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44 Commonwealth Avenue

Presidio Heights · San Francisco, CA 94118

  • Single-family house
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned RH-1(D)
  • District 2
  • Historic status: historic resource
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3,400 sq ftBuilding area
6,019 sq ftLot area
13Rooms · 4 baths
  1. 1911 to 1912

    Willard E. Worden photographed the house.

    Willard E. Worden Glass Plate Negatives (SFP 22), San Francisco Public Library
  2. 1913

    Built.

  3. 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
  4. Mar 1992

    Reroofing.

    Expired Permit 9205054 $$$ $2,300
  5. Mar 2006

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

    Complete Permit 200603015737 $$$ $50,000
  6. Nov 2009

    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.

    Complete Permit 200911050629 $$$ $5,000
  7. Sep 2025

    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.

    Issued Permit 202509175464 $$$ $250,000
  8. Oct 2025

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

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

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

    Issued Permit 202510107169 $$$ $5,000
  10. Jan 2026

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

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

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

    Issued Permit 202601214210 $$$ $1
  12. Feb 2026

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

    Issued Permit 202602135929 $$$ $1
  13. Apr 2026

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

    Complete Permit 202604109252 $$$ $34,000

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline.

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