The Excelsior

Notable names: Jerry Garcia, Joe Cronin and coulda’ been a contender Pat Valentino. Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were killed by Dan White, the City Supervisor representing the area at the time. The times, they change.

McLaren Park is your enormous public forest/park to the northeast while to the southeast the Crocker Amazon playground offers more sporting fields and playgrounds than you can count on one hand.

Streets named for world capitals bisect streets named after countries, offering an insight into the evolution and omission of place names. Streets named China, India, and Japan became Excelsior, Peru, and Avalon after the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Some things stay the same?

John McLaren Park Playground

Purple Playground Amazon Crocker Park

Athens Avalon Greenspace & Tiled Steps

Excelsior Neighborhood Vibe

The Excelsior was mapped like many of the city’s southern neighborhoods in 1869, but didn’t have a population of note until displacement after the 1906 earthquake and fire rapidly accelerated neighborhood development. Mission Street is the commercial heart of the neighborhood and forms the western boundary of the neighborhood, while 280 bounds the north end of the neighborhood. I-280 increased the ambient noise level at the north end of the neighborhood, particularly when compared to homes that back up to Crocker Amazon playground or McLaren Park.

Popular Excelsior Home Styles

The Excelsior consists primarily of single-family homes with a garage on the ground floor and a living level above, built to the width of the lot which is typically 25 feet.

Getting Around in The Excelsior

The Excelsior is served by Muni bus lines, and homes on the north end of the neighborhood are about a 1/2 mile walk from the Glen Park BART station. The neighborhood offers easy access to I-280 at Ocean/Geneva. While you can certainly live in the Excelsior without a car, it’s a neighborhood that has traditionally been very car-dependent.

Neighborhood Homes for Sale

Single-Family Home

325 Congdon Street, San Francisco, CA 94112

$899,000 | 4, 2

MLS# 492320

Welcome to 325 Congdon St, a spacious & warm Excelsior Edwardian home with a cozy deck and outdoor space. Ideally laid out, this property features an open main floor with living/dining area well-connected to the kitchen and great for entertaining,...

Single-Family Home

639 Silver Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94134

$1,095,000 | 3, 2

MLS# 492242

Perfectly located in super hot Excelsior of San Francisco with stunning unobstructed views of San Francisco, the Bay and beyond. Very easy to get on 280, 101. Bus station is just across street and few blocks to Muni & Mission...

3 Unit

501 Lisbon Street, San Francisco, CA 94112

$1,100,000

MLS# 492089

Elegant, Sophisticated, Classic: Welcome to 501, 503 and 505 Lisbon. Located in the highly sought after Excelsior District of San Francisco, this three-unit-building has been lovingly cared for over the years and is the perfect investment or place to call...