by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Feb 16, 2026 | Los Gatos Neighborhoods, LG Lifestyle, West Los Gatos
Villa Capri is one of very few senior condos in or near Los Gatos. Most senior living places in the area are rentals, not homes to purchase, in our area. The only other 55+ condo in town at the moment is The Los Gatos Commons. More will be added at the North 40 (whenever it is completed).
Where is Villa Capri?
Villa Capri is located at 576 W Parr Avenue, Los Gatos 95032. It’s on the Campbell border in the northwestern side of Los Gatos, and it is not far from Vasona Station or El Camino Hospital of Los Gatos, among other nearby draws. Vasona Station includes some nice eateries, such as Aldo’s and Purple Onion – a great reason to take a stroll! There are gas stations along Winchester and it’s a straight shot up Winchester to downtown Los Gatos.
In other words, this is a great location.
It’s a quick ride to San Tomas Expressway and Campbell Avenue to get onto Highway 17. Even easier is the interchange from here onto Highway 85 northbound (and coming back, there is an exit on 85 southbound). Please note that this is not a full intersection at Winchester. Going south from here requires a little jaunt around Lark Avenue to Los Gatos Blvd, or getting there from 17. It’s a pretty good commute location!
Things to know about Villa Capri condos for seniors
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by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Mar 4, 2025 | Los Gatos Neighborhoods, West Los Gatos
Map data ©Google, overlay by Mary Pope-Handy of the Old Adobe Road area.
At the northwest corner of Los Gatos you’ll find a really beautiful neighborhood that consists of Old Adobe Road and nearby streets. It’s just off of Quito Road on the border with Saratoga one one side and Monte Sereno on another. A neighboring subdivision is English Oaks.
This lovely area doesn’t have tightly defined boundaries (at least not as far as I know), but runs roughly between Old Adobe and Quito at the north end to Bicknell at the south and fanning out to beyond Montclair to about More Avenue. It clings to Rinconada Hills along one stretch, too.
What are homes like in the Old Adobe area?
Today I mapped out the approximate neighborhood using the county records and it appears to have about 250 houses or so. Nearly all were built in the 1960s and 1970s, but 10% of the neighborhood spans a century from 1920 to 2018. Most of the homes are between about 2,000 and 3,000 square feet, but about 1/6 of them are larger, a dozen reach 4,000 SF and up, but that is not typical. Most lots are around a quarter to a half acre, but some are bigger and some smaller. So they are comfortable houses on uncrowded lots in a mature neighborhood.
There are some areas within this part of west Los Gatos with no subdivision name, but others are within identifiable subdivisions: Adobe Manor, Verona Manor, Montclair Oaks, Rinconada Acres, Rinconada Terrace, Rinconada Oaks. (A nearby neighborhood is English Oaks, and next to that is Oakwood. Yes, there are plenty of oaks in the region!)
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by Mary Pope-Handy | Feb 27, 2025 | Los Gatos Neighborhoods, West Los Gatos
The Los Gatos Estates townhome community sits just off Pollard Road and More Avenue on the west end of town. Although this area on the north side of Pollard is actually in Campbell, it has a Los Gatos mailing address, which may confuse folks with a gps device. Our MLS also treats it as Campbell, so good to know about this area quirk since if you search for “Los Gatos homes for sale” there it won’t show up! (Same thing for the nearby Cameo Park West neighborhood of Leep homes a little closer to Quito Road.)
Basic facts: appx 57 homes, HOA dues as of this writing in early 2025 are in the high 400s (includes roof, painting, private roads, grounds, pool, spa and tennis court). Homes do not come on the market very often, but expect to see prices between $1,400,000 and $1,700,000 for most if they are remodeled.
Townhouses in Silicon Valley are usually either held in condominium ownership or as PUDs. These are condo. (For more info on the difference between PUD and condo ownership for common interest developments, please read this article on another of my sites.)
What are the Los Gatos Estates homes like?
They were built in 1979. Individual units range in size between 1739-2063 SF, with the average being 1921. Parcels are not big, running from 1739-2063 SF, but there’s a lot of open common space, so it does not feel small or crowded.
Why people love Los Gatos Estates
If you value a convenient location, Los Gatos Estates has it! Directly across the street from the entry to the community you’ll find a large, remodeled Safeway and a number of other helpful shops. El Camino Hospital of Los Gatos is only about a mile away. More shopping is found within 2 miles at Westgate and El Paseo de Saratoga. For workers commuting to Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and similar areas, a trip north on Pollard turns into Lawrence Expressway, making the journey pretty straight forward.
The highly regarded public schools are very nearby: Rolling Hills Middle School (7 on Great Schools with a 10 on test scores) is pretty much “next door” but on the other side of More, and Marshall Lane Elementary (8 on Great Schools, 10 for test scores) is about a half mile away. Westmont High School (8 on GS and 9 for tests) is within a mile also.
