116 Merced Avenue, West Portal

The building

According to the Assessor, 116 Merced Avenue was built in 1925 as a one-story single-family house. Planning's records identify the property as a historic resource within the Forest Hill Historic District. Building Inspection's latest completed permit at this address dates to 2014. The lot measures 5,000 square feet and is zoned RH-1(D), a detached single-family residential district. Planning maps the parcel in the 40//40-R-4 height and bulk district.

Getting around

On Merced Avenue, the building is on the stretch between Garcia Avenue and Kensington. Muni stops at Laguna Honda and Vasquez and at Laguna Honda and Dewey are the closest, both about a five-minute walk away. The edge of Mt. Davidson Park is about an eleven-minute walk away. Nearer at hand, West Portal Playground is about a seven-minute walk away.

West Portal / Forest Hill

West Portal and Forest Hill sit in southwestern San Francisco, with West Portal Avenue as a local commercial street and residential hills nearby.

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.