La Piazza de Fremantle se someterá a una importante remodelación centrada en las artes

"...Fremantle is getting its own arts district, in the style of a part of London’s famous Covent Garden, under the new ownership of an Perth-born now, New York-based businesswoman...."

"...She told Perth Now she was inspired to flip dormant spaces into social, artsy hubs for the local community to thrive in, much like Neal’s Yard in London’s famous Covent Garden, which could incorporate a new children’s museum, cooking school and gallery...."

"...Sitting at the heart of the bustling Cappuccino Strip for more than 40 years, the once vibrant Piazza has fallen into neglect as previous owners deliberated what to do with it...."

"...She wants to embrace creativity and youth in her redevelopments, and started setting the tone with some large-scale public art murals...."

"...Future plans include an interactive children’s museum, bakery, cooking school and art gallery, with plenty of hospitality and retail small business pop ups...."

"...Ms Owen hopes commercial ventures placed outside will pay for a community-focused interior...."

"...On the Piazza’s top level, IDEA Academy has already moved in, operating as an innovative and flexible education option that Ms Owen said will invite foot flow into the space for everything else...."

"...The museum is going to be based on the Children’s Museum of the Arts in New York, which is an incredible community space...."

"...Ms Owen said her management team would always be on the look out for short-term tenants looking for a pop-up opportunity, with the potential to transition them into long-term sustainable tenants if they were successful and want to stay...."

"...Ms Owen, who worked her way from Perth to be the international head of the investment group, The Children’s Investment’s fund management on New York’s famous financial strip, said she had a keen interest in WA’s progression...."

"...The Piazza comprises 36 tenancies. Before it was sold last year, 35 per cent of the tenancies were leased to generate a net annual income of about $182,444. But Ms Owen said the site’s real value was in its potential...."

"...The Piazza redevelopment team have been working alongside other business owners and the City of Fremantle to keep the momentum going strong, in the hope the economic benefits will spill over into other local areas...."

"...The space will constantly evolve with a circuit of tenants and visitors, but Ms Owen hopes the main redevelopments will be complete by the end of the year...."

"...City of Fremantle director of city business Matt Hammond told PerthNow the investment was an exciting sign for Fremantle’s future...."

"...This project is occurring alongside several other public and private investments in Fremantle. For example, the former Hungry Jacks site recently received development approval for a three-storey tavern, and Point Street carpark will close so that work can begin on new student accommodation...."

"...Fremantle Chamber chief executive officer Chrissie Maus said...."

"...Anyone wanting to be involved in the Piazza can contact [email protected]...."