Anza Vista, San Francisco: Homes, Streets & Real Estate Guide
Anza Vista is a small neighborhood bounded by Geary Boulevard, Turk Street, Masonic Avenue and Divisadero Street, built mostly after World War II on the site of the former Calvary Cemetery. Its interior streets carry Spanish-style names such as Barcelona, Encanto and Nido. Its edges are busier, with a Kaiser Permanente hospital and the City Center shopping center on Geary.
That history explains why Anza Vista feels so different from the Victorian blocks around it. This guide uses the assessor’s records and the city’s parcel and zoning data to describe what is actually there, street by street, and what buyers and sellers should check. Anza Vista is one of the neighborhoods in our SF District 6 guide.
Anza Vista homes for sale
Anza Vista market report
From cemetery to neighborhood
The neighborhood is named after Juan Bautista de Anza, who led the 1775–76 Spanish expedition that brought the first colonists to San Francisco, and it occupies land that was once the city’s Calvary Cemetery (Wikipedia). After burials were banned in 1902 at all but two cemeteries, graves were moved to Colma in the 1930s and 1940s.
The assessor’s records show what followed. Of the 555 parcels in its 2025 Anza Vista neighborhood, 288 have a recorded year built between 1947 and 1959, with clusters in 1948 (74 parcels) and 1955 (74). Most of the rest are either older buildings, 119 dated before 1930, or condominium units added in later decades.
Because so many homes here are about the same age, inspections tend to raise similar questions. Expect questions about original foundations, drainage on a sloped lot, and decades-old electrical and plumbing, rather than the issues typical of a 1900 flat.
The streets inside the boundaries
The assessor roll lists parcels on Anza Vista Avenue, Barcelona Avenue, Encanto Avenue, Terra Vista Avenue, Nido Avenue, Vega Street and St. Joseph’s Avenue, plus the edge frontages on Baker, Broderick, Ellis, Divisadero, Turk and Geary. The zoning shown below is from the 2025 roll and predates the 2026 rezoning, so treat it as a guide to the housing pattern, not to current rules.
| Street or area | 2025 roll zoning | What that suggests |
|---|---|---|
| Anza Vista Ave and Encanto Ave | Mostly RH-1 | Single-family house blocks |
| Barcelona Ave and Vega St | Mostly RH-2 | Houses and two-unit buildings |
| Terra Vista Ave | RM-1 and RM-2 | Multifamily, including a 72-parcel condo block at the 22 Terra Vista address |
| St. Joseph’s Ave and Baker St | RM-1 | Low-density apartments and condos |
| Broderick St (eastern blocks) | RM-3 | Medium-density apartment buildings |
| Divisadero St and Geary Blvd frontage | NC-2 and NC-3 | Shops, offices and the hospital campus |
Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School is on Nido Avenue (Wikipedia). If a home faces the school or a commercial frontage, visit at different times of day so you know how the street works on a weekday.
What kind of homes you will find
Condominiums make up just over half the parcels: 286, plus 4 below-market-rate condos. The rest of the 2025 roll breaks down as 113 single-family dwellings, 72 flats and duplexes, and 57 apartment buildings, split between 24 with four units or fewer, 24 with 5 to 14 units, and 9 with 15 or more. Three parcels are TIC buildings of four units or fewer.
The condo count reflects several later projects. The roll records 34 parcels with a 1983 build year, 31 from 1990 and 1991, and 33 from 2012 and 2013, which is how the neighborhood added units without many new houses. A buyer choosing between a 1950s house and a newer condo is weighing an older single building against an HOA with its own budget and reserves; our San Francisco condo guide covers what to read in the HOA file.
Geary and Masonic: the commercial corner
The City Center shopping center, anchored by Target, occupies the neighborhood’s northwest corner, at Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue (Wikipedia). Its parcel at 2675 Geary is zoned C-2 (Community Business) in the current parcel file. A Kaiser Permanente hospital sits farther east on Geary at St. Joseph’s Avenue, and the assessor classes three Anza Vista parcels as hospitals.
Along Divisadero, the city zoning map places the frontage near the 1200 block in the Divisadero Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District (Planning Code Section 759), where the 2025 roll still showed NC-2. Homes near these edges trade convenience for more traffic and activity, and buyers usually price that in.
Zoning after the 2026 rezoning
The Family Zoning Plan, approved by the Board of Supervisors on December 9, 2025 and in effect since January 12, 2026, focused on transit routes and commercial streets in the north and west of the city (SF Planning). It created the Residential Transit Oriented – Commercial (RTO-C) district, which allows commercial uses on more parcels.
