2855 Van Ness Avenue, Van Ness

The building

The small apartment building at 2855 Van Ness Avenue rises two stories and dates to 1978. The city's roll counts four units here. City permit records show work completed here as recently as 1990. On a lot of 3,120 square feet, the parcel falls in RC-3, a medium-density residential-commercial district. The height and bulk district here is 40//65-R-4, per Planning's zoning map.

Getting around

The address sits on the Van Ness Avenue block between Lombard and Chestnut. Chestnut and Van Ness is the closest Muni stop, about 150 feet on foot; Chestnut and Gough is about a three-minute walk away. Muni stops at ten nearby intersections are within a five-minute walk. For open space, Moscone Rec Center is about a seven-minute walk away. Francisco Park is closer still, about a five-minute walk away.

Van Ness Corridor

Van Ness Avenue is a north-south spine linking Civic Center, Cathedral Hill, and the northern neighborhoods.

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.