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South of Capitol Expwy between Monterey Rd and US 101: the Seven Trees and Hellyer tracts, the Seven Trees library and community center, and Hellyer County Park on Coyote Creek.
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the story
How Seven Trees & Hellyer came to be
Coyote Creek shapes this guide. West of the creek, the tracts around Senter Rd, Sylvandale Ave and Seven Trees Blvd joined the city mostly within one decade: on the city's annexation map about 63% of the land came in between 1958 and 1969, through Monterey Park, Senter, Franklin and Tully annexations, and the Monterey Park No. 30 annexation of September 18, 1958 was the largest single piece (about an eighth of the guide). Listing records show houses on Santa Rosa Dr built in 1959.
The library came early. The San Jose Public Library's timeline lists the Seventrees Branch opening in 1967 and an expanded Seven Trees Branch opening on January 26, 2013; it shares a site on Cas Dr with the city's Seven Trees Community Center.
Along the creek, the land stayed open. Hellyer County Park, about 178 acres on the county's park layer, straddles Coyote Creek, and most of it lies in this guide; its land is an unincorporated county island. Beside it, the city owns about 90 acres off Singleton Rd that held dumps from the mid-1960s until the late 1970s, according to a 2023 local news report, which also says methane flares still burn off gas from the buried waste. The city's parks layer lists that land as a future park.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Senter Rd runs north to south through the middle and then turns west to meet Monterey Rd. West of it, Seven Trees Blvd, Cas Dr, Los Arboles St and Ezie St hold the library and school campuses, and streets named for California places (Santa Rosa Dr, San Ramon Way, San Bernardino Way, Costa Mesa Dr, El Cajon Dr, Mira Loma Way) fill the southwest corner. East of Senter Rd, Sylvandale Ave, Hellyer Ave and Yerba Buena Rd cross subdivisions with -brook names (Elmbrook Way, Forestbrook Way, Grandbrook Way, Houndsbrook Way) and island names (Maui Dr, Oahu Dr, Kauai Dr).
Most houses are detached single-family homes on standard tract lots; single-family R-1-8 zoning covers about 30% of the land on the city zoning map. Townhome and condo complexes cluster near Seven Trees Blvd, Carpentier Way and Monterey Rd, where multifamily (R-M) and planned-development zoning together cover about a tenth of the guide. Open space covers about 15% of the zoning map and public/quasi-public land (schools, the library and the community center) about 11%.
Everything outside Hellyer County Park is City of San Jose. The park, including the stretches of Hellyer Ave, Yerba Buena Rd and Sylvandale Ave that run through it, is unincorporated Santa Clara County land; 2020 census blocks show no homes there.
streets in seven trees & hellyer
- Capitol Expwy (north edge)
- Monterey Rd (west edge)
- Senter Rd
- Coyote Rd (south edge)
- Seven Trees Blvd
- Cas Dr
- Los Arboles St
- Sylvandale Ave
- Hellyer Ave
- Yerba Buena Rd
- Singleton Rd
- Santa Rosa Dr
- San Ramon Way
- El Cajon Dr
- Ezie St
- Palisade Dr
- Nokomis Dr
- Carpentier Way
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Seven Trees & Hellyer
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Hellyer County Park
County park on Coyote Creek at 985 Hellyer Ave with Cottonwood Lake, group picnic sites and the Hellyer velodrome, which the Northern California Velodrome Association runs in partnership with County Parks. About 136 of its 178 county-layer acres are in this guide.
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Seven Trees Branch Library and Community Center
Library and city community center at 3590 Cas Dr; the expanded branch opened January 26, 2013 (San Jose Public Library timeline).
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Solari Park and Melody Park
City neighborhood parks: Solari Park, about 7 acres at Cas Dr and Los Arboles St, and Melody Park, about 3.6 acres at Nokomis Dr and La Torre Ave (city parks layer).
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Coyote Creek Trail
The paved creek trail passes through Hellyer County Park; the Bay Area Ridge Trail lists a 13.1-mile paved segment from William Street Park near downtown to Metcalf Park that runs through the park.
