Little Hollywood, San Francisco Real Estate & Homes for Sale
Most homes are single-family houses from the late 1920s to early 1940s, and Bayshore Caltrain station sits just south of the grid.
Explore Little Hollywood, San Francisco real estate and homes for sale with this local guide. Contact Diamond to discuss your criteria and current property-search options.
| County | San Francisco (City and County) |
|---|---|
| Local government | City and County of San Francisco — SF Planning |
| Housing | Single-family houses from late 1920s–early 1940s; some condominiums |
| Hazards to check | Checked points in FEMA Zone X; no mapped liquefaction or landslide zone |
| Getting around | Bayshore Caltrain; T Third at Arleta and Sunnydale; US 101 |
| Local rules | City sale requirements incl. 3R report and transfer tax |
Little Hollywood is a pocket of houses at San Francisco’s southern edge, set between Bayshore Boulevard and US 101 around Blanken Avenue, with the Bayshore Caltrain station just to the south.
The freeway separates it from Executive Park and Candlestick Point on the east, and Bayshore Boulevard from Visitacion Valley on the west. The Executive Park Subarea Plan calls Little Hollywood closely connected to that area and proposes a better connection through the Blanken Avenue tunnel under US 101.
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A 1920s tract between the boulevard and the freeway
Wikipedia’s history says the Crocker Estate Company laid out the area in the early 1920s as the “Bayshore Tract,” and that the first houses went up in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The same source traces the nickname to those early houses, many of which resembled homes in the Hollywood Hills.
The roll’s house addresses fall on a compact set of streets. Peninsula, Nueva, Tocoloma and Wheeler Avenues hold the most, followed by Lois Lane, Blanken, Gillette, Tunnel, Hester and Lathrop Avenues, Nibbi Court and a few Bayshore Boulevard addresses.
The neighborhood’s park is Little Hollywood Park, which SF Recreation and Park places at Lathrop and Tocoloma Avenues. Its lower section has a basketball court, a children’s play area, a lawn and benches; the upper section is a grass field with picnic tables and barbecues that is also used as a dog run.
What the house records show
Compare the particular property’s lot dimensions, permitted living area, construction history and ownership form using current records. Assessment classifications do not certify legal use or current listing availability.
Lois Lane and the newer infill
Thirty-eight houses share a 1997 build year, and every one of them is on Lois Lane or nearby Hester Avenue. They are a different product from the older grid: lots of about 940 to 1,590 square feet, but living areas of about 1,600 to 2,500 square feet. A buyer comparing them should look at the recorded subdivision map and any shared driveways or maintenance agreements in the title report.
The condominiums came a decade later. About 63 units on Megan Drive, Mary Teresa Street and Lauren Court are recorded as built in 2008, six of them coded below-market-rate. A mixed-use building at 2189 Bayshore Boulevard, recorded in 2009, adds five condos over two commercial condo units.
Zoning: one-family blocks, an NC-S pocket and the Bayshore edge
We checked three points on Planning’s map in October 2026, and each returned something different:
| Point | Zoning district | Special use district |
|---|---|---|
| Tocoloma Avenue house block | RH-1 (Sec. 209.1), 40-X height | None returned |
| Lois Lane | NC-S, neighborhood commercial shopping center (Sec. 713.1), 40-X | Bayshore Hester SUD (Sec. 780.2) |
| Between Tunnel Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard | No district returned (likely a street) | Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock SUD |
| Lathrop and Tocoloma Avenues, southern edge | PDR-2, production, distribution and repair (Sec. 210.3) | None returned |
The Lois Lane result matters because its houses sit on commercially zoned land, so additions, second units and use questions there follow NC-S rules rather than RH-1. Planning Code Section 780.2, added in 1997, covers the northern end of the NC-S block bounded by Bayshore Boulevard and the loop of Hester Avenue. It applies the NC-S controls of Section 713, except that a motel or tourist hotel is allowed as a conditional use. The Schlage Lock district along Bayshore Boulevard is explained in our Visitacion Valley guide. Neither house point fell inside the Priority Equity Geographies SUD that Planning maps over parts of nearby Bayview Heights, though lots elsewhere in the subdistrict were not checked.
Caltrain, the T Third and US 101
Caltrain’s Bayshore station, on Tunnel Avenue, is just south of the house grid. The Executive Park plan describes the T Third as running on Bayshore Boulevard with stops at the Caltrain station and at Sunnydale and Arleta Avenues.
