205 Mullen Avenue

Bernal Heights · San Francisco, CA 94110

  • Built 1906
  • Single-family house
  • 1 story
  • Zoned RH-2
  • Historic status: unevaluated
37.7467, −122.4080 Street View appears here once a Google Maps embed key is configured.

Six rooms and one bathroom in a thousand square feet on the north slope of Bernal Heights — the smallest building documented on this site. A published guide to notable residences records Carlos Santana as living here while he attended Mission High School.

1,000 sq ftBuilding area
1,750 sq ftLot area
6Rooms

Permit history

  1. Aug 2024

    Repair dry rot in a section of rear wall framing and remove wood in contact with subarea soil, per a structural pest report. Filed five days after the recorded sale, signed off six days later.

    Complete Permit 202408078161 $$$ $4,700
  2. Apr 2017

    Revision to the remodel — strip drywall and insulation for additional electrical work in the living room, dining room and bedrooms.

    Complete Permit 201704053215 $$$ $5,000
  3. Jan 2017

    New kitchen, and new 2×8 ceiling joists at 14 inches on centre, sistered to the existing 2×4s to carry recessed lighting.

    Complete Permit 201701106802 $$$ $24,000
  4. Jul 2005

    Remove an illegal unit in the basement.

    Expired Permit 200507056828 $$$ $23,000

Not yet documented: the architect, builder and original permit; whether the basement unit the 2005 permit proposed removing was ever removed; and any primary-source basis for the Santana residency. Know any of it? Tell us — just describe it in plain words.