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The blocks south of Fremont Avenue and east of Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road, north of Ortega Park: 1948 houses on Floyd Avenue and 1959-1966 single-story tracts on bird-named streets.
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the story
How Floyd & Bobwhite came to be
Floyd Avenue is the old road here. The County's map books record two small subdivisions on it in 1948: Tract No. 507, the Pangracs Tract (recorded May 1948, Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road, Laurel Avenue and Floyd Avenue, surveyed by L. Cedric Macabee), and Tract No. 538, Fremont Manor No. 1 (September 1948, Fremont Avenue and Floyd Avenue, Frost and Brian). The City's parcel records still show about 50 houses along Floyd Avenue with a median year built of 1949, the oldest group in the area.
The rest filled in quickly around 1960. The City's parcel layer lists Tracts 2064, 2065 and 2066, with median build years of 1959 and 1960, covering about 165 houses on Bobwhite Avenue, Bobolink Circle and the short courts off them, then Tracts 2661 and 2748 (1960) around Dove Lane and Falcon Avenue, Tract 3071 (1962) near Dunholme Way, and Tracts 4023 and 4065 (1965 and 1966) on Bittern Drive, Connemara Way and Berwick Way. The online county index stops in the mid-1950s, so the recorded names of these tracts are not confirmed here. Two later projects added small-lot homes: Avoset Terrace (Tract 8628, 1994, R-1.5 zoning) and Avon Terrace (Tract 10113, 2013).
On the City's own maps these blocks belong to Ortega Park. The parcel layer puts them in the Ortega planning area, and the City's map of registered neighborhood associations draws the Ortega Park Neighborhood Association's area north to Fremont Avenue. Our Ortega Park guide covers the blocks from Dunholme Way south to Homestead Road; this guide covers the part north of Dunholme.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
The street names do two things at once. Bird names run through the area (Bobwhite, Bobolink, Bittern, Dove, Falcon, Dunnock, Avoset, Bluebird), continuing the bird streets south of Dunholme Way, while the courts and cross streets carry British and Irish place names: Connemara, Dublin, Belfast, Carlow, Carrick, Coleraine, Arran, Berwick, Cheshire, Croyden and Derby. Carlisle Way and Connemara Way run east-west across the middle; Floyd, Bobwhite and Bittern run north-south.
This is R-0 low-density zoning almost throughout (about 440 of 481 houses in the City's parcel layer). The typical house is a single-story ranch of about 1,770 square feet on about 6,800 square feet of land, and three- and four-bedroom houses are about equally common in the records. About 90 houses have a second story: roughly half carry 1940s-1960s build years in the records and half were built since 1990, including the Avoset and Avon terrace homes. The parcel layer flags no Eichlers here; the Fairwood Eichler enclave on Chukar and Chickadee courts sits just south and is covered by our Fairwood guide.
One part has its own rule. The City's zoning map puts about 27 houses on Bobolink Circle, Belfast Court and the stretch of Bobwhite Avenue beside Bobolink Circle in a single-story (S) combining district, where new second stories are not allowed. The newer homes on Avoset Terrace and Avon Terrace are detached houses on small lots under the City's planned-development (PD) combining district.
streets in floyd & bobwhite
- Floyd Avenue
- Bobwhite Avenue
- Bobolink Circle
- Bittern Drive
- Carlisle Way
- Connemara Way
- Dublin Way
- Dove Lane
- Falcon Avenue
- Dunnock Way
- Berwick Way
- Cheshire Way
- Croyden Court
- Carrick Court
- Arran Court
- Belfast Court
- Coleraine Court
- Avoset Terrace
- Avon Terrace
- Dunholme Way
house sales by street, 2021–2026
| Street | Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Typical lot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croyden Court | 3 | $3.1M | $1,835 | 8,030 sq ft |
| Floyd Avenue | 6 | $3.08M | $1,770 | 8,030 sq ft |
| Bobolink Circle | 4 | $3.07M | $1,659 | 6,950 sq ft |
| Dove Lane | 4 | $2.95M | $1,801 | 6,540 sq ft |
| Carlisle Way | 3 | $2.89M | $1,838 | 6,100 sq ft |
| Bittern Drive | 5 | $2.88M | $1,627 | 6,500 sq ft |
| Cheshire Way | 3 | $2.86M | $1,618 | 6,670 sq ft |
| Avon Terrace | 5 | $2.33M | $1,353 | 2,700 sq ft |
Single-family house sales inside this guide’s outline, Oct. 1, 2021 to Oct. 21, 2026, from MLS records, with each sale counted once. Streets with at least 3 sales; prices, price per square foot and lots are medians. The whole city, ranked: The most expensive streets in Sunnyvale.
