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Once empty - Before and After. [03.09.2010]

With Renew Newcastle now looking to expand our operations in response to the latest developments in Newcastle, now might be a good time to look back at just how far we’ve come in the short period since the beginning of last year.

The images below are of some of the nearly 30 once vacant buildings that are no longer empty in Newcastle after Renew Newcastle’s got into them, cleaned them out, fixed them up and brought them back to life again. Some still have Renew Newcastle tenants in them but many now have new commercial tenants that have been attracted to the life and activity that has come to the city.

These are only some of our sites and success stories. Visit our project page for many more projects, maps and stories of what have happened in these spaces..

This building was home to Surfhouse photography – which is now a full commercial business operating nearby in Hunter Street. The building itself now has a new commercial tenant.

This store was the original location for Make Space – which continues around the corner in Wolfe St. The space now has a new commercial tenant.

These buildings had literally never been used until Renew Newcastle came along. We used them to run several projects including Biami Miara, Upcycling and Silk House Art Projects. They have recently been commercially tenanted for the first time.

This building has been used to house Loop Space gallery which has recently moved on and made way for a new commercial tenant.

This building has been used to house several Renew Newcastle projects including Ciao Meow – now operating commercially in King Street and Before it Began which is currently relocating to make way for another new commercial tenant.

This building has been cleaned up and fixed up and now houses Vox Cyclops records.

This building has been cleaned up and is the new home to Gallery Raw.

This building houses several projects including Arthive.