A hilltop neighborhood just south of the Mission, with views from Bernal Hill and a main street on Cortland Avenue.
Bernal Heights is built around its hill, an open grassland park crowned by a radio tower, with a 360-degree view of San Francisco. From the top you can see the bay, the Golden Gate Bridge, downtown, San Bruno Mountain, and the East Bay hills.
The neighborhood grew in the mid-1800s as a cluster of small, owner-built homes on narrow lots. The neighborhood has narrow lots, a mix of cottages and Victorians, and stairway lanes that climb the hill.
Cortland Avenue is the main street, with cafes, restaurants, and shops, and the WPA-era branch library at 500 Cortland dating to 1940.
The hill is steep, lots and homes tend to be smaller, and parking can be tight on the narrow streets.
The 24th Street Mission BART station sits just north in the Mission, a short ride or walk down the hill, connecting you to downtown, the airport, and the East Bay.
The 24-Divisadero runs along Cortland through the center of the neighborhood, and the 14-Mission and 67-Bernal Heights connect the hill to Mission Street and BART.
Cortland Avenue is the main commercial street, and stairway lanes climb the hill. The slopes are steep and parking on the narrow streets is tight.
Much of Bernal is built on a hill.
Many Bernal homes are older cottages, Victorians, and hand-built houses on narrow lots.
Bernal has plenty of two-unit buildings and in-law spaces, and San Francisco's tenant protections apply.
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The grassy hilltop with a 360-degree view of the bay, the bridges, downtown, and San Bruno Mountain.
The neighborhood's main street, lined with locally-owned cafes, restaurants, and shops.
The WPA-era branch library at 500 Cortland, built in 1940.
A stairway park with concrete slides and gardens woven into the hill's steep lanes.
Bernal Heights runs to smaller-scale homes than the northern hills: cottages, Victorians, and hand-built houses on narrow lots, plus a good number of two-unit buildings.
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SFUSD enrollment →Mostly smaller-scale: cottages, Victorians, and hand-built houses on narrow lots, along with a fair number of two-unit buildings and in-law spaces.
San Francisco uses a citywide SFUSD enrollment lottery rather than strict address assignment. The official enrollment details are on the SFUSD site.
The 24th Street Mission BART station is a short ride or walk down the hill, and Muni lines run along Cortland and to Mission Street.
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