Kay Homes Foster City 1972 “It’s a good life.”
Here is the sales ‘pitch’ for Foster City…
You’re just 15 miles south of downtown San Francisco. But in some ways, Foster City is like a resort town.
[Kay homes sales brochure 1972]
Because there’s water all around you. There’s the quiet Grand Lagoon, a 60-acre lake and canals, reserved for sailing and swimming and sunbathing on the sandy beaches. Then on the Bay side of the island, there’ll be a Marina for power boats and water-skiing -with’ enough docking space for big cabin cruisers.
Port O’ Call, Foster City’s shopping plaza, has a parking lot for boats, as well as cars!
Foster City is part of the San Mateo School District -with excellent education from kindergarten through junior college. Foster City has the two newest schools in San Mateo with the latest advancements in teaching techniques. You’re near seven major colleges and universities.
You’re just a short ride away from the San Francisco International Airport, from centers of commerce and industry –=- and from historical missions, repertory theaters, beautiful hiking and horseback country.
It’s a good life.
Kay Homes in Foster City were a division of Kaufman Broad Homes. This is the sales binder you would pickup on visiting the sales center in Foster City. The model homes were over on what today we know as Leo Drive. You will note on Leo Drive the street has an odd shape. Saturn Court / Leo Drive was originally a cul-de-sac where you would turn off of Hillsdale Blvd to see model homes. After the sales offices were moved the street was closed off from Hillsdale.
In November of 1971 prices ranged from $39,990 to $45,990 plus options.
This is some of the inspection / move in paperwork that showed a new home owner what to look for in their home to make sure the work was complete. I have removed the Ball’s personal information from the scans & not included some of the personal documentation such as carpet ‘upgrade’ for $223 from Peninsula Floors.
This treasure comes from the Ball Family (Allene and Tom Ball) who have preserved their original marketing & move in material for over 50 years. Thank you to Allene and Tom Ball for preserving these documents and for giving the Foster City Historical Society the opportunity to scan them for preservation.