A small neighborhood below Tank Hill, with tree-lined streets and a three-block commercial strip on Cole Street.
Cole Valley is a small neighborhood in central San Francisco. Cole Valley sits in a bowl below Tank Hill, bordered by Golden Gate Park to the north, Haight-Ashbury to the northeast, the Castro to the east, and Twin Peaks and Sutro Forest to the south and west.
The commercial strip runs a few blocks along Cole Street and part of Carl Street, with cafes, a grocer, restaurants, and shops.
The housing is Victorian and Edwardian homes on streets that climb toward the hill. Many are single-family houses, with flats and condominiums mixed in. Tank Hill, just above, is a viewpoint a short walk from the neighborhood.
The streets are hilly and parking is tight.
The N-Judah stops right in the neighborhood at Carl and Cole, running through the tunnel to UCSF, downtown, and out to Ocean Beach.
Cole Street has cafes, a grocer, and restaurants, and Golden Gate Park is to the north.
The 6, 37, and 43 buses add coverage. Streets are steep and street parking is tight.
Many Cole Valley homes are pre-war Victorians and Edwardians.
Homes climbing toward Tank Hill and the Sutro slopes can sit on grade.
On older San Francisco blocks the private sewer lateral and aging service lines are common items.
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The three-block commercial center of the neighborhood, with cafes, a grocer, restaurants, and shops.
A rocky hilltop just above the neighborhood, named for an old water tank, with a view over San Francisco.
The eastern end of Golden Gate Park, including Kezar, is a short walk north for trails, fields, and open green.
A short trip up to the south, this small summit with its wooden steps and dune plants offers another high, open view over the western city.
The wooded slopes of Mount Sutro rise just west of the neighborhood, with trail access.
Cole Valley is mostly single-family Victorians and Edwardians, plus flats and condominiums.
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SFUSD enrollment →Mostly Victorian and Edwardian houses on tree-lined streets, with flats and condominiums mixed in.
The N-Judah stops in the neighborhood at Carl and Cole and runs through the tunnel to UCSF and downtown. The 6, 37, and 43 buses fill in the rest.
Tight, and the streets are hilly. Some homes have garages and some do not.
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