Foster City Neighborhoods
Foster City was master-planned on Brewer Island from 1961 around nine numbered residential neighborhoods, each anchored by a park and distinguished by a street-name theme; boundary changes in 1990 produced 14 planning neighborhoods, adding Town Center, Pilgrim/Triton, Vintage Park, Chess and Lincoln. Residents and listings also use subdivision names such as Bay Vista, Treasure Isle and Marina Point, which overlap the numbered neighborhoods.
16 neighborhoods across 3 areas. For current market data, schools and buying strategy, see the Foster City real estate guide. Browse other cities on the Silicon Valley neighborhoods page.
Numbered Residential Neighborhoods
Neighborhood 1 (Famous Ships)
Streets are named for famous ships. One of three neighborhoods where Eichler Homes built houses between 1963 and 1968, scattered among conventional tract homes.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High) · Eichler homes
Neighborhood 2 (Birds)
Streets are named for birds, and the neighborhood includes Eichler homes from the 1960s. Gull Park (Gull Ave near Killdeer Ct), Killdeer Park and Turnstone Park are here.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High) · Eichler homes
Neighborhood 3 (Fish)
Streets are named for fish. Marlin Park (Marlin Ave near Swordfish St), Shad Park, Sunfish Park and Pompano Park are on fish-named streets.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High)
Neighborhood 4 (Boats & Boat Parts)
Streets are named for boats and boat parts. Its Eichler homes include an all-Eichler 1968 stretch of Mainsail Court linked by pedestrian paths to Ketch Park; Catamaran Park is at Catamaran St and Shell Blvd.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High) · Eichler homes
Neighborhood 5 (Explorers)
Developed in the 1970s entirely as condominiums and cluster housing, with no detached single-family homes, including The Islands and Lido Island overlooking the Central Lake. The former Charter Square shopping center site is now Beach Park Elementary.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High)
Neighborhood 6 (Admirals)
Streets are named for admirals; Farragut Park is on Farragut Boulevard near Beach Park Boulevard.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High)
Neighborhood 7 (Islands)
Residential neighborhood whose streets are named for islands under the city's naming scheme.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High)
Neighborhood 8 (Bays)
Streets are named for bays; Boothbay Park (11.2 acres) is on Boothbay Avenue.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High)
Neighborhood 9 (Constellations & Stars)
Streets are named for constellations and stars, including Arcturus Circle (Arcturus Park), Leo Drive (Leo Park) and Antares Lane near Edgewater Park (8.5 acres).
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High)
Commonly Used Area Names
Bay Vista
Area of 1960s single-family homes built by several developers, including Eichler, near Bridgeview and Killdeer Parks and Audubon Elementary.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High) · Eichler homes
Treasure Isle
One of the Foster City areas where Joseph Eichler built homes; the city's Eichlers date from 1963-1968 and were designed mostly by Claude Oakland.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High) · Eichler homes
Marina Point
Area around Ketch Park, also called Marina Point Estates, listed among Foster City's Eichler neighborhoods.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High) · Eichler homes
Sea Cloud / Sea Colony
Area centered on Sea Cloud Park, the city's largest park at 23.9 acres, with Little League and soccer fields; homes are mostly 1970s-1980s single-family houses with some townhomes and apartments.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High) · Also listed as Sea Cloud / Nantucket Cove
Carmel Village
Bayfront area with 1960s single- and two-story homes, condos, townhomes and apartments, two shopping centers and Bowditch Middle School, the city's only public middle school.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High)
Town Center & Mixed-Use Districts
Metro Center / Town Center
Central district planned around the interior lake, home to the primary office area with the 22-story Metro Tower and Visa offices; Leo J. Ryan Park (20.7 acres, with an amphitheater) is on Shell Boulevard near East Hillsdale Boulevard. Mid- to high-rise mixed-use development is directed north of East Hillsdale Boulevard and east of Edgewater Boulevard.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High)
Pilgrim-Triton
Former industrial and R&D district where plans were approved to replace single-story office and industrial buildings with mixed-use commercial and residential development.
Schools: San Mateo-Foster City School District; San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo or Hillsdale High)
Neighborhood names follow city sources where they exist; informal names are noted. School assignments can change, so confirm by address with the district. Source: City of Foster City.
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