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Carmel's infamous 'Pit' is finally going to be filled—construction scheduled to begin late November.
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Carmel's infamous 'Pit' is finally going to be filled—construction scheduled to begin late November.

  • Pam Marino
  • Oct 23, 2025

For about the last seven years a large two-story-deep hole about the size of half a block has been sitting in downtown Carmel at the corner of…

Monaco developer Patrice Pastor says he's thinking of leaving Carmel after disappointing council action.
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Monaco developer Patrice Pastor says he's thinking of leaving Carmel after disappointing council action.

  • Pam Marino
  • Aug 8, 2025

After failing yet again to get approval for one of his development projects in Carmel at a City Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 4, Monaco deve…

The J.B. Pastor project sees a further delay after a trimmed Carmel City Council pushes a decision into fall.
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The J.B. Pastor project sees a further delay after a trimmed Carmel City Council pushes a decision into fall.

  • Pam Marino
  • Aug 5, 2025

Monaco developer Patrice Pastor and his representatives at Esperanza Carmel have worked for six years to get the project named after Pastor’s …

Monaco real estate mogul Patrice Pastor buys The Village in Big Sur for $4 million.
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Monaco real estate mogul Patrice Pastor buys The Village in Big Sur for $4 million.

  • Sara Rubin
  • May 29, 2025

Where there was once a simple burger joint, the Maiden Publick House, there is now an elegant, upscale restaurant. Solstice soft-opened in Jun…

A deal would clear Rocky Point violations, but any further development will take time.
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A deal would clear Rocky Point violations, but any further development will take time.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jun 6, 2024

When Patrice Pastor’s real estate development company, Esperanza Carmel, acquired the Rocky Point Restaurant property near Big Sur’s iconic Bi…

The Carmel City Council puts the brakes on a property tax break for a wealthy landowner.
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The Carmel City Council puts the brakes on a property tax break for a wealthy landowner.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jan 4, 2024

In 1945 a widow named Della Walker, known formally as Mrs. Clinton Walker, wrote a short letter to Frank Lloyd Wright, in hopes the famed arch…

Carmel City Council declares a decorative concrete wall historic and tells Monaco developer it's got to stay.
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Carmel City Council declares a decorative concrete wall historic and tells Monaco developer it's got to stay.

  • Pam Marino
  • Sep 14, 2023

A decorative concrete wall outside of an annex of a now defunct-bank in Carmel is historic and must remain where it is, the Carmel City Counci…

Stellar team signed to bring Rocky Point restaurant back to life.
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Stellar team signed to bring Rocky Point restaurant back to life.

  • Dave Faries
  • Nov 19, 2021

In announcing their deal to purchase the restaurant at Rocky Point, noted for more than 75 years for its views of the Big Sur coast, real esta…

Carmel Planning Commission tells Ulrika Plaza developer to completely start over.
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Carmel Planning Commission tells Ulrika Plaza developer to completely start over.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 29, 2021

It's never a good sign for a developer in a city meeting when the first public comment about your project includes the word "ticky-tacky."

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