The townhomes at Los Gatos Estates enjoy tremendous convenience, but there’s much more to the complex than that. The townhomes are well laid out, with good floor plans, spacious rooms, and often high ceilings. Each one includes an attached 2 car garage and of course a laundry room or closet. In many ways, these townhomes feel more like houses than attached homes. Not only that, but residents get to enjoy a pool, spa, and tennis court, too.
Above is one of two gateway signs along Pollard Road, a nice welcome to the community!
Below, a typical two story townhome with both a back patio and balcony. One end of this complex is adjacent to highway 85, the train tracks, and the high voltage power lines, which you see in the image, too. Homes closest to the freeway, train and electrical wires will be somewhat price impacted by them, of course, but this creates an opportunity for more affordable housing than you might otherwise find in this neighborhood. If you are looking for good real estate pricing, this may be a great opportunity – lots of home for the money.
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by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Sep 20, 2024 | Los Gatos Neighborhoods, West Los Gatos
Rinconada Hills, which sits on the northwest side of Los Gatos, adjacent to Saratoga and Cambpell, is a resort-like community with many luxurious amenities. It is one of the few gated communities anywhere in Silicon Valley, and one of the largest in the greater San Jose area.
Built in stages between 1968 and 1981, the homes here were built by Brown & Kaufmann in 5 different sections. The campus is quite large, 107 acres (almost as big as Vasona Lake County Park) and includes 394 townhomes (see floorplans here) and 40 houses, or single family homes. Approximately 1,000 people live here (in a town of about 30,000). Most everyone in LG knows someone who lives at Rinconada Hills!
The campus includes a remodeled clubhouse (Great Room, library alcove, commercial kitchen, lockers, showers), 10 pools (1 at the clubhouse), spa, and 3 tennis courts. The residents may utilize an extra parking lot for cars or the RV lot for boats/ trailers etc. – though there is a waiting list for that. Additonally, there are 3 ponds plus a lake, and great views to be enjoyed while walking up the hill in the private grounds.
What are homes like at Rinconada Hills?
All of the homes, whether townhouses or single family homes, have stucco exteriors and tiled roofs, although there’s quite a bit of diversity within the areas and styles. Home sizes range from small 2 bedroom townhouses to large 3000 + SF homes on big lots with views. There’s a little bit of everything, but a typical residence might be an 1800 SF 2 story townhouse with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, an attached 2 car garage. There are a few single story townhomes as well as single story houses, though.
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by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | May 9, 2024 | Los Gatos Neighborhoods, West Los Gatos
The Wedgewood-Rinconada neighborhood in west Los Gatos offers a very pretty approach along a gorgeous golf course. If you aren’t familiar with this part of town, you’ll want to get to know it!
Where is the Wedgewood-Rinconada neighborhood?
Map data © Google via Google MyMaps, boundaries and overlay by Mary Pope-Handy.
This neighborhood is more or less a triangle or wedge shape. It skirts along the La Rinconada Country Club and its gorgeous greens on the south, Highway 85 (as well as the Union Pacific Trail, the train tracks, and high voltage power line easement) on the north, and the Rio Rinconada neighborhood to the west. (There’s a jagged piece of land between Rio Rinconada and this area which belongs in part to the town and in part to the water district. It is for storm water or drainage. It is not the town’s border.)
The best known part of this neighborhood is Wedgewood Manor, a large condo complex off of Lora Drive.
The streets included are Wedgewood Avenue (most of it), Browns Lane (private), La Rinconada Drive, Mulberry Drive, and Lora Drive.
What is the neighborhood like?
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This community is entirely residential except for one small church, the St. Basil the Great Byzantine Catholic Church (an eastern rite Catholic church).
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by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Apr 4, 2024 | West Los Gatos, Los Gatos Neighborhoods
The Wedgewood Manor condominium community represents one of the most affordable areas in Los Gatos. Originally a seniors complex, it was converted to be available for all ages many years ago. The smaller next-door Lora Manor condo complex is also on the more affordable end of the scale.
Both of them enjoy a beautiful access road into the neighborhood along the edge of the La Rinconada Golf Club and also boast and highly ranked public schools.
The condo homes are part of the Wedgewood-Rinconada neighborhood off of Wedgewood Avenue and the north side of the La Rinconada Golf Club.
Map data © Google via Google MyMaps, boundaries and overlay by Mary Pope-Handy.
Wedgewood Manor
Located at 14225 Lora Drive, this community is located at the end of Lora Drive in west Los Gatos (close to the Campbell border). It was constructed in 1963 and it includes 108 units,
Homes range between 786 SF and 1050 SF and offer as many as 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, though many of these abodes are smaller. These are often the least expensive homes in town, or tying for most affordable with the Los Gatos Commons (which is a senior community). Heating is central forced air (some may also have small wall heaters).
Many of them have balconies. In some cases. the balconies have been enclosed and made into living space – often an office.
There is a community laundry room, but some units have laundry in the unit.
The main draw is often the affordability factor, which is huge! The biggest negatives are the proximity to the freeway, train tracks, and high voltage power lines, which all run together.
There are carports, but no garages. No pool.
Recently sold condos there have had HOA dues in the range of $472-$672 per month.
Lora Manor
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