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Panama Park, Sunnyvale Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
South Sunnyvale between Fremont Avenue and Dunholme Way, west of Wolfe Road: bird- and British-named streets around 5-acre Panama Park, including the Fairwood Eichler tract and several single-story zoning districts.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in Panama Park
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in Panama Park from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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Our sales in Panama Park
Since 2012 we’ve handled 13 sales inside the Panama Park outline that we can match to MLS records: 7 homes we listed and 6 where we represented the buyer. The six newest are below; the rest are on our Sunnyvale sales map.
We also represented the buyer at 838 Devonshire Way (Jan 2024), 816 Duncardine Way (Jun 2023), 1468 Kingfisher Way (Mar 2017), 777 Duncardine Way (Dec 2016), 737 Ashbourne Drive (Apr 2015), 1447 Flicker Way (Aug 2013).
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the story
How Panama Park came to be
Panama Park is both a 5-acre city park on Dartshire Way and the name of the registered neighborhood association around it. The Panama Park Neighborhood Association, established in 2005, lists about 1,000 households in the city's registry. Its map runs from Fremont Avenue south to Dunholme Way and from Wolfe Road west to Falcon Avenue and Dunnock Way, which makes it the umbrella for several smaller pieces, the Fairwood Eichler tract chief among them.
Fairwood is the anchor. Joseph Eichler's company built it in 1961 and 1962 on Dartshire, Devonshire and Duncardine ways beside the park, with plot plans credited to Jones & Emmons and Claude Oakland. Our Fairwood guide has the tract's full story, its house types and the radiant-heat details, so this page sticks to the bigger neighborhood.
Neighbors here have asked for single-story zoning one block at a time. The city's list of single-story districts includes 36 Eichler homes on Dartshire Way and Devonshire Way, approved in April 2016. Later that year owners of 54 lots bounded by Panama Park, Dartshire Way, Mallard Way and Carlisle Way, including Coventry and Cornwall courts, applied for another; the staff report counted 50 single-story Eichlers among them, and the city's zoning map now shows the district. Inside these districts the city allows one habitable story and a 17-foot height limit instead of the standard 30 feet.
The city's parcel records flag 220 houses inside this guide's outline as Eichlers, all built in 1961 and 1962 except two rebuilt ones, mostly in county tracts 2944 and 3157; 115 of them are in a single-story district, and 199 also sit inside the Fairwood guide's outline. Every Sunnyvale Eichler, counted has the tract-by-tract numbers.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Street names come in two flavors. Birds: Kingfisher, Mallard, Falcon, Flicker, Flamingo, Grackle, Egret, Fisherhawk, Harrier, Hawk, Dunnock and Firebird. British Isles-style place names: Dartshire, Devonshire, Duncardine, Dunholme, Carlisle, Coventry, Cornwall, Dorset, Cardigan, Barnsley, Ashbourne, Glencoe and Bantry. The blocks just off Fremont Avenue switch to first names: Arleen, Lillian and Pauline.
Housing is mostly single-family. The city's zoning map shows the majority of the land as R-0 single-family, with R-3 and R-4 complexes near Fremont Avenue, along Kingfisher Way and on Wolfe Road; map data names Cupertino Villas, Riviera East and West, and The Olive Tree among them. In the Eichler blocks expect atrium and courtyard-entry houses; elsewhere, single-story ranch houses plus some two-story homes. The 2016 staff report counted two two-story non-Eichler houses and one two-story Eichler even inside the 54-lot block.
Two features matter on a map. The Sunnyvale East Channel, a flood-control channel, runs north-south just east of Falcon Avenue along the west side; Valley Water's project to upgrade it is in design. South Wolfe Road on the east edge carries traffic between El Camino Real and I-280, and the school district changes across it.
streets in panama park
- E. Fremont Avenue
- S. Wolfe Road
- Dartshire Way
- Devonshire Way
- Duncardine Way
- Dunholme Way
- Carlisle Way
- Coventry Court
- Cornwall Court
- Kingfisher Way
- Mallard Way
- Falcon Avenue
- Flicker Way
- Flamingo Way
- Firebird Way
- Grackle Way
- Egret Drive
- Fisherhawk Drive
- Harrier Court
- Hawk Court
- Dunnock Way
- Ashbourne Drive
- Dorset Way
- Cardigan Drive
- Barnsley Way
- Glencoe Court
- Bantry Court
- Arleen Avenue
- Lillian Avenue
- Pauline Drive
- Fieldfair Drive
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Panama Park
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Panama Park
755 Dartshire Way, 5.0 acres: reservable multi-use sports fields and a reservable ballfield, first-come picnic tables, barbecues and restrooms. Bounce houses and inflatable slides aren't allowed.
