.

938 Embarcadero Del Norte, Isla Vista

Listing courtesy of Hayes Commercial Group.

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