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Lawrence Station, Sunnyvale Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
The blocks around Sunnyvale's Lawrence Caltrain station, from Fair Oaks Avenue to Lawrence Expressway: Evelyn Avenue townhome rows, small single-family pockets and a city plan with room for thousands more homes.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Lawrence Station
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Lawrence Station from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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Our sales in Lawrence Station
Since 2012 we’ve handled 6 sales inside the Lawrence Station outline that we can match to MLS records: 4 homes we listed and 2 where we represented the buyer. The other photos are our closest listings outside it, measured from its edge.
We also represented the buyer at 109 Maidenhair Terrace (May 2021), 608 Bryan Avenue (Oct 2016).
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the story
How Lawrence Station came to be
This guide is named for the station, and the station is named for a person. A circa-1900 photograph in the San Jose Public Library's California Room carries the story in its caption: Lawrence Station was named after Alfred C. Lawrence, who in 1863 gave the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad Company right-of-way through his land. Caltrain's Lawrence station carries the name today, at 137 San Zeno Way under the Lawrence Expressway overpass on the Sunnyvale side of the Santa Clara line.
Much of the Evelyn Avenue corridor was industrial land that the city opened to housing. The city's 1993 Futures Study led it to rezone certain industrial areas with an Industrial to Residential (ITR) combining district. An owner in an ITR area can keep the industrial, office or commercial use or redevelop as housing, and once a site converts to residential it cannot switch back. The city's zoning map still shows ITR designations on blocks along East Evelyn Avenue on both sides of Wolfe Road, and that corridor is now mostly townhomes and condominiums on short private terrace streets.
The station end is shaped by the Lawrence Station Area Plan. Its original study covered the half-mile around the station, and the city adopted the plan in 2016. In September 2021 the City Council unanimously approved amendments that add room for 3,612 more homes, for a total of 5,935, expand the plan's western boundary, and add a Sense of Place Plan for pedestrian and bicycle streetscapes. Those numbers are capacity, not a construction schedule. Santa Clara has its own plan with the same name directly across Lawrence Expressway, so some of the new buildings you see from the platform are in another city.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Think of the area as three strips. Along East Evelyn Avenue, between the tracks and Old San Francisco Road, the residential land is mostly R-3: townhome and condominium complexes reached by private terraces, many with tree and plant names, such as Ironwood, Amaryllis, Hornbeam, Holly, Bramble, Juneberry and Lemmon terraces west of Wolfe Road and Red Oak Drive east of it. Complexes on the map include Sandalwood, Classics at Evelyn Place, Bristol Commons, Holly Terrace, Pebble Creek, Roundtree, The Court Yard and Prism, with apartment communities mixed in. A 2017 three-bedroom townhouse on Bramble Terrace in listing records has about 1,735 square feet.
East of Wolfe Road, the wedge between Evelyn and Reed Avenue holds an R-0 single-family pocket on Azalea, Bluebonnet, Palo Verde, Pin Oak and Palmetto drives and Bluebell Way, with a smaller single-family pocket west of Wolfe on Blue Sage Drive, Liquidambar Way and Jacaranda Way. Listing records we checked here show single-family homes built in 1967 and 1970, about 1,600 to 1,760 square feet, on lots of about 6,700 to 8,100 square feet; one listing also mentions a small detached ADU. Listing copy for a Pin Oak home calls these blocks part of the Ponderosa Park neighborhood, and our Ponderosa Park guide picks up just south of Reed Avenue.
The third strip is the station core. Around Aster Avenue, Willow Avenue and the new terraces next to the platform (Althea, Artemisia and Torrey Pine), the zoning switches to the plan's mixed-use districts, and complexes named Vantage at The Station and Outlook at The Station sit a few hundred feet from the tracks. A 2024 townhouse on Artemisia Terrace in listing records has about 1,658 square feet over several levels with a fourth-floor roof deck. North of the tracks the plan area is still mostly offices and industry along Kifer Road; a proposal reported in August 2026 would replace an industrial building at 1484 Kifer Road, at Uranium Drive, with 137 townhomes.
streets in lawrence station
- East Evelyn Avenue
- Reed Avenue
- Kifer Road
- Aster Avenue
- Willow Avenue
- San Zeno Way
- Azalea Drive
- Bluebonnet Drive
- Palo Verde Drive
- Pin Oak Drive
- Palmetto Drive
- Bluebell Way
- Blue Sage Drive
- Liquidambar Way
- Jacaranda Way
- Firloch Avenue
- Hawthorne Avenue
- Ironwood Terrace
- Amaryllis Terrace
- Hornbeam Terrace
- Holly Terrace
- Bramble Terrace
- Red Oak Drive
- Althea Terrace
- Artemisia Terrace
- Torrey Pine Terrace
- Sonora Court
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Lawrence Station
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Lawrence Caltrain station
137 San Zeno Way, fare Zone 4, with 122 parking spaces, 18 bike racks and on-demand BikeLink e-lockers. Caltrain's timetable shows some express trains bypassing the station, so check the train you plan to ride.
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Lawrence Station Road
A warehouse club store at 150 Lawrence Station Road sits on the Sunnyvale side of Lawrence Expressway, north of the tracks, about 0.3 mile (straight line) from the Aster and Willow blocks.
