APTOS – A historic hotel in the guts of Aptos Village will likely soon come under recent ownership for the primary time in greater than twenty years.
An offer to buy the Bayview Hotel has been accepted, in response to Datta Khalsa of Main Street Realtors, who listed for the vendor in early October. While the client has placed a deposit on the local landmark in escrow and the deal is predicted to shut before the tip of the yr, Khalsa didn’t reveal the client's name out of business policy, referring only to him as a neighborhood developer and operator who was highly qualified.
When asked in regards to the alleged recent owner's intentions, Khalsa replied: “I would say to realize the full potential of a historic hotel, bar and grill and event center.”
Built in 1878, Bayview is a Bed & Breakfast with 14 rooms It is three stories high and almost 10,000 square meters in size. The The property has been listed for $3.9 million and while he also couldn't reveal the ultimate purchase price, Khalsa said the accepted offer was above the asking price.
Part of what makes the property so unique, he added, is that it will not be only equipped for hotel stays, but additionally has a full kitchen, a bar, a courtyard and, because the name suggests, an actual view on Monterey Bay. According to Khalsa, the hotel has been a valued asset for owner Cristina Locke and the Locke family since 2002. Although it has not been in lively use for greater than 4 years, Locke is working to revive some permits that can allow the brand new owner to revive the architectural gem to its former glory.
According to Aptos historian and Aptos Chamber of Commerce co-executive director John Hibble, the hotel was originally commissioned by Joseph Arano, who was born in Montepelier, France in 1837 and emigrated to the United States before retiring settled in Aptos for 17 years.
The constructing at 8041 Soquel Drive features late Victorian Italianate Parisian-style architecture and was originally intended as Arano's home before he converted it right into a hotel and event center that became famous for its extravagant Spanish dinners.
“It's kind of the 'Grande Dame' of Aptos Village,” Hibble said. “It’s the old Victorian footprint of the village.”
Hibble said the Bayview, originally called the Anchor House before the hotel remodel, is the last of 4 remaining turn-of-the-century hotels in Aptos Village. It has survived several fires, including one current as in 2022, which occurred on the primary floor and was quickly contained.
It was designated a California State Historic Monument in 1974 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. A big magnolia tree stands at its entrance and is rumored to be home to several elusive apparitions.
“For example, in the 33 years I have been doing this, this is the first time I have disclosed that multiple parties have told me that there are at least two ghosts in the hotel,” Khalsa said.
The front door can be just a couple of large steps from the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, which was founded a couple of years before the hotel, in 1876. The hotel's location was strategic because it helped attract business from travelers moving from Watsonville to Santa Cruz, however it has since change into a degree of contention.
The rail corridor is owned by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, which plans to construct a motorcycle and pedestrian path along the rail line as a part of its Coastal Rail Trail project. Segment 12 of this projectSet to interrupt ground in 2026, it includes the Aptos Village area and will impact the car parking zone outside the Bayview and neighboring businesses within the Trout Gulch Crossing constructing, home to Norma Jean's Coffee, Jet Set Bohemian and Caroline's Thrift Store.
The Transportation Commission claims that property deeds indicate that it owns about half of the car parking zone area closest to the tracks. However, Locke and the owners of the Trout Gulch Crossing property, Betty forty first LLC, represented by Laurie Negro, maintain, in response to court documents, that the car parking zone is legally theirs and that the lack of the automobile parking space would impact needed parking for patrons.
The transportation commission asked a Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge to resolve the dispute and filed a quiet property criticism last October. According to the court's website, Locke and Betty forty first LLC have since filed their very own countersuits and the litigation remains to be pending.
As indicated by the client's offer, the dispute didn’t appear to affect the hotel's purchase, and Khalsa identified that there may be some unused land directly behind the Bayview that might make up for its own parking deficit.
“Historically, hotels were built guess where? Right next to the railway depot,” said Khalsa.
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