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Junipero Gardens, Santa Clara Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
The 1950s tract blocks between Kiely Boulevard and San Tomas Expressway, from El Camino Real to Homestead Road, wrapped around Santa Clara's 52-acre Central Park.
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Calculated in your browser from MLS data for Junipero Gardens: El Camino Real to Homestead Rd, Kiely Blvd to San Tomas Expwy, around Central Park (drawn along street centerlines). Sales are single-family homes, townhomes and condos.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Junipero Gardens
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Junipero Gardens from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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Our sales in Junipero Gardens
Since 2012 we’ve handled 3 sales inside the Junipero Gardens outline that we can match to MLS records: 2 homes we listed and 1 where we represented the buyer. The other photos are our closest listings outside it, measured from its edge.
We also represented the buyer at 1192 Foley Avenue (Jan 2013).
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the story
How Junipero Gardens came to be
In 1952 this block was the edge of town. The map for Junipero Gardens Unit 1, Tract 915, is dated January 1952 and was approved by Santa Clara's Board of Trustees on April 21, 1952. It labels El Camino Real as U.S. 101, runs its east line along San Tomas Aquino Creek, and marks its west line as the westerly boundary of the City of Santa Clara. Five more units followed. Unit 6, Tract 1801, was mapped in August 1956 and recorded in April 1957, adding Loyola Drive, Loyola Court and a stretch of Benton Street, with the city's corporate limit still drawn along its west edge.
The city line kept moving west. Castlebrook Terrace No. 1, Tract 1462, was approved by the City Council on March 29, 1955 for the Castlebrook Development Co. Its map runs from Kiely Boulevard, labeled "Kiely Boulevard (Bowers Avenue)", east to Saratoga Creek, and notes that the strip across Kiely was not yet part of the city. Near Homestead Road, Homestead Estates, Tract 1151, was mapped in October 1954 for McKellar and Associates with Las Palmas, Dixon and Patricia drives, and Mari Lynn, Tract 2156, added the Buchanan Drive blocks in 1959. County build years show how fast it went: 573 of the 636 single-family lots date from the 1950s, with a median of 1955.
The middle of the block is Central Park. The city commissioned it in 1960 to meet the recreation needs of its growing population, and landscape architect Robert Royston's firm designed it. It was built in seventeen phases and completed in 1974. Saratoga Creek divides the 52-acre park into two sections, and the plan wraps a community center, library, swim center, ball fields, tennis courts, picnic areas and a lawn bowling green around a two-acre lake, redwood groves and two meadows. One playground was built from hollowed granite cubes cut from discarded column material from San Francisco City Hall.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Think of the area as two neighborhoods with a park between them. West of Saratoga Creek, the Castlebrook Terrace blocks fill the triangle between Kiely Boulevard and the creek: Crowley Avenue, Morton Avenue, Wallace Street, Sonoma Place, Phillips Avenue and Court, Foley Avenue and the east end of El Sobrante Street, with Benton Street curving through the middle. East of the park, Junipero Gardens, Homestead Estates and Mari Lynn line long north-south drives (Blackfield, Loyola, Las Palmas, Buchanan and White), with Arroyo Drive, Encina Way and Madera Drive near El Camino Real and Rose Way, Rose Court, Hayward, Patricia and Dixon drives toward Homestead Road. Benton Street is the only street that crosses the whole block.
The lots are classic 1950s tract lots. Junipero Gardens Unit 1's map shows rows of 60-foot-wide lots about 100 feet deep, and Castlebrook Terrace's map shows lots 50 to 55 feet wide and about 110 feet deep. City parcel data puts the median lot at about 6,120 square feet. Every single-family lot here is zoned R1-6L, which the city's zoning code calls Single-Family Residential. A 1956 house on Loyola Drive in listing records sits on a 6,000-square-foot lot, a typical size for these streets.
Most houses are originals that have been remodeled rather than replaced: only about 1% of the lots carry a build year of 2000 or later. The El Camino Real frontage holds commercial buildings and apartments, outside the single-family count. In May 2026 the City Council unanimously adopted an updated El Camino Real Specific Plan for the corridor between Lafayette Street and Halford Avenue, with capacity for about 4,400 homes on 316 acres and up to six stories in some portions. That is capacity for future projects, not a construction schedule.
streets in junipero gardens
- Benton Street
- Blackfield Drive
- Blackfield Court
- Loyola Drive
- Loyola Court
- Las Palmas Drive
- Buchanan Drive
- Buchanan Court
- White Drive
- Arroyo Drive
- Encina Way
- Madera Drive
- Rose Way
- Rose Court
- Hayward Drive
- Patricia Drive
- Dixon Drive
- Crowley Avenue
- Morton Avenue
- Wallace Street
- Sonoma Place
- Phillips Avenue
- Phillips Court
- Foley Avenue
- El Sobrante Street
- Kiely Boulevard
house sales by street, 2021–2026
| Street | Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Typical lot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Sobrante Street | 3 | $2.08M | $1,429 | 6,170 sq ft |
| White Drive | 7 | $2M | $1,245 | 5,650 sq ft |
| Patricia Drive | 4 | $1.96M | $1,066 | 6,900 sq ft |
| Las Palmas Drive | 14 | $1.96M | $1,339 | 6,000 sq ft |
| Buchanan Drive | 6 | $1.87M | $1,404 | 6,010 sq ft |
| Benton Street | 3 | $1.83M | $931 | 6,100 sq ft |
| Foley Avenue | 4 | $1.7M | $1,269 | 5,650 sq ft |
| Blackfield Drive | 4 | $1.67M | $1,023 | 5,330 sq ft |
| Phillips Avenue | 3 | $1.61M | $1,347 | 5,810 sq ft |
| Kiely Boulevard | 4 | $1.51M | $1,280 | 5,490 sq ft |
| Dixon Drive | 3 | $1.5M | $1,049 | 5,400 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 Santa Clara.
