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Cataldi Park & Cherrywood, San Jose Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
Central Berryessa east of I-680, from Cropley Ave to Berryessa Rd: tract streets around Cataldi Park and Berryessa Creek Park, two Capitol Ave light rail stops and a 1927 city landmark school building.
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Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Cataldi Park & Cherrywood from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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the story
How Cataldi Park & Cherrywood came to be
This is the middle of the old Berryessa district. An 1888 county history described orchards on Capitol Ave (then spelled Capital Ave) about four miles north-east of downtown San Jose, with apricots, peaches, prunes and plums watered from Penitencia Creek. One building from the farm-town era still stands inside the outline: the 1927 Berryessa School on N. Capitol Ave near Berryessa Rd, designed by architect William H. Weeks and designated San Jose City Landmark No. 28 in 1985 (city historic inventory and landmark listing).
The tracts came with annexation. City records show about 42% of today's outline joining the city in the 1960s and about 50% in the 1970s; 'Piedmont No. 45' on April 28, 1975 alone covered about 13%. The last notable addition, 'Berryessa No. 64' on November 6, 1995, brought in the blocks between I-680 and Hostetter Rd. The city's tract-map layer shows about 3,600 recorded lots in 53 tracts of up to about 240 lots each.
VTA light rail opened on Capitol Ave on June 24, 2004, with stops at Hostetter Rd and Berryessa Rd inside this guide. The General Plan marks both Capitol Ave corners, N. Capitol Av/Hostetter Rd and N. Capitol Av/Berryessa Rd, as future urban villages; the city's growth-area layer shows no approved village plan for either yet.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Capitol Ave and Morrill Ave run north-south and Hostetter Rd cuts across on a diagonal. The tract streets fill in between: Bethany Ave, Cabrillo Ave, Agua Vista Dr and Longford Dr near Capitol Ave; Messina Dr, Isadora Dr, Knights Bridge Rd, Castlegate Dr, Balmoral Dr, Melchester Dr and Baronscourt Way around Berryessa Creek Park; Parkhaven Dr, Grosvenor Dr, Cavendish Dr, Majestic Way, Half Pence Way, Farthing Way and Hampstead Way toward Piedmont Rd; and Camargo Dr, Babe Ruth Dr and Valhalla Dr near Cropley Ave.
The city zoning map shows about half the land as R-1-8 single-family zoning, with planned developments on most of the rest: the 'Old' streets by I-680 and Hostetter Rd (Old Stone Way, Old Abbey Pl, Old Post Way, Old Gate Ct) and the 'stone' ways nearby (Orangestone Way, Olivestone Way, Lodestone Dr). Expect HOA documents in those planned developments and conventional lots on the older tracts.
All of it is City of San Jose land with San Jose 95132 addresses (county road data and Census ZIP areas). The only county-mapped land inside is a strip of freeway land at the I-680 / Capitol Ave interchange, with no homes.
streets in cataldi park & cherrywood
- Capitol Ave
- Morrill Ave
- Hostetter Rd
- Cropley Ave
- Berryessa Rd
- Piedmont Rd
- Bethany Ave
- Messina Dr
- Isadora Dr
- Knights Bridge Rd
- Parkhaven Dr
- Majestic Way
- Cavendish Dr
- Castlegate Dr
- Camargo Dr
- Babe Ruth Dr
- Greengate Dr
- Old Stone Way
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Cataldi Park & Cherrywood
- park
Cataldi Park
A city park of about 34 acres at 1765 Bethany Ave (city parks layer). A volunteer native-plant and pollinator garden on its west end began in 2023, sponsored by a native-plant society chapter with the city's parks department.
- park
Berryessa Creek Park
About 11.3 acres at Messina Dr and Isadora Dr (city parks layer). The city's trail plan identifies a Berryessa Creek trail along about a mile of the creek here; only short paved pieces in the park are mapped as open.
- landmark
Berryessa School (City Landmark No. 28)
The 1927 school building at 1171 N. Capitol Ave, designed by William H. Weeks, was designated a city landmark in 1985.
