840 Van Ness Avenue, Van Ness

The building

Built in 1910, 840 Van Ness Avenue is an apartment building of five stories. The city's roll counts 51 units here. On a lot of 6,821 square feet, the parcel falls in RC-4, a high-density residential-commercial district. The height and bulk district here is 130//300-R-4, per Planning's zoning map. City permit records show work completed here as recently as 2025. Planning's records identify the property as a historic resource.

Getting around

Its block of Van Ness Avenue runs between Willow and Ellis. Van Ness and Eddy is the closest Muni stop, about 350 feet on foot; Eddy and Polk is about a two-minute walk away. Muni stops at ten nearby intersections are within a five-minute walk. For open space, Jefferson Square is about a five-minute walk away. Sgt. John Macaulay 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.