Eichler Tract:
Palo Verde & Royal Manor

About Palo Verde & Royal Manor, Palo Alto

Palo Verde is the south Palo Alto neighborhood bounded by Loma Verde Avenue, East Meadow Drive, Middlefield Road and West Bayshore Road. Its best-known Eichler tract is Royal Manor, about 200 homes built in 1957 and 1958. Many residents call the whole area Palo Verde, after the neighborhood elementary school.

Royal Manor at a glance

• Built: 1957–1958

• Homes: about 200 (Palo Alto lists 201 lots; local reporting counts up to 213)

• Setting: next to the Eichler Swim and Tennis Club on Louis Road, which opened in 1958

• A few atrium models among the tract’s plans

• School district: Palo Alto Unified; Palo Verde Elementary is the neighborhood’s namesake school

• Single-story overlay: none

History

Sources differ on the name: Eichler Network reports that Eichler called this area “Faircourt,” while Palo Alto’s tract inventory lists Faircourt as a separate tract next door. See our Faircourt page. Neighborhood lore credits a resident with persuading Eichler to add the swim and tennis club, which still anchors community life. Original homes in the area sold for about $15,000.

Remodeling rules

Royal Manor has no single-story overlay. An overlay effort stalled when some owners withdrew support, and Palo Alto adopted voluntary Eichler Design Guidelines in 2018 instead. Second-story additions remain possible here, which matters whether you are buying next to one or planning your own remodel. See our Eichler design guidelines by city.

Read more

• Royal Manor Eichler Homes: A Mid-Century Modern Landmark

• Palo Verde: A Historical and Architectural Landmark

• 829 Talisman Drive: A Reimagined Eichler in Palo Verde

• All Palo Alto Eichler neighborhoods

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