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Brookview, Saratoga Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
North Saratoga between Titus Avenue and Saratoga Creek: about 420 mostly single-story houses from 1953 to 1958 on the 'brook' streets, with a school-district split and a few Saratoga blocks north of Prospect Road.
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Calculated in your browser from MLS data for Brookview: Titus Ave to Saratoga Creek (approximate). Sales are single-family homes, townhomes and condos.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Brookview
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Brookview from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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Listings come from MLSListings and other MLSs through IDX and show their listing brokerage; confirm details with the listing agent. The map outline is the neighborhood boundary used by our listing search (Brookview: Titus Ave to Saratoga Creek (approximate)); it may not match every local definition.
the story
How Brookview came to be
Brookview filled in fast. The two Westbrook tracts north of Prospect Road were recorded in 1953, and Brookview Unit 1 followed in June 1955, approved by the county Board of Supervisors more than a year before Saratoga incorporated in October 1956. Its map shows 62 lots along Brook Glen Drive and three courts, a 40-foot strip dedicated to widen Prospect Road, and an 80-foot right of way for a proposed realignment of Saratoga Creek along the tract's east edge. The land is described as part of the older Titus and Langtry Tract.
Brookview Units 2 and 3 and the Mellowood tract were recorded in 1956 and Country Squire Estates in 1957, filling the space between Brookglen Drive and Titus Avenue. Assessor records put about 92 percent of the houses in the 1950s, the most uniform build era of our four north Saratoga guides. A few older houses predate the tracts, including a Craftsman bungalow on Walbrook Drive that the city designates a historic landmark and two Prospect Road houses with assessor build years of 1905 and 1908.
Someone liked brooks. Brookglen, Brookview, Fernbrook, Lynbrook, Greenbrook, Brookhaven, Brookridge, Brooknoll, Walbrook, Shadybrook and Sunnybrook are all here, along with Brook Lane, with Saratoga Creek running along the east side.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Brookglen Drive is the spine. It starts at Brockton Lane near Cox Avenue, runs north between the houses and the creek to Prospect Road, and continues into the Westbrook streets on the far side. Brookview Drive and Bellwood Drive cross from Titus Avenue to Brookglen; Woodside and Palmtag Drives run north-south between them, Mellowood Drive loops north of Brookview Drive toward Prospect, and Country Squire Lane, Way and Court fill the corner at Titus Avenue and Prospect. Fernbrook, Lynbrook and Greenbrook Courts back onto the creek.
This is single-story territory: about 96 percent of houses are one story in the assessor data, and the median assessor-recorded building area is about 2,100 sq ft, the smallest of the four north Saratoga guides. Lots are a little under a quarter acre at the median (about 10,100 sq ft), zoned R-1-10,000, with larger R-1-15,000 lots on part of Westbrook. About 22 parcels carry a build year of 2000 or later, so new two-story houses stand out on these blocks.
South of Bellwood Drive the outline narrows to the strip between Brookglen Drive and the creek, which holds a private tennis club reached from Cox Avenue (the city's Brookglen Park page mentions its access drive). The creek corridor is why some east-side lots carry flood and liquefaction flags.
streets in brookview
- Brookglen Drive
- Brookview Drive
- Bellwood Drive
- Woodside Drive
- Woodside Court
- Palmtag Drive
- Mellowood Drive
- Country Squire Lane
- Country Squire Way
- Country Squire Court
- Titus Avenue
- Fernbrook Court
- Lynbrook Court
- Greenbrook Court
- Brook Lane
- Brookhaven Drive
- Brookridge Drive
- Brooknoll Court
- Walbrook Drive
- Shadybrook Court
- Sunnybrook Court
- Johnson Avenue
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Brookview
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Brookglen Park
A 0.7-acre city park at the end of Brookglen Court, just south of the neighborhood, with a play area and a basketball half-court. The city notes that it backs onto the private drive to a tennis club off Cox Avenue.
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Kevin Moran Park
About 0.8 mile west on Scully Avenue (straight line): 10.3 acres with play areas, tennis, bocce, a meditation garden and restrooms, plus a bridge over Highway 85 to Azule Park.
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El Quito Park
About 0.7 mile southeast across Saratoga Avenue: a 6.3-acre city park with a softball field, two pickleball courts, sand volleyball, picnic areas and restrooms.
- shopping
Westgate West and El Paseo de Saratoga
Both are in San José, about 0.7 mile east (straight line): Westgate West at Prospect Road and Lawrence Expressway, and El Paseo de Saratoga at Saratoga and Campbell Avenues.
