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An 18-acre neighborhood of small-lot houses, row houses, townhouses and condos built on the former Old Mill Specialty Center site, planned around the San Antonio Caltrain station at its north end.
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Homes for sale, for rent and recently sold in The Crossings
Every active listing, rental and closed sale in The Crossings from the MLS, updated automatically, with a map of the neighborhood outline.
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Listings come from MLSListings and other MLSs through IDX and show their listing brokerage; confirm details with the listing agent. The map outline is the neighborhood boundary used by our listing search (The Crossings: the former Old Mill site by San Antonio Caltrain (approximate)); it may not match every local definition.
the story
How The Crossings came to be
The Crossings was planned around a train platform before the platform existed. In September 1991 the Mountain View City Council adopted the San Antonio Station Precise Plan for the land between California Street, Central Expressway and Showers Drive, then home to the Old Mill Specialty Center. The plan called for replacing the shopping center with an 18-acre neighborhood devoted primarily to housing, organized around public streets with buildings facing them, a small neighborhood center with green space and shops, and a Caltrain station and bus stops at the north end, with the highest densities near the tracks and lower densities on the southeast side next to existing homes.
The land had already been through two plans: a San Antonio-California Area Precise Plan in 1972 and an Old Mill Area Precise Plan in 1985 that aimed at a retail, office and hotel complex. By 1991 the city's stated reasons for switching to housing were a widening gap between jobs and homes and a shrinking supply of moderately priced housing. The plan was amended in 1995 and 1996 as density, phasing and parking were worked out, a 2010 Palo Alto Weekly profile indicates homes were occupied by 1995, and Caltrain opened San Antonio station at 190 Showers Drive on April 18, 1999, replacing the old Castro stop about 0.8 mile south at Rengstorff Avenue.
The Old Mill name lives on next door. East of Showers Drive, the 279-unit Old Mill condominium complex predates the 1991 plan and shares its zoning. West of Pacchetti Way, the old Old Mill office building and supermarket block moved into the city's 2014 San Antonio Precise Plan and was approved for apartments in 2018. Across California Street, the Los Altos School District bought 11.65 acres of San Antonio Center in 2019 for a future school, and the city agreed that year to buy two acres of it for a public park at California Street and Pacchetti Way.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
The street plan is compact. Showers Drive curves along the east side from California Street up to the station, Pacchetti Way runs along the west side, and short blocks fill the middle: Sondgroth Way, Laurel Way, Concord Circle, Beacon Street, Whit's Road, Hilary Avenue and Freedom Lane, plus Alley Way and Showers Court. Two small private parks sit at Concord Circle and Sondgroth Way and at Beacon Street and Laurel Way, and the shared pool complex is near the station end.
Housing steps up in density from south to north, as the 1991 plan intended. On Beacon Street, Whit's Road, Laurel Way, Concord Circle and Sondgroth Way, city parcel and building maps show detached houses on lots mostly between about 1,400 and 2,900 sq ft, well under a typical 6,000 sq ft suburban lot. Hilary Avenue, Freedom Lane and the courts carry smaller townhouse and row-house parcels, and the larger multi-unit buildings line Pacchetti Way and Showers Drive toward the station. In all, the city's parcel layer counts about 345 addressed parcels west of Showers Drive.
Every home here sits in a homeowners association; the 2014 profile lists separate associations for the condominiums, townhouses, row houses and single-family homes. Zoning is the city's P(8) San Antonio Station Precise Plan rather than standard R1 rules, so additions, ADUs, fences and other exterior changes run through both the HOA documents and the precise plan.
streets in the crossings
- Showers Drive
- Pacchetti Way
- Sondgroth Way
- Laurel Way
- Concord Circle
- Beacon Street
- Whit's Road
- Hilary Avenue
- Freedom Lane
- Alley Way
- Showers Court
- California Street
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near The Crossings
- landmark
San Antonio Caltrain station
At 190 Showers Drive on the neighborhood's north edge, opened April 18, 1999. Local and Limited trains stop here (express trains do not), with two side platforms, a pedestrian tunnel at the south end and 199 paid parking spaces.
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Neighborhood parks and pool
Private green spaces at Concord Circle and Sondgroth Way and at Beacon Street and Laurel Way, plus an HOA pool complex near the station, maintained by the associations.
