EXHIBIT 25.1
 
                                   FORM T-1
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
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                           STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                  A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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                     CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                     ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                           SECTION 305(B)(2) _______
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                    UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


               New York                         13-3818954
     (Jurisdiction of incorporation         (I.R.S. employer
      if not a U.S. national bank)         identification No.)


         114 West 47th Street                   10036-1532
             New York, NY                       (Zip Code)
        (Address of principal
          executive offices)
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                            Standard Pacific Corp.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


               Delaware                         33-0475989
    (State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. employer
     incorporation or organization)        identification No.)

       1565 West MacArthur Blvd.
            Costa Mesa, CA                        92626
(Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
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                           8% Senior Notes due 2008
                      (Title of the indenture securities)

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                                    GENERAL


1.   General Information
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     Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

     (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
          it is subject.

          Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2nd District), New York, New York
             (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
          Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
          New York State Banking Department, Albany, New York

     (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

          The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

2.   Affiliations with the Obligor
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     If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

          None

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15:

     Standard Pacific Corp. currently is not in default under any of its
     outstanding securities for which United States Trust Company of New York is
     Trustee. Accordingly, responses to Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
     13, 14 and 15 of Form T-1 are not required under General Instruction B.

16.  List of Exhibits
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     T-1.1 -- Organization Certificate, as amended, issued by the State of New
              York Banking Department to transact business as a Trust Company,
              is incorporated by reference to Exhibit T-1.1 to Form T-1 filed on
              September 15, 1995 with the Commission pursuant to the Trust
              Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform
              Act of 1990 (Registration No. 33-97056).

     T-1.2 -- Included in Exhibit T-1.1.

     T-1.3 -- Included in Exhibit T-1.1.

 
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16.  List of Exhibits
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     (cont'd)

     T-1.4 -- The By-Laws of United States Trust Company of New York, as
              amended, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit T-1.4 to Form T-1
              filed on September 15, 1995 with the Commission pursuant to the
              Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust Indenture
              Reform Act of 1990 (Registration No. 33-97056).

     T-1.6 -- The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust
              Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform
              Act of 1990.

     T-1.7 -- A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee pursuant
              to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
              authority.


NOTE
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As of February 24, 1998, the trustee had 2,999,020 shares of Common Stock
outstanding, all of which are owned by its parent company, U.S. Trust
Corporation.  The term "trustee" in Item 2, refers to each of United States
Trust Company of New York and its parent company, U.S. Trust Corporation.

In answering Item 2 in this statement of eligibility as to matters peculiarly
within the knowledge of the obligor or its directors, the trustee has relied
upon information furnished to it by the obligor and will rely on information to
be furnished by the obligor and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee,
United States Trust Company of New York, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of
eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in the City of New York, and State of New York, on the 24th day
of February, 1998.

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
    OF NEW YORK, Trustee


By: /s/ JOHN GUILIANO
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        John Guiliano
        Vice President

 
                                                                   Exhibit T-1.6
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       The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

                    United States Trust Company of New York
                             114 West 47th Street
                             New York, NY  10036


September 1, 1995



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

Gentlemen:


Pursuant to the provisions of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990, and subject to the
limitations set forth therein, United States Trust Company of New York ("U.S.
Trust") hereby consents that reports of examinations of U.S. Trust by Federal,
State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.



Very truly yours,


UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
     OF NEW YORK


 
By:  /s/ GERARD F. GANEY
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         Gerard F. Ganey
         Senior Vice President

 
                                                                   EXHIBIT T-1.7

                    UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION
                               December 31, 1997
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                                (IN THOUSANDS)


                                                     
ASSETS                                               
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Cash and Due from Banks                                 $   80,246
                                                     
Short-Term Investments                                     386,006
                                                     
Securities, Available for Sale                             661,596
                                                     
Loans                                                    1,774,551
Less:  Allowance for Credit Losses                          16,202
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     Net Loans                                           1,758,349
Premises and Equipment                                      61,477
Other Assets                                               124,499
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     Total Assets                                       $3,072,173
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LIABILITIES                                          
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Deposits:                                            
     Non-Interest Bearing                               $  686,507
     Interest Bearing                                    1,773,254
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         Total Deposits                                  2,459,761
                                                     
Short-Term Credit Facilities                               295,342
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities                   149,775
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     Total Liabilities                                  $2,904,878
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STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY                                 
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Common Stock                                                14,995
Capital Surplus                                             49,541
Retained Earnings                                          100,235
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities              
     Available for Sale, Net of Taxes                        2,524
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Total Stockholder's Equity                                 167,295
                                                        ----------
     Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity         $3,072,173
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I, Richard E. Brinkmann, Senior Vice President & Comptroller of the named bank
do hereby declare that this Statement of Condition has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate regulatory authority
and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Richard E. Brinkman, SVP & Controller
February 9, 1998