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Carlsbad Real Estate – Attached Townhomes in Portico at Rancho Carrillo in Carlsbad

The Rancho Carrillo Swim Center in Rancho Carrillo in CarlsbadThe Carlsbad real estate market offers upscale attached townhomes in Portico, a gated neighborhood in the master planned community of Rancho Carrillo in Carlsbad. 

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Rancho Carrillo - A Master Planned Community in Carlsbad  

Portico is located off of Melrose at the south end of Rancho Carrillo, about 5 miles inland from the ocean and beaches, and just up the street from the private residents club with swimming pool, tennis courts and more. The Carrillo Elementary School (in the San Marcos Unified School District) is less than ½ mile from Portico, and the Leo Carrillo Historic Ranch Park. 

Carlsbad real estate at Portico in Rancho CarrilloCarlsbad real estate options in Rancho Carrillo are diverse, with both attached and detached homes for sale. Portico homes, built around 2002, are all attached townhomes in a cluster formation of 3 homes each, some with terrific views of the neighborhood, the hills, and the canyons. There are 105 town homes, and there's a private swimming pool and spa within this gated complex. 

There is only 1 Carlsbad home for sale as of this writing, with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 1538 SF on two floors. There's a small private yard to the rear. This Portico home is priced in the $399K - $439K range and is a short sale. 

4 homes have sold in the last 6 months at an average price of $421,750. 

Carlsbad real estate at Portico in Rancho Carrillo Carlsbad real estate at Portico in Rancho Carrillo

Carlsbad buyers should know that homes in Rancho Carrillo, including Portico, have HOA fees and Mello Roos. The HOA fees in Portico are around $$156/month, with Mello Roos bringing the total monthly fees to approximately $351 monthly. 

The Swimming Pool at Portico

 Carlsbad real estate at Portico in Rancho Carrillo

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3 comments • Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 • January 23 2010 05:40PM

Historic Movie Stars, and Movies Under the Stars in Rancho Carrillo

Leo Carrillo Ranch Park in CarlsbadRancho Carrillo, a master planned community in Carlsbad and the home of Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park, is the site of “Nostalgic Entertainment under the Stars”.

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On 5 successive Friday nights (August 15 through September 12) movie lovers can enjoy rare historic Hollywood films starring Leo Carrillo (former owner of the famed ranch on which much of the residential community was built) and other “Hollywood golden age” stars.

Read: Visit the Leo Carrillo Historic Ranch Park in Rancho Carrillo

Leo Carrillo was one of the stars of the well-known TV series “The Cisco Kid”, and episodes of the show will appear before the feature film. Folks can picnic on the Hacienda grounds, the formed home of Carrillo, beginning at 6 PM (or purchase refreshments to support the Carrillo Ranch Barn Theatre Stabilization/Restoration Project) and enjoy a tour before the show begins at sunset. Admission is free. Bring low back chairs, blankets, flashlights and warm clothes for chilly nights.

Leo Carrillo Ranch Park in CarlsbadThe films are:

8/15 – Bowery to Broadway (1944)

8/22 – Escape from Hong Kong (1942)

8/29 – Horror Island (1941)

9/5 – It Had to Happen (1936)

9/12 – Lillian Russell (1940)

Leo Carrillo Historic Ranch Park is located off Melrose at 6200 Flying LC Lane. Call (760) 476-1042 for more information.

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3 comments • Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 • August 01 2008 10:30PM

Carlsbad Things to Do - Visit the Leo Carrillo Historic Ranch Park in Rancho Carrillo

On the eastern edge of Carlsbad and just north of the La Costa area is the master planned community of Rancho Carrillo, emerging around 2000/2002.

Built on rolling hills with acres of preserved open space, the multiple neighborhoods that make up this Carlsbad community share an elementary school, lots of hiking trails, beautiful vistas of the hills, lovely ocean breezes, and a terrific swim center. And a bunch of wild peacocks.

Leo Carrillo Historic Ranch Park in Carlsbad

Lesser known, perhaps, is the Leo Carrillo Historic Ranch at the heart of this community, and for which it was named. Rancho Carrillo is built on the original land of the working ranch created by Leo Carrillo, actor (The Cisco Kid TV show of the 1950s – Carrillo was Pancho), environmentalist/preservationist, and philanthropist. The 27-acre historic park which contains the Carrillo homestead, caretaker’s cottage, and a number of other outbuildings (barns, water tank, blacksmith shop, carriage house, equipment shed) was once part of the 2,538 acre ranch, and over recent years has been restored and preserved by the city of Carlsbad since being acquired in 1978.

The Caretakers Cottage, now the Visitors Center

The ranch, known as Rancho de los Quiotes (Ranch of the Spanish Diggers) was built beginning in 1937 and was completed in 1940. The original Kelly family adobe from the 1880s was incorporated in the Carrillo family hacienda which remains today and serves as a place for visitors to tour, a meeting center, and a popular setting for weddings. Among the various buildings to visit there are pathways to wander, native plantings including cactus, the peacocks (about 35 of them I understand), picnic areas, a botanical garden and, of course, the requisite restrooms. There are guided tours, movie nights and visiors’ center with plenty of information about the park, including videos.

