San Francisco Brewing Company inks lease in Mission Bay

San Francisco Brewing Co. has hammered out a deal for nearly 19,000 square feet in Mission Bay, in a space that formerly housed Seven Stills Brewery and Distillery.

The craft brewing company signed an 18,680-square-foot lease for a restaurant, a brewery and an outdoor beer garden at Kilroy Realty’s 100 Hooper Street, according to a news release from JLL. San Francisco Brewing Co. nabbed the ground floor of the retail area in the office building, plus a mezzanine space. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.

The space has been vacant since Seven Stills closed in 2022 after three years due to financial pressures.

JLL negotiated the deal, with Laura Tinetti representing San Francisco Brewing Co. and Ben Lazzareschi, Tinetti, David Kessler and Zach Haupert working on behalf of Kilroy.

The Mission Bay location is slated to open in August.

“San Francisco Brewing Co. was attracted to this Mission Bay location because of the area’s evolution into a vibrant live-work-play neighborhood,” Tinetti said in a statement.

JLL and Kilroy’s representatives didn’t immediately respond with information about the transaction.

San Francisco Brewing Co.’s new space marks the brewer’s second location in the Bay Area. Founded in 2012 by Josh Leavy, San Francisco Brewing Co.’s other spot is a craft brewery, bar, restaurant and outdoor beer garden at 3150 Polk Street in Ghirardelli Square. The company’s small-batch brews are also sold in bars, restaurants and retailers throughout the Bay Area.

There has been an uptick in real estate activity on the brewery front in San Francisco.

In February, Laughing Monk Brewery signed a lease for a restaurant with on-site brewing facilities in San Francisco, for its fourth Bay Area location. The spot, at 1785 Fulton Street near Masonic, was the decade-long home of Barrel Head Brewhouse before it closed last summer over economic conditions.

Last summer, Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of New York-based yogurt maker Chobani, became the new owner of America’s oldest craft brewery with plans to restart production of Anchor Steam and keep its taps flowing atop Potrero Hill.