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Singleton Rd landfill site
About 90 city-owned acres beside Capitol Expwy and the creek, closed as a dump in the late 1970s; listed as a future park on the city's parks layer.
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Senter Rd and Monterey Rd
Shopping centers sit at the Senter Rd and Monterey Rd corner and at a few spots on Senter Rd; Neighborhood/Community Commercial land covers about 3% of the guide on the General Plan map.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Most streets are in the Franklin-McKinley School District for elementary grades; a southeast pocket (La Torre Ave, Houndsbrook Way, Elmbrook Way, River Falls Dr, Coyote Rd and parts of Nokomis Dr and Palisade Dr) is in the Oak Grove School District. High school is East Side Union High School District. Public schools inside the outline: G. W. Hellyer Elementary (725 Hellyer Ave), Lairon College Preparatory Academy (3975 Mira Loma Way, which Franklin-McKinley moved to grades K-6 in its 2025 consolidation), Sylvandale Middle (653 Sylvandale Ave), Christopher Elementary (Oak Grove, 565 Coyote Rd) and Andrew P. Hill High (3200 Senter Rd). Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy on Los Arboles Ave closed after the 2024-25 school year. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with the districts.
Franklin-McKinley School District site · Oak Grove School District site · East Side Union High guide
Getting around
- Capitol Caltrain station on Monterey Rd is about 0.4 mile straight-line from the west corner, with only a few weekday commute-hour trains (four each way on the current timetable).
- US 101 runs along the east edge with a Hellyer Ave interchange; Capitol Expwy and Monterey Rd border the north and west.
- Buses: public maps show VTA routes 42, 71 and 72 on Senter Rd and Monterey Rd (42 also on Seven Trees Blvd); check VTA's current schedules.
- Bikes: protected (Class IV) lanes on parts of Senter Rd and bike lanes on Seven Trees Blvd and Sylvandale Ave on the city's bikeway map; the paved Coyote Creek Trail runs along the creek.
- San Jose City Hall is about 4.9 miles straight-line north; the Blossom Hill Caltrain station is about 2.7 miles straight-line south of the center.
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Buying or selling in Seven Trees & Hellyer: what we check
Buying here
- Flood: the city's FEMA-based layer puts about 11% of the outline in Zone AE along Coyote Creek; the rest is Zone D. Check the address on the FEMA map and ask about flood insurance.
- Liquefaction: CGS zones cover almost all of the outline (about 97%). Read the natural hazard disclosure, and for older houses ask about foundation work.
- School district: confirm whether the address is Franklin-McKinley or Oak Grove, and note that Los Arboles closed in 2025.
- Late-1950s and 1960s houses often have original electrical panels, galvanized plumbing and older sewer laterals; budget for inspections and upgrades.
- Check what is planned for the Singleton Rd landfill site and the Monterey Hy/Senter Rd employment area on the city's General Plan map before buying nearby.
Selling here
- Gather permits for additions and garage conversions; buyers in tract neighborhoods compare square footage closely.
- Give straight-line distances to the Seven Trees library, Hellyer County Park and the creek trail.
- For townhomes and condos, have HOA documents, dues history and reserve studies ready.
- If the home is in Zone AE, share the elevation certificate and flood insurance history.
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faq
Seven Trees & Hellyer questions, answered
Is Hellyer County Park part of San Jose?
The park is unincorporated Santa Clara County land, an island inside the city, run by County Parks. The homes around it are City of San Jose.
Which school districts serve Seven Trees & Hellyer?
Franklin-McKinley for most elementary grades, Oak Grove for a southeast pocket near Coyote Rd, and East Side Union High for high school. Check the exact address with the districts.
Is there a velodrome here?
Yes. The Hellyer velodrome is inside Hellyer County Park, run by the Northern California Velodrome Association in partnership with County Parks.
Where is the library?
The Seven Trees Branch Library shares a site with the city's community center at 3590 Cas Dr; the expanded branch opened in January 2013.
Is the area in a flood zone?
About 11% of the outline, along Coyote Creek, is Zone AE on the city's FEMA-based flood layer; the rest is Zone D. Check the address on the FEMA map.
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