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Sunnyvale's northeast corner: a mid-1950s tract of about 1,600 homes between US 101 and Highway 237, split by Lawrence Expressway, with Lakewood Park, two elementary schools and a new branch library.
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Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Lakewood Village from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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the story
How Lakewood Village came to be
Lakewood Village is one big 1950s subdivision with a strong naming habit. According to the Lakewood Village Neighborhood Association's history, construction began around 1955 and wrapped up in 1957 or 1958. It went up as a single tract to meet housing demand tied to nearby Moffett Field. Early marketing promised as many as 2,500 houses; the finished neighborhood landed at roughly 1,600.
It was built in four units. Unit 1 ran from Sandia Avenue to Wildwood Avenue and Unit 4 from Palamos Avenue to Sandia, both east of Lawrence Expressway. Units 2 and 3 filled in west of the expressway, from Lakehaven Drive to Lakewood Drive and from Lakehaven to Lakebird Drive. Schools followed the rooftops: the Sunnyvale School District's own timeline lists Fairwood Elementary opening in 1956 and Lakewood Elementary in 1958. A residents association formed in January 1958, just as the tract was being completed; today's Lakewood Village Neighborhood Association was founded in 1991.
The newest chapter is civic. In 2020 the Sunnyvale School District, the Fremont Union High School District and the city approved a branch library on the Lakewood school property. The Lakewood Branch Library and Learning Center, at 760 Lakechime Drive next to Lakewood Park, is a single-story, all-electric building of more than 20,000 square feet with study rooms and a maker lab. Its grand opening, set for August 29, 2026, was postponed until construction is complete, so check the Sunnyvale Public Library's site for the new date.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
The street map reads like a word game. West of Lawrence Expressway nearly everything ends in 'lake': Lakehaven, Lakechime, Lakebird, Lakefair, Lakemuir, Meadowlake, Silverlake, Twinlake, Velvetlake and Hiddenlake, plus courts such as Jadelake, Pebblelake and Skylake. East of the expressway the theme switches to 'wood' (Fairwood, Blazingwood, Candlewood, Burntwood, Bridgewood, Wildwood, Havenwood), with Southwest place names mixed in: Sandia, Socorro, Tucson, Pecos, Prescott and Manzano. Put the halves together and you get the name. There is no lake.
Every original house was a three-bedroom, two-bath plan. The association counts about 20 floor plans, from the Biscayne with a one-car garage to the Nassau with a two-car garage. A few duplexes were added later, and many original houses have been remodeled or expanded, so a walk down any block shows near-original footprints next to enlarged and rebuilt homes. On the city's zoning map the tract is almost all R-0 single-family, with a few R-2 and R-3 parcels and village-center mixed-use zoning at the Lakewood Shopping Center on Lawrence Expressway.
The city's combining-district map shows no single-story (S) overlay in Lakewood Village, so height and second-story questions fall under the base R-0 standards; confirm current rules with the Planning Division before you design. North of the tract, between the homes and Tasman Drive, Plaza del Rey at 1225 Vienna Drive is one of the mobile home parks on the city's list, and the Tasman corridor beyond it holds the light rail line.
streets in lakewood village
- Lakehaven Drive
- Lakechime Drive
- Lakebird Drive
- Lakewood Drive
- Lakefair Drive
- Lakemuir Drive
- Lakedale Way
- Meadowlake Drive
- Silverlake Drive
- Twinlake Drive
- Velvetlake Drive
- Hiddenlake Drive
- Greenlake Drive
- Fairwood Avenue
- Sandia Avenue
- Socorro Avenue
- Tucson Avenue
- Torrance Avenue
- Wildwood Avenue
- Havenwood Avenue
- Blazingwood Drive
- Candlewood Avenue
- Burntwood Avenue
- Bridgewood Way
- Palamos Avenue
- Pecos Way
- Prescott Avenue
- Manzano Way
- Oak Creek Way
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Lakewood Village
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Lakewood Park
A 10.7-acre city park at 834 Lakechime Drive with an outer space theme: two playgrounds, skateboard ramps, a basketball court, two tennis courts, two handball or racquetball courts, two ballfields, horseshoe pits, a water play area and greenbelt access. A city renovation project (PR-22-01) filed in April 2026 covers a natural-grass field with bleachers and fencing, a new dog park, new playgrounds, lighting and building upgrades.
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John W. Christian Greenbelt
A landscaped walking and biking path on the Hetch Hetchy aqueduct right-of-way that runs about 2.7 miles from Orchard Gardens Park to Fairwood Park, crossing the tract and reachable from Lakewood Park.
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Fairwood Park
1.9 acres at 1225 Sandia Avenue with a large picnic area, parcourse, two playgrounds, a radio-controlled car track and the greenbelt trailhead; courts and fields on the adjacent school site are open when school is out.
