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Hayman homes
Hayman Homes belonged to a San Francisco family building business that, by its own account, dates to 1889. Alvin Hayman joined in 1946 and later chaired it. Listings credit Hayman with ranch homes around Gest Ranch and Miramonte in Mountain View, near Ortega Park in Sunnyvale and in north Los Altos. Here’s what the records confirm and what the homes resell for.
- builder
- Hayman Homes, Inc.
- companies
- Hayman Homes, Hayman Development, Hayman Brothers
- chairman
- Alvin Hayman, in the business from 1946
- base
- San Francisco
- family
- sons Jon and James Hayman, per the firm
- honor
- California Homebuilding Hall of Fame, 1987
- listings say
- “Hayman home,” “built by Hayman Homes”
- sales on record · live…
- median $/sq ft, last 2 yrs…
- for sale now · live…
- family building business since, per the firm1889
where they are
Where the homes are
Project names come from the firm’s Hall of Fame profile; streets and years come from resale listings, since we found no tract records naming Hayman.
| community | city | years | homes | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gest Ranch and Miramonte area | Mountain View | 1960s (listings) | — | Gest Dr, Madison Dr, Van Buren Cir, Limetree Ln, Fordham Way, Golden Way and Miramonte Ave. One listing says “built in 1965 by Hayman Homes.” The firm lists Miramonte Oaks and Miramonte Place among its Mountain View projects. |
| Blue Lake Square | Mountain View | — | 24 (listing) | Two-story homes in a cluster of 24 with shared grounds, per a 2003 listing. The firm lists Blue Lake Square among its Mountain View projects. |
| Ortega Park area | Sunnyvale | — | — | Bittern Dr, Warbler Ave, Vireo Ave, Floyd Ave, Dorset Way and nearby courts, per listings. The firm lists Laurom Park, Country Lane and Royal Ann Estates in Sunnyvale, which we couldn’t locate. |
| North Los Altos | Los Altos | — | — | Delphi Cir and Covington Rd, per listings. The firm lists The Oracles and Hayman Place among its Los Altos projects. |
| Hayman Place | Los Altos | 1970s (listing) | — | A street that shares the firm’s project name; one home there lists 1975 as its build year. |
The firm also lists Almaden Oaks in San Jose, Mesa Heights and Callado Court in Atherton, Normandy Heights in Hillsborough and projects in San Francisco. We couldn’t confirm their dates. Listings name Hayman most often in Mountain View and Sunnyvale.
the homes
What the homes are like
From resale listings; we found no original plans or press for these tracts.
- 1960s
Single-story ranch homes
Gest Ranch listings describe single-level ranch homes from about 1963 on lots of roughly 7,800 to 8,500 sq ft.
- plans
Three- and four-bedroom plans
Listed Hayman homes run about 1,850 to 2,600 sq ft, some after additions, and one is described with a U-shaped floor plan.
- clusters
Some two-story clusters
Blue Lake Square was listed as a two-story cluster of 24 homes with shared grounds.
- family
A long family business
The firm says Alvin Hayman’s father and uncle built in San Francisco’s Mission, Sunset, Richmond and Pacific Heights districts before he joined in 1946.
- myth check
Street names aren’t proof
Hayman Pl in Los Altos is a street, and Royal Ann Ct in Sunnyvale has Eichlers, so confirm the builder with the permit or deed.
the sales ledger
Every recorded Hayman sale
Each dot is a sale whose listing names Hayman, mostly in Mountain View and Sunnyvale. Hover a dot for the address, date and price.
- sales on record…
- median price…
- median $ per sq ft…
- latest sale…
one recorded salemedian for the yearprice per sq ft = sale price ÷ listed living area
| sold | address | price | $/sq ft | bd / ba | sq ft |
|---|
Many Hayman homes sell without the builder named, and listings that mention only Hayman Place are left out, so the ledger undercounts them. Sales come from the MLS records available to us and include every sold listing whose description names the builder, so a few homes may be labeled by the listing agent rather than confirmed from tract records. Sold data is shown with the listing brokerage. Price per square foot uses the living area in the listing. Ask us for a full comparable-sales report on any address.
on the market
For sale now
Active listings whose description names Hayman.
Checking active listings…
owning one today
Owning one today
- Homes of this ageMost listed Hayman homes are 50 to 65 years old. Plan for roof, foundation, electrical, plumbing and sewer-lateral checks. Our Inspection Decoder covers what to order.
