185 Kensington Way, West Portal

The building

The single-family house at 185 Kensington Way rises one stories and dates to 1954. On a lot of 2,996 square feet, the parcel falls in RH-1(D), a detached single-family residential district. Planning maps the parcel in the 40//40-R-4 height and bulk district. The most recent permitted work on file with Building Inspection was completed in 2008.

Getting around

The address sits on the Kensington Way block between Ulloa and Mid Block. For Muni, the stop at Portola and San Pablo is about a four-minute walk away, with Miraloma and Marne about a five-minute walk away. For open space, Mt. Davidson Park is about a seven-minute walk away. Nearer at hand, Edgehill Mountain is about 200 feet on foot.

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.