In the current parcel file, most parcels along Masonic Avenue in this part of the city are RTO-C, and RTO-C and NCT codes now appear on the edges of the assessor blocks that include Anza Vista. The RH-1 and RH-2 interior streets still show house districts. Before you plan an addition, an ADU or a lot split, confirm the parcel’s current district with SF Planning.
Transit and access
- 38 Geary and 38R Geary Rapid on the north edge, toward downtown and the Richmond (SFMTA route list).
- 43 Masonic, which runs along Masonic Avenue and turns onto Geary toward Presidio Avenue.
- 31 Balboa, which uses Turk and Eddy streets and a short stretch of Divisadero, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
- 24 Divisadero on the eastern edge.
There is no rail stop in the neighborhood. Residents usually reach downtown by the Geary buses.
Hazard and building checks
Where a lot slopes, drainage and any retaining walls deserve a look. The California Geological Survey maps liquefaction and earthquake-induced landslide zones, and a seller with a property inside a mapped zone must disclose it; SF Planning’s GIS copy of the state maps, checked in October 2026, shows no liquefaction zone in Anza Vista and one small mapped earthquake-induced landslide zone near the neighborhood’s southern edge; check the exact parcel in the CGS Earthquake Zones of Required Investigation map before relying on it. Check whether a specific parcel is inside it in the CGS Earthquake Zones app or our guide to San Francisco hazard maps.
Apartment buildings on Broderick, Baker and the edge streets may fall within DBI’s Mandatory Soft Story Program if they are wood-frame, have five or more units and were permitted before January 1, 1978. DBI keeps a list of covered properties.
Selling a home in Anza Vista
Sellers of a postwar house here compete mainly with other Anza Vista houses and with houses in nearby Lone Mountain, while condo sellers compete across the whole district. The listing should help a buyer see quickly which group a home belongs to.
- Explain the house’s history. Gather the 3R report and the permit history so a buyer can see which changes, such as a finished lower level or a kitchen remodel, were permitted. Our San Francisco property evidence checklist helps organize it.
- Get ahead of the inspection. A pre-listing inspection of the foundation, drainage, sewer lateral and roof answers the questions buyers of 1950s houses usually ask.
- For condos, deliver the HOA package early. Budget, reserve study and minutes shape offers in a small association.
- Budget for the city’s sale rules. San Francisco adds its own transfer tax tiers and a required conservation inspection; our San Francisco seller requirements page lists each step and its timing.
The market report on this page shows current figures for Anza Vista. Buyers starting a search can read our San Francisco buyer guide first.
Questions people ask
Where exactly is Anza Vista?
It lies between Geary Boulevard on the north, Turk Street on the south, Masonic Avenue on the west and Divisadero Street on the east. North Panhandle is across Turk to the south, and Lower Pacific Heights is across Geary to the north.
Was Anza Vista really built on a cemetery?
Yes. It occupies the former Calvary Cemetery. Burials were banned in 1902 at all but two San Francisco cemeteries, and the graves were moved to Colma in the 1930s and 1940s.
When were most Anza Vista homes built?
The assessor records 288 of the neighborhood’s 555 parcels as built between 1947 and 1959. Later condo projects date mainly to 1983, 1990 and 1991, and 2012 and 2013.
Are there single-family houses in Anza Vista?
Yes. The 2025 assessor roll lists 113 single-family dwellings, mostly on RH-1 streets such as Anza Vista Avenue and Encanto Avenue, along with 286 condominiums and 72 flats and duplexes.
What shopping is in the neighborhood?
The City Center at Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue, anchored by Target, is the main retail site. Divisadero Street on the eastern edge has more shops and restaurants.
Which Muni lines serve Anza Vista?
The 38 Geary and 38R Geary Rapid on Geary, the 43 Masonic on Masonic Avenue, the 31 Balboa on Turk and Eddy, and the 24 Divisadero on the eastern edge.
If you are weighing an Anza Vista house against a condo nearby, or getting ready to sell, contact Diamond Real Estate Group and we will compare the options with you on actual recent sales.
Sources & notes
- Wikipedia: Anza Vista, San Francisco
- DataSF / SF Assessor-Recorder: Assessor Historical Secured Property Tax Rolls (2025 closed roll)
- DataSF (City and County of San Francisco): Parcels – Active and Retired dataset (zoning by parcel, data as of October 2026)
- DataSF (City and County of San Francisco): Zoning Map – Zoning Districts dataset
- SF Planning: Family Zoning Plan
- SFMTA: Muni routes list
- SFMTA: 43 Masonic route
- SFMTA: 31 Balboa route
- SF Department of Building Inspection: Mandatory Soft Story Program
- California Geological Survey: Seismic Hazards Program
- SF Planning: PlanningData ArcGIS service (zoning, CGS liquefaction and landslide zone layers)
Last reviewed October 2026 by Matthew Martinez.
