1040 Chestnut Street, Marina

The building

Built in 1940, 1040 Chestnut Street is a building of flats of two stories. The Assessor's roll lists three units. The most recent permitted work on file with Building Inspection was completed in 2005. On a lot of 3,781 square feet, the parcel falls in RH-3, a three-family residential district. The height and bulk district here is 40//40-R-4, per Planning's zoning map.

Getting around

The address sits on the Chestnut Street block between Hyde and Larkin. The nearest Muni stop, Hyde and Chestnut, is about 300 feet on foot, and Hyde and Lombard is about a three-minute walk away. Within a five-minute walk there are Muni stops at seven intersections. Moscone Rec Center, about 13 acres, is about a fifteen-minute walk away. Francisco Park is closer still, about 300 feet on foot.

Marina / Cow Hollow

The Marina and Cow Hollow sit on the northern edge of San Francisco, with Chestnut and Union as everyday corridors and the waterfront close at hand.

Source: City and County of San Francisco, Assessor-Recorder (2025 roll), Planning, Building Inspection, Public Works, SFMTA, and Recreation and Parks records via DataSF, retrieved October 31, 2026. Walking times are estimates.