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Community Center Palo Alto Eichlers

Thirty late Eichlers from 1973, designed by Claude Oakland, on two blocks around Harriet Street.

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built1973
lots in the tract30
architectClaude Oakland
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the tract

About Community Center

These 30 homes, built in 1973 on two blocks of the street grid around Harriet Street, are among Joseph Eichler’s last Palo Alto homes. Claude Oakland designed them, mostly as four-bedroom plans with atriums or galleries.

The City’s guidelines point out Oakland’s roof forms here (center gables, turned gables, flat-topped gables and hipped roofs) and say the steeper gables can make second-story additions a poor fit.

built: 1973
lots: 30 (City of Palo Alto count)
architect: Claude Oakland
builder: Joseph Eichler’s later company
nearby guide: Community Center
city: Palo Alto, Santa Clara County

Streets

Harriet StreetGreenwood AvenueHarker AvenueParkinson AvenueMelville Avenue

These are grid streets with homes of many styles; the ledger counts only sales whose listings mention Eichler.

Sources: City of Palo Alto Eichler Neighborhood Design Guidelines (2018), tract table and maps; City single-story overlay staff report (June 2015); Eichler-history articles.

on these streets

Homes for sale on Community Center’s streets

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Orange pins are for sale now; gray pins are recent Eichler sales on these streets. Listing data comes from the MLS and is shown with the listing brokerage; confirm details with the listing agent.

the ledger

Eichler sales on these streets

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address	sold	price	$ / sq ft	beds · baths	listing brokerage

Closed sales reported to the MLS whose listings mention Eichler, on this tract’s streets. Homes that sold privately, or whose listings don’t say Eichler, won’t appear.

the nerd check

Buying or selling a Community Center Eichler

Radiant heatMost Eichlers were built with hot-water radiant heat in the slab. Ask whether the original system still runs, has been repaired or was replaced, and get a radiant-heat specialist to look before you remove contingencies.
The roofThe low-slope roofs and their insulation are a common upgrade. Ask for the roof’s age, material and any permits.
Glass and wallsOriginal single-pane glass and thin wall panels are typical. Many owners have upgraded; ask what was done and whether it was permitted.
Palo Alto rulesThe city’s Eichler design guidelines (2018) cover remodels and additions in Eichler neighborhoods. Check them, and any overlay on the parcel, with Palo Alto Planning before you plan changes.
Flood zoneThe City’s November 2017 flood map shows this tract outside the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. Maps change, so confirm with a current City parcel report.

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