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Pinn Brothers homes
Alan and David Pinn founded Pinn Bros. Fine Homes in 1976 after building cabins at Lake Tahoe, then built move-up homes in San Jose. The family company is based on Saratoga Avenue and is still building, most recently acre lots at Quito Oaks in Saratoga. Here’s what the records confirm and what the homes resell for.
- builder
- Pinn Bros. Fine Homes
- founders
- Alan and David Pinn, 1976
- office
- 1475 Saratoga Ave, San Jose
- family
- Greg Pinn and Chuck Bommarito lead Bay Area work, per the company
- builds
- move-up homes, custom estates, townhomes
- architect
- Hunt Hale Jones, at Quito Oaks
- listings say
- “Pinn Brothers,” “Pinn Bros.”
- sales on record · live…
- median $/sq ft, last 2 yrs…
- for sale now · live…
- communities in our area3
where they are
Pinn Brothers communities in our area
The first two are in state or trade records; the third is tied to Pinn Brothers by its sales site and listings.
| community | city | year | homes | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito Oaks | Saratoga | 2022– | 10 lots | 14521 Quito Rd at Vessing Rd: ten lots of 0.92 to 1.2 acres on Quito Grove Ct and Vessing Rd, with homes designed by Hunt Hale Jones. The state environmental record names Pinn Brothers Development. |
| Capitol Station | San Jose | 2008 | 45 | N. Capitol Ave at Grandview Dr. Pinn Brothers sold the first 11 townhomes in 2008; after work stopped, Trumark finished the other 34 in 2012. |
| Orchard HeightsEvergreen | San Jose | about 2010 | 51 | Jonathan Rachelle Ct and nearby courts in the Evergreen hills: homes of 3,628 to 4,065 sq ft in a Northern European style, per the community’s sales site. Listings call them Pinn Brothers Fine Homes. |
Listings also credit Pinn Brothers with homes in the Graystone area of Almaden Valley (one built in 1997), below Mockingbird Hill and on White Oaks Ct in Campbell, and a sold-out San Jose community called Oak Knoll (2013–2014); we couldn’t confirm them from records. The company also builds custom estates in Saratoga, Los Gatos and Hillsborough.
the homes
What the homes are like
From the company, the state environmental record and the communities’ sales sites.
- family
A family company
The brothers started with Lake Tahoe cabins, then built year-round homes in San Jose. Alan’s son Greg Pinn and nephew Chuck Bommarito now oversee the Bay Area work, per the company.
- move-up
Large move-up homes
Orchard Heights homes run 3,628 to 4,065 sq ft, and Quito Oaks allows about 6,000 sq ft per acre lot, per a city report cited in the press.
- estates
Custom estates
An executive-home division builds custom homes in Saratoga, Los Gatos and Hillsborough, per the company.
- trees
Big trees at Quito Oaks
Its environmental review counted 683 trees, more than 500 of them protected, along San Tomas Aquino Creek.
- myth check
Two builders at Capitol Station
Pinn Brothers started Capitol Station and Trumark finished it, so check which company built a given unit.
the sales ledger
Every recorded Pinn Brothers sale
Each dot is a sale whose listing names Pinn Brothers, mostly single-family homes in San Jose. Hover a dot for the address, date and price.
- sales on record…
- median price…
- median $ per sq ft…
- latest sale…
one recorded salemedian for the yearprice per sq ft = sale price ÷ listed living area
| sold | address | price | $/sq ft | bd / ba | sq ft |
|---|
Many older Pinn Brothers homes are sold without the builder named, so the ledger undercounts them. Sales come from the MLS records available to us and include every sold listing whose description names the builder, so a few homes may be labeled by the listing agent rather than confirmed from tract records. Sold data is shown with the listing brokerage. Price per square foot uses the living area in the listing. Ask us for a full comparable-sales report on any address.
on the market
For sale now
Active listings whose description names Pinn Brothers.
Checking active listings…
owning one today
Owning one today
- HOA or notSome Pinn Brothers neighborhoods have homeowners associations and some don’t. Check the title report and disclosures for each address.
- Saratoga tree rulesSaratoga protects most trees, and Quito Oaks has hundreds of them, so check tree permits before landscaping or adding on.
- Warranty and SB 800We found no published Pinn Brothers warranty terms. California’s Right to Repair Act generally limits defect claims to 10 years after completion, which leaves only the newest homes inside that window.
the nerd check
Buying or selling one
What we check when you buy
- Confirm the builderWe check tract and permit records, since listings credit Pinn Brothers with more homes than records confirm.
