old-school 'hoods reborn

it's interesting to see kensington influencing the design of another new san diego neighborhood, del sur. this one's in ritzy rancho santa fe, so you better be rich if you want to buy. the article, in voiceofsandiego.org, points out that while the homes are 80 years old in kensington (what's wrong with that?) they're not a long freeway drive away from the city, and enjoy better amenities. of course, unless you live in the north kensington house pictured above, they don't have 6 bedrooms and 7 baths like those in del sur either. you can't have it all, i guess.

unfortunately you need to be at a pretty high price point for your developer to consider old school 'hoods in their design plans. let's hope the idea trickles down to the ticky-tacky box builders someday.