88 Madrone Avenue, West Portal

The building

The single-family house at 88 Madrone Avenue rises one stories and dates to 1928. On a lot of 3,500 square feet, the parcel falls in RTO-C, a residential transit-oriented district. The height and bulk district here is 40//65-R-4, per Planning's zoning map. The most recent permitted work on file with Building Inspection was completed in 2023. Planning's records identify the property as a historic resource within the West Portal Park Historic District.

Getting around

On Madrone Avenue, the building is on the stretch between Taraval and Ulloa. The nearest Muni stop, Ulloa and Forest Side, is about 400 feet on foot, and Ulloa and Lenox is about a two-minute walk away. Within a five-minute walk there are Muni stops at eight intersections. Carl Larsen Park, about 7 acres, is about a ten-minute walk away. Nearer at hand, West Portal Playground is about a three-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.