[ COMMUNITY SCORE ]
Aggregated from community discussions on Telegram. Read more at our Substack post.
[ OVERVIEW ]
What is Frontier Tower?
Frontier Tower is a 16-story vertical village at 995 Market Street in San Francisco for founders working in AI, crypto, robotics, biotech, and longevity.
Who joins Frontier Tower?
Members are founders, engineers, scientists, and researchers building in frontier technology fields. Around 80% of the community are startup founders, with teams working across AI, biotech, longevity, robotics, neurotech, and crypto. The community has collectively raised over $150M. Each floor is organized around a discipline and led by a dedicated community host. To become a citizen, you apply through the official portal and, once accepted, pay a monthly or annual membership fee.
[ HISTORY ]
Frontier Tower was founded in early 2025 by three German entrepreneurs: Jakob Drzazga, Christian Nagel, and Christian Peters. Inspired by a 200-person gathering in Montenegro, the team pooled their savings and secured a private debt fund loan to purchase 995 Market Street for $11 million - a 16-story, 90,500-square-foot building in San Francisco's Mid-Market district that had sold for $62 million in 2018.
The building was formerly home to WeWork and then the Burning Man Project (Black Rock LLC), and was vacant at the time of purchase. Drzazga is a Berlin-based serial entrepreneur with a background in crypto, fintech, and real estate who previously co-founded an artists' collective in Berlin. The concept draws on the network-state tradition: a self-governed, community-run space where each floor is its own micro-community with distinct focus and leadership.
In February 2025, the first programming launched inside the building. Vitalik Buterin hosted a panel on futurist cities in March 2025. By summer 2025, a six-week immersive program called Viva Frontier had run from June 20 through August 4. By fall 2025, the community had grown to over 450 members.
[ LOCATION ]
Frontier Tower occupies a 16-story, 90,500-square-foot building at 995 Market Street, at the corner of Sixth and Market in San Francisco's Mid-Market district. The building was constructed in 1908, historically known as the David Hewes Building, and sits near the city's civic center.
The building's floors each serve a distinct community. The second floor houses The Spaceship, a 200-person event venue used for talks, hackathons, and town halls. Floor 4 is dedicated to robotics and houses a $50,000 Unitree and a $75,000 Boston Dynamics robot. Floor 8 focuses on biotech and is pursuing BSL-2 lab certification. Floor 11 is the longevity floor, hosting hyperbaric oxygen therapy and IV drip startups. The 16th floor lounge overlooks the San Francisco skyline. The building also includes a basement nightclub and a rooftop area.
[ DURATION ]
Frontier Tower membership is ongoing with no fixed residency term - members sign up monthly or annually and can adjust at any time. There is no required minimum stay.
For a more intensive experience, Frontier Tower has run multi-week immersive programs. The Viva Frontier pop-up village ran for six weeks in summer 2025 and offered structured tracks, workshops, and hackathons within the building. For co-living, the team has acquired a separate nearby hotel rather than converting tower floors; detailed floor plans, programming, and operational updates are maintained on the Frontier Tower Notion page.
[ PRICING ]
Founding Citizenship costs $1,800 per year or $190 per month, covering 24-hour building access, use of the coworking lounge, gym, kitchen with coffee and kombucha, and event spaces. A dedicated coworking membership with a reserved workspace starts at $219 per month.
Private offices for frontier tech startups are available on floors 2 and 3 at $1,000 to $4,000 per month, with citizenship required separately. Private day offices are available at $300 per day.
Visit frontiertower.io/office for current availability or email support@frontiertower.io.
[ AMENITIES ]
[ HOW TO ENTER ]
Applications are submitted Apply for citizenship. Apply for Frontier Tower citizenship at frontiertower.io/apply. The team reviews applications for fit within the community and looks for founders and researchers working in AI, crypto, robotics, biotech, longevity, neurotech, or related frontier fields.
Once accepted, members pay $1,800 per year or $190 per month for Founding Citizenship. Friday tours run regularly for prospective members. To book a private walkthrough, contact support@frontiertower.io.
