After sitting empty and abandoned for decades, a relic of Phoenixville’s past was reformed in late 2008 into a unique and spacious social setting, and today the Phoenixville Foundry’s unparalleled architecture and design make it a red-hot destination for all kinds of parties and presentations.

“Our goal was to give people different options,” facility and events director Bob Tomasso said in a recent Pennsylvania Meetings+Events article. “I was pleased by how large of a market that really is.”

The foundry’s 18,000 square feet not only offers a breadth of opportunities for gatherings — it can accommodate up to 550 people plus additional outdoor seating — but focuses too on conforming to its clients’ preferences with seven caterers and a host of vendor options for tables, chairs, linens and china.

And those clients owe its remaking to a risk taken by the Hankin Group of Exton as an investment in the community to help spark more redevelopment.

Keep reading about the Phoenixville Foundry’s transformation and its unique offerings in Pennsylvania Meetings+Events here.