Silicon Valley Eichler tracts, city by city

When Eichler built where

Each bar is a tract, placed by the years it was built. Palo Alto’s lane is crowded because most of the 1950s tracts on this list are there. By the late 1960s the tracts were smaller, and most were designed by Claude Oakland.

build years documentedapproximate (“early 1960s”)

4 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.

Palo Alto Eichler tracts

Palo Alto has more Eichler tracts than any other city here. Years and lot counts come from the City of Palo Alto’s 2018 Eichler design guidelines unless noted, and every tract has its own page.

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Mountain View Eichler tracts

Monta Loma’s neighborhood association says Eichler built more than 200 homes there in 1954, in a tract called Fairview. Grandmeadow came almost 20 years later.

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Cupertino Eichler tracts

The City of Cupertino’s 2001 Fairgrove handbook counts 220 Eichler homes built in the early 1960s; an Eichler publication says 230-plus.

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San Jose Eichler tracts

The National Register study of San Jose’s Eichler tracts counts 484 homes in seven tracts in Willow Glen and the city’s western district, built from 1952 to 1963. It doesn’t give a count for Hudson.

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Monte Sereno Eichler tracts

A single cul-de-sac off Winchester Blvd, and the only Eichler tract in the Los Gatos area.

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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.

• City of Palo AltoEichler design guidelines (2018), with its table of tracts, years, lot counts and architects; the Green Gables and Greenmeadow National Register nominations.
• City of San JoseThe National Register study “Housing Tracts of Joseph Eichler in San Jose, California, 1952–1963” and the Fairglen Additions nomination.
• City of SunnyvaleStaff reports on single-story zoning districts and the city’s list of approved districts.
• City of CupertinoEichler Design Handbook for Fairgrove (2001).
• State of CaliforniaState Historical Resources Commission materials on Pomeroy Green.
• Everything elseAn Eichler publication, Santa Clara County’s index of recorded tract maps, and Monta Loma’s neighborhood association.

Also reported, but not confirmed: Fairorchard, Midtown and Fairpark Addition in Sunnyvale, and Pomeroy West, a second townhouse complex in Santa Clara. 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.

Buying a tract Eichler

• Which tract is it, really?Confirm it from the recorded tract map or city records, not the listing. Names repeat: Fairwood Ave, Fair Orchard Ave and Fairgrove Ct are streets in San Jose’s Fairglen Additions, not the Sunnyvale or Cupertino tracts with similar names.
• 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 differPalo Alto, Sunnyvale and Cupertino have written Eichler rules, some tracts carry single-story zoning, and a few homes or tracts have historic status. Check the parcel with the city’s planning department before you plan changes.