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Fairhaven San Jose Eichlers
Eichler’s last San Jose tract: 57 homes on what was then the city’s western edge, designed by Jones & Emmons and built out in 1962 and 1963.
- built1962–1963
- homes57
- architectJones & Emmons
- eichler sales on these streets…
the tract
About Fairhaven
The National Register study of San Jose’s Eichler tracts calls Fairhaven the last of them: a 57-unit map signed in 1962 on the western edge of the growing city, built out over the next year. A 1963 San Francisco Chronicle article cited in the study names Jones & Emmons as the designers.
The study doesn’t list Fairhaven’s streets. Eichler sales reported to the MLS cluster on Mossbrook Avenue, Mossbrook Circle and Student Lane, so this page follows those streets.
Don’t confuse it with the Fairhaven Eichler tract in Orange, in Southern California.
- built
- 1962–1963
- homes
- 57, per the National Register study
- architect
- Jones & Emmons (named in a 1963 San Francisco Chronicle article cited by the study)
- builder
- Eichler Homes
- nearby guide
- Moreland West & Hathaway Park guide
- city
- San Jose, Santa Clara County
Streets
Street list from Eichler sales reported to the MLS, not from a recorded tract map.
Sources: “Housing Tracts of Joseph Eichler in San Jose, California, 1952–1963” (National Register study, 2018); MLS sales records for the street list.
on these streets
Homes for sale in Fairhaven
Live from the MLS. When nothing is listed on these streets, we show other San Jose Eichlers for sale.
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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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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 Fairhaven 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.
- San Jose rulesSan Jose has no Eichler-specific design guidelines that we found. Check the parcel’s zoning, and whether any historic review applies, with San Jose Planning.
- Which tract?Fairhaven was recorded as Tract 3009. Confirm it from the legal description in the title report.
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