Phoenix, AZ, USA
Case Study Summary:

The Newton is an 18,599-square-foot mixed-use retail, dining, office, and events building in Uptown Phoenix, Arizona, housing an independent bookstore with a beer, wine, and coffee bar; a home and garden store; a chef-led restaurant; a small office; and spaces for meetings and events. The Newton hosts hundreds of events each year, whether sponsored by its tenants or booked by the public. It was built within a renovated restaurant/banquet facility whose midcentury modern architecture and old-fashioned cuisine made it a local landmark for 40 years.

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Case Study Summary: The Newton is an 18,599-square-foot mixed-use retail, dining, office, and events building in Uptown Phoenix, Arizona, housing an independent bookstore with a beer, wine, and coffee bar; a home and garden store; a chef-led restaurant; a small office; and spaces for meetings and events. The Newton hosts hundreds of events each year, whether sponsored by its tenants or booked by the public. It was built within a renovated restaurant/banquet facility whose midcentury modern architecture and old-fashioned cuisine made it a local landmark for 40 years.

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LAND USES

  • Event Space
  • Office
  • Restaurant
  • Retail

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • Adaptive use
  • Bookstore
  • Creative finance and ownership
  • Creative office
  • Historic preservation
  • Main street retail
  • Meeting space
  • Pedestrian friendly
  • Redevelopment
  • Restaurants
  • Small-scale development
  • Transit-oriented development
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