# Custom Swimming Pool Builders for Midtown Palo Alto

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- **Published:** 2026-07-26

Custom Swimming Pool Builders for Midtown Palo Alto Royal Pools by Adams designs and builds custom inground swimming pools throughout Midtown, the mid-century heart of Palo Alto between Oregon Expressway and Loma Verde. We are a Diamond Certified pool construction company based about 35 minutes down the Peninsula on Camden Avenue in San Jose, and we have been building Bay Area pools since 1969. Our five-step program takes your project from first sketch to first swim. Schedule Your Free Design Consultation Or call (408) 371-8000 Pool Construction Services in Midtown Palo Alto Residential Pool Construction Commercial Pool Construction Pool Resurfacing Pool Financing Pools for Palo Alto’s Mid-Century Grid Midtown is post-war Palo Alto at its most coherent: a deliberate street grid of ranch homes and Eichlers built out in the 1950s. The city’s own Eichler tract map names Greer Park (1950 to 1951), Midfair, Fairpark, and Midcourt tracts in this part of town, and the city adopted Eichler Neighborhood Design Guidelines in 2018 to help preserve that character. We design pools the same way: clean mid-century geometry, honest materials, and sightlines that extend the glass-walled living areas straight into the backyard, because an Eichler deserves better than a generic kidney shape. The neighborhood’s one real construction variable sits below grade. Midtown occupies the flat Bayshore side of the city, where excavation can meet shallow groundwater, and Palo Alto regulates construction dewatering with its own permit program, including a limited seasonal pumping window and neighbor notification. We coordinate the dewatering plan with Public Works as part of the permit package through the city’s Accela portal, so the schedule is honest from day one. One reassurance for Greer Park North owners: the 2015 single-story overlay there governs two-story construction, not backyard pools. Recent Royal Pools Projects Every photo below is from a real Royal Pools by Adams project. See more in our project gallery. What Our Customers Say Credentials & Standards Diamond Certified pool builder CA Contractors License #278052 (C-53 Swimming Pool, active) 2026 SF Gate Best of the Bay winner, Pools and Home Contractor categories Named to the 2026 PSN Top 50 Pool Builders list Building custom Bay Area pools since 1969 Meet the Team Royal Pools by Adams is part of the Adams Pool Group, a family-run organization that has been building and finishing pools since 1953. Every 28 Palms project is backed by the same leadership team that oversees every Royal pool in the Bay Area. Tony Adams Owner & CEO, Adams Pool Group Stan Finney General Manager, Royal Pools by Adams Midtown Areas We Serve We design and build pools across Midtown and its neighboring streets: Midtown Proper The core grid around the Middlefield and Colorado shopping district, the neighborhood’s daily hub. Greer Park North The design-protective Eichler enclave around Moffett and Metro circles beside 22-acre Greer Park. St. Claire Gardens The small neighborhood grouped with Midtown on the city’s neighborhood map. South of Midtown The blocks immediately south, sharing Midtown’s mid-century stock. Palo Alto Our citywide Palo Alto page. Midtown Palo Alto Pool Construction FAQs Do I need a permit to build a pool in Midtown Palo Alto? Yes. Pool projects run through the City of Palo Alto’s Planning and Development Services, with plans submitted digitally through the Accela Citizen Access portal. We prepare the drawings, manage plan review, and schedule the inspections. What happens if pool excavation hits groundwater in Midtown? It is common enough here that Palo Alto built a rulebook for it. Midtown sits on the flat Bayshore side of the city, and construction dewatering requires a plan and permit from Public Works, with a limited seasonal pumping window and neighbor notification. We fold the dewatering coordination into the project schedule instead of discovering it mid-dig. Can you design a pool that fits a Midtown Eichler? That is some of our favorite design work. The city’s own tract map names Greer Park, Midfair, Fairpark, and Midcourt Eichler tracts in the Midtown area, and the right pool for those homes uses clean rectangular geometry, minimal coping, and a layout composed around the home’s glass walls so the water reads as part of the living space. Does the Greer Park North single-story overlay affect a pool project? The 2015 overlay bans two-story homes and second-story additions in that enclave; it does not regulate pools. Your pool follows the standard citywide building-permit path, and we confirm any parcel-specific conditions during plan review. Will a pool fit on a Midtown lot? Usually, yes. Midtown’s post-war grid lots are compact but regular, which rewards efficient rectangular designs, plunge pools, and pool-spa combos. We measure the real setbacks and access on your lot and design to them rather than forcing a template. Who supplies the water for filling a Midtown pool? City of Palo Alto Utilities. Palo Alto runs its own municipal water utility, with supply purchased from the San Francisco regional system, most of it Sierra snowmelt from Hetch Hetchy. We schedule and manage the one-time fill with you. Serving Midtown from Oregon Expressway to Loma Verde The Midtown Neighborhood Our San Jose Showroom How to Get to Royal Pools by Adams from Midtown Prefer to plan your project in person? Our San Jose showroom at 2258 Camden Ave is about 35 minutes from Midtown: take US-101 South to Highway 85 South and exit at Camden Avenue. Get directions from Midtown Palo Alto → Part of Our Palo Alto Service Area Swimming Pool Builders in Palo Alto, CA Ready to Build Your Midtown Pool? Start with a free design consultation at your home or in our San Jose showroom. Schedule Your Free Design Consultation Royal Pools by Adams | 2258 Camden Ave, San Jose, CA 95124 | (408) 371-8000 | Mon-Fri 8am-4pm | CSLB #278052