We speak Eichler
Post-and-beam, tongue-and-groove, radiant slab, mahogany paneling. We can tell a Jones & Emmons plan from a Claude Oakland one across the street.
Sunnyvale Eichlers · Since 1996
Walls of glass,rooms full of sky.
The Boyenga Team has specialized in Eichler and mid-century modern homes across Silicon Valley since 1996. This is our guide to Sunnyvale's tracts — where they are, what they're worth, and how to buy or sell one well.
2,102+
Homes sold across Silicon Valley since 1996
$2.1B+
In real-estate volume closed by the team
25
Specialists on the team, a century-plus of combined experience
6
Sunnyvale Eichler tracts we know street by street
Why a specialist
A generalist sells the square footage. We sell the design.
Roughly 900 Eichlers were built in Sunnyvale between 1957 and 1964. Pricing them well takes more than comps — it takes knowing which beams are original and why a buyer will pay for them.
A buyer pool that gets it
Nearly three decades of cultivating people who specifically want glass walls and an atrium. Your open house is full of the right crowd, not the curious.
Preservation-minded prep
We'd rather restore an original feature than rip it out. Our trade list — beam repair, panel-front cabinetry, period lighting, landscape — protects the character buyers pay for.
The Property Nerds' data
Every Silicon Valley Eichler resale, indexed by model and tract back to the 1990s. When we price your home, we show our work.
Around the tracts
A gallery of Sunnyvale Eichlers
What you're really buying
Five things a photo never quite captures
- 01The light moves through the day
Floor-to-ceiling glass on two or three sides means the house is never lit the same way twice.
- 02The atrium is the living room's fourth wall
An outdoor room in the center of the plan — private, sunlit, and yours in every season.
- 03Beams you can read
Exposed structure on a 4-foot module. Nothing is hidden, so nothing is faked.
- 04Warm floors
Original radiant heating in the slab — quiet, even, and unmistakably mid-century.
- 05A street that agrees with itself
Whole blocks built to one vision. The neighborhood is part of the house.
Where they are
Sunnyvale's Eichler tracts
Approximate number of Eichlers built in each tract — about 935 across Sunnyvale. Open the gallery to see the range.
312
Fairbrae
1958–1961 · gable & flat roofs, near the swim club
228
Fairwood Estates
1959–1962 · many atrium models
184
Green Gables
1957–1960 · early Anshen & Allen plans
96
Fairhaven
1961–1963 · double-gable, larger lots
74
Fairorchard
1962–1964 · low-pitch roofs, mature trees
41
The Highlands
1963–1964 · the last Sunnyvale tract
Owning an Eichler isn't just owning a house — it's acquiring a unique lifestyle.Eric & Janelle Boyenga — The Boyenga Team at Compass
Founders · The Boyenga Team at Compass · DRE #01254724 / #01254725
Eric & Janelle Boyenga
Eric was born and raised in the hills above Los Altos, surrounded by the tech founders who built Silicon Valley. Janelle grew up in a family of engineers, contractors, and designers. In 1996 they started the Valley's original real-estate team; today they're founding partners at Compass and the region's best-known Eichler specialists — the self-described "Property Nerds."
They're preservation-minded to a fault: given the choice, they restore an original feature rather than replace it. Their track record includes the sale of Joseph Eichler's own residence in Atherton and the landmark Eichler X-100.
Considering a sale
Find out what your Sunnyvale Eichler is worth in today's market.
A proper walkthrough, a model-and-tract comp set, and a candid number — from the team that has sold more than 2,100 Silicon Valley homes.