Have a vacant retail space?
Host a pop-up!
Test out new concepts in your vacant storefront and help reimagine downtown San Francisco.
Applications are now open!
Paper Son Coffee, 2024 Pop-up
GCS Agency, 2023 Pop-up
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 $50 million to more than 1,600 local businesses.
Transforming Vacant storefronts into Vibrant businesses
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Hungry Crumbs, 215 Fremont Street, Suite 5B
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Change You Can See
With Lasting Impact
Vacant to Vibrant brings together small business owners, artists, creatives, property owners and the City of San Francisco to build a new vision for downtown.
OCT 2023
9
Storefronts
launched across Downtown SF
featuring 17 pop-ups
FEB 2024
8
New Storefronts
launched in the Class of ‘24.
Today, 15 storefronts are open Downtown through the program
JUN 2024
7
Storefronts
signed long-term leases and
found a new home Downtown
JAN 2025
More
New Pop-Ups
announced for Union Square
and more pop-ups in DTSF
In the Press
Apply to Host One of Our Pop-Ups!
We help connect you to small business tenants as well as proper resources to create engaging pop-up experiences and community spaces in downtown San Francisco.
Learn more about how we can fill your space below.