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City Ventures homes

Craig Atkins and Mark Buckland founded City Ventures in 2009 to build infill homes, and it opened its first Silicon Valley community in Sunnyvale in 2011 with all-electric townhomes and solar included. It has since built in Morgan Hill, Milpitas and San Bruno, with more planned in Sunnyvale. Here’s what the records confirm and what the homes resell for.

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builder file 29city ventures
builder
City Ventures
founders
Craig Atkins and Mark Buckland, 2009
offices
San Francisco and Irvine, per the company
investor
Ares Management, majority owner from 2010
builds
all-electric townhomes with solar
architect
WHA, at Pinnacle
listings say
“City Ventures”
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  • for sale now · live…
  • communities built in our area5

where they are

City Ventures communities in our area

From local press, the state environmental record and the company’s own announcements.

communitycityyearshomesnotes
Sunnyvale Fair Oaks CollectionSunnyvale2011–—650 E. Taylor Ave: Spanish-style 3- and 4-bedroom townhomes up to 1,877 sq ft, all-electric with SunPower solar included in the price, per the company’s 2011 announcement.
Monterey CollectionMorgan Hill2013–201443E. Dunne Ave at Church St: 8 patio homes and 35 townhomes around a courtyard, in four styles, 1,744 to 2,264 sq ft, per local press.
PinnacleMilpitas202556Houret Ct: row townhomes with ADUs, including 10 below-market-rate homes, per the company.
The GatesMorgan Hill2023–202649Monterey Rd north of downtown: condominiums with five commercial units, approved in 2023 and opened in 2026; all-electric with owned solar, per the company.
The HighlandsSan Bruno202658800 Glenview Dr: townhomes of about 1,425 to 1,760 sq ft, opened in April 2026, per a local report.
845 Stewart DriveSunnyvaleplanned28Three-story townhome-style condominiums between Caltrain and US-101, including below-market-rate homes, per the state environmental record.
1484 Kifer RoadSunnyvaleplanned137Townhome-style condominiums on a former industrial site near Lawrence Caltrain, with 28 below-market-rate homes, approved in 2026, per local reports.

Jasper in Morgan Hill began as a City Ventures plan but was sold to Trumark in 2021 before it was built. Prism and Vida in Sunnyvale are by other builders. The company also lists a San Jose community, Elara, as coming soon.

the homes

What the homes are like

From the company’s announcements, local press and city filings.

  • energy

    All-electric with solar

    The company has marketed all-electric homes with rooftop solar since its 2011 Sunnyvale launch, and its 2026 Bay Area announcements say the solar is owned.

  • sites

    Infill near transit

    Most communities are three-story townhomes on infill sites near Caltrain, downtowns or major corridors.

  • mix

    Mixed homes on one site

    The Monterey Collection pairs patio homes with townhomes, The Gates adds ground-floor commercial space and Pinnacle adds ADUs.

  • styles

    Several styles per site

    The Monterey Collection used Spanish, Craftsman, Monterey and Traditional styles with 16 elevations, per local press.

  • myth check

    Not CityLine

    Sunnyvale’s CityLine downtown project is by a different developer, so check the builder on the title report.

the sales ledger

Every recorded City Ventures sale

Each dot is a sale whose listing names City Ventures, mostly in Sunnyvale and Morgan Hill. Hover a dot for the address, date and price.

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one recorded salemedian for the yearprice per sq ft = sale price ÷ listed living area

soldaddressprice$/sq ftbd / basq ft

New-home sales the builder handled directly may not appear in the MLS. 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 City Ventures.

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owning one today

Owning one today

  • HOAs and CC&RsThese are townhome-style condominiums with associations. Ask for the CC&Rs, budget, reserve study and who handles the roofs.
  • Solar ownershipConfirm whether the panels are owned, the net-metering plan and the inverter’s age, and who repairs the roof under the panels.
  • Below-market-rate resale limitsPinnacle and the Sunnyvale projects include below-market-rate homes, which carry recorded resale limits. Check title before using a sale as a comparable.
  • Warranty and SB 800California’s Right to Repair Act generally limits defect claims to 10 years after completion, so the 2025–26 communities are well inside that window and the 2011–14 ones are past it.

the nerd check

Buying or selling one

What we check when you buy

  • Community and completion dateWe confirm the community, plan and completion date, which set the comparables and the warranty window.
  • HOA reviewWe read the budget, reserves and minutes before you commit.
  • Solar paperworkWe confirm the solar ownership and net-metering plan in the disclosures.
  • The right comparablesWe compare against the same plan in the same community first.

How we market one when you sell

  • Name the communityBuyers search for the Fair Oaks Collection and the Monterey Collection by name, so we lead with them.
  • Paperwork up frontWe gather the HOA documents and solar records early.
  • Prep with a planOur Prep Lab budgets touch-ups before you list.
  • Price from real salesWe price from recent resales of the same plan.
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questions

Questions we hear

Who founded City Ventures?

Craig Atkins and Mark Buckland, who began operations in early 2009, according to the Orange County Business Journal. Ares Management became majority owner in 2010. The company says it is based in San Francisco and Irvine.

Do City Ventures homes come with solar?

The company has marketed solar as standard since 2011, and its 2026 announcements say the panels are owned. On a resale, confirm ownership and the net-metering plan in the disclosures.

Where has City Ventures built here?

Sunnyvale’s Fair Oaks Collection (2011), the Monterey Collection (2013) and The Gates (2026) in Morgan Hill, Pinnacle in Milpitas (2025) and The Highlands in San Bruno (2026), with two Sunnyvale projects planned.

Is a City Ventures home still inside the defect window?

California’s Right to Repair Act generally allows defect claims for up to 10 years after completion, so homes from 2011 to 2014 are past it and the 2025–26 homes are well within it.

sources

Sources

Local press, state records and company announcements, checked October 2026.

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.

  1. Fernando Nelson1880–1920s
  2. Gellert (Sunstream)1922–1972
  3. Birge Clark1922–1970s
  4. Stoneson1920s–1960s
  5. Doelger1927–1960s
  6. McKeon1927–early 1970s
  7. Gardner Dailey1930s–1960s
  8. William Wurster1930s–1960s
  9. Rousseau1931–1933
  10. Bohannon1936–1955
  11. Cliff May1950s
  12. Stern & Price1951–1953
  13. Mackay Homes1950s
  14. Mardell1955–1959
  15. Hayman Homes1960s–1970s
  16. Ditz-Crane1962–1984
  17. Brown & Kauffmann1960s–1981
  18. Bahl1968–1986
  19. Ponderosa Homes1970s–1990s
  20. Shapell1971–2000s
  21. SummerHill Homes1976–today
  22. Pinn Brothers1976–today
  23. Robson Homes1989–today
  24. Pacific Peninsula Group1989–today
  25. Barry Swenson Builder1990s–2010s
  26. Classic Communities1990s–2010s
  27. Warmington1990s–2020s
  28. DeNova Homes2000s–today
  29. City Ventures2011–today
  30. Trumark Homes2012–today
  31. Dividend Homes2010s–today
  32. KB Home1980s–today
  33. Brookfield1990s–today
  34. Pulte Homes2000s–today
  35. Shea Homes2000s–2010s
  36. Lennar2000s–today
  37. Toll Brothers2000s–today
  38. Taylor Morrison2007–today
  39. D.R. Horton2010s
  40. Tri Pointe Homes2012–today
  41. K. Hovnanian2014–2018
  42. Meritage Homes2010s

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Own a City Ventures home?

We can value it against resales of the same plan and get the HOA and solar paperwork in order. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.

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