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Bernardo & Mary, Sunnyvale Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
West Sunnyvale between Mary Avenue and the Mountain View line, El Camino Real to Evelyn Avenue: 1950s and 1960s houses on Spanish-named streets, two 2004 small-lot groups and Vargas Elementary.
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Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Bernardo & Mary from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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None of the Sunnyvale sales we can match to MLS records since 2012 sit inside the Bernardo & Mary outline, so these are our closest, measured from its edge.
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the story
How Bernardo & Mary came to be
This corner of Sunnyvale was farm land on paper long before it had streets of houses. The county's map index lists the William F. Taaffe Subdivision, recorded in January 1894, with the San Francisco and San Jose Road (today's El Camino Real), Evelyn Avenue and Mary Avenue on its map, and the B. D. Murphy Subdivision No. 1 of 1896 along Evelyn and Bernardo avenues. The house tracts of the 1950s and 1960s were cut from those big lots.
The first tracts came in 1952. Tract 945, Cherry Estates, was recorded on May 6, 1952 as a subdivision of Lot 20 and part of Lot 21 of the Taaffe subdivision, with McKinley, Mary, Portia and Polk avenues on its map. Tract 979, Sunnyview Acres, recorded the same spring, took in all of Lot 7 at Iowa and Mary avenues; its map also lists Sara and Clarence avenues, which are east of Mary. City parcel records date the houses on McKinley, Polk and Iowa avenues near Mary to 1953 through 1955.
The bigger push came in the 1960s. Parcel records show a 1962 tract on Gabilan, Carbonera, Corral and Lanitos avenues, a 1961 tract on Vasquez and Viscaino avenues, 1962 houses on Noriega Avenue, a 1965 tract on Liebre Court and West Washington Avenue, and a run of 1966 tracts on Butano Avenue, Crespi Drive, Jacinto Way, Encino and Caymus courts and Bodega Drive near Evelyn Avenue. Infill kept going: a 1969 group of 15 houses on Polk, Vasquez and Iowa avenues that the city flags as Eichlers, a 1972 group on Corral Avenue, Carson Court in 1979, Carson Drive in 1987, and two small-lot developments in 2004, one on Polk and Iowa avenues at Mary and one on Merritt and Lassen terraces off Washington Avenue.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
The layout is a simple grid with loops tucked inside it. West Washington, McKinley, Polk and West Iowa avenues run east-west between Mary and Bernardo avenues, and Leota Avenue runs north-south through the middle. The 1960s tracts filled the long blocks with short avenues and courts, and many of the street names are Spanish: Carbonera, Gabilan, Lanitos, Corral, Vasquez, Viscaino, Carneros, Lometa, Liebre, Noriega, Encino. Up by Evelyn Avenue, Crespi Drive and Bodega Drive wrap around Butano Avenue, Jacinto Way and Caymus and Encino courts.
City parcel records count 628 single-family houses. About 74% are one story, the median house has about 1,640 sq ft of living space and three bedrooms (county counts), and the median lot is about 6,000 sq ft. Most parcels (535 houses) are zoned R-0. The 61 R-2 houses include the 2004 group on Polk and Iowa avenues and the Carson Court and Carson Drive groups, all with a planned-development (PD) overlay, and the 2004 group on Merritt and Lassen terraces is R-1.7 with PD.
Expect variety from block to block. The 1950s houses sit mostly on the streets near Mary Avenue, the 1960s ranch houses fill the loops to the west and north, and about a quarter of all the houses now have a second story, from rebuilds, additions and the 2004 groups. West of Bernardo Avenue, around Ayala, Cortez, Arriba, Coronado and Acalanes drives, the parcels are apartments, condos and townhomes rather than single-family houses.
streets in bernardo & mary
- West Washington Avenue
- West McKinley Avenue
- Polk Avenue
- West Iowa Avenue
- Leota Avenue
- Bernardo Avenue
- South Mary Avenue
- Carbonera Avenue
- Gabilan Avenue
- Lanitos Avenue
- Corral Avenue
- Vasquez Avenue
- Viscaino Avenue
- Carneros Avenue
- Noriega Avenue
- Lometa Avenue
- Portia Avenue
- Butano Avenue
- Crespi Drive
- Bodega Drive
- Jacinto Way
- Encino Court
- Caymus Court
- Carson Drive
- Carson Court
- Liebre Court
- Merritt Terrace
- Lassen Terrace
- Molino Avenue
- Sutter Avenue
house sales by street, 2021–2026
| Street | Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Typical lot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crespi Drive | 3 | $2.59M | $1,551 | 6,470 sq ft |
| Vasquez Avenue | 6 | $2.56M | $1,712 | 5,800 sq ft |
| Viscaino Avenue | 5 | $2.5M | $1,765 | 5,800 sq ft |
| Jacinto Way | 3 | $2.4M | $1,518 | 7,200 sq ft |
| Leota Avenue | 4 | $2.35M | $1,471 | 6,370 sq ft |
| West Iowa Avenue | 3 | $2.28M | $1,775 | 5,790 sq ft |
| Bodega Drive | 3 | $2.23M | $1,039 | 6,100 sq ft |
| Polk Avenue | 6 | $2.14M | $1,341 | 5,450 sq ft |
| West McKinley Avenue | 16 | $2.08M | $1,811 | 5,910 sq ft |
| South Mary Avenue | 5 | $2.05M | $1,301 | 6,220 sq ft |
| South Bernardo Avenue | 7 | $2M | $1,249 | 6,090 sq ft |
| Carbonera Avenue | 3 | $1.98M | $1,155 | 6,110 sq ft |
| West Washington Avenue | 3 | $1.93M | $1,156 | 6,210 sq ft |
Single-family house sales inside this guide’s outline, Oct. 1, 2021 to Oct. 21, 2026, from MLS records, with each sale counted once. Streets with at least 3 sales; prices, price per square foot and lots are medians. The whole city, ranked: The most expensive streets in Sunnyvale.
