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Citation Homes
Citation Homes Central is a Santa Clara builder that has held a state contractor license since 1989 and is led by Steve Schott, per license records and his California Homebuilding Foundation profile. Its documented local project is a 732-unit plan in the Milpitas Transit Area, and listings credit it with homes from the late 1970s through the 2000s, mostly in San Jose’s Evergreen and Berryessa areas. Here’s what the records confirm and what the homes resell for.
- builder
- Citation Homes Central
- base
- Santa Clara
- license
- state contractor license since 1989
- led by
- Steve Schott, CEO and president
- builds
- detached homes and townhomes
- not to be confused with
- Citation Homes of Irvine
- listings say
- “built by Citation”
- sales on record · live…
- median $/sq ft, last 2 yrs…
- for sale now · live…
- year its state contractor license was issued1989
where they are
Citation homes in our area
From city reporting where we found it; most rows come from listings and are marked.
| community | city | years | homes | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit Area project, 1200 Piper Drive | Milpitas | plan amended 2011 | 732 proposed | Buildings up to five stories plus townhomes near the Milpitas Transit Area. The planning commission recommended the amended plan 4–0 in October 2011, per Milpitas Patch; the marketed name and final count weren’t published. |
| Evergreen | San Jose | 1990s–2000s (listings) | — | Listings credit Citation with homes on Groesbeck Hill Dr, Patina Ct, Arcade Ave, Pomerado Dr and Blue Creek Ct and on courts such as Trovare, Nipoma, Esperanza and San Tropico, including a repeated two-story plan of about 3,150 sq ft; we couldn’t confirm the tracts from records. |
| Berryessa | San Jose | 2000s (listings) | — | Listings credit Citation with homes on Battaglia Cir, Morrill Ave, Rockrose Ct and Beech Circle, where a plan is called The Maple. |
| The Villas at Town & Country | San Jose | c. 1997 (listings) | — | Detached homes with an HOA on Hemlock Ave and Villa Centre Way near Santana Row, including a plan called Bel Air, per listings. |
| Older homes | San Jose, Santa Clara, Mountain View | 1978 and later (listings) | — | Listings credit Citation with a 1978 home on Silver Leaf Rd in San Jose and with homes in Santa Clara and Mountain View. |
| Middlebury Drive | Sunnyvale | c. 2001 (listings) | — | A listing describes a 2001 home here built by Citation, in a plan called Tampico. |
| Sweetwood Terrace | Sunnyvale | — (listings) | — | Townhomes, including a plan called The Poppy, per a listing. |
We couldn’t find a published list of Citation communities, and city records for its 1990s San Jose and Sunnyvale homes aren’t online, so treat listing credits as leads.
the homes
What the homes are like
From listings and city reporting.
- plans
Named plans
Listings name plans such as Tampico, Bel Air, The Maple and The Poppy rather than numbers.
- size
Large two-story homes in Evergreen
Evergreen listings show a repeated two-story plan of about 3,150 sq ft, some with three-car garages.
- hoa
Detached homes in associations
The Hemlock Ave homes are detached houses inside an HOA, per listings.
- density
Transit-area density later
Its 2011 Milpitas plan mixed buildings up to five stories with townhomes, per Milpitas Patch.
- myth check
Not the Southern California Citation
Citation Homes of Irvine built in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties under different leadership; we found no link between the two.
the sales ledger
Every recorded Citation sale
Each dot is a sale whose listing names Citation Homes as the builder, mostly in San Jose. Hover a dot for the address, date and price.
- sales on record…
- median price…
- median $ per sq ft…
- latest sale…
one recorded salemedian for the yearprice per sq ft = sale price ÷ listed living area
| sold | address | price | $/sq ft | bd / ba | sq ft |
|---|
Most resales don’t name the builder, so the ledger undercounts Citation homes. Sales come from the MLS records available to us and include every sold listing whose description names the builder, so a few homes may be labeled by the listing agent rather than confirmed from tract records. Sold data is shown with the listing brokerage. Price per square foot uses the living area in the listing. Ask us for a full comparable-sales report on any address.
on the market
For sale now
Active listings whose description names Citation Homes.
Checking active listings…
owning one today
Owning one today
- HOA homesSome Citation homes are detached houses or townhomes inside an association. Ask for the CC&Rs, budget, reserve study and dues history.
- Taxes and assessmentsCheck the county tax bill and the seller’s disclosures for special assessments or Mello-Roos charges.
- Defect claimsCalifornia generally limits construction-defect claims to 10 years after completion, so homes from the late 1990s and early 2000s are past that window.
