STANFORD — Nestled just south of Stanford University’s campus, amid narrow winding roads lined with imposing oaks and historical estates, an exclusive enclave has neighbors pitted against neighbors over a legal battle that poses a new twist on the region’s housing crisis.
STANFORD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 28: The Lou Henry Hoover House is photographed in the Upper San Juan neighborhood in Stanford, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. STANFORD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 28: A car is parked at in front of a home at the Upper San Juan neighborhood in Stanford, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.
In the Upper San Juan neighborhood specifically, the university has promised to try to alleviate the faculty housing shortage. The Cabrillo-Dolores Faculty Homes, set to be completed next year, replaced two unoccupied single-family homes with seven new ones.