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Ortega Park
636 Harrow Way, an 18-acre city park about half a mile southwest of the middle of Panama Park (straight-line), with tennis and basketball courts, picnic sites and a reservable gazebo.
- landmark
Sunnyvale Community Center
550 E. Remington Drive, about 0.7 mile north (straight-line): the Sunnyvale Theatre, arts studios, an indoor sports center, the apricot orchard and the Heritage Park Museum.
- shopping
El Camino Real and Homestead Road
Stores along El Camino Real are about a third of a mile north (straight-line). Cupertino Village, at Homestead and Wolfe roads in Cupertino, is about 0.8 mile south (straight-line).
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School districts and getting around
School districts
The state's district map places all of Panama Park in the Cupertino Union School District (K-8) and the Fremont Union High School District. Stocklmeir Elementary (Cupertino Union, 592 Dunholme Way) is just southwest of the neighborhood. Across Wolfe Road the elementary district changes to Santa Clara Unified, so check which side of Wolfe you're on. Attendance boundaries change; confirm the exact address with each district.
Cupertino Union guide · Fremont Union guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- VTA Route 56 runs on Wolfe Road, with stops at Fremont, Elizabeth, Marion and Inverness, linking north to Fair Oaks Avenue and the north Sunnyvale job centers and south toward Cupertino and San Jose.
- VTA Rapid 522 and Route 22 run on El Camino Real, about a third of a mile north (straight-line).
- Caltrain: Lawrence station is about 2 miles northeast and Sunnyvale station about 2.2 miles north (straight-line).
- I-280 is about a mile south by way of Wolfe Road (approximate).
- Bikes: the city's Active Transportation Plan map shows bike-boulevard routes on Carlisle Way and on the Flicker Way-Heron Avenue route south to Homestead Road, proposes more on Dartshire, Flamingo and Mallard ways, and maps a future East Channel trail.
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Buying or selling in Panama Park: what we check
Buying here
- Check the city's zoning map for the single-story (S) overlay before you plan a second story. Districts cover the Dartshire-Devonshire Eichlers, the 54-lot block between Panama Park, Dartshire, Mallard and Carlisle, and other Fairwood blocks; inside them it's one story and 17 feet.
- Buying an Eichler? Get a radiant-heat pressure test, check the roof and insulation, and read the city's Eichler Design Guidelines. Our Fairwood guide covers the tract-specific checks.
- Near the Sunnyvale East Channel, look up the address on FEMA's flood map. The city's flood layer shows a small AO (shallow flooding) area along Fremont Avenue just east of the channel, and Valley Water's channel upgrade is in design with construction waiting on permits. By the city's parcel records, 20 of the guide's houses, condos and townhomes (2%) are in zone AO (flood zones by neighborhood).
- Confirm which side of Wolfe Road the address is on. The elementary district changes from Cupertino Union to Santa Clara Unified across the street.
- For a 1960s house, ask about the electrical panel, original plumbing, the sewer lateral and permits for additions; homes built before 1978 come with a federal lead-based paint disclosure. For a condo or townhome, get the HOA documents and current dues early.
Selling here
- Say whether your lot is in a single-story district. It matters to Eichler buyers and to anyone hoping to add a second story.
- For an Eichler, document the radiant system, roof and any permitted additions, and market to Eichler buyers specifically.
- State Cupertino Union and Fremont Union precisely and suggest buyers confirm by address.
- Give real distances: Panama Park, Stocklmeir Elementary, the Community Center (about 0.7 mile, straight-line) and I-280 (about a mile, approximate).
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faq
Panama Park questions, answered
Where is Panama Park?
In south Sunnyvale, between Fremont Avenue and Dunholme Way, from Wolfe Road west to Falcon Avenue and Dunnock Way, per the city's registered association map. The park itself is at 755 Dartshire Way.
Is the Fairwood Eichler tract part of Panama Park?
Yes. Fairwood, built in 1961 and 1962, sits inside the Panama Park association's area next to the park. Our Fairwood guide covers it in detail.
Can you add a second story in Panama Park?
It depends on the block. Several blocks are in single-story districts, where the city allows one story and a 17-foot height limit; others are not. Check the city's zoning map for the exact address, and on Eichler blocks read the Eichler Design Guidelines too.
What's at Panama Park?
Five acres with reservable multi-use fields and a ballfield, first-come picnic tables, barbecues and restrooms.
Which schools serve Panama Park?
The Cupertino Union School District for K-8 and the Fremont Union High School District, per the state's district map. Stocklmeir Elementary is just southwest. Confirm the exact address with the districts.
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