Forest Hill is an affluent neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is located near the middle of the city, north-east of West Portal, south of the Inner Sunset and north of Dewey Boulevard. Construction on the neighborhood began in 1912, on land originally owned by Adolph Sutro that was purchased from his heirs by a private firm. Streets in Forest Hill were not built to San Francisco's specific standards regarding width, grade, etc., and th...
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Forest Hill is an affluent neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is located near the middle of the city, north-east of West Portal, south of the Inner Sunset and north of Dewey Boulevard. Construction on the neighborhood began in 1912, on land originally owned by Adolph Sutro that was purchased from his heirs by a private firm. Streets in Forest Hill were not built to San Francisco's specific standards regarding width, grade, etc., and therefore were not accepted nor maintained by the City until 1978. Forest Hill is one of the only non-condominium developments in the San Francisco that has an active homeowners' association, requiring membership of all property owners and payment of an annual fee for maintenance of the planted common areas owned by the association
The area south of Dewey Boulevard is known as Laguna Honda or Forest Hill Extension. The extension is another section of Forest Hill, except with smaller homes and more moderate pricing. The name Laguna Honda means ...
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