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Wolfe Reed Center
A neighborhood shopping center at Wolfe Road and Reed Avenue, about 0.4 mile (straight line) south of Evelyn Avenue at Wolfe Road.
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Braly Park
704 Daffodil Court, about 0.3 mile (straight line) south of the Ironwood Terrace blocks across Old San Francisco Road. See our Braly Park guide.
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Victory Village Park
A 0.3-acre city park just north of the tracks off Fair Oaks Avenue, in the Victory Village blocks covered by our Fair Oaks Park guide.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
School districts split this area, sometimes from one complex to the next. On the California Department of Education's 2025-26 district map, the Fair Oaks Avenue end, the Sandalwood blocks and the new blocks around Aster and Willow avenues fall in the Sunnyvale School District (K-8) and the Fremont Union High School District, while the single-family pocket on Azalea, Bluebonnet and Pin Oak drives and several complexes along Evelyn Avenue fall in Santa Clara Unified School District (K-12). Listing records match that pattern: homes on Pin Oak and Bluebonnet drives list Santa Clara Unified, and townhomes on Bramble and Artemisia terraces list Sunnyvale and Fremont Union. Attendance boundaries change, so check any specific address with the district.
Sunnyvale School District guide · Fremont Union guide · Santa Clara Unified guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- Caltrain: Lawrence station is inside the area, about 0.15 mile (straight line) from the Aster and Willow blocks and about 0.9 mile from Evelyn Avenue at Wolfe Road. Sunnyvale station downtown is about 0.6 mile (straight line) from the Fair Oaks Avenue end.
- VTA buses: Caltrain lists VTA 21 at Lawrence station, and current route data shows VTA lines on East Evelyn Avenue, Wolfe Road, Reed Avenue and Fair Oaks Avenue (routes 20, 21 and 56). Check VTA's current map before counting on a line.
- Lawrence Expressway passes over the station and has interchanges with Central Expressway and, about 0.9 mile north (straight line), US-101. Central Expressway on the north edge also has an interchange at Fair Oaks Avenue, which bridges over the tracks.
- Biking: the city's Active Transportation Plan map shows bike lanes on Kifer Road, Wolfe Road and Old San Francisco Road, a shared-use path from Kifer Road to Lawrence station, and a proposed bike boulevard on Sequoia, Bluebonnet and Pin Oak drives.
- Drive times vary a lot with expressway traffic; test your commute at the hour you would actually drive it.
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Buying or selling in Lawrence Station: what we check
Buying here
- Confirm the city. South of the tracks, Sunnyvale stops at Lawrence Expressway, and north of the tracks the land between Kifer Road and Central Expressway east of Lawrence is Santa Clara. City permits, utilities and schools differ across that line.
- Confirm the school district by exact address; the Sunnyvale/Fremont Union and Santa Clara Unified line zigzags through this area complex by complex.
- For townhomes and condos, read the HOA documents: budget, reserve study, insurance, special assessments, rental rules and any pending litigation, and check current dues.
- Ask the city's planning division what is approved or pending under the Lawrence Station Area Plan near the property. Projects there can bring new buildings, new streets and construction traffic to Kifer Road, Reed Avenue and Lawrence Expressway.
- Check FEMA's current flood map: the city's flood-zone layer shows a shallow-flooding (AO) zone along the Evelyn Avenue and Caltrain corridor; by the city's parcel records, 320 of the guide's houses, condos and townhomes (16%) are in it (flood zones by neighborhood). Near the tracks and expressways, visit at different times to hear trains and traffic, and for the 1960s and 1970s houses check the electrical panel, sewer lateral and permit history (homes built before 1978 come with a federal lead-paint disclosure).
Selling here
- State the city and school district precisely and invite buyers to verify by address; both lines run through or along this area.
- Measure and publish the real walking route and time to the Lawrence platform rather than a straight-line distance.
- For townhomes, have the HOA packet, reserve study and any assessment history ready before you list; it shortens buyer review.
- Expect buyers to ask about nearby Lawrence Station Area Plan projects; have the project names and status from the city's planning pages ready.
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faq
Lawrence Station questions, answered
Is Lawrence Station an official Sunnyvale neighborhood?
Not as a registered neighborhood association. The name comes from the city's Lawrence Station Area Plan and Caltrain's Lawrence station. Our guide covers South Fair Oaks Avenue east to Lawrence Expressway, between Central Expressway and Old San Francisco Road and Reed Avenue.
How close is Caltrain?
Lawrence station is inside the area at 137 San Zeno Way, under the Lawrence Expressway overpass. From the Fair Oaks Avenue end, the downtown Sunnyvale station is closer, about 0.6 mile in a straight line.
Which school district serves Lawrence Station homes?
It depends on the block. The state district map splits the area between Sunnyvale School District with Fremont Union High School District, and Santa Clara Unified. Check the exact address with the district, because attendance boundaries change.
How many homes are planned near the station?
The September 2021 plan amendments raised the plan's capacity by 3,612 homes, to 5,935 in total. That is how many homes the plan allows, not a schedule; ask the city which projects are approved or under review.
Are there single-family homes here?
Yes, in small pockets. The largest is east of Wolfe Road on Azalea, Bluebonnet, Palo Verde, Pin Oak and Palmetto drives, where listing records show homes from the late 1960s and 1970. The rest is mainly townhomes, condominiums and apartments.
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