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Lakewood Shopping Center
The neighborhood's own shopping center on Lawrence Expressway, about a quarter mile from Lakewood Park. The city counts it among its village centers, and a proposal to replace much of it with townhomes and a smaller retail building has been in city review since 2023, so check the city's Village Center page for current status.
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Lakewood Branch Library and Learning Center
A new branch of the Sunnyvale Public Library at 760 Lakechime Drive, beside Lakewood Park and Lakewood Elementary; the grand opening was postponed in late summer 2026 pending completion of construction.
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Baylands Park
About a mile north across Highway 237: a 72-acre city park on the bay with picnic sites, four playgrounds and San Francisco Bay Trail access, next to 105 acres of protected wetlands.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
State school-district maps put Lakewood Village in the Sunnyvale School District for TK-8 and the Fremont Union High School District for high school. Two Sunnyvale School District campuses are inside the neighborhood: Lakewood Elementary at 750 Lakechime Drive, next to Lakewood Park, and Fairwood Explorer at 1110 Fairwood Avenue, which the district describes as a school of choice with applications during February open enrollment. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with the district's school finder and Fremont Union's address check rather than relying on a listing.
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Getting around
- VTA Orange Line light rail runs along Tasman Drive just north of the tract: Vienna station is about 0.4 mile from Lakewood Park, Fair Oaks about 0.6 mile, and Reamwood about 0.6 mile from the east side (approximate, straight line).
- Lawrence Expressway runs through the middle of the neighborhood and links US 101 at the south edge with Highway 237 about a mile north.
- Caltrain: Lawrence station (137 San Zeno Way, Zone 4) is about 1.9 miles away and Sunnyvale station downtown about 2.1 miles, straight line.
- The John W. Christian Greenbelt is a car-free path west toward central north Sunnyvale and east to Fairwood Park.
- Baylands Park, about a mile north, connects to the San Francisco Bay Trail.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Lakewood Village: what we check
Buying here
- Check the flood zone by address. The city's flood-zone layer shows FEMA Zone AE over part of the neighborhood, including the area around Lakewood Park, while other blocks are outside it. Sunnyvale's special flood hazard areas are mainly in the northeast part of the city, the FEMA maps date to May 18, 2009, and homes in a special flood hazard area with a federally backed mortgage need flood insurance.
- Match the house to the permits. These began as three-bedroom, two-bath tract houses and many have been expanded, so compare the listed square footage and bedroom count with the city's permit records.
- Confirm schools by address with Sunnyvale School District and Fremont Union. Fairwood Explorer is a school of choice, so living near it does not by itself mean a seat.
- Visit edge streets at commute hours. Homes along US 101 and Lawrence Expressway sit beside busy roads.
- Track the projects within a few blocks: the Lakewood Shopping Center redevelopment proposal, the Lakewood Park renovation and the branch library opening. If you are thinking about an ADU, Sunnyvale allows a conversion ADU, a new ADU and a junior ADU on a single-family lot, with new units up to 800 square feet and 4-foot side and rear setbacks getting streamlined review.
Selling here
- Know your floor plan and unit. Buyers compare against the original three-bed, two-bath layouts, so document every addition with permits.
- Get ahead of flood questions. Find out whether your address is in Zone AE, and include any elevation certificate or Letter of Map Amendment you have.
- Use measurable location facts: distances to Lakewood Park, the greenbelt, the new library and the Vienna or Reamwood stations are easy to state in minutes or miles.
- On a busy edge (US 101 or Lawrence Expressway), point out any sound-reducing upgrades you have actually made and price with the location in mind.
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faq
Lakewood Village questions, answered
Is Lakewood the same as Lakewood Village?
Mostly. Lakewood Village is the 1950s tract and the name of its neighborhood association. Some maps use 'Lakewood' for a much larger slice of north Sunnyvale that also takes in Moffett Park and the Baylands. This guide covers the residential tract.
Is Lakewood Village north or south of Highway 237?
South. It sits between US 101 on the south and Highway 237 on the north, with Plaza del Rey, Tasman Drive and the light rail line in between.
Which school district serves Lakewood Village?
Sunnyvale School District for TK-8 and Fremont Union High School District for high school, according to state district maps. Attendance areas change, so check each address with the districts.
Is Lakewood Village in a flood zone?
Part of it. The city's flood-zone layer shows FEMA Zone AE over some blocks, including around Lakewood Park, and not over others. Look up the specific address on the city's flood zone viewer and ask your lender.
When does the Lakewood library open?
The grand opening was scheduled for August 29, 2026 and then postponed until construction is finished. The Sunnyvale Public Library says it will announce new dates.
How far is the light rail?
Vienna station on Tasman Drive is about 0.4 mile from Lakewood Park in a straight line; Fair Oaks and Reamwood stations are each about 0.6 mile from different parts of the tract.
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