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Bernardo & Mary
- landmark
Vargas Elementary School
A Sunnyvale School District elementary school at 1054 Carson Drive, inside the area.
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Washington Park
An 11.5-acre city park (city parks layer) about half a mile east of the middle of the area (straight-line), across Mary Avenue in the Sunnyvale West blocks.
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Las Palmas Park
The city's 24-acre Las Palmas Park is about 1.2 miles southeast (straight-line), south of El Camino Real.
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El Camino Real
The south edge is El Camino Real, a commercial corridor with grocery stores, restaurants and services; several frontage parcels inside the outline carry the city's ECR zoning.
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Downtown Sunnyvale and the Caltrain station
Murphy Avenue and the Sunnyvale Caltrain station are about 1.1 miles east (straight-line), reached along Evelyn Avenue.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
City parcel records and the California Department of Education district map place the whole area in the Sunnyvale School District for elementary and middle grades and the Fremont Union High School District for high school. Vargas Elementary, a Sunnyvale School District school, is on Carson Drive inside the area, and Cumberland Elementary is about 0.9 mile south (straight-line). Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district.
Sunnyvale School District guide · Fremont Union guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- Sunnyvale Caltrain station: about 1.1 miles east of the middle of the area (straight-line), along Evelyn Avenue.
- VTA Rapid 522 runs on El Camino Real along the south edge, between the Palo Alto and Eastridge transit centers; check VTA's stop list for the nearest stop in each direction.
- North of Evelyn Avenue, Mary Avenue and Bernardo Avenue continue across the Caltrain tracks toward Central Expressway.
- Mary Avenue, on the east edge, continues south past El Camino Real into the Cumberland and Cherry Chase blocks.
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Buying or selling in Bernardo & Mary: what we check
Buying here
- Check the zoning on the parcel: 535 houses are R-0, 61 are R-2 and 31 are R-1.7, and the 2004, 1979 and 1987 groups carry a planned-development (PD) overlay with their own permit conditions. The rules for additions and ADUs differ by district, so ask the city planning division before you plan a project.
- The city flags 15 houses from 1969 on Polk, Vasquez and Iowa avenues as Eichlers. If you are looking at one, check the radiant floor heating, the roof and any past changes, and ask the city about design review for Eichler remodels.
- For the 1950s houses near Mary Avenue, check the age of the electrical panel and wiring, the water and sewer lines (including the sewer lateral) and the foundation.
- City parcel records show no HOA flag for any house here; confirm for the 2004 planned-development groups, which may have shared areas or recorded agreements.
- Houses backing onto El Camino Real, Evelyn Avenue, Mary Avenue or Bernardo Avenue hear more traffic; visit at commute hours. The city's parcel layer puts every house in FEMA flood zone X; confirm on FEMA's flood map for the address.
Selling here
- Buyers compare these houses with the Sunnyvale West blocks east of Mary and the Cherry Chase blocks south of El Camino, so present the lot size, bedroom count and any updates clearly.
- Gather permits for additions and second stories; with about a quarter of the houses now two stories, buyers will ask how yours was approved.
- For a 1950s house, a pre-sale inspection of the sewer lateral, electrical panel and roof heads off repair requests late in escrow.
- If your house is in the 1969 Eichler group, describe the original features that remain (post-and-beam, glass walls, radiant heat) and the condition of each.
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faq
Bernardo & Mary questions, answered
Is Bernardo & Mary part of Sunnyvale West?
Not as the city maps it. No registered neighborhood association covers these blocks, and our Sunnyvale West guide covers the area east of Mary Avenue. Some listing sites stretch the Sunnyvale West label west to the Mountain View line, so you may see it used here.
When were the houses built?
City parcel records put 185 houses in the 1950s and 301 in the 1960s, with a median year built of 1963. The earliest tract, Cherry Estates, was recorded in 1952, and two small-lot groups were added in 2004.
Which school districts serve the area?
The Sunnyvale School District for elementary and middle grades and the Fremont Union High School District, according to city parcel records and the state district map. Vargas Elementary is inside the area. Check the exact address with each district, because attendance boundaries change.
Are there Eichlers here?
A few. The city's Eichler flag marks 15 houses built in 1969 on Polk, Vasquez and Iowa avenues. The rest are conventional ranch houses and newer two-story homes.
What is west of Bernardo Avenue?
Apartments, condos and townhomes around Ayala, Cortez, Arriba, Coronado and Acalanes drives, up to the Mountain View city line. None of those parcels are coded single-family in city records.
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Home styles in Bernardo & Mary
Bernardo & Mary shows up on these plates in our home styles field guide. Each plate shows how to spot the style from the sidewalk, with live listings opened to Sunnyvale.
- plate 05c. late 1930s–1970sCalifornia ranchSingle-story ranch houses from the 1950s and 1960s; about 74 percent of the 628 houses are one story.open the plate and live listings →
- plate 07c. 1949–1974EichlerThe city flags 15 houses built in 1969 on Polk, Vasquez and Iowa avenues as Eichlers.open the plate and live listings →
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