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Graystone, San Jose Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
Both sides of Camden Ave from Alamitos Creek to Harry Rd: 1960s-70s tracts between Camden and Almaden Expwy, 1990s Pfeiffer Ranch, and county hillside lots on Graystone Ln.
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Calculated in your browser from MLS data for Graystone: Almaden Expwy to Harry Rd, both sides of Camden Ave up to the ridge (approximate). Sales are single-family homes, townhomes and condos.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Graystone
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Graystone 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 (Graystone: Almaden Expwy to Harry Rd, both sides of Camden Ave up to the ridge (approximate)); it may not match every local definition.
the story
How Graystone came to be
The name comes from stone. Stanford University's archives describe the Greystone Quarry, formerly the Goodrich Quarry, as the source of the sandstone used to build Stanford in the 1880s and 1890s. A public-media science article places the quarry in the Santa Teresa Hills up Graystone Ln from Camden Ave, says it closed in 1906, and lists other buildings made of its buff stone, including the Carson City Mint, Lick Observatory and the old San Jose post office that now houses the San Jose Museum of Art. The same article describes a stone shed from about 1875 near Alamitos Creek with a history sign; map data marks it as the ruins of the Pfeiffer stone house.
Note the spelling: the quarry and the City's park are Greystone, while the street, the elementary school and the MLS area are Graystone. Pfeiffer is the other old name here. It is on Pfeiffer Ranch Rd and Pfeiffer Park, and a 1978 archaeological survey of the quarry site, also in Stanford's archives, was made for the landowner ahead of residential development.
The valley floor filled in first. City annexation records show the wedge joining San Jose in pieces: "Ryder No. 1" in October 1959 (Burnside Dr, Burlwood Dr, Eldridge Dr), "Ryder No. 7" in December 1965 (the Mount streets), "Ryder No. 10" in November 1967 (Bret Harte Dr, Shadow Brook Dr, Winterset Way) and "Ryder No. 25-A" in December 1974 (the -wood streets near Harry Rd). Listing records date houses on Mount Holly Dr to 1967 and Mt Forest Dr to 1970. The Pfeiffer Ranch tracts north of Camden Ave were annexed in September 1989, with a few lots on Graystone Ln and Vista Del Roble Pl added in September 1992, and a Deer Hollow Dr listing dates to 1997. The steeper hillside above was never annexed: most of Graystone Ln, Vista de Almaden, Via Santa Teresa and their neighbors are still unincorporated county land with San Jose mailing addresses.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
The wedge between Camden Ave and Almaden Expwy holds about 1,950 of the area's 2,400 addressed parcels. At its west end are the Mount streets (Mt Royal Dr, Mt Wellington Dr, Mt Forest Dr, Mt Carmel Dr, Mt Hope Dr, Mount Holly Dr, Mt Darwin Dr, Mount Pakron Dr) and Hidden Creek Dr, Timber Crest Dr and Ramblewood Dr; one listing calls this part Shadowbrook, and Shadow Brook Dr runs through the middle. East of Via Valiente come Bret Harte Dr, Burnside Dr, Shearwater Dr, Tunbridge Way and Yarmouth Way, and at the Harry Rd end a set of -wood streets: Queenswood Way, Royalwood Way, Villagewood Way, Grandwood Way, Almondwood Way and their courts. Listing records show four-bedroom homes of about 1,650 to 2,000 sq ft on lots of about 8,100 to 8,700 sq ft.
North of Camden Ave, Pfeiffer Ranch Rd, Deer Hollow Dr, Stonehill Dr, Rocky Crest Dr and Graystone Meadow Cir make up the 1990s Pfeiffer Ranch tracts on lots of about 9,000 to 10,000 sq ft; a 1997 Deer Hollow Dr listing shows about 3,100 sq ft and a small annual HOA fee. Above them, Graystone Ln climbs into the hills on lots with a median of about an acre, with Annie Ln, Carriage Hill Dr, Rosalind Ln, Skuse Ct, Hillpoint Ct and Vista de Almaden off it.
Further east, Via Santa Teresa, Viewcrest Dr, Monte Sunset Dr, View Oaks Way, Buena Monte Dr, Henwood Rd, Lost Ranch Rd and Scenic Vista Dr hold houses on lots of about two to two and a half acres (Henwood Rd lots are closer to one acre); recent listings include a 1964 house on 2.3 acres on Buena Monte Dr and a 2018 house on 2.45 acres on Via Santa Teresa, both on public water. Valley Water's Santa Teresa water treatment plant sits on Graystone Ln at Via Santa Teresa.
streets in graystone
- Camden Ave
- Almaden Expwy
- Via Valiente
- Almaden Rd
- Harry Rd
- Mt Carmel Dr
- Mt Forest Dr
- Mount Holly Dr
- Mt Royal Dr
- Hidden Creek Dr
- Shadow Brook Dr
- Winterset Way
- Bret Harte Dr
- Burnside Dr
- Shearwater Dr
- Tunbridge Way
- Queenswood Way
- Royalwood Way
- Villagewood Way
- Pfeiffer Ranch Rd
- Deer Hollow Dr
- Stonehill Dr
- Graystone Ln
- Vista de Almaden
- Annie Ln
- Via Santa Teresa
- Viewcrest Dr
- Scenic Vista Dr
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Graystone
- trail
Los Alamitos Creek Trail
The paved City trail follows Alamitos Creek along the north side of Camden Ave from the Redmond Ave corner past Graystone Ln and Via Valiente to Singer Park and Harry Rd, and north to Almaden Lake Park.
