Find tranquility and convenience on this beautiful, build-ready 20+/- acre lot in the foothills of East San Jose. The property offers rolling hills, gorgeous views of downtown San Jose, and a seasonal creek winding through the lower part of the land. This turn-key site is fully entitled and ready for you to build the estate of your dreams. Approved plans (PLN22-217, Building Site Approval, Design Review-Tier I & Grading Approval) ready for a striking 4,722 sq. ft. modern two-story residence with 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths, designed by ODS Architecture, plus a 979 sq. ft. detached 3-car garage, a 980 sq. ft. detached workshop, a 466 sq. ft. detached ADU, and a pool surrounded by 14,000 sq. ft. of professionally designed landscaping. The plans showcase an open-concept living, dining, and kitchen layout, a primary suite with a private balcony, home gym, office, game room, courtyard garden, and multiple patios for indoor-outdoor living, all sited to capture the property's sweeping views. This is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy living in a prestigious, estate community, surrounded by elegant homes. The site also includes a 15 GPM well, ready to support your future home.
Vacant landProperty Type
20.27 acresLot Size
$75,728Price/Acres
Listed by Danielle Davenport•DRE #00954910• KW Bay Area Estates
East San Jose, located between Downtown San Jose and the Diablo Range foothills, is a residential and commercial San Jose neighborhood with a grid of postwar streets and a corridor of long-standing storefronts. The neighborhood’s character concentrates along Story Road at King Road, where taquerias, panaderías, produce markets, and late-night eateries line the sidewalks in a steady hum. Low-slung ranch homes and apartment courts sit beside auto shops and small plazas, giving the streetscape a practical, lived-in feel. Emma Prusch Farm Park adds open fields, gardens, and a rare pocket of rural calm. Mexican Heritage Plaza and the School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza anchor performances, classes, and community events. Alum Rock Park frames the eastern edge with trailheads and creekside shade.
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City lights, greenbelt, mountain and valley views
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Barbed wire fencing
Property has pasture and is horse-friendly
Corners marked
Mostly level terrain
Approved building plans and permits available; site improvements completed or planned; topographical map available; building site cleared
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Individual ownership
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Well water
Sale and tax history for 15475 Clayton Rd
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MLSListings #ML82054423
Jul 16, 2026
Listed
$1,535,000
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Find tranquility and convenience on this beautiful, build-ready 20+/- acre lot in the foothills of East San Jose. The property offers rolling hills, gorgeous views of downtown San Jose, and a seasonal creek winding through the lower part of the land. This turn-key site is fully entitled and ready for you to build the estate of your dreams. Approved plans (PLN22-217, Building Site Approval, Design Review-Tier I & Grading Approval) ready for a striking 4,722 sq. ft. modern two-story residence with 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths, designed by ODS Architecture, plus a 979 sq. ft. detached 3-car garage, a 980 sq. ft. detached workshop, a 466 sq. ft. detached ADU, and a pool surrounded by 14,000 sq. ft. of professionally designed landscaping. The plans showcase an open-concept living, dining, and kitchen layout, a primary suite with a private balcony, home gym, office, game room, courtyard garden, and multiple patios for indoor-outdoor living, all sited to capture the property's sweeping views. This is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy living in a prestigious, estate community, surrounded by elegant homes. The site also includes a 15 GPM well, ready to support your future home.
MLSListings #ML81817915
Jan 20, 2021
Sold
$1,299,000
Jan 13, 2021
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Dec 29, 2020
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Oct 29, 2020
Listed
$1,299,000
+10
Find tranquility and convenience with this beautiful, build-ready 20+/- acre lot in the foothills of East San Jose with over 260k in improvements. Property has rolling hills, gorgeous views of downtown San Jose and a seasonal creek. This turn-key site is available for you to build your 4750 sq. ft. dream home, 1200 sq. ft. ancillary unit and equestrian facility. This is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy living in a prestigious, estate community, surrounded by elegant homes, oak trees and greenbelts. This site also includes a new 15 GPM well with water tests, geotechnical, biological, topographical, and line surveys, as well as percolation tests with septic plans. Retreat like living within minutes from Downtown San Jose, and near all major freeways, highways, employers, and shopping areas.
As the MLS and public records start to fill up, we'll list the details here.
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Santa Clara County
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Last updated by owner on Oct 29, 2020.
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