Blossom Manor Neighborhood of Los Gatos

Hello neighbors in Los Gatos and fans of the "Gem City." I was asked to participate in the Patch blog effort, so will occasionally be popping in with a post related to our community, neighborhoods, local real estate, events or maybe even some history of the area. By way of introduction, I'm a Realtor here in town (with Sereno Group) and a Los Gatos resident (Belwood area). Many of my contributions will be from or related to works I have written on in my Live in Los Gatos blog or my Valley of Hearts Delight blog. 

So to begin, I thought I'd start with information on one of our most sought-after neighborhoods: Blossom Manor.

Blossom Manor is a highly popular residential area in Los Gatos, which is close to shops, parks and the highly acclaimed Los Gatos schools, where all elementary schools and Fisher Middle School enjoy API scores of over 900 (see the Santa Clara County List of Schools 2010 for all schools in SCC). The public schools seem to be the key driver in the neighborhood's enduring draw.

There are many gently winding roads, a few very minor hills and some perfectly tree lined streets. It's a tidy area where homes old and new all tend to be well kept.

Where is the Blossom Manor Neighborhood?

Located in east Los Gatos, Blossom Manor is bordered by Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos Boulevard, Los Gatos Almaden Road, and Longwood Drive. With this post, please find an enhanced map of the area. I added the location of the shopping centers (3 grocery stores between them, many restaurants, coffee places, video rental, Noah's Bagels, drug store, banks, etc.) and I inputted the two nearby public schools for this neighborhood of town. (Google can add schools but adds all of them as dots — but no names.) To see the live Google map and be able to zoom in and out and pan the area generally, use this link.)

There are many shops, stores, and restaurants along Los Gatos Boulevard, and especially at the intersection of Los Gatos Boulevard and Blossom Hill Road, but also along Los Gatos Blvd between Blossom Hill and Los Gatos-Almaden Road.  For instance, there are three grocery stores all within a few blocks: Nob Hill, Lunardi's and Whole Foods are all along the border of The Manor.  Restaurants run from upscale (Viva)  to grab & go (Chinese take out) with everything in between (new Los Gatos Cafe, Jamba Juice, High Tech Burrito, Japanese food, a chocolate shop).  If you're looking for an area that is pedestrian-friendly, this is it!

Homes in the manor tend to sell fast — and as of this writing, there's only one available property on the market in Blossom Manor right now! (See map with list of homes for sale in BH Manor)

Want to know more? I welcome your comments here or by email.