The path to the Carrillo Hacienda

Leo Carrillo Historic Ranch Park is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 – 5, and Sunday from 11 – 5 (summer hours are extended to 6 PM). Admission is free and there is ample parking. The park is an interesting bit of Carlsbad history and development, and archaeological findings indicate that people have occupied the canyons and used the nearby lagoons and other riparian resources for thousands of years – in stark contrast to the modern day residential communities that have sprung up in the area – and well worth the visit.

One of the wild peacocks

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4 comments • Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 • July 10 2008 08:37PM

Rancho Carrillo - A Master Planned Community in Carlsbad, CA

Rancho Carrillo - Master Planned Community

in Carlsbad, CA


Rancho Carrillo in Carlsbad, CA

Rancho Carrillo is a master planned community located in Carlsbad, CA, about 30 miles north of San Diego and about 4 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean.

Bordered on the south by Alga Road, and on the north by Palomar Airport Road, the Rancho Carrillo master planned community straddles the hills along both sides of Melrose and consists of 18 villages (about 1550 detached homes and town homes, as well as some apartments) with a variety of housing styles and amenities typical of master planned neighborhoods.

 

Rancho Carrillo in Carlsbad, CA

Rancho Carrillo is a residential community that includes a swim center, a Kindercare (childcare) Center, the Carrillo Elementary School, lots of open space with a nature preserve, and walking trails, and which surrounds the Leo Carrillo Ranch Park (named after the well-known conservationist, actor and vaudevillian) , a historical area that gives the community its name. The planned community also includes an RV park for storing those RVs - spaces are rented to residents on a first come first served basis. Because of its location, there is easy access to all the shopping in San Marcos as well as along El Camino Real in Carlsbad. The ocean is a 15-20 minute drive.

Rancho Carrillo offers pleasant, and in some cases dramatic, views of the surrounding hills, the backcountry; some homes have views of the the ocean, and beautiful evening lights and sunsets. There are both gated and ungated neighborhoods, and a nice mix of architectural styles. Many homes are detached but there are some attached units as well. Owners can expect to pay both Home Owner Association (HOA) dues as well as Mello Roos fees.

Rancho Carrillo in Carlsbad, CAAs of mid-February 2007, the Rancho Carrillo real estate market had 25 homes for sale - 13 attached (some are condos) and 12 detached. Attached homes for sale range in price from $360K to $550K, whereas the detached homes, not surprisingly, are pricier, at $675K up to about $1.25 million in the Estates community. 

 

 

 

 

The high end price will get you a 4000+ SF home with 5-6 bedrooms and possibly ocean views. Homes in the gated Estates subdivision of Rancho Carrillo are the most expensive on average. Eight homes have closed escrow in the Rancho Carrillo real estate market since the beginning of 2007.

 

Rancho Carrillo in Carlsbad, CAWithin Rancho Carrillo itself, activities are pretty much restricted to biking, walking, enjoying the swim center, and exploring the Leo Carrillo Ranch Park and visitor center. However there is a lot to do nearby. Of course Carlsbad offers a number of beautiful beaches to enjoy, and you are within a few minutes drive of Legoland and The Flower Fields.

There is a brand new public 18-hole golf course opening midyear 2007 just a few miles down the road, but you are not far from La Costa, Aviara, or the public golf courses in San Marcos (Twin Oaks) and Encinitas (Encinitas Ranch). For more information on things to do, take a tour of Carlsbad.

 

Rancho Carrillo in Carlsbad, CA

If you need to shop, there are lots of options, although you will drive 10-15 minutes to do so. Carlsbad offers a wealth of shopping along El Camino Real, and the Carlsbad Premium Outlets Mall is a 15 minute drive. However, San Marcos also provides more shopping opportunities that you can probably make use of.

While the San Marcos area is not known for high end shopping (there is a Nordstroms Rack and Marshalls, with lots more stores being built), you will find an immense range of furniture (Furniture Row), home improvement, appliance (e.g., Fry's), and landscaping/gardening (e.g., Green Thumb is my favorite) stores.

There are also a few stores, including Henry's (an upscale grocer) a few miles away on Rancho Santa Fe Road.

Rancho Carrillo, master planned community in Carlsbad, CA

The closest restaurants to Rancho Carrillo will be found along El Camino, in Carlsbad Village itself, and in San Marcos. You can take my Carlsbad Restaurant Tour for some ideas on where to dine. San Marcos offers its Restaurant Row, an enclave of around 20 casual restaurants.

Rancho Carrillo, master planned community in Carlsbad, CAIf you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to ask. If you are looking for Carlsbad homes for sale, your new Southern California destination could be in Rancho Carrillo!

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1 comment • Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 • February 18 2007 10:34PM