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Junipero Gardens
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Central Park
909 Kiely Boulevard, 52 acres designed by Robert Royston's firm and completed in 1974, split by Saratoga Creek, with a two-acre lake, ball fields, tennis courts, picnic areas and a community center. City GIS maps about 40.6 acres of it as park land.
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Central Park Library and swim center
The city's Central Park Library and a public swim center are part of Central Park, within the neighborhood's own block.
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Saratoga Creek and San Tomas Aquino Creek
Saratoga Creek runs through Central Park and once marked the city limit at the back of the Castlebrook Terrace lots; San Tomas Aquino Creek runs along San Tomas Expressway on the east edge.
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El Camino Real
Commercial frontage lines El Camino Real on the north edge, inside the corridor covered by the city's El Camino Real Specific Plan.
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Mary Gomez Park and Pool
651 Bucher Avenue, about 4.7 acres in city GIS, about 0.8 mile (straight-line) from the middle of the area, south across Homestead Road in our Mariposa Gardens guide.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
The whole area is in the Santa Clara Unified School District, which runs elementary, middle and high schools (checked against Census school-district boundaries at every single-family lot). Central Park Elementary, a district K-5 school at 2720 Sonoma Place, is inside the neighborhood, and Santa Clara High School is just west across Kiely Boulevard. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with the district before relying on any school assignment.
Getting around
- VTA Route 22 and Rapid 522 run on El Camino Real along the north edge.
- VTA Route 53 runs on Homestead Road between the Sunnyvale and Santa Clara transit centers, and Route 57 runs on Kiely Boulevard between Old Ironsides station and West Valley College.
- Santa Clara Caltrain (the Santa Clara Transit Center) and Lawrence Caltrain are each about 2.1 miles away (straight-line).
- San Tomas Expressway on the east edge runs north toward US-101 (about 2.4 miles, straight-line) and south toward I-280 (about 2 miles, straight-line); I-880 is about 2.1 miles east (straight-line).
- Benton Street is the east-west street through the middle of the block, and a broad, winding path runs through Central Park, linking its lake, fields and buildings.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Junipero Gardens: what we check
Buying here
- Flood zones: FEMA maps 83 of the 636 single-family lots (by lot center) in special flood hazard areas, mostly shallow-flooding zones AO (1-foot depth) and AH on Dixon, Las Palmas and Patricia drives near Homestead Road and San Tomas Expressway, plus a few near Blackfield and Arroyo drives and three zone A lots on Foley Avenue by Saratoga Creek. Check the FEMA map for the exact parcel and ask whether a lender will require flood insurance.
- These are 1950s houses: check electrical capacity, original plumbing, the sewer lateral and the permit history of any additions.
- All single-family lots here are zoned R1-6L; check the city's current ADU and SB 9 rules before planning a backyard unit or lot split.
- Lots that face Kiely Boulevard, Benton Street, Homestead Road or San Tomas Expressway carry through traffic and bus routes; compare them with the inner drives and courts.
- If you are buying near El Camino Real, read the updated El Camino Real Specific Plan for what could be built along the corridor behind you.
Selling here
- Name the tract in the listing (Junipero Gardens, Castlebrook Terrace, Homestead Estates or Mari Lynn) so buyers can place the house.
- Give a straight-line or walking distance to Central Park, its library and the swim center; that is the feature buyers ask about here.
- If the lot is in a FEMA flood zone, have the zone and any elevation certificate ready with the disclosures.
- Pull permits for additions and garage conversions before listing; 1950s houses here have often been expanded.
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faq
Junipero Gardens questions, answered
Where does the name Junipero Gardens come from?
It is the name on six recorded subdivision maps in this area, Junipero Gardens Units 1 through 6, mapped and recorded between 1952 and 1957 along San Tomas Expressway and Benton Street. At least one current listing record still uses it.
Which school district serves Junipero Gardens?
Santa Clara Unified School District serves all grades here. Central Park Elementary is inside the neighborhood; check the exact address with the district for current assignments.
Is Central Park part of the neighborhood?
Yes. The 52-acre park, with the Central Park Library and a public swim center, fills the middle of the block between Kiely Boulevard and the eastern tracts.
Are any homes in a flood zone?
Some are. FEMA maps 83 of the 636 single-family lots in special flood hazard areas, mostly shallow-flooding zones AO and AH near Homestead Road and San Tomas Expressway. Check the FEMA map for the specific parcel.
What is planned along El Camino Real?
The city's updated El Camino Real Specific Plan, adopted in May 2026, allows up to about 4,400 homes along the corridor from Lafayette Street to Halford Avenue, with up to six stories in some portions. It describes capacity, not a schedule.
How old are the houses?
Most were built between 1952 and 1960. County records put 573 of the 636 single-family lots in the 1950s, with a median build year of 1955.
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