A panel discussion under the wood canopy in the One Market Plaza atrium, the audience seated among the plants
Reimagined Real Estate

The next evolution of San Francisco is being decided building by building.

In the city bringing innovation to the world, in person is the premium.

A strategy studio for owners ready to define what they stand for.

One Market Plaza
Why now

People show up where it means something.

The more AI changes how we work, the more it matters where we gather.

How we work

We read the city. You set the vision. Together we give your building its point of view.

  1. 01
    Read the pulse.

    Who is driving San Francisco, what they’re building, and why they want to gather. We’re in those rooms every week with AI founders, artists, makers, small business owners and civic leaders.

  2. 02
    Define what it stands for.

    We pair that read with ownership’s vision: what the building stands for, who it’s for, and how it should feel to walk in.

  3. 03
    Bring the people.

    We leverage our local network to connect the right communities to build partnerships that make the vision real.

  4. 04
    Pilot at ground floor.

    Street level is where a building’s identity becomes visible. We test it with real partners, programming and tenants with feedback before you commit capital.

  5. 05
    Carry it up.

    We keep what lands and build it into brand identity and leasing strategy throughout.

Our network

We can bring any community to your door.

  • AI founders and frontier labs
  • Artists and cultural organizers
  • Makers, chefs and small business owners
  • Nonprofits, civic leaders and city partners

Not sure who your building should reach? That’s where we start.

Founder Michael Seiler sits on the board at Bay Area Council, founded the SF Bay Area chapter of the U.S. Chamber of Connection, and was recognized as the SF Business Times 40 Under 40.

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Selected work

Offices, campuses, corridors and districts.

Urban Tech campus
543 Howard / Galvanize

Six floors uniting bootcamps, startup acceleration and enterprise innovation. The model for 8 campuses nationwide.

Innovation hub
Google Accelerator Space

Google’s global startup programs given a home: AI, mentorship and the Google brand for startups and nonprofits taking on the world’s biggest challenges.

Tech for Corridors
SF Retail Match

The technology concept and framework to fill 300+ empty storefronts and bring downtown corridors back to life.

The Oakland Campus seen from the hillside: low campus buildings among the trees, with the bay beyond
Campus · In progress
The Oakland Campus

A 58-acre former university reimagined as a workforce hub for young adults.

A rendering of Innovation Avenue: an arch over a downtown street lined with café tables, umbrellas and a crowd
District · In development
SF Innovation Avenue

Bringing San Francisco’s AI boom to the street, block by block.

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What will your space become?

Every partnership starts with a conversation about where your building wants to be. We take it from strategy to pilot to daily operations, and we stay for the iterations. When the vision is right, we’re open to sharing the risk and the upside.

Or email michael@collectiveimpact.co