- City rulesMountain View and Los Altos each have single-family zoning and design rules for additions. Check the address’s zoning before planning a second story.
- Old deed languageDeeds from this era sometimes carry discriminatory covenants. They’re void, and California lets owners record a modification that strikes the language.
the nerd check
Buying or selling one
What we check when you buy
- Confirm the builderWe check permits and the deed, since listings credit Hayman by name and few records do.
- Additions and permitsMany of these homes have been expanded, so we match the permit history to the square footage.
- InspectionsRoof, foundation and systems on a 1960s home. Our Inspection Decoder covers what to order.
- The right comparablesWe compare against similar homes on the same streets first.
How we market one when you sell
- Name the builderBuyers search for Hayman homes by name, so we confirm it and say so in the listing.
- Show the planWe photograph the layout and the yard, which buyers of these ranch homes ask about.
- Prep with a planOur Prep Lab budgets repairs and refresh before you list.
- Price from real salesWe price from recent sales of similar homes nearby.
questions
Questions we hear
Who was behind Hayman Homes?
Alvin Hayman chaired the Hayman Companies, which included Hayman Homes, Inc., Hayman Development and Hayman Brothers, according to his 1987 California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of Fame profile. The profile says his grandfather started the family firm in 1889.
Where are Hayman homes here?
Listings credit Hayman with homes around Gest Ranch and Miramonte in Mountain View, near Ortega Park in Sunnyvale and in north Los Altos. The firm’s own list includes Miramonte Oaks, Miramonte Place and Blue Lake Square in Mountain View.
When were they built?
Listings give build years of 1963 to 1965 around Gest Ranch and 1975 on Hayman Place in Los Altos. We haven’t found tract records with exact dates.
sources
Sources
A Hall of Fame profile and resale listings, checked October 2026.
- California Homebuilding Foundation: Alvin Hayman (1987)The firm, its people and its list of projectswww.mychf.org/node/121
- MLSListings: 1010 Gest Dr, Mountain ViewA 1963 Hayman home in Gest Ranch (listing)www.mlslistings.com/property/ml82033766/1010-gest-dr-mountain-view-ca-94040
- MLSListings: 1928 Limetree Ln, Mountain ViewA 1963 build year (listing)mlslistings.com/property/ml81877786/1928-limetree-lane-mountain-view-ca-94040
- MLSListings: 1108 Royal Ann Ct, SunnyvaleA 1959 Eichler on Royal Ann Ct (listing)www.mlslistings.com/property/ML82049597
- California Government Code § 12956.2Recording a modification to strike unlawful covenantscalifornia.public.law/codes/ca_gov't_code_section_12956.2
builder files
Every builder file, by era
Bars show the years each builder was building here. See all builders or the home styles field guide.
- Fernando Nelson1880–1920s
- Gellert (Sunstream)1922–1972
- Birge Clark1922–1970s
- Stoneson1920s–1960s
- Doelger1927–1960s
- McKeon1927–early 1970s
- Gardner Dailey1930s–1960s
- William Wurster1930s–1960s
- Rousseau1931–1933
- Bohannon1936–1955
- Cliff May1950s
- Stern & Price1951–1953
- Mackay Homes1950s
- Mardell1955–1959
- Hayman Homes1960s–1970s
- Ditz-Crane1962–1984
- Brown & Kauffmann1960s–1981
- Bahl1968–1986
- Ponderosa Homes1970s–1990s
- Shapell1971–2000s
- SummerHill Homes1976–today
- Pinn Brothers1976–today
- Robson Homes1989–today
- Pacific Peninsula Group1989–today
- Barry Swenson Builder1990s–2010s
- Classic Communities1990s–2010s
- Warmington1990s–2020s
- DeNova Homes2000s–today
- City Ventures2011–today
- Trumark Homes2012–today
- Dividend Homes2010s–today
- KB Home1980s–today
- Brookfield1990s–today
- Pulte Homes2000s–today
- Shea Homes2000s–2010s
- Lennar2000s–today
- Toll Brothers2000s–today
- Taylor Morrison2007–today
- D.R. Horton2010s
- Tri Pointe Homes2012–today
- K. Hovnanian2014–2018
- Meritage Homes2010s
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