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Floyd & Bobwhite
- park
Ortega Park
An 18.3-acre city park at 636 Harrow Way, about half a mile south of the middle of the area (straight-line), with tennis and basketball courts and a reservable gazebo.
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Panama Park
A 5-acre city park at 755 Dartshire Way, about half a mile east (straight-line).
- shopping
Fremont Avenue and Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road
A neighborhood shopping center fills the area's northwest corner, on land the City zones as a village center (VCMU).
- landmark
Stocklmeir Elementary School
A Cupertino Union School District school at 592 Dunholme Way, just south of the area next to Ortega Park.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
The state's school-district map places this area in the Cupertino Union School District for kindergarten through eighth grade and the Fremont Union High School District for high school. The nearest public campuses are Stocklmeir Elementary (Cupertino Union) at 592 Dunholme Way, just south of the area, Nimitz Elementary (Cupertino Union) on Cheyenne Drive west of Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road, and Fremont High School (Fremont Union) at 575 W. Fremont Avenue. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district before you rely on a school assignment.
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Getting around
- VTA Route 55 runs on Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road along the west edge, with stops at Connemara and at Fremont; VTA Rapid 523 stops at Fremont and at Homestead.
- I-280: Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road becomes De Anza Boulevard at Homestead Road and reaches the freeway about 1.7 miles south of the middle of the area (straight-line).
- Caltrain: the downtown Sunnyvale station is about 2.1 miles north and Lawrence station about 2.3 miles northeast (straight-line).
- Biking: the City's Active Transportation Plan map shows bike lanes on Fremont Avenue and Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road, a bike boulevard on Dunholme Way and on Carlisle Way, and a proposed bike boulevard on Bobwhite Avenue and Floyd Avenue from Fremont Avenue to Dunholme Way.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Floyd & Bobwhite: what we check
Buying here
- Check the zoning map before you plan a second story. Houses on Bobolink Circle, Belfast Court and the stretch of Bobwhite Avenue beside them are in a single-story (S) combining district; elsewhere, ask the City's Planning Division what review a second story needs.
- For the 1948 houses on Floyd Avenue and the 1959-1966 tract houses, check the electrical panel, sewer lateral, roof and permit history of additions. Homes built before 1978 come with a federal lead-based paint disclosure.
- On Avoset Terrace and Avon Terrace, read the recorded documents and any HOA or shared-maintenance agreements, and check current dues if there are any.
- Thinking about an ADU or an SB 9 project on an R-0 lot of about 6,800 square feet? Ask the City which rules apply at your address, including in the single-story district.
- Visit at different times if you are looking near Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road or Fremont Avenue, both arterials with bus routes, or near the shopping center at their corner.
Selling here
- If the house is in the single-story district, say so; buyers planning to build up need to know early.
- Gather permits and finals for additions and remodels; many houses on these streets have been expanded since the 1960s.
- Give the tract and year for the Floyd Avenue houses (Pangracs Tract or Fremont Manor No. 1, 1948); they are about a decade older than the streets around them.
- Point out the short distances: Ortega Park, Stocklmeir Elementary and the shopping center at Fremont and Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road are all within about half a mile (straight-line).
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Floyd & Bobwhite questions, answered
Is Floyd & Bobwhite part of Ortega Park?
On the City's map of registered neighborhood associations, yes: the Ortega Park Neighborhood Association's area runs north to Fremont Avenue. Our Ortega Park guide covers Dunholme Way south to Homestead Road, and this guide covers the blocks north of Dunholme.
Which school districts serve these homes?
The state district map shows Cupertino Union School District for K-8 and Fremont Union High School District for high school. Stocklmeir Elementary is just south on Dunholme Way. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district.
Can you add a second story here?
On most streets the zoning is R-0 with no single-story rule, so a second story goes through the City's normal review. About 27 houses on Bobolink Circle, Belfast Court and the stretch of Bobwhite Avenue beside them are in a single-story (S) combining district, where new second stories are not allowed.
When were the houses built?
The Floyd Avenue houses date from the 1948 tracts. Most of the rest were built from 1959 to 1966, with small-lot homes added on Avoset Terrace in 1994 and Avon Terrace in 2013. The median year built is 1960.
Are there Eichlers in this area?
The City's parcel layer flags none inside this guide. The Fairwood Eichler enclave on Chukar and Chickadee courts is right next door to the south, and the main Fairwood tract is a few blocks east.
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