Pleasant Meadows, Pleasanton: Standard-Pacific homes, 1975–1977

Published August 1, 2026

Pleasant Meadows was a 1975 housing development by Standard-Pacific in Pleasanton, built as the final phase of the builder's Easy Street tract in the Del Prado neighborhood. The new phase introduced three models—the Maple, Madrone, and Magnolia—with Ranch-style homes that combined stucco, brick, horizontal wood siding, and clay tile roofs.

Mapping Pleasant Meadows

Pleasant Meadows was built on the remaining Standard-Pacific sites between the earlier Mackay and Ditz-Crane developments in Del Prado, mostly along Hansen Drive.

Annotated aerial map of the Standard-Pacific homes in the Del Prado neighborhood in Pleasanton, California. Base imagery from Google Maps.

Homes and architecture

Pleasant Meadows' homes retained the Ranch form while incorporating more contemporary exterior treatments. Standard-Pacific used stucco extensively, with brick masonry, clay tile roofs, horizontal wood siding, and board-and-batten accents adding variation among the models. The three new Pleasant Meadows models differed in size, floor plan, and exterior treatment, while the earlier Elm and Cypress designs continued to be offered from the Easy Street phase.

The Pleasant Meadows home designs

The original model homes provide a useful cross-section of the housing introduced with the Pleasant Meadows name. Standard-Pacific presented three new models—the Maple, Madrone, and Magnolia—in a sales complex on Hansen Drive. Together, they document the designs the builder chose to put on display when the tract was relaunched in 1975.

The Maple

This Ranch-style design offered approximately 1,520 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

Present-day view of the home that served as Standard-Pacific’s 1975 Maple model in Pleasant Meadows. Imagery from Google Street View.

The Madrone

This two-story design offered approximately 1,636 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.

Present-day view of the home that served as Standard-Pacific’s 1975 Madrone model in Pleasant Meadows. Imagery from Google Street View.

The Magnolia

The Magnolia offered approximately 1,481 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The exterior combines stucco with a vertical band of brick and board-and-batten siding in the gable.

Present-day view of the home that served as Standard-Pacific’s 1976 Magnolia model in Pleasant Meadows. Imagery from Google Street View.

Marketing Pleasant Meadows

The March 1976 grand-opening advertising positioned Pleasant Meadows as a pastoral setting close to the Bay Area's major employment centers. Under the slogan “Suddenly, the country is convenient,” the ad promoted gently rounded hills, oak and madrone trees, and views of the California mountains while emphasizing commuting access to San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. Homes started at $47,990, with standard features and ducts installed for future air conditioning.

March 1976 ad announcing the grand opening of Pleasant Meadows in Pleasanton. The ad promoted a country setting within commuting distance of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, with homes priced from $47,990.

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Pleasanton — postwar homes and housing tracts

Continue exploring

• Easy Street, Pleasanton: Standard-Pacific homes, 1970–1973
• Del Prado, Pleasanton: Ditz-Crane Homes, 1968–1971
• Del Prado, Pleasanton: Mackay Homes, 1968–1972
• Del Prado, Pleasanton: Mackay Homes, 1973–1975