50 Golden Gate Avenue, Civic Center

The building

The apartment building at 50 Golden Gate Avenue rises six stories and dates to 1911. It holds 77 units, per the Assessor. Planning's historic resource records list the building as Riverside Apartments. It lies within the Uptown Tenderloin Historic District. Building Inspection's latest completed permit at this address dates to 2026. The lot measures 9,453 square feet and is zoned RC-4, a high-density residential-commercial district. On Planning's zoning map, the height and bulk designation is 80-T-120-T.

Getting around

Its block of Golden Gate Avenue runs between Market and Jones. Muni stops at Market and Taylor and at Market and 6th are the closest, both about a two-minute walk away. Within a five-minute walk there are Muni stops at nineteen intersections. Joseph L Alioto Performing Arts Piazza, about 5 acres, is about an eight-minute walk away. Nearer at hand, UN Plaza is about a four-minute walk away.

Civic Center / Tenderloin edge

Civic Center gathers city institutions, transit hubs, and a mix of residential buildings near Van Ness, Market, and Larkin.

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.