The T Third station list shows Arleta connecting to Caltrain at Bayshore and to Muni and SamTrans buses, and Sunnydale as the line’s southern terminus. US 101 forms the eastern side, and the Blanken Avenue tunnel passes beneath it toward Executive Park. Confirm current schedules with Caltrain and SFMTA.
Flood and seismic maps
Neither house point we checked, on Tocoloma Avenue and Lois Lane, returned a mapped liquefaction or landslide zone. Both sit in FEMA Zone X (unshaded) on the flood map effective March 23, 2021, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area.
We also checked the southern edge, at an industrial parcel on Lathrop Avenue and a vacant commercial lot on Tocoloma Avenue near Tunnel Avenue. Neither returned a mapped liquefaction or landslide zone, and both are in FEMA Zone X (unshaded). Planning’s large liquefaction area lies farther south, reaching up to about the county line, so a lot at the very edge still deserves its own lookup. Our San Francisco hazard maps guide lists the layers, including the SFPUC 100-year storm flood map.
Selling a home in Little Hollywood
Most buyers here compare a 1920s or 1930s house with others on the same handful of streets, then look at Lois Lane or the 2008 condos as the newer alternatives. Prepare for each:
- Older houses: foundation and drainage records, and a 3R report checked against the floor plan. Rooms finished below the main floor raise permit questions; our unwarranted units guide covers them.
- Lois Lane houses: the subdivision map, any shared-area agreements and a clear note of the NC-S zoning.
- Condos: the HOA packet, plus resale rules for the BMR units, explained in our BMR homes guide.
- Neighbors: disclose known industrial uses on the PDR-2 blocks along Tunnel Avenue and freeway noise for homes next to US 101.
Our San Francisco selling requirements page lists what every city sale needs, including the 3R report and transfer tax.
Questions people ask
Where is Little Hollywood in San Francisco?
At the city’s southern edge, between Bayshore Boulevard and US 101 around Blanken Avenue, with Bayshore Caltrain station just south. It is subdistrict 10N of SF District 10.
Why is it called Little Hollywood?
According to Wikipedia’s history, many of the first houses, built in the late 1920s and early 1930s, looked like homes in the Hollywood Hills.
Is Little Hollywood part of Visitacion Valley?
The MLS and Assessor list it as its own subdistrict, 10N. Planning’s map puts the points we checked inside its Visitacion Valley planning area, and Bayshore Boulevard runs along the line between the two.
When were most houses in Little Hollywood built?
Construction eras and later alterations vary by property. Confirm the particular building’s original records, permits and final inspections.
What is the nearest train station?
Caltrain’s Bayshore station on Tunnel Avenue. The T Third light rail also stops at Arleta, beside the Caltrain station, and at Sunnydale.
Is Little Hollywood in a flood zone?
The four points we checked, two on house blocks and two at the southern edge, were all in FEMA Zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, and none returned a mapped liquefaction or landslide zone. Check the specific lot before relying on that.
Getting ready to sell, or comparing Little Hollywood with other parts of the district? Request a home valuation and we will price your house against sales from the same streets and era. For the rest of the southeast, see our SF District 10 guide and our San Francisco guide.
Costs to plan for when buying in Little Hollywood
Transfer tax. As anywhere in the City and County of San Francisco, a Little Hollywood sale pays one transfer tax at one rate on the whole price. It’s $3.40 per $500 above $250,000 and under $1 million, and $3.75 per $500 from $1 million to under $5 million (SF.gov: Transfer tax). See our transfer tax guide.
The Bayshore Hester assessment. Among the special assessments the Treasurer collects for other city departments is one listed as "Bayshore Hester A.D." (SF Treasurer). The name matches the Bayshore Hester SUD around Lois Lane described above. If you’re buying one of the 1997 Lois Lane or Hester Avenue houses, look for that line on the seller’s tax bill and ask the responsible department what it pays for and how long it runs.
Condo and BMR costs. Condominiums on Megan Drive, Mary Teresa Street and Lauren Court carry HOA dues, and their tax bills show the SFUSD Facilities District charge at the multifamily rate of $21.50 per unit rather than $43.00. Units with recorded BMR restrictions also follow program resale rules; see our BMR guide. Every bill also carries the School Parcel Tax of 2020 ($334.38 for 2025–26), SFUSD Teacher Support, the City College tax and the $12 Bay Restoration Authority tax. See San Francisco property tax.
