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District 2 · Block 1037, Lot 029 · ZIP 94118

44 Commonwealth Avenue

Single-family house · Presidio Heights

  • 3 stories
  • 3,400 ft2
  • 6,019 ft2 lot area
  • 13 rooms
  • 4 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned RH-1(D)
  • Historic resource
Land$88,223
Improvements$137,203
Total assessed$225,426
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  1. 1911 to 1912

    Willard E. Worden photographed the house.

    Willard E. Worden Glass Plate Negatives (SFP 22), San Francisco Public Library
  2. October 9, 1912

    L. L. Berger contracted for alterations and additions to a frame residence, at $3,550.

    The San Francisco Call, 9 October 1912, p. 20
  3. 1913

    Built.

  4. 1961

    A residential garden laid out in 1961 by the landscape architect Thomas D. Church, who designed more than 150 gardens in San Francisco and is widely counted the founder of Modern California landscape design.

    Modern Architecture and Landscape Design Context Statement, adopted 2011
  5. Mar 2006
    Permit 200603015737 $$$ $50,000

    Remodel kitchen: remove/replace cabinets, counters, appliances in same configuration. no structural work. no exterior work.

  6. Nov 2009
    Permit 200911050629 $$$ $5,000

    Install 1'-8" high curb along e foundation at rear of house, approx 30' to redirect drainage away from house. add rebar #4 at 24' vertical o.c. & #42 horizontal #4 at top & bottom.

  7. Sep 2025
    Issued Permit 202509175464 $$$ $250,000

    Remodel 2 bathroom on 2nd floor front and middle in kind replacement. remodel closet master bedroom, 2nd floor front built in shelving remodel closet bedroom rear in kind replacement. update electrical replace knob and tube, widen garage by 2ft horizontal.

  8. Oct 2025
    Issued Permit 202510107166 $$$ $1

    For documentation purposes: revision to permit application 202509175464. remove garage door widening from prior scope of work.

  9. Oct 2025
    Issued Permit 202510107169 $$$ $5,000

    Widen garage door opening by approx 2ft 6 in to 10 ft. (interior remodel on sep permit 2025091750464).

  10. Jan 2026
    Issued Permit 202601093560 $$$ $25,000

    Revision to permit application 2025-0917-5464: add laundry room to 2nd fl.

  11. Jan 2026
    Issued Permit 202601214210 $$$ $1

    Revision to permit application 202510107169 to add engineering as requested by inspector.

  12. Feb 2026
    Issued Permit 202602135929 $$$ $1

    Revision 202509175464 & 202601214210 for documentation only to include the dimensions for the garage door and planters facing front.

  13. Apr 2026
    Permit 202604109252 $$$ $34,000

    Reroofing the existing roof covering and install certified landmark pro solaris asphalt shingles with synthetic underlayment.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 1 expired permit is not shown. An alteration contract of 1912 on a standing frame residence; the assessor's roll gives 1913.

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