- park
Greystone Park
About 4.1 acres at Camden Ave and Mt Carmel Dr with youth and tot playgrounds, picnic areas and an amphitheater (City park data).
- park
Carrabelle Park and Singer Park
Carrabelle Park is about 4.5 acres at Camden Ave and Villagewood Way with a playground, water play and picnic tables; next to it, Singer Park is about 7 acres of creek-side open space along the trail.
- landmark
The Greystone Quarry site and Pfeiffer stone house
The quarry that supplied Stanford's sandstone worked the hill above Graystone Ln until 1906. The ruins of a stone house from that era sit near Alamitos Creek, with a history sign.
- shopping
Via Valiente and Camden Ave
A small retail center sits at Almaden Expwy and Via Valiente inside the area, and a supermarket-anchored center is at Camden Ave and the expressway, about 1.1 miles straight-line west.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Every addressed parcel in this outline is in San Jose Unified School District for TK-12, by both Census and City district maps; the ridge above it is the line with Oak Grove School District, and a few of the highest Scenic Vista lots straddle it. Three public schools are inside: Leland High (6677 Camden Ave), Bret Harte Middle (7050 Bret Harte Dr) and Graystone Elementary (6982 Shearwater Dr). Williams Elementary (1150 Rajkovich Way) is about 0.8 mile straight-line south-west across the expressway. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with the district.
Getting around
- VTA 83 runs through the area on Almaden Expwy, Via Valiente, Camden Ave and Harry Rd, with stops such as Camden Ave at Shearwater Dr, Queenswood Way and Harry Rd, and Via Valiente at Bret Harte Dr; it connects to Ohlone/Chynoweth light rail station (City transit data, updated November 2025).
- Ohlone/Chynoweth light rail is about 3 miles straight-line north of the center.
- Hwy 85 meets Almaden Expwy about 3.2 miles straight-line north; Diridon Station (Caltrain) is about 8.4 miles straight-line north.
- Bike lanes run on Camden Ave, Via Valiente, Trinidad Dr, Almaden Rd and Harry Rd (City bikeway map).
- The paved Los Alamitos Creek Trail runs the length of the area and joins the Calero Creek Trail near Harry Rd (City trail map).
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Graystone: what we check
Buying here
- Find out first whether the parcel is city or county. About 250 parcels here, on Graystone Ln and the streets above it, are unincorporated Santa Clara County land with a San Jose address: county planning, building permits and code rules apply, and you should confirm sewer versus septic and the water provider for the exact parcel.
- About 84% of the addressed parcels are inside the City's Wildland-Urban Interface map, including all of the hillside. Read the fire-hazard disclosure, plan for defensible-space work and get insurance quotes early.
- Check the flood zone near the creek: FEMA maps about 335 parcels in Zone AE (Winterset Way, Bret Harte Dr, Summerleaf Dr, Mt Carmel Dr, Villagewood Way and parts of Camden Ave), where lenders usually require flood insurance. Much of the flat wedge is also in a State liquefaction zone.
- About two-thirds of the outline is in the City's mapped Geologic Hazard Zone, and a State landslide zone covers parts of Graystone Ln, Woodview Pl, View Oaks Way and Monte Sunset Dr. Ask about geologic review before additions, pools or retaining walls.
- Hillside lots can carry slope, tree and grading rules; on Pfeiffer Ranch streets, ask for the HOA documents and current dues.
Selling here
- State plainly whether the parcel is city or county and how it is served (sewer or septic, water provider); buyers and lenders ask early.
- Use comps from the same product: a 1960s Mount-street house, a 1990s Pfeiffer Ranch house and an acre lot on Graystone Ln trade differently.
- Have the flood-zone determination, wildfire and natural-hazard disclosures ready; much of the area is in Zone AE or on the City's WUI map.
- Gather permits and any geotechnical reports for additions, pools and retaining walls, especially on hillside lots.
nerd noteCommissions are always negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what's included.
faq
Graystone questions, answered
Is it Graystone or Greystone?
Both. The old quarry and the City's Greystone Park use the e; Graystone Ln, Graystone Elementary and the MLS area use the a.
What was the Greystone Quarry?
A sandstone quarry in the hills above Graystone Ln, also called the Goodrich Quarry. Stanford's archives name it as the source of the stone for Stanford's first buildings, and it closed in 1906.
Are the Graystone hillside streets in San Jose?
Their mailing address is San Jose, but about 250 parcels on Graystone Ln and the streets above it are unincorporated county land under county planning and permits. The tracts along Camden Ave and Pfeiffer Ranch are inside city limits.
When were the homes built?
Listing records show 1967-70 on the Mount streets in the wedge, 1997 in Pfeiffer Ranch, and hillside houses from 1964 to 2018.
Which schools are here?
Leland High, Bret Harte Middle and Graystone Elementary, all San Jose Unified, are inside the area. Check the exact address with the district, since attendance boundaries change.
Is Graystone in a wildfire zone?
About 84% of the parcels are inside the City's Wildland-Urban Interface map, including all of the hillside. Read the fire-hazard disclosure for the specific address.
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