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Nearby city parks
Mora Park (0.43 acre, on Mora Place) and Klein Park (1.31 acres) are a few blocks east and southeast past Showers Drive; Del Medio Park (0.37 acre) is just west across San Antonio Road.
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California/Pacchetti Park (planned)
A two-acre city park planned at California Street and Pacchetti Way, next to the Los Altos School District's future school site, where the district is to build four acres of joint-use fields; the current deadline for that open space is September 30, 2030.
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San Antonio Center
Directly across California Street: Safeway on San Antonio Road, Trader Joe's and Walmart on Showers Drive, and an Alamo Drafthouse cinema on California Street. A small grocery and a taqueria sit on the California Street corner at Showers Drive.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
The Crossings is one of the Mountain View neighborhoods served by the Los Altos School District for elementary and junior high, and by the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District for high school. LASD also owns an 11.65-acre site across California Street for a future school, which could change attendance areas when it opens. Attendance boundaries change, so confirm the assigned schools for any address with each district before you buy.
Los Altos School District guide · Mountain View-Los Altos high schools · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- Caltrain: San Antonio station is on the north edge; every home is within roughly a quarter to a third of a mile of the platform (approximate). Local and Limited trains stop here; Mountain View station is the next stop south and California Avenue in Palo Alto the next stop north.
- Bus: VTA route 21 serves the station, and more routes, including the Mountain View Community Shuttle, stop at San Antonio Center across California Street.
- Roads: Central Expressway runs on the far side of the tracks, San Antonio Road is at the northwest tip, and El Camino Real is about half a mile south (approximate). US 101 is reached via San Antonio Road or Rengstorff Avenue to the north.
- Bikes: the station has bike racks and BikeLink lockers, and city and LASD plans for the school site call for wider sidewalks and buffered or separated bikeways along California Street and Showers Drive.
- On foot: San Antonio Center's groceries, restaurants and cinema are across California Street, a few minutes' walk from most homes.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in The Crossings: what we check
Buying here
- Figure out which association(s) cover the home (single-family, row house, townhouse or condo) and read each set of CC&Rs, budgets, reserve studies and minutes; ask specifically about parking rules and guest parking, since a 2010 profile noted limits on street parking.
- Zoning is the P(8) San Antonio Station Precise Plan, not R1, so ask the city and the HOA before you count on an ADU, an addition or an SB 9 split.
- Homes on the north side sit near the Caltrain line and the station. Visit at peak commute hours to judge train sound, station traffic and parking for a specific lot.
- Expect construction nearby for years: the LASD school, its joint-use fields and the two-acre city park are planned across California Street, and San Antonio Center continues to redevelop.
- Lots are small and walls or easements may be shared, so confirm who maintains roofs, exteriors and fences (owner or HOA). FEMA maps the area as Zone X with reduced flood risk due to a levee; check the parcel and ask your insurance agent.
Selling here
- Lead with the walk to the platform and the shopping across California Street, with a simple map in minutes from your door.
- Have every layer of HOA documents, budgets and special assessment history ready before you list.
- Gather records for any work on original 1990s systems (water heaters, HVAC, roofs and windows if owner-maintained), and consider a pre-inspection.
- Note the planned park, school and joint-use fields across California Street in a short factual summary, since buyers will ask.
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faq
The Crossings questions, answered
What was here before The Crossings?
The Old Mill Specialty Center shopping center. The city adopted the San Antonio Station Precise Plan in 1991 to replace it with a housing-focused neighborhood and a Caltrain station; the Old Mill name survives in the condominium complex across Showers Drive.
How close is Caltrain?
San Antonio station is on the neighborhood's north edge at 190 Showers Drive. Every home is within roughly a quarter to a third of a mile of the platform (approximate). Local and Limited trains stop here.
Which school district serves The Crossings?
Los Altos School District for elementary and junior high, and Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District for high school. Confirm any address with the districts, since boundaries change.
Is The Crossings an HOA community?
Yes. There are separate associations for the condominiums, townhouses, row houses and single-family homes, plus shared amenities such as the pool and small parks. Ask for the documents and dues for every association that covers a home.
What is planned nearby?
Across California Street, LASD owns an 11.65-acre site for a future school with four acres of joint-use fields, and the city plans a two-acre park at California Street and Pacchetti Way. The former Old Mill office and supermarket block west of Pacchetti Way was approved for apartments in 2018.
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