- transit
Hostetter and Berryessa light rail stops
Two VTA stops in the Capitol Ave median, at Hostetter Rd and at Berryessa Rd, both inside the outline.
- shopping
Capitol Ave corners
Shops cluster at Capitol Ave and Berryessa Rd and at Capitol Ave and Hostetter Rd, the two corners the General Plan marks as future urban villages.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Cataldi Park & Cherrywood is in the Berryessa Union School District (elementary and middle grades) and the East Side Union High School District (Census district maps). Majestic Way Elementary (1855 Majestic Way) is inside the outline. Cherrywood Elementary (2550 Greengate Dr) is one of three campuses the Berryessa board voted in December 2024 to close for the 2025-26 school year. Just outside: Morrill Middle north across Cropley Ave, and Ruskin Elementary, Sierramont Middle and Piedmont Hills High (East Side Union) east across Morrill Ave and Hostetter Rd, about half a mile to a mile straight-line from the middle. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district.
Berryessa Union School District site · East Side Union High guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- VTA light rail runs in the Capitol Ave median with the Hostetter and Berryessa stops inside the guide; from the middle of the guide Hostetter is about 0.5 mile straight-line and Berryessa about 0.9 mile.
- Milpitas BART is about 1.6 miles straight-line north-west and Berryessa/North San Jose BART about 2.3 miles straight-line south-west.
- I-680 forms the west edge, with interchanges at Capitol Ave / Hostetter Rd and at Berryessa Rd.
- Downtown San Jose (City Hall) is about 4.6 miles straight-line south-west.
- Cropley Ave, Hostetter Rd and Berryessa Rd are the cross-town streets; Piedmont Rd leads toward the foothills.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Cataldi Park & Cherrywood: what we check
Buying here
- Flood map: about a quarter of the outline is in a FEMA special flood hazard area. Parts of Battaglia Cir, the 'Old' streets by Hostetter Rd and Knights Bridge Rd are FEMA Zone AE, and blocks on Baywood Sqs, Ironside Ct, Parkrow Ln, Quiet Cir, Parkhaven Dr, Messina Dr, Lambeth Ct and Creekside Dr are Zone AO (city flood layer). Check the FEMA map for the address and price in flood insurance where required.
- Liquefaction covers about 11% of the outline, mostly near the creeks; the natural hazard disclosure shows it address by address.
- Planned developments near I-680 and Hostetter Rd come with HOA documents, CC&Rs and PD permits; ask for them and check current dues.
- The older tracts can still have original panels, plumbing and sewer laterals; inspect and get the lateral scoped.
- Urban-village corners at Capitol Ave and Hostetter Rd and at Capitol Ave and Berryessa Rd could see denser projects once village plans are adopted; check the city's growth-area map.
Selling here
- Say how far the home is from Cataldi Park, Berryessa Creek Park and the nearest light rail stop, in straight-line miles.
- Have the FEMA zone and any flood-insurance history ready for homes on the AE or AO blocks.
- In planned developments, have the HOA documents and recent minutes ready before listing.
- List upgrades (panel, roof, windows, sewer lateral) with dates.
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faq
Cataldi Park & Cherrywood questions, answered
Where is Cataldi Park & Cherrywood?
In central Berryessa, east of I-680 between Cropley Ave and Berryessa Rd, out to Piedmont Rd, Hostetter Rd and Morrill Ave. Capitol Ave and its light rail line run along the west side.
How big is Cataldi Park?
The city's parks layer lists it at about 34 acres, at 1765 Bethany Ave. A volunteer native-plant garden on its west end began in 2023.
Is there a historic building here?
Yes. The 1927 Berryessa School building at 1171 N. Capitol Ave is San Jose City Landmark No. 28, designated in 1985.
Which school districts serve it?
Berryessa Union School District for elementary and middle grades and East Side Union High School District. Majestic Way Elementary is inside; Cherrywood Elementary was voted closed for 2025-26. Check the address with each district.
Is it in a flood zone?
Some blocks are. Parts near Hostetter Rd and Battaglia Cir are FEMA Zone AE and several streets near Berryessa Creek Park are Zone AO. Check the FEMA map for the address.
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