- school
Christa McAuliffe Elementary and Prospect High
McAuliffe (Cupertino Union, K-8) is across Titus Avenue at 12211 Titus, and Prospect High (Campbell Union High School District) is just across Saratoga Creek at 18900 Prospect Road.
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School districts and getting around
School districts
Brookview is split. The Census Bureau's district maps and the city's parcel data put most parcels (Brookview Drive, Mellowood Drive, Fernbrook, Lynbrook and Greenbrook Courts, most of Woodside and Brookglen Drives, and the Westbrook streets north of Prospect) in the Moreland School District for K-8 and the Campbell Union High School District. Country Squire Lane, Way and Court, Bellwood Drive, the Titus Avenue lots and parts of Woodside, Palmtag and Brookglen Drives are in the Cupertino Union School District and the Fremont Union High School District. Public schools nearby include Christa McAuliffe Elementary (Cupertino Union) across Titus Avenue, Prospect High (Campbell Union) across the creek, Lynbrook High (Fremont Union) about 0.7 mile north in San José and Country Lane Elementary (Moreland) about a mile northeast in San José (straight line). Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district.
Moreland School District guide · Campbell Union High guide · Cupertino Union guide · Fremont Union guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- Prospect Road meets Lawrence Expressway about half a mile east; Lawrence runs north to I-280 (about 2.2 miles) and on to Lawrence Caltrain (about 5.6 miles, straight line).
- Highway 85's Saratoga Avenue exit (14) is about 1.1 miles south (straight line); Saratoga has no interchange at Prospect.
- VTA Route 26 (West Valley College to Campbell) and Route 57 (to Santa Clara and Great America) stop on Saratoga Avenue near Prospect and Lawrence; VTA light rail at Winchester station in Campbell is about 3.3 miles east.
- OpenStreetMap shows bike lanes on Prospect Road, Johnson Avenue (north into San José) and Saratoga Avenue.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Brookview: what we check
Buying here
- Check the school districts for the exact address. The Moreland / Cupertino Union line runs through the middle, and parts of Woodside, Palmtag and Brookglen Drives are split.
- On the creek side (Brookglen Drive, Fernbrook, Lynbrook and Greenbrook Courts, Walbrook and Sunnybrook), check the flood zone: the city's parcel data puts about 22 parcels in FEMA zone A and about 38 in liquefaction zones. Ask about flood insurance and read the natural hazard disclosure.
- These are 1950s houses. Have the inspector look at the electrical panel and wiring, foundation, original plumbing and the sewer lateral (West Valley Sanitation District), and expect the federal lead-paint disclosure.
- If you are planning a second story, look at the street first: nearly every neighbor is single-story, so ask the city's planning desk early about design review for the lot's zoning.
- For the Westbrook streets north of Prospect, confirm on the parcel record that the address is in the City of Saratoga; the blocks around them are San José.
Selling here
- List the school districts for the specific address and tell buyers to verify; the split is the first question here.
- Name the tract and year (for example, Brookview Unit 2, 1956) and describe updates clearly; most competing listings are original 1950s single-story houses.
- If the lot backs onto Saratoga Creek, have the flood-zone status and any elevation information ready.
- Give walking distances to McAuliffe, Prospect High, Brookglen Park and the Prospect and Lawrence shops.
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faq
Brookview questions, answered
Where exactly is Brookview?
In this guide: Titus Avenue to Saratoga Creek, Prospect Road to Bellwood Drive, plus the creek-side strip down to Cox Avenue and the Saratoga blocks just north of Prospect. The city does not publish an official boundary.
Which school districts serve Brookview?
Most of it is Moreland (K-8) and Campbell Union High; the Titus Avenue side, including Country Squire, is Cupertino Union and Fremont Union, per Census maps and the city's parcel data. Check the exact address with the districts.
When were the houses built?
Mostly 1953 to 1958. The Westbrook tracts date to 1953, Brookview Unit 1 to 1955, Units 2 and 3 and Mellowood to 1956 and Country Squire Estates to 1957, and about 92 percent of houses carry a 1950s assessor build year.
Are the streets north of Prospect Road in Saratoga?
Some are. Brook Lane, Brookhaven and Brookridge Drives, Brooknoll, Shadybrook and Sunnybrook Courts and parts of Walbrook Drive and Johnson Avenue are City of Saratoga, from the 1953 Westbrook tracts. The surrounding blocks are San José.
Does Saratoga Creek affect any homes?
Some. The city's parcel data puts about 22 creek-side parcels in FEMA flood zone A and about 38 in liquefaction zones. Check the specific address and the natural hazard disclosure.
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