Fillmore Heritage Center, Former Home Of Yoshi's To Re-Open Temporarily
Fillmore Heritage Center To Host Activations, Applications To Open Later This Month For Community Groups, Artists, Small Businesses; Blue Note San Francisco Location?
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Fillmore Heritage Center To Re-Open Later This Year
Per a press release issued by the city last week, the vacant Fillmore Heritage Center that housed Yoshi’s (closed in 2014) will re-open later this year. In a larger effort to “strengthen the Fillmore corridor”, the city is focusing on activating spaces in the area by working with local community (artists, businesses and community groups).
On May 22nd, Fillmore After Dark was launched to bring more people to the neighborhood. That theme was Night Market: Bingo & Bites. Future dates and themes include:
August 14: Business Crawl and Night Market
October 31: Art Walk and Night Market (Halloween)
December 11: Fillmore Holiday Night Market
You can check out the official website for updates.
Applications For Activations Fillmore Heritage Center
Starting later this month, the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) will be an open call for applications for organizers, community groups, businesses, artists and musicians to host events and activations in the space. Once that information is provided, I will update this article with details.
According to San Francisco Chronicle, there will be no funding to host events but the space will be offered free of charge.
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$50,000-$100,000 Grants For Small Businesses
In related news…
About two months ago, District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood announced $50k-$100 grants to small businesses to occupy new storefronts on empty spaces across the city in specific neighborhoods and blocks, one of those neighborhoods was Fillmore Street between McAllister Street and Geary Boulevard. The deadline for that was May 29th, 2026 5pm OR until funding runs out (website states that the application window is closed as of June 5, 2026).
Given all the attention in the area, it will be interesting to see what happens with the empty storefronts in the next 3-6 months.
If you are interested in additional grant programs OEWD may have in the future, sign up for their Office of Small Business E-News.
Future of the Fillmore Heritage Center: Blue Note Jazz?
OEWD will conduct research to assess options to restore the facilities and explore future lease options. Given that Blue Note Napa closed in 2025 and is eyeing a San Francisco location, this seems like the most likely or at least most desired option, given the live music space in the former Yoshi’s building and the Fillmore’s rich jazz history.
As some of you recall, last year, the city reached a tentative agreement to settle an unpaid $5.5M loan with the developer of the Fillmore Heritage Center for a mere $100,000.
If the Blue Note doesn’t move into the former Yoshi’s space, one other possiblity could be across the bay at the former New Parish space in Oakland that was recently put up for sale.
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