Coming Soon to Union Square
Vacant to Vibrant transforms downtown San Francisco vacancies into vibrant communities, shaped by local participation.
Our efforts are extending to Union Square!
Transforming Vacant storefronts into Vibrant businesses
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Hungry Crumbs, 215 Fremont Street, Suite 5B
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You bring the ideas, we handle the logistics.
Vacant to Vibrant is a program by SF New Deal and the City of San Francisco. We help small businesses collaborate with local property owners to create engaging pop-up experiences and community spaces in downtown San Francisco.
Our team handles everything from managing pop-up permitting to securing city funding so it’s easy for locals to participate in turning vacant storefronts into vibrant gathering places — and help re-energize the neighborhood.
A Program by SF New Deal
SF New Deal is a San Francisco nonprofit that strengthens neighborhoods by making it easier for under-resourced small business owners to succeed. Through diverse programs, SF New Deal has disbursed more than $49 million to more than 1,600 local businesses.
Pop-Ups
Check out the wide-ranging pop-up businesses we’ve hosted since our launch.
Current Pop-Up
Long-Term Lease
Past Pop-Up
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524 Washington St.
7x7 curates original, authentic content around the Bay Area’s favorite pastimes—dining and drinking, travel and the great outdoors, arts and culture, style and wellness.You can follow along as they share their discoveries on 7x7.com, in their newsletter, and across their social networks daily.
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303 2nd St., Suite N102
Paper Son Coffee, named after their founder's family (and so many others in San Francisco) immigrated to the US , serves locally roasted coffee – nailing the classic drinks and offering adventurous Asian American-inspired flavor profiles.
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415 Mission St., Salesforce Park Level
Aurora Centro, the newest sister restaurant to Potrero staple, Alimentari Aurora, is a petite deli with a curious kitchen. Their menu is unpredictable and erratic by design, humbly priced, and with international flavors.
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215 Fremont St., Suite 5B
Hungry Crumbs is a a unique cookie concept that combines classic and contemporary flavors. The menu includes unique selections such as Ube Cookies and Balava Dough Cookies, tailored to appeal to both traditionalists and adventurous eaters.
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415 Mission St., Salesforce Park Level
Critty Smitty offers graphic, illustration, product design and murals that celebrate joy, humanity and connectedness.
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303 2nd St., Suite S137
ffrancesca is a collective by Fernanda Carlovich and Fernanda Partida Ochoa who are combining their Mexican and Brazilian backgrounds to illuminate Latin American narratives in the Bay Area. Their work intersects art, architecture, and culinary traditions, advocating for culture as a bridge to foster kinship and societal uplift.
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209 Jackson St.
SAINTFLORA is a full service floral and gift shop based in Oakland, CA. SAINTFLORA is fueled by material exploration and connecting humans using flowers.
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50 Fremont St., Suite 125
Koolfi Creamery creates Indian-inspired ice creams with fresh, local California Straus dairy. They are a queer and immigrant women-owned business that operates a shop in San Leandro and a pint wholesaling operation.
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303 2nd St., Suite S137
Steep is a youth-run and led boba shop focused on management and leadership training for young people from underserved communities in San Francisco. Steep is operated by Juma Ventures, a nonprofit social enterprise that operates businesses with the purpose of employing young people and putting them on track to career success., Steep is serving sweets with a mission.
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149 New Montgomery St., Unit A
Since 1997, Public Glass has been San Francisco's only public access glass studio and school. A 501(c)3 arts organization, they offer a robust curriculum of glass courses taught by local and nationally recognized artists, as well as programming for underserved youth and adults, corporate group experiences, events, and exhibitions.
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Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 4104
SIGNED LONG-TERM LEASE!Drawing inspiration from traditional Senegalese recipes, Teranga utilizes African superfood ingredients to create new experiences as well as reintroduce old classics.
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215 Fremont St., Suite 5B
Super Extra Fancy by Cole is a nature inspired art practice specializing in original ink brush drawings. Cole’s work is inspired by local trees; combining traditional art techniques with contemporary drawing practice.
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