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Forest Park, Santa Clara Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
A 1959 to 1962 tract of 371 lots along Kiely Boulevard between Forbes and Pruneridge avenues, with tree-named streets, one- and two-story houses and a school district line at Pruneridge.
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Calculated in your browser from MLS data for Forest Park: the 1959-62 tract along Kiely Blvd, Forbes Ave to Pruneridge Ave (approximate). Sales are single-family homes, townhomes and condos.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Forest Park
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Forest Park 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 (Forest Park: the 1959-62 tract along Kiely Blvd, Forbes Ave to Pruneridge Ave (approximate)); it may not match every local definition.
the story
How Forest Park came to be
Forest Park was built in five recorded units over three years. Each map describes the land as part of the Quito Rancho. Unit 1, Tract 2529, was surveyed in August 1959, approved by the City Council on September 15, 1959, and recorded that September 30; it covered 20.6 acres, and its map lists the Palo Alto Development Corporation as owner. Units 2 and 3 followed in March and July 1960, Unit 4 in August 1961 and Unit 5 in July 1962. The lots are numbered straight through the five maps, 1 to 371, on about 96.6 acres in all.
The maps also record the schools of the time. Unit 2's January 1960 map labels the land across Forbes Avenue as Mariposa Elementary School, Unit 3's map marks Jefferson Union School District land north of Forbes, and Unit 4's map shows Cupertino Union School District land west of Redwood Avenue. Today Millikin Elementary sits just north of Forbes Avenue, and the district line still matters: Census boundaries put Unit 4, south of Pruneridge Avenue, in the Cupertino Union and Fremont Union districts and the rest of Forest Park in Santa Clara Unified.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Kiely Boulevard curves through the middle of Unit 1, which the 1959 map lays out with Taft Avenue, Luther Drive and Muriel Court. The later units read like a field guide: Ponderosa Way, Magnolia Lane, Sycamore Way, Cedar Way and Birch Way north of Pruneridge, Aspen Drive and Cottonwood Court in Unit 5, and Redwood, Madrone and Manzanita avenues with Toyon and Mesquite drives in Unit 4. Woodhams Road and Bancroft and Flannery streets carry through on the west side.
The houses went up fast. City parcel data lists 162 single-family parcels with a 1960 build year, 31 with 1961 and 146 with 1963, a median of 1961. Lots are larger than in the early-1950s Westwood and Monastery Gardens tracts: the maps show most at 65 feet wide and 115 to 125 feet deep, and the median parcel is about 7,800 square feet, with 25 lots at 10,000 square feet or more on curves and corners.
Two-story houses were part of the original mix. City records list 97 of the 362 single-family parcels as two story, and 93 of those carry 1960 to 1963 build years, so many of them are original rather than added. Four bedrooms is the most common count (243 houses), then three (101). Expect original houses alongside remodels, enlarged kitchens and the occasional rebuild.
streets in forest park
- Kiely Boulevard
- Pruneridge Avenue
- Forbes Avenue
- Taft Avenue
- Luther Drive
- Muriel Court
- Ponderosa Way
- Magnolia Lane
- Sycamore Way
- Cedar Way
- Birch Way
- Bancroft Street
- Woodhams Road
- Flannery Street
- Barto Street
- Aspen Drive
- Cottonwood Court
- Redwood Avenue
- Toyon Drive
- Madrone Avenue
- Manzanita Avenue
- Mesquite Drive
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Forest Park
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Homeridge Park and Maywood Park
City GIS lists Homeridge Park at 2985 Stevenson St (about 3.3 acres), about 0.4 mile north, and Maywood Park at 3330 Pruneridge Ave (about 7.3 acres), about 0.6 mile west (straight-line).
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Mary Gomez Park and Pool
At 651 Bucher Ave, about 4.7 acres per city GIS and about 0.6 mile northeast (straight-line).
