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The blocks just south of El Camino Real between Mary Avenue and Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road, around Cumberland Elementary and 24.3-acre Las Palmas Park, including Eichler's 1949 Sunnymount Gardens.
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Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Cumberland and Las Palmas 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 (Cumberland & Las Palmas: El Camino Real to Remington Dr, Mary Ave to Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd); it may not match every local definition.
the story
How Cumberland & Las Palmas came to be
On a map this is one rectangle. On the city's neighborhood association registry it is three. Cumberland West (registered 2008) runs from El Camino Real south to Hanover Avenue and Heatherstone Way. Cumberland South (2005) continues from there to West Remington Drive. Las Palmas Park (2026) covers the blocks east of Hollenbeck Avenue around the park, out to Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road and Mathilda Avenue. Mary Avenue is the west edge of all of it.
The oldest piece is tucked into the southeast corner. Sunnymount Gardens, 36 houses on the Dawn Drive and Sunnymount Avenue horseshoe off Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road near Remington Drive, opened in May 1949. It was Joseph Eichler's second development and the first sold under the Eichler Homes name, a month after his Sunnyvale Manor tract on North Bayview Avenue. A 1949 ad described about 1,230 square feet, three bedrooms, one and a half baths, a brick fireplace, oak parquet floors and central heating.
The school and park came later. The Sunnyvale School District's timeline lists Cumberland School opening in 1964. Las Palmas Park, which the city says is more than 50 years old, is known for its Polynesian theme. In 2026 the city is studying a redesign of the park, with options that include a multi-use sports field, fencing, lighting, new tennis courts and changes to the pond and walking paths. Neighbors pushed back on fencing, a May 2026 commission discussion was postponed, residents weighed in again at the July 1 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, and city staff said outreach would restart with a facilitator before a plan goes to the City Council. No construction budget has been finalized.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
The street names come in two flavors. One is a fruit stand: Peach, Pear, Orange, Nectarine and Nutmeg in Cumberland West; Persimmon, Pepper, Pippin, Pyrus and Pineapple in Cumberland South; Russet, Tartarian and Zinfandel near the park. The other reads like an East Coast road trip with a college detour: Cumberland, Hanover, Brookline, Greenwich, Berkshire, Knickerbocker, Peekskill, Ithaca, Nantucket, Harvard, Radcliff, Princeton and Middlebury. Hollenbeck Avenue runs down the middle and marks the line between the Cumberland and Las Palmas associations.
Broker guides describe most of Cumberland as ranch-style homes, many on lots up to about 7,700 square feet, with some larger two-story homes on lots up to about 10,000 square feet. The city's zoning map backs up the single-family picture: the area is overwhelmingly R-0, with a handful of R-1, R-1.5, R-2 and R-3 parcels and El Camino Real corridor zoning along the north edge.
Sunnymount Gardens is the stylistic outlier: early Eichlers that extended the design of Sunnyvale Manor, set on a cul-de-sac loop. Unlike several Eichler and ranch blocks just south of Remington Drive, none of the three association areas shows a single-story (S) combining district on the city's zoning map, so second stories are governed by the base zoning. Expect original ranch houses, expanded ones and two-story rebuilds on the same street.
streets in cumberland & las palmas
- Cumberland Avenue
- Quetta Avenue
- Blair Avenue
- Peach Avenue
- Pear Avenue
- Orange Avenue
- Nectarine Avenue
- Nutmeg Avenue
- Berkshire Avenue
- Brookline Drive
- Greenwich Avenue
- Cambridge Avenue
- Elmira Drive
- Danforth Drive
- Hanover Avenue
- Heatherstone Way
- West Knickerbocker Drive
- Harvard Avenue
- Peekskill Drive
- Persimmon Avenue
- Pepper Avenue
- Ithaca Avenue
- Haverhill Drive
- Hillsboro Avenue
- Pyrus Way
- Hollenbeck Avenue
- Russet Drive
- Spinosa Drive
- Rubis Drive
- Cherrywood Drive
- Hyde Park Drive
- Talisman Drive
- Middlebury Drive
- Princeton Drive
- Dawn Drive
- Sunnymount Avenue
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Cumberland & Las Palmas
- park
Las Palmas Park
24.3 acres at 850 Russet Drive. The city describes a Polynesian theme with palm trees around a pond and a 'tropical island' playground, plus four picnic areas, a fenced dog park, a reservable ballfield and multi-use field, and two playgrounds. Open daily 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- recreation
Las Palmas Tennis Center
Next to the park, a city-owned tennis center and pro shop with 16 courts; court lights stay on until 10 p.m.