- Homes of this ageOriginal roofs, water heaters and HVAC from the late 1990s may be near the end of their service life. Our Inspection Decoder covers what to order.
the nerd check
Buying or selling one
What we check when you buy
- Confirm the builderWe check the original permits or the recorded tract map, since listings and records don’t always agree.
- Permits and historyWe check the permit history for additions and conversions before you plan a remodel.
- InspectionsRoof, foundation and systems matched to the home’s age. Our Inspection Decoder covers what to order.
- The right comparablesWe compare against similar homes in the same neighborhood first.
How we market one when you sell
- Name the builderBuyers search for Citation homes by name, so we confirm it from the records and say so.
- Paperwork up frontWe gather permits and any HOA documents early.
- Prep with a planOur Prep Lab budgets repairs and refresh before you list.
- Price from real salesWe price from recent sales of similar homes nearby.
questions
Questions we hear
Who is Citation Homes?
Citation Homes Central is a Santa Clara homebuilder that has held a state contractor license since 1989, led by CEO and president Steve Schott, per license records and his California Homebuilding Foundation profile. That profile says he has been involved in building more than 30,000 homes over 40 years.
Is it the same company as Citation Homes in Southern California?
We found no link. The Irvine-based Citation Homes built in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties under different leadership, and a “Citation Homes” neighborhood in Santa Clarita is unrelated to Santa Clara.
Is Citation still building?
Its contractor license is listed as active, but we couldn’t confirm a community selling now.
How do I confirm a Citation home?
Check the city’s permit history or the recorded tract map for the address; the original builder is usually named. We can pull it for you.
sources
Sources
State license records, the California Homebuilding Foundation and local press, checked October 2026.
- Contractors State License Board: license lookupCheck a contractor’s licensewww.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/CheckLicense.aspx
- California Homebuilding Foundation: Stephen C. SchottHis role at Citation and the 30,000-homes figurewww.mychf.org/schott-stephen-c
- Milpitas Patch: Planning Commission approves almost 1,100 new homes (2011)The 732-unit Transit Area planpatch.com/california/milpitas/planning-commission-approves-almost-1100-new-homes
- Santa Clara University: Steve Schott’s autobiography (2022)His real estate careerwww.scu.edu/news-and-events/feature-stories/2022/stories/new-autobiography-by-steve-schott-60-celebrated-at-scu.html
- California Civil Code § 94110-year limit for construction-defect claimscalifornia.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_941
builder files
Every builder file, by era
Bars show the years each builder was building here. See all builders or the home styles field guide.
- Fernando Nelson1880–1920s
- Ernest Coxhead1890–1930s
- Willis Polk1890s–1920s
- Frank Delos Wolfe1892–1926
- Henry Gutterson1914–1954
- Gellert (Sunstream)1922–1972
- Birge Clark1922–1970s
- Stoneson1920s–1960s
- Doelger1927–1960s
- McKeon1927–early 1970s
- Gardner Dailey1930s–1960s
- William Wurster1930s–1960s
- Rousseau1931–1933
- Bohannon1936–1955
- Cliff May1950s
- Stern & Price1951–1953
- Mackay Homes1950s
- Goodwin Steinberg1950s–1980s
- Mardell1955–1959
- Hayman Homes1960s–1970s
- Ditz-Crane1962–1984
- Brown & Kauffmann1960s–1981
- Bahl1968–1986
- Ponderosa Homes1970s–1990s
- Shapell1971–2000s
- Anshen & Allen1940s–1960
- Jones & Emmons1951–1970s
- Claude Oakland1950s–1970s
- Owen Signature Homes1970–today
- Swatt | Miers1975–today
- SummerHill Homes1976–today
- Pinn Brothers1976–today
- Citation Homeslate 1970s–2010s
- Robson Homes1989–today
- Pacific Peninsula Group1989–today
- Barry Swenson Builder1990s–2010s
- Classic Communities1990s–2010s
- Warmington1990s–2020s
- Kelly Gordon2000s–2010s
- Feldman Architecture2003–today
- DeNova Homes2000s–today
- City Ventures2011–today
- Trumark Homes2012–today
- Davidon Homes2010s
- The New Home Company2014–2018
- Dividend Homes2010s–today
- KB Home1980s–today
- Brookfield1990s–today
- Pulte Homes2000s–today
- Shea Homes2000s–2010s
- Lennar2000s–today
- Toll Brothers2000s–today
- Taylor Morrison2007–today
- D.R. Horton2010s
- Tri Pointe Homes2012–today
- K. Hovnanian2014–2018
- Meritage Homes2010s
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Own a Citation home?
We can confirm the builder from the records and value it against recent sales nearby. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.
