Ballots for the Rancho Santa Fe Association board election will be mailed out today (May 19th). Ballots will be mailed out to registered Association members and are due back by 5 p.m. on June 1. Ballots will be counted June 2 and results for the new Rancho Santa Fe Board members will be announced the same day.
The three candidates are RSF Association members Lois Jones, Steve Shillington and Frank Smith. They are vying for two seats vacated by directors Ken Bien and Ron McMahon when their three-year terms on the board expire at the end of June.
To help Covenant residents decide, below is a reprint of the candidates’ biographies and answers to questions on issues of community concern. Read the rest of this entry »

This new $40,000,000 listing in the covenant of Rancho Santa Fe is the most expensive listing in the history of Rancho Santa Fe’s real estate market. The Ultimate Estate is a private family compound that sited on 3 legal Covenant parcels totaling almost 9 acres in Rancho Santa Fe.

The Ultimate Estate: Beginning with the core structure of a Monterey Spanish design built in the early 1920s, this estate had been meticulously enhanced and expanded resulting in a significant and absolutely stunning Southern California paradise. You will instantly appreciate its splendor as the gates open and acres of botanical gardens and rolling lawns unfold and capture your senses. This estate boasts a primary residence featuring six bedrooms, seven full and three half baths, a pool cabana/gym with two full bathrooms, sauna and catering kitchen. A one bedroom, two story guest suite peeks out through tropical foliage to the turquoise mosaic glass tile pool. A one bedroom caretaker`s house complements this portion of the Estate. A luxuriously constructed two bedroom guest residence enjoys its own emerald green mosaic glass tile pool and spa. Overlooking the pool is a separate cabana with chef`s display kitchen, wood burning pizza oven and dining room with seating for twenty. This estate includes nine acres of enchanting gardens of tropical plants, rare specimen palms, unusual cycads, abundant flowering plants and lush rolling lawns. Its features include a tennis court with adjacent waterfalls and Koi pond. Equestrian facilities include box stalls and turn outs for nine horses, two training arenas and pastures. There is garage space for eleven cars and two golf carts. For more information please contact us.

Today there will be 4 homes open in Hacienda Santa Fe just east of the Rancho Santa Fe Covenant. Please stop by our open house at 17575 Via Cuatro Caminos. This is a beautiful new construction. The home features 4 bedrooms plus a study. It is single story on 1.19 flat, usable acres and it Includes completed landscape and hardscape, pool & a spa. There is also a gorgeous ‘chef’s’ kitchen with beautiful finish materials. Ready for move-in!
Feel free to call (Julien) for directions at (858) 342-2773. There is also a link to a map below.

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For information or directions:

Julien Brandt REALTOR Prudential Rancho Santa Fe Properties
(858) 342-2773
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