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Warmington homes
Warmington Residential is a California family builder that dates its start to 1926 and marks its centennial in 2026. In our area it has built townhomes in Palo Alto and Mountain View and single-family homes in Gilroy, and listings credit it with homes in Morgan Hill and San Jose. Here’s what the records confirm and what the homes resell for.
- builder
- Warmington Residential
- founder
- William C. Warmington, 1926
- headquarters
- Costa Mesa, per the company
- ownership
- family-owned, per the company
- norcal
- a Northern California division, San Ramon-based in 2017
- architect
- KTGY, at Vantage of Palo Alto
- listings say
- “Warmington home,” “built by Warmington”
- sales on record · live…
- median $/sq ft, last 2 yrs…
- for sale now · live…
- years in business in 2026, per the company100
where they are
Warmington communities in our area
From city approvals and permit reports, state records and trade press; listing-only credits are marked.
| community | city | years | homes | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vantage of Palo Alto | Palo Alto | about 2008 | 76 | Two- and three-bedroom townhomes with tuck-under garages, designed by KTGY in an Eichler-inspired modern style, with 2-kW solar on every home, per trade press. |
| Ariana Place | Mountain View | 2018–2020 | — | Three-story townhomes on Ariana Pl, built by a Warmington affiliate, per a city permit report. |
| Heritage on 6th Street | Gilroy | 2023–2025 | 19 | Two-story single-family homes at 700 W. Sixth St, approved by the city in 2022; listings describe all-electric homes with owned solar and a battery. |
| Milpitas site later built as Traverse | Milpitas | 2006–2013 | — | Warmington entitled the site at S. Main St and Montague Expwy and sold it in 2013; K. Hovnanian built Traverse there. |
| Morgan Hill homes | Morgan Hill | 2000–2004 (listings) | — | Listings credit Warmington with homes on Lancia Dr, Bentley Dr, Aston Ct, Talbot Dr and Calle Central (“Morgan Lane”); we couldn’t confirm the tract names. |
| Park Commons area | Gilroy | 1997 (listing) | — | Listings credit Warmington with homes on Eden St and Floral St; the 1994 state record for Park Commons doesn’t name a builder. |
| San Jose condos and townhomes | San Jose | 2000s (listings) | — | Listings credit Warmington with Viridian on Sakura Dr, Celadon and other San Jose communities; we couldn’t confirm them from records. |
We found no Warmington communities in bay-side San Mateo County or San Francisco. Most of its other Northern California work is in the East Bay and beyond.
the homes
What the homes are like
From trade press, city filings and listings.
- townhomes
Townhomes on infill sites
Vantage and Ariana Place are townhomes on infill sites, three stories at Ariana Place.
- solar
Solar early
Vantage came with 2-kW solar on every home around 2008, years before the state requirement, per trade press; the 2025 Gilroy homes are all-electric with owned solar, per listings.
- design
Eichler-inspired modern
KTGY designed Vantage in the spirit of Eichler-era modernism, per trade press.
- detached
Single-family homes too
In Gilroy and Morgan Hill, listings describe detached two-story homes, some with a casita or ADU.
- myth check
Entitled, not built
Warmington entitled the Milpitas site where K. Hovnanian built Traverse, so Traverse homes aren’t Warmington-built.
the sales ledger
Every recorded Warmington sale
Each dot is a sale whose listing names Warmington, mostly in Morgan Hill, San Jose and Gilroy. 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 Warmington homes sell 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 Warmington.
Checking active listings…
owning one today
Owning one today
- HOAs and CC&RsThe townhome communities have associations. Ask for the CC&Rs, budget, reserve study and who handles the roofs.
- SolarConfirm whether the panels are owned, the net-metering plan and the inverter’s age.
- Warranty and SB 800California’s Right to Repair Act generally limits defect claims to 10 years after completion, so Ariana Place (2020) and Heritage on 6th (2025) are inside that window and older homes are past it.
the nerd check
Buying or selling one
What we check when you buy
- Confirm the builderWe check the deed and permits, since listings credit Warmington with more homes than records confirm.
- Community and completion dateWe confirm the plan and completion date, which set the comparables and the warranty window.
- HOA and solar paperworkWe read the association documents and confirm the solar ownership.
- The right comparablesWe compare against the same plan in the same community first.
How we market one when you sell
- Name the builderBuyers search for Warmington homes by name, so we confirm it and say so in the listing.
- Paperwork up frontWe gather HOA and solar documents early.
- 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 is Warmington?
A California family builder founded in 1926 by William C. Warmington, according to the California Homebuilding Foundation. The company is based in Costa Mesa and marks its 100th year in 2026, per the company.
What has Warmington built here?
Vantage of Palo Alto (76 townhomes, about 2008), Ariana Place townhomes in Mountain View (2018–2020) and Heritage on 6th Street in Gilroy (19 homes). Listings also credit it with homes in Morgan Hill and San Jose.
Did Warmington build Traverse in Milpitas?
No. Warmington entitled the site and sold it in 2013; K. Hovnanian built Traverse.
Is a Warmington home still inside the defect window?
California’s Right to Repair Act generally allows defect claims for up to 10 years after completion, so the 2020 and 2025 communities are inside it and older homes are past it.
sources
Sources
City and state records, trade press and company material, checked October 2026.
- California Homebuilding Foundation: James Warmington (1998)Founding in 1926 and family historywww.mychf.org/node/251
- Professional Builder: Warmington Group’s strategy (2014)Family-owned company and scalewww.probuilder.com/home/article/55197151/home-building-warmington-groups-strategy-for-big-revenue-gains
- Architect Magazine: Warmington Homes completes green developmentVantage of Palo Alto (trade press)www.architectmagazine.com/design/warmington-homes-completes-green-development_o
- City of Mountain View: completed projects reportAriana Place townhomesmountainview.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/3066/637968794784730000
- Gilroy Dispatch: Council OKs housing project (2022)Heritage on 6th Streetgilroydispatch.com/council-oks-housing-project-with-conditions/
- MLSListings: Heritage on 6th Street listingAll-electric homes with owned solar (listing)about.mlslistings.com/property/ML81996401
- CEQAnet: Warmington Homes Development Project, Milpitas (2006)The Milpitas siteceqanet.lci.ca.gov/2006062054
- 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
- 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
- Mardell1955–1959
- Hayman Homes1960s–1970s
- Ditz-Crane1962–1984
- Brown & Kauffmann1960s–1981
- Bahl1968–1986
- Ponderosa Homes1970s–1990s
- Shapell1971–2000s
- SummerHill Homes1976–today
- Pinn Brothers1976–today
- Robson Homes1989–today
- Pacific Peninsula Group1989–today
- Barry Swenson Builder1990s–2010s
- Classic Communities1990s–2010s
- Warmington1990s–2020s
- DeNova Homes2000s–today
- City Ventures2011–today
- Trumark Homes2012–today
- 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
talk to a property nerd
Own a Warmington home?
We can value it against resales of the same plan and get the HOA and solar paperwork in order. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.
