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Northpoint, Cupertino Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
A 417-lot planned community from the early 1970s between Homestead Road, Blaney Avenue and I-280 in north Cupertino, laid out on private courts that all take a 'North' name.
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Calculated in your browser from MLS data for Northpoint: Homestead Rd to I-280, west of Blaney Ave (the recorded Northpoint tracts). Sales are single-family homes, townhomes and condos.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Northpoint
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Northpoint 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 (Northpoint: Homestead Rd to I-280, west of Blaney Ave (the recorded Northpoint tracts)); it may not match every local definition.
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Our sales in and near Northpoint
Since 2012 we’ve handled 1 sale inside the Northpoint outline that we can match to MLS records: 1 home we listed. The other photos are our closest listings outside it, measured from its edge.
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the story
How Northpoint came to be
Northpoint is a recorded name. The County Surveyor's map index lists Tract 5070, Northpoint, and Tract 5071, Northpoint Unit No. 2, and together they cover the land between Homestead Road, Blaney Avenue and I-280 west to the De Anza Boulevard corner. The first map, drawn by George S. Nolte and Associates in September 1971 for owner Ditz-Crane, a corporation, was approved by the Cupertino City Council on December 20, 1971 and recorded that month. Unit No. 2, dated March 1972, was approved on April 17, 1972. The key map on both sheets shows Homestead Road on the north, Blaney Avenue on the east and the Junipero Serra Freeway, now I-280, on the south.
The maps describe a planned community rather than a grid of public streets. The owner dedicated Homestead Road and Blaney Avenue frontage to the public but kept the interior streets private, and the lots themselves are small: the median in the city's parcel layer is about 1,350 sq ft. The city's parcel data flags every lot as part of a homeowners association and dates all 417 to 1973.
The land joined Cupertino before it was built on. The city's annexation layer puts the whole tract in the Homestead #3 annexation, final in September 1960, and the city's parcel data gives its General Plan designation as Low/Medium Density residential (5-10 units an acre), inside the city's Homestead Road special area.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Northpoint Way, Northwood Drive and Northforde Drive carry traffic through the tract, and the homes sit along 13 private courts that all take a 'North' name and the suffix Square: Northfield, Northwind, Northcrest, Northseal, Northview, Northridge, Northsky, Northbrook, Northglen, Northshore, Northwest, Northcove and Northoak. Each square has about 20 to 29 lots in city address data.
Listing records describe the homes as townhouses built in 1973, with attached garages, in a community with a clubhouse, pools, tennis courts, a fitness room and a playground. Because everything was built at once, there are no rebuilds in the parcel data: no lot shows a year built other than 1973. Before changing exteriors, windows or patios, check the association's architectural rules as well as city permit requirements.
FEMA's flood map puts no lot center here in a Special Flood Hazard Area; the city's parcel layer lists the tract in the 0.2 percent annual chance area (shaded Zone X). CAL FIRE's 2025 maps show no Fire Hazard Severity Zone touching any lot.
streets in northpoint
- Northpoint Way
- Northwood Drive
- Northforde Drive
- Northfield Square
- Northwind Square
- Northcrest Square
- Northseal Square
- Northview Square
- Northridge Square
- Northsky Square
- Northbrook Square
- Northglen Square
- Northshore Square
- Northwest Square
- Northcove Square
- Northoak Square
- Homestead Road
- Blaney Avenue
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Northpoint
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Northpoint common areas
Listing records describe association pools, tennis courts, a clubhouse, a fitness room and a playground inside the tract; check current access rules and dues with the association.
- park
Franco Park
A 0.84-acre city park at 10981 Franco Court with a playground and picnic tables in the city's park inventory, about 0.6 mile (straight-line) west across De Anza Boulevard.
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Portal Park
A 3.8-acre city park on Portal Avenue, about 0.75 mile (straight-line) south across I-280, with a playground, picnic tables, barbecues and a recreation building in the city's park inventory.
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Collins Elementary
A Cupertino Union School District school; the city's park inventory places its field at 10300 North Blaney Avenue, about 0.65 mile (straight-line) south across I-280.
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Stevens Creek Boulevard
The city's Heart of the City special area along Stevens Creek Boulevard is about a mile (straight-line) south across I-280, at Stevens Creek and De Anza.
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School districts and getting around
School districts
The California Department of Education's 2025-26 district map places Northpoint in the Cupertino Union School District (K-8) and the Fremont Union High School District, at every lot sampled. No school is inside the tract; Collins Elementary, a Cupertino Union school, is about 0.65 mile (straight-line) south across I-280. Attendance areas and district lines change, so check the exact address with the districts before relying on a school assignment.
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Getting around
- VTA Route 55 (De Anza College to Old Ironsides Station) stops at De Anza and Homestead and at Sunnyvale-Saratoga and Homestead, about 0.35 mile (straight-line) west of the middle of the tract.
- VTA Rapid 523 (north Sunnyvale to downtown San Jose) also stops at Homestead and Sunnyvale-Saratoga.
- I-280 runs along the south edge; the De Anza Boulevard interchange is about 0.4 mile (straight-line) from the middle.
- Sunnyvale and Lawrence Caltrain stations are each about 2.9 miles (straight-line) north and northeast.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Northpoint: what we check
Buying here
- Read the association documents: CC&Rs, budget, reserve study, insurance and any planned special assessments. Check current dues; listing records show them changing over time.
- The streets and courts are private, so maintenance of paving, lighting and common utilities falls to the association. Ask what the reserve study says about them.
- Every lot dates to 1973. Ask for permit and association approval records for any updates, and budget for checks of the electrical panel, plumbing and roof, which may be shared or association-maintained depending on the documents.
- I-280 runs along the south edge. If freeway sound matters to you, visit the specific square at different times of day.
- The lot is small (median about 1,350 sq ft), so ADU or SB 9 options are limited; any addition needs both association and city review.
Selling here
- Have the association documents, budget, reserve study and recent minutes ready early; buyers and lenders ask for them.
- State which square the home faces and whether it backs onto open space, Homestead Road or the freeway edge.
- Document updates with permits and association approvals, since every home started from the same 1973 build.
- Name the recorded tract (Northpoint or Northpoint Unit No. 2) in disclosures so buyers can pull the right map.
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faq
Northpoint questions, answered
Is Northpoint an official name?
Yes. It is the recorded name of two subdivision maps, Tract 5070 Northpoint and Tract 5071 Northpoint Unit No. 2, approved by the Cupertino City Council in 1971 and 1972.
Are the homes detached houses?
Listing records describe them as townhouses. City data counts 417 individual lots zoned for single-family cluster development, each about 1,350 sq ft at the median, on private streets; listing records also mention shared greenbelt areas.
Is there a homeowners association?
Yes. The city's parcel data flags every lot as part of an HOA, and the interior streets are private. Check current dues and rules with the association.
Which school districts serve Northpoint?
The Cupertino Union School District for K-8 and the Fremont Union High School District, per the state's 2025-26 district map. Check the exact address with the districts, since attendance areas change.
Is Northpoint in Cupertino or Sunnyvale?
Cupertino. Homestead Road on the north edge is the city line, with Sunnyvale across it.
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