The East Cut, Downtown SF Partnership & Collective Impact
SF Retail Match
Get connected to find the right space, neighborhood, and resources for your success.
Whether you're a business looking for space or an organization ready to provide resources—together, we fill spaces and build a stronger downtown.
Led by The East Cut, Downtown SF Partnership & Collective Impact, in partnership with JPMorganChase
Project Goals
Maximize Retail Occupancy
- A centralized intake system that builds a pipeline of vetted operators matched to the right spaces.
- Retail pilot programs to test concepts and generate performance data for long-term leasing decisions.
Drive Retail Success
- Coordinate grants, permitting, mentorship, ops, and marketing into one living resource hub.
- Modern dashboards that track program and business outcomes to drive smarter decisions.
Create a Connected Downtown
- Use data to show rising value through diverse, resilient ground-floor offerings.
- Align priorities across stakeholders and scale fluidly across neighborhoods from day one.
Our Partner Ecosystem
One system, many partners, stronger results. We align brokers, landlords, city agencies, funders, support orgs, and businesses around a shared goal—each bringing what they do best.
Business Support Partners
Coaching, mentorship, and operational resources.
Funding & Grant Partners
Invest in ideas, reduce risk, and make it possible.
City Agencies
Streamline permitting and remove barriers to opening.
Property Owners & Brokers
Provide spaces and market opportunities.
Marketing & Community Partners
Drive awareness and foot traffic downtown.
Data & Research Partners
Deliver insights that drive smarter decisions.
The SF Retail Match Path
One guided path takes you from idea to open—matching you to the right space, resources, and support along the way.
Submit Your Details
Fill out one form describing your business and what you need.
Get Matched to Spaces
We surface available storefronts that fit your concept.
Get Matched to Support
Connect to grants, marketing, and other resources you qualify for.
See the Full Picture
Gain a complete view of the neighborhood and district.
Tour & Pursue
Visit aligned spaces and act on the resources available to you.
Sign & Succeed
Sign your lease set up for lasting business success.
Your match results
See exactly how each space fits
Once you submit your details, our system scores available spaces against your needs—giving you an overall match and a clear breakdown across size, cost, zoning, neighborhood need, and more.
412 Folsom St
The East Cut · 1,850 sq ft · $5,200/mo
525 Market St
Downtown SF Partnership · 2,100 sq ft · $5,900/mo
180 Beale St
The East Cut · 1,600 sq ft · $6,400/mo
Sample results for illustration. Your real matches reflect live availability and the specifics you share.
From empty windows to busy storefronts
Every filled space brings new energy to the block—light in the windows, people on the sidewalk, and momentum for the businesses next door.
Vibrant ground floors are the engine of a thriving downtown. Active storefronts make buildings more attractive to lease, drawing new offices and tenants to the floors above. Together they create a dynamic mix of workers, tourists, and residents—keeping streets busy from morning to night and fueling a virtuous cycle of investment and growth.
Ready to make a match?
Add your business or your space to the system and we'll connect you with the right partners, resources, and opportunities downtown.
sfretailmatch@collectiveimpact.co