Mitty, San Jose, CA

Mitty occupies a slim wedge between Lawrence Expressway and Strawberry Park in West San Jose, with Stevens Creek Boulevard forming the northern edge and Moorpark Avenue the southern tip. Inside the taper, Mitty Way and Forest View Drive feed quiet loops like Westdale and Glentree, where single-story ranches from the early 1960s sit on sixty-foot frontages. Houses show original brick accents, fresh paint in coastal palettes, and newer dual-pane windows, while tidy lawns are bordered by camellias and citrus. Daily convenience is strong. A Safeway-anchored plaza at Stevens Creek and Lawrence offers groceries, coffee, and quick dining within a two-minute walk, and the I-280 ramps lie just beyond. On weekends residents stroll to the Archbishop Mitty High fields for youth soccer or head five minutes east to Calabazas Park's dog run and basketball courts. The flip side is constant traffic noise from Lawrence Expressway, especially for homes along the western fence line, and cut-through drivers who sometimes speed down Mitty Way at rush hour. Sidewalks and mature magnolias lend a settled feel, but public green inside the tract is limited to private lawns and the school campus. It is a stable mid-century pocket with excellent retail access, balanced against the expressway hum.