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Peninsula and San Francisco Eichlers, tract by tract
Eichler’s first subdivisions included Menlo Park’s Stanford Gardens and Redwood City’s Atherwood in 1950; by the 1960s he was building in Foster City and putting up towers and townhouses in San Francisco. These are the 15 projects we’ve documented, with years, home counts, architects and recent sales.
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1950–1968, 8 cities
When Eichler built where
Each bar is a project, placed by the years it was built. The Peninsula’s Eichlers came in two waves: small Menlo Park, Redwood City and Ladera subdivisions around 1950, then the Highlands, Foster City and San Francisco from the mid-1950s through the 1960s.
build years documentedapproximate (“early 1960s”)
0 entries with no documented build years aren’t on the chart; they’re in the tables below. Hover a bar to see the tract, or click it to jump to its row.
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San Francisco Eichler projects
San Francisco has one Eichler single-family tract, in Diamond Heights, plus the apartment buildings and townhouses Eichler built in the early 1960s. SF Planning’s draft architect biographies document their dates and architects.
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| Diamond Heights (single-family tract) | 1962–1964 | about 100 | Claude Oakland | Neighborhood guide |
| Laguna Heights, Western Addition (tower and low-rise apartments) | 1962–1964 | — | Jones & Emmons (tower); Claude Oakland (low-rises) | — |
| The Summit, 999 Green St (32-story tower) | 1963–1964 | — | Neill Smith & Associates; interiors by Claude Oakland’s firm | Neighborhood guide |
| Geneva Terraces, Visitacion Valley (townhouses) | 1961–1965 | — | Claude Oakland | — |
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Burlingame Eichler tracts
An Eichler publication describes a roughly 100-home Eichler subdivision in Burlingame’s Mills Estates that opened in late 1963.
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| tract | built | homes | architect | our page |
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| Mills Estates Eichlers | 1963–1964 | about 100 | — | Neighborhood guide |
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San Mateo Eichler tracts
The Highlands, on unincorporated county land in the hills west of San Mateo, is the largest Eichler neighborhood on this page: about 650 houses, started in 1955, according to the National Register nomination for the experimental X-100 house there. 19th Avenue Park is the Eichler neighborhood bounded by Delaware Street, Concar Drive and Grant Street.
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| tract | built | homes | architect | our page |
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| 19th Avenue Park | 1953–1955 | almost 240 | Jones & Emmons | Neighborhood guide |
| San Mateo Highlands (unincorporated) | 1955–1964 | about 650 | Jones & Emmons, Anshen & Allen and others | Neighborhood guide |
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Foster City Eichler tracts
An Eichler publication says Eichler built more than 200 homes in Foster City from 1963 to 1968, in clusters among other builders’ homes.
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| Foster City Eichlers (clusters in Neighborhoods One, Two and Four) | 1963–1968 | 200+ | Claude Oakland and John Brooks Boyd | — |
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Redwood City Eichler tracts
Atherwood, released in November 1950, was one of five Eichler subdivisions Architectural Forum named “Subdivision of the Year” that December, according to the Green Gables National Register form.
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| tract | built | homes | architect | our page |
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| Atherwood | 1950 | 64 to about 100 (sources differ) | Anshen & Allen | Neighborhood guide |
| Roble Avenue duplexes | 1956 | 10 units in 5 duplexes | — | — |
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Atherton Eichler tracts
Eichler built his own house in Atherton’s Lindenwood in 1951 and in 1953 began a tract of larger Eichlers there that he never finished. An Eichler publication counts about a dozen, several since demolished.
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| Lindenwood Eichlers | 1953 | about a dozen | Anshen & Allen | Neighborhood guide |
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Menlo Park Eichler tracts
Menlo Park has small Eichler groups rather than big tracts. An Eichler publication dates Stanford Gardens, on Evergreen Street at Stanford Avenue, to January 1950, among Eichler’s first subdivisions, and Oakdell Park, 16 homes on Olive Street and nearby courts, to 1952.
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| Stanford Gardens | 1950 | fewer than 20 remain | Eichler’s draftsman, Castor | — |
| Menlo Oaks (unincorporated) | 1951 | 4 | — | Neighborhood guide |
| Oakdell Park | 1952 | 16 | Jones & Emmons and Anshen & Allen | — |
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Portola Valley Eichler tracts
Ladera’s Eichler phase, on Aliso Way and La Mesa Drive, was finished by November 1951, per the Green Gables National Register form. These were Eichler’s first Jones & Emmons houses and his first split-level and two-level models.
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| Ladera, Eichler phase (unincorporated) | 1951 | about 25 | Jones & Emmons | Neighborhood guide |
the sources
How we built this list
Where a city or the National Register has documented a tract, we use those figures. Where only an Eichler publication covers it, we say less. A dash means we haven’t confirmed it, and where sources disagree we give the range.
- National RegisterThe 2016 nomination for the X-100 in the Highlands, and the Green Gables nomination’s history of Eichler’s early subdivisions, including Atherwood and Ladera.
- SF PlanningDraft architect and builder biographies covering Diamond Heights, Laguna Heights, the Summit and Geneva Terraces.
- City of San MateoIts neighborhood-association list, which describes 19th Avenue Park’s Eichlers.
- Everything elseAn Eichler publication, UC Berkeley’s Environmental Design Archives and Palo Alto’s 2018 Eichler guidelines.
Also reported, but not confirmed: an Eichler group in East Palo Alto, the “Sunnybrae” label some listings use for 19th Avenue Park, the Central Towers in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, and small unnamed Eichler groups on Stanford Avenue and Peninsula Way in Menlo Park. Eichler’s company also sold homes as J.L. Eichler Associates and Nonpareil Homes late in his career; those count here. Listing data comes from the MLS: sales and listings above are ones whose listings mention Eichler, deduplicated by address, so homes that sold privately or whose listings don’t say Eichler won’t appear.
look-alikes
Nearby, but not Eichlers
Some of these sit right next to Eichler projects or share their architects’ circle; none were built by Eichler.
- St. Francis Square, Western AdditionA 1961 cooperative that SF Planning credits to Marquis & Stoller; Eichler’s Western Addition project is Laguna Heights.
- Ladera’s cooperative housesBuilt before the Eichler phase by the Peninsula Housing Association.
- Diamond Heights VillageA 1972 project by Gensler with Joseph Esherick, near the Eichler tract.
- The Bazett House, HillsboroughA Frank Lloyd Wright house Eichler rented in the 1940s.
- New “Eichler-inspired” homesModern rebuilds in the Highlands and elsewhere, often marketed with the name.
All Builder Files · Who built my house? How to find out · Is it really an Eichler?
the nerd check
Buying a tract Eichler
- Which tract is it, really?Confirm it from the recorded tract map or the county, not the listing. Names blur: some listings call 19th Avenue Park homes “Sunnybrae,” Mills Estates is in Burlingame, not Millbrae, and Ladera and Menlo Oaks are unincorporated county land.
- Radiant heatMost Eichlers were built with hot-water radiant heat in the slab. Ask whether the original system still runs, was repaired or was replaced, and have a radiant-heat specialist look before you remove contingencies.
- The roofLow-slope roofs and their insulation are the most common upgrade. Ask for the roof’s age, material and permits.
- Glass and wallsOriginal single-pane glass and thin wall panels are typical. Ask what was upgraded and whether it was permitted.
- City rules differThe Highlands, Ladera and Menlo Oaks are unincorporated, so San Mateo County rules apply there; Foster City reviews exterior changes citywide; we found no Eichler-specific rules elsewhere on the Peninsula or in San Francisco. Check the parcel with the city or county before you plan changes.
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