The Battery: the Birches' members' club opens in a former San Francisco factory

Tech entrepreneurs Michael and Xochi Birch prepared to open The Battery, a private members' club at 717 Battery Street in San Francisco, in the summer of 2013. The four-story, 50,000-square-foot club was set to feature four bars, fine dining, a wine cellar, hotel suites and a fitness area. The Birches bought the historic Musto Building in 2009 and spent tens of millions on its renovation.