- landmark
Sunnymount Gardens
Eichler's 1949 horseshoe of 36 houses on Dawn Drive and Sunnymount Avenue, in the southeast corner of the area off Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road.
- school
Cumberland Elementary
A Sunnyvale School District campus inside Cumberland West, built in 1964.
- shopping
El Camino Real
The north edge is El Camino Real, Sunnyvale's main commercial corridor, zoned under the city's El Camino Real Specific Plan; VTA Rapid 522 runs along it.
- landmark
Downtown Sunnyvale
Murphy Avenue, the Saturday farmers market at Murphy and Washington avenues and the Caltrain station are about a mile northeast of Las Palmas Park, straight line.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
State school-district maps put this whole area in the Sunnyvale School District for TK-8 and the Fremont Union High School District for high school. Cumberland Elementary sits inside Cumberland West; the school's own site describes its area as roughly bounded by Mary Avenue, Mathilda Avenue/Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road, Remington and Washington Avenue, and says it feeds Sunnyvale Middle School. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with the district's school finder and Fremont Union's address check.
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Getting around
- Caltrain: Sunnyvale station (121 W. Evelyn Ave., Zone 3) is about 1 mile from Las Palmas Park and about 1.4 miles from the middle of Cumberland South (approximate, straight line).
- VTA Rapid 522 runs on El Camino Real between Palo Alto and Eastridge, with a stop at El Camino and Sunnyvale-Saratoga.
- VTA Rapid 523 runs on Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road and Mathilda Avenue, stopping at El Camino Real and at Fremont Avenue, and continues north through the Sunnyvale Transit Center to Lockheed Martin.
- Central Expressway is about 1.4 miles north; Mathilda Avenue continues north past downtown toward US 101 and Highway 237.
- El Camino Real (State Route 82) along the north edge is the main east-west route toward Mountain View and Santa Clara.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Cumberland & Las Palmas: what we check
Buying here
- Check the parcel's zoning. Most lots are R-0 single-family, but a few are R-1.5, R-2 or R-3, which changes what can be built on the lot and next door.
- Single-story rules stop at Remington. Several blocks just south of West Remington Drive carry the single-story (S) combining district, with a 17-foot height limit and one habitable floor; on a border block, confirm which side of the line the lot is on.
- Las Palmas Park is in redesign planning. If the house faces or backs onto the park, follow the city's renovation project page for decisions on lighting, fencing and the field layout.
- In Sunnymount Gardens, ask the Planning Division whether the city's 2009 Eichler Design Guidelines apply before planning a remodel, and use an inspector familiar with late-1940s construction.
- Confirm schools by address. Cumberland Elementary's described area runs north to Washington Avenue, but the district's school finder is the final word.
Selling here
- Name the right area in your listing (Cumberland West, Cumberland South or Las Palmas Park) and give real distances to the park, the school and El Camino Real.
- Document additions and second stories with permits; in a mixed one- and two-story area, buyers will ask.
- For a Sunnymount Gardens Eichler, assemble what you know about the house's history and which original features remain.
- If you back onto Las Palmas Park or El Camino Real, disclose known city plans for that edge (park redesign, corridor projects) up front.
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faq
Cumberland & Las Palmas questions, answered
What is the difference between Cumberland South, Cumberland West and Las Palmas?
They are three registered neighborhood associations. Cumberland West runs from El Camino Real to Hanover Avenue and Heatherstone Way, Cumberland South from there to Remington Drive, both between Mary and Hollenbeck avenues. Las Palmas Park covers the blocks east of Hollenbeck around the park.
How big is Las Palmas Park?
24.3 acres, according to the city, with a pond, palm trees, a 'tropical island' playground, a fenced dog park and fields. A city-owned tennis center with 16 courts sits next to it.
Is Las Palmas Park being renovated?
The city is studying a redesign that could add a multi-use sports field, fencing, lighting and new courts. As of mid-2026 the plan was still in community review and had no finalized construction budget; check the city's Las Palmas Park Renovation page.
Which school district serves Cumberland and Las Palmas?
Sunnyvale School District for TK-8 and Fremont Union High School District for high school, per state district maps. Check the specific address, since attendance areas change.
Are there Eichlers here?
Yes, a small and early set. Sunnymount Gardens, 36 houses on Dawn Drive and Sunnymount Avenue, opened in 1949 as Joseph Eichler's second development. More Eichler tracts sit south of Remington Drive.
Can I add a second story?
None of the three association areas shows a single-story overlay on the city's zoning map, so the base zoning rules apply. Blocks just south of Remington Drive are a different story. Confirm with the Planning Division for your parcel.
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