eastwood business & event centre

Phillips Sekanick Architects designed the nearly 50,000-square-foot Cafaro Company Corporate Headquarters at the Eastwood Mall Complex in Niles, Ohio, creating a contemporary workplace within one of the Mahoning Valley’s largest mixed-use retail destinations. The three-story Eastwood Office Centre integrates corporate offices with retail, dining, entertainment, hospitality, and conference facilities, supporting The Cafaro Company’s vision for the evolving marketplace.

A dramatic multi-story entrance establishes a strong corporate identity while providing direct access to the mall and a redeveloped conference facility connecting the offices, retail areas, and adjacent hotel. This mix of corporate, retail, hospitality, and public uses required Phillips Sekanick Architects to carefully organize circulation, access, and occupancy while balancing openness with the security and privacy needed for corporate operations.

Natural light and openness became defining qualities of the completed workplace. Cafaro spokesman Joe Bell described it as having “a really nice feel to it, open and light, a good working environment.” The exterior architecture also introduced a new design direction for the Eastwood Mall Complex, replacing portions of the traditional all-white brick façade with contemporary materials and finishes.

The completed headquarters demonstrates Phillips Sekanick Architects’ experience in corporate office architecture, mixed-use design, retail redevelopment, workplace planning, and complex building connections, creating a distinctive home for a national retail developer while supporting the continued evolution of the Eastwood Mall Complex.

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