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the form of a landscaped public piazza , open events space and new routes through the site , for both the visitors to the mall , surrounding arts and events venues , as well as for use by the new office tenants .
Developing in Newtown Johannesburg requires foresight and courage . It also requires an understanding of and respect for the social , economic , urban and heritage planning dynamics which make this precinct so unique .
Project Components The development provides 30,000m 2 GLA of rentable offices on three levels occupied by Nedbank , with approximately 35,500m 2 GLA of retail space on two levels , all supported by fourlevels of basement parking providing 2,546 bays , of which 76 are reserved for hybrid vehicles . While this is not unusual for a mixed-use development , what makes Newtown Junction interesting is the response to the particular context in Newtown , the
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