Permits, ADUs and remodels in Little Hollywood
The permit path depends on which zoning a house sits in. On the RH-1 blocks around Tocoloma, Peninsula and Nueva Avenues, the usual project is a garage-level room or unit. Planning’s State ADU program allows a junior ADU of up to 500 square feet inside a single-family house and reviews ministerially within 60 days of a complete application. The Local program allows converted, attached and detached ADUs and can waive some code rules, but the units come under rent control (SF Planning: ADUs). On Lois Lane, the houses sit on NC-S commercial zoning under the Bayshore Hester SUD, so ask Planning how its controls apply before you design an addition or second unit there. Review periods apply to qualifying complete applications and the applicable state pathway, with statutory exceptions; they do not guarantee that a proposed unit is feasible or that a building permit will be issued. Confirm the current requirements with the permit agency and HCD.
Rooms finished below the main floor are a common question in 1920s and 1930s houses. The 3R report lists building permits only, not plumbing or electrical permits, which need a separate records request (SF.gov: 3R report). Our unwarranted units guide covers legalization. DBI issues permits, most of them through its PermitSF portal from September 14, 2026 (SF.gov: DBI).
Luxury homes and estates in Little Hollywood
Little Hollywood includes compact houses and newer infill; evaluate the actual lot and approved living area for the property. Its upper end is better described as the most complete houses: 1920s and 1930s houses that have been fully remodeled with permits, houses whose upper rooms have views, and larger houses with verified permits on Lois Lane and Hester Avenue.
For a buyer at the top of this market, the checks that matter are the permit record for any added floor or rear extension, the subdivision map and shared-area agreements on Lois Lane, and the PDR-2 industrial zoning on the southern edge along Tunnel Avenue. Because the Lois Lane houses sit on NC-S commercial zoning, a buyer planning an addition there should confirm with Planning which controls apply before paying for expansion potential. Get insurance quotes early, including earthquake coverage; see earthquake insurance.
Some owners prefer not to list publicly. Ask Diamond Real Estate Group which permitted private-marketing options fit your property, goals and the applicable MLS rules. Availability of any particular listing is not guaranteed. Related reading: how we find off-market deals. We don’t promise any particular house is available. Nearby, buyers also compare Visitacion Valley and Bayview Heights. For the city’s high end, see San Francisco luxury homes.
Little Hollywood real estate: questions people ask
What homes are for sale in Little Hollywood?
Mostly 1920s to 1940s single-family houses, plus the 1997 Lois Lane houses and the 2008 condos on Megan Drive and nearby streets, some of them below-market-rate units.
Does Little Hollywood have a special assessment?
The Treasurer collects a "Bayshore Hester A.D." assessment. Check whether it appears on a particular parcel’s bill, especially around Lois Lane and Hester Avenue.
Who handles permits in Little Hollywood?
SF Planning reviews zoning, including the NC-S and Bayshore Hester SUD rules on Lois Lane. The Department of Building Inspection issues building permits.
Parcel-tax amounts labeled 2025–26 are historical examples. Use the current fiscal-year Treasurer information and the parcel’s actual bill for today’s amounts, applicable exemptions and assessments.
Sources for this section
- SF.gov, Transfer tax: https://www.sf.gov/transfer-tax
- SF Treasurer & Tax Collector, Parcel tax exemptions and special assessments: https://sftreasurer.org/property/parcel-tax-exemptions-and-special-assessments
- SF Planning, Accessory dwelling units: https://sfplanning.org/accessory-dwelling-units
- SF.gov, 3R report: https://www.sf.gov/request3r
- SF.gov, Department of Building Inspection: https://www.sf.gov/departments–department-building-inspection
Sources & notes
- DataSF / SF Assessor-Recorder: Assessor Historical Secured Property Tax Rolls, 2025 closed roll (parcel counts by class, build years, street names, lot and building areas and coordinates for subdistrict 10N; queried October 2026)
- San Francisco Planning: PlanningData map service (zoning, special use, height, CGS liquefaction and landslide, FEMA flood and planning area layers; point queries October 2026)
- San Francisco Planning, General Plan: Executive Park Subarea Plan (Little Hollywood, Blanken Avenue tunnel, T Third stops)
- Wikipedia: Little Hollywood, San Francisco (tract history, name, park, Bayshore station location; background only)
- Wikipedia: T Third Street (station list and connections)
- San Francisco Recreation and Park Department: Little Hollywood Park Improvement Project (location and features)
- San Francisco Planning Code (via GoCodebook): Sec. 780.2, Bayshore Hester Special Use District (2026-08 edition)
Last reviewed October 2026 by Matthew Martinez.
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