- Lot and treesOn acre lots we review easements, creek setbacks and protected trees.
- InspectionsRoof, drainage, foundation and systems, matched to the home’s age. Our Inspection Decoder covers what to order.
- The right comparablesWe compare against similar homes in the same neighborhood first.
How we market one when you sell
- Name the builderBuyers search for Pinn Brothers homes by name, so we confirm the builder and say so in the listing.
- Show the scaleWe photograph the lot, the volume and the finishes that set these homes apart.
- Prep with a planOur Prep Lab budgets repairs and refresh before you list.
- Price from real salesWe price from recent sales of similar homes nearby.
questions
Questions we hear
Who founded Pinn Brothers?
Brothers Alan and David Pinn, in 1976, according to the company and Alan Pinn’s own biography. They started with cabins at Lake Tahoe before building homes in San Jose.
Where has Pinn Brothers built here?
Records confirm Quito Oaks in Saratoga and the first homes at Capitol Station in San Jose. Listings and the sales site credit it with Orchard Heights in Evergreen, and listings name it in Almaden Valley.
Is Pinn Brothers still building?
Yes. The company lists Quito Oaks in Saratoga as now selling, with a home due for completion in 2026.
What warranty comes with a Pinn Brothers home?
The company doesn’t publish warranty terms, so ask for the written warranty with any new-home contract.
sources
Sources
State, trade and company records, checked October 2026.
- Pinn Bros. Fine Homes: aboutFounding, family leadership and history (company)www.pinnbros.com/about
- Alan Pinn: biography1976 founding with David Pinn (his own account)about.me/AlanPinn
- CEQAnet: Quito / Vessing Road Ten Lot Subdivision (SCH 2022080585)Quito Oaks site, lots and trees, City of Saratogaceqanet.lci.ca.gov/2022080585
- Quito OaksLots, design team and status (company)quitooaks.com/
- Professional Builder: Trumark revives a stalled San Jose townhome project (2012)Capitol Station and Pinn Brothers’ first 11 saleswww.probuilder.com/trumark-homes-revives-stalled-townhome-project-silicon-valley
- Orchard Heights sales site51 homes and plans (marketing)alta4u.com/newhomes/orchardheights/
- California Civil Code § 94110-year limit for construction-defect claimscalifornia.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_941
builder files
Every builder file, by era
Bars show the years each builder was building here. See all builders or the home styles field guide.
- Fernando Nelson1880–1920s
- Ernest Coxhead1890–1930s
- Willis Polk1890s–1920s
- Frank Delos Wolfe1892–1926
- Henry Gutterson1914–1954
- Gellert (Sunstream)1922–1972
- Birge Clark1922–1970s
- Stoneson1920s–1960s
- Doelger1927–1960s
- McKeon1927–early 1970s
- Gardner Dailey1930s–1960s
- William Wurster1930s–1960s
- Rousseau1931–1933
- Bohannon1936–1955
- Cliff May1950s
- Stern & Price1951–1953
- Mackay Homes1950s
- Goodwin Steinberg1950s–1980s
- Mardell1955–1959
- Hayman Homes1960s–1970s
- Ditz-Crane1962–1984
- Brown & Kauffmann1960s–1981
- Bahl1968–1986
- Ponderosa Homes1970s–1990s
- Shapell1971–2000s
- Anshen & Allen1940s–1960
- Jones & Emmons1951–1970s
- Claude Oakland1950s–1970s
- Owen Signature Homes1970–today
- Swatt | Miers1975–today
- SummerHill Homes1976–today
- Pinn Brothers1976–today
- Citation Homeslate 1970s–2010s
- Robson Homes1989–today
- Pacific Peninsula Group1989–today
- Barry Swenson Builder1990s–2010s
- Classic Communities1990s–2010s
- Warmington1990s–2020s
- Kelly Gordon2000s–2010s
- Feldman Architecture2003–today
- DeNova Homes2000s–today
- City Ventures2011–today
- Trumark Homes2012–today
- Davidon Homes2010s
- The New Home Company2014–2018
- Dividend Homes2010s–today
- KB Home1980s–today
- Brookfield1990s–today
- Pulte Homes2000s–today
- Shea Homes2000s–2010s
- Lennar2000s–today
- Toll Brothers2000s–today
- Taylor Morrison2007–today
- D.R. Horton2010s
- Tri Pointe Homes2012–today
- K. Hovnanian2014–2018
- Meritage Homes2010s
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