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Rancho Sans Souci Eichlers, Sunnyvale Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
Thirty-five 1968 Eichlers designed by Claude Oakland on Mackenzie Drive, Olympus Court and Laurentian Way, in the small piece of Sunnyvale south of Homestead Road beside Homestead High.
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Calculated in your browser from MLS data for Rancho Sans Souci (county tract 4465 plus three Laurentian Way lots, from the city's parcel map). Sales are single-family homes, townhomes and condos.
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the story
How Rancho Sans Souci came to be
Rancho Sans Souci is one of Joseph Eichler's late Sunnyvale tracts: 35 houses designed by Claude Oakland, with the first owners moving in during 1968, according to the Eichler Network. County records agree, giving every house a 1968 build year. Eichler sold the homes from an office set up in one buyer's garage and marketed them under the 'sans souci' name, French for 'without worry'.
The name never really stuck. Neighbors call the area the Pocket, and the city boundary explains why: along this stretch most of Homestead Road's south side is Cupertino, but Sunnyvale's line drops south of the road between Banff Drive and the Mary Avenue path and takes in about 245 houses down toward I-280. Rancho Sans Souci is the east end of that pocket. The other houses around it are not Eichlers; county records date most of them to the mid-1950s through early 1960s, with two groups built in 1974 and 1976.
In the Sunnyvale Eichler timeline it lands near the end, after the 1958 Fairorchard tract a third of a mile to the northwest and the 1967 Eichlers near Cumberland Drive, and just before Primewood (1969-72), about a mile north (straight-line). Our Rancho Sans Souci tract page follows Eichler listings and sales on these streets, and the Silicon Valley Eichler tract index places the tract among the county’s others.
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The streets and the houses
The street plan is simple. Mackenzie Drive turns south off Homestead Road, then bends east to meet Laurentian Way. Laurentian runs south past Olympus Court, a short cul-de-sac to the west, to Pendleton Avenue, where the tract ends. Counted by street in county records, there are 12 houses on Mackenzie, 10 on Olympus Court, 8 on Laurentian and 5 on the north side of Pendleton. Laurentian continues south past Pendleton into 1976 non-Eichler houses, so the street name alone doesn't tell you which tract an address is in.
These are bigger houses than Sunnyvale's 1950s Eichlers. County records list 24 of the 35 at 2,296 to 2,333 square feet and most of the rest between about 2,390 and 2,520, with 26 recorded as four-bedroom and 6 as five-bedroom. For comparison, the 1958 Fairorchard plans a third of a mile away run about 1,370 to 1,890 square feet. The Eichler Network's visit describes an atrium house.
Every house is still a single story in county records, but this tract is not in a single-story (S) district: the city's zoning data show plain R-1 on all 35 lots. Additions are governed by the R-1 rules, plus the city's Eichler Design Guidelines in design review where they apply. The guidelines discourage second stories rather than banning them, so expect the design review conversation to be about massing, privacy and rooflines.
streets in rancho sans souci
- Mackenzie Drive
- Olympus Court
- Laurentian Way (north of Pendleton Avenue)
- Pendleton Avenue (north side, east end)
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Rancho Sans Souci
- landmark
Homestead High School
Its campus borders the tract on the east, across the city line in Cupertino. It is a Fremont Union High School District school.
- trail
Mary Avenue path and Don Burnett Bridge
A paved path runs from Homestead Road down the tract's east side to the Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge, a steel bridge over I-280 that opened April 30, 2009, and lands on Mary Avenue in Cupertino.
- park
Serra Park
About two-thirds of a mile northeast (straight-line): 10.1 acres with three ball fields, four tennis courts, playgrounds, picnic tables and barbecues.
- shopping
Homestead Road and Hollenbeck Avenue
A neighborhood center a little over half a mile east (straight-line) with a grocery store, a hardware store, restaurants and services.
- landmark
Cupertino Middle School
About 0.4 mile northwest across Homestead Road (straight-line), in Sunnyvale; a Cupertino Union School District campus.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Rancho Sans Souci is in Cupertino Union School District for kindergarten through eighth grade and Fremont Union High School District for high school, according to the state's district map and the city's parcel records. Homestead High School's campus borders the tract on the east, and Cupertino Middle School is across Homestead Road to the northwest. Attendance boundaries change; check the exact address with each district before you count on a particular school.
Cupertino Union guide · Fremont Union guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- VTA bus 53 stops at Homestead Road and Mary Avenue, at the tract's northeast corner, and runs to the Sunnyvale and Santa Clara transit centers.
- On foot or by bike, the Mary Avenue path and the Don Burnett Bridge cross I-280 into Cupertino; the bridge is less than a quarter mile from the middle of the tract (straight-line).
- I-280 runs just south of the pocket. Highway 85 has ramps at Homestead Road about half a mile west, and I-280's De Anza Boulevard interchange in Cupertino is about 0.9 mile east (straight-line).
- Sunnyvale Caltrain station is about 3.1 miles north (straight-line); bus 53 ends at the Sunnyvale Transit Center there.
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Buying or selling in Rancho Sans Souci: what we check
Buying here
- There is no single-story overlay here: the lots are plain R-1. Before you plan a second story or a big addition, read the Eichler Design Guidelines and ask the city planning division how they apply to your lot.
- Confirm the tract for the exact address. Laurentian Way and Pendleton Avenue continue into non-Eichler houses from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and the Cupertino line is a few steps east.
- Get a radiant heat pressure test from a specialist. Slab leaks can run unseen into the ground; copper lines are usually repairable, corroded steel may not be.
- Ask for roof and insulation records. Original Eichler roofs had very little insulation, and the roof type decides whether a new roof can go over the old one or needs a tear-off.
- Homestead High borders the tract and I-280 is just south. Visit at school start and end times and at commute hours to judge traffic and freeway noise for yourself.
Selling here
- Name the tract and the architect: a 1968 Claude Oakland Eichler, one of 35. Buyers searching for late-period Eichlers look for exactly that.
- Have radiant heat, roof and permit records ready.
- Buyers will ask what they can build, since there is no single-story overlay. Get the answer from the city's planning division rather than guessing.
- List the school districts with a note to verify the address with each district; don't promise a particular school.
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faq
Rancho Sans Souci questions, answered
How many homes are in Rancho Sans Souci?
35 Eichlers, according to the Eichler Network. County records show 35 houses built in 1968 on Mackenzie Drive, Olympus Court, Laurentian Way and Pendleton Avenue.
Who designed Rancho Sans Souci?
Claude Oakland, for Joseph Eichler, according to the Eichler Network.
Is Rancho Sans Souci in Sunnyvale or Cupertino?
Sunnyvale. It sits in the small part of the city south of Homestead Road, which is why neighbors call the area the Pocket. Homestead High School, next door, is in Cupertino.
Is Rancho Sans Souci zoned single-story?
No. City zoning data show plain R-1 with no S overlay as of October 2026. Design review under the Eichler Design Guidelines may still apply, so ask the planning division about your parcel.
Which school districts serve Rancho Sans Souci?
Cupertino Union School District (K-8) and Fremont Union High School District. Boundaries change, so confirm the exact address with each district.
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