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Central Park
The city's 40-acre Central Park at 909 Kiely Blvd is about 0.85 mile north, straight up Kiely Boulevard (straight-line).
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Pruneridge Golf Course
The city lists about 31 acres at 400 Saratoga Ave, about 0.75 mile east across San Tomas Expressway (straight-line).
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Stevens Creek Boulevard
The Stevens Creek corridor at Kiely Boulevard, the city's south edge, is about half a mile south (straight-line).
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Forest Park is split by district along Pruneridge Avenue. Census TIGER boundaries put Units 1, 2, 3 and 5, north of Pruneridge, in the Santa Clara Unified School District, and Unit 4, south of Pruneridge, in the Cupertino Union School District for elementary and middle grades and the Fremont Union High School District. Millikin Elementary (Santa Clara Unified, 615 Hobart Terrace) sits just north of Forbes Avenue, Sutter Elementary (Santa Clara Unified, 3200 Forbes Ave) is about half a mile west, and Eisenhower Elementary (Cupertino Union, 277 Rodonovan Dr) is about 0.6 mile southwest (straight-line). Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with the district.
Cupertino Union guide · Fremont Union guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- VTA Route 57 runs on Kiely Boulevard between West Valley College and the Old Ironsides light rail area, with stops at the neighborhood.
- Rapid 523 runs on Stevens Creek Boulevard, about half a mile south, with a stop at Stevens Creek and Kiely.
- San Tomas Expressway runs just east of the neighborhood, and I-280 is about 0.9 mile south (straight-line).
- Lawrence Caltrain is about 2.9 miles north and the Santa Clara Transit Center about 2.8 miles northeast (straight-line).
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Forest Park: what we check
Buying here
- Check the school district for the exact address: Census boundaries split Forest Park at Pruneridge Avenue, with Unit 4 in Cupertino Union and Fremont Union and the rest in Santa Clara Unified.
- These are 1960 to 1963 houses: look at the electrical panel brand and capacity, original plumbing, the roof and the sewer lateral, and match additions to the permit record.
- On a two-story house, ask whether the second floor is original or added and check the permits; city records suggest most two-story houses here are original.
- Lots run about 7,400 to 8,700 square feet, which can leave room for an ADU. Check the R1-6L rules, setbacks and current state ADU and SB 9 rules with the city before you count on it.
- Houses on Kiely Boulevard and Pruneridge Avenue face through traffic and bus routes; the side streets do not, so compare the specific block.
Selling here
- State the school district clearly for the address, especially south of Pruneridge, and point buyers to the district to confirm.
- Note whether a two-story plan is original; that and permit history are the first questions on this tract.
- List lot size and frontage from the parcel record; the median here, about 7,800 square feet, is well above the roughly 5,700 in the 1950s Westwood tract.
- A pre-sale inspection covering roof, panel and sewer lateral lets you price a 60-year-old house with fewer surprises.
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faq
Forest Park questions, answered
Where is Forest Park in Santa Clara?
Along Kiely Boulevard between Forbes Avenue and Pruneridge Avenue, west of San Tomas Expressway, from Barto Street east to Luther Drive, plus Unit 4 just south of Pruneridge between Redwood and Manzanita avenues.
When was Forest Park built?
The five unit maps were recorded between September 1959 and July 1962, and city parcel data lists most houses with 1960, 1961 or 1963 build years. Unit 1's map lists the Palo Alto Development Corporation as owner.
Which school district serves Forest Park?
It depends on the side of Pruneridge Avenue. Census boundaries put the blocks north of Pruneridge in Santa Clara Unified and Unit 4, south of Pruneridge, in Cupertino Union and Fremont Union. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with the district.
Are there two-story houses?
Yes. City records list 97 of about 362 single-family houses as two story, most with 1960 to 1963 build years, so many are original plans.
How big are the lots?
Most are 65 feet wide and 115 to 125 feet deep on the maps. The median parcel is about 7,800 square feet, and 25 lots reach 10,000 square feet or more.
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