Half Moon Windy City Sports Grill has gone from game-day hub to legal HQ, as Phoenix land-use and zoning firm Withey Morris Baugh has officially converted the former sports bar into its new office, pouring roughly $2 million into the overhaul. The 8,000-square-foot restaurant at the WaterView office campus has been recast into conference rooms, private offices and client spaces, putting the boutique, development-focused practice in a high-visibility Biltmore/Camelback corridor location just as many landlords are rethinking what an office should look like.
According to the Phoenix Business Journal, partners Jason Morris and Adam Baugh bought the vacant building and spent about $2 million on interior work to make the onetime sports grill suitable for legal work. The Business Journal reports that the revamped space, which now houses the firm, keeps some of the bar’s original character while layering in modern office amenities.
From Bar Top To Boardroom
Holualoa Companies, owner of the 13-acre WaterView campus, has framed the project as part of a broader reboot of the lakefront property. The firm points to upgrades such as a renovated boardwalk, outdoor meeting areas and a putting green, and says Withey Morris Baugh’s adaptive reuse adds “tremendous value” while supporting an amenity-driven repositioning of the campus.
The Deal And The Details
Local property databases indicate the partners acquired the single-story building in late 2024 for roughly $2.3 million and that the space totals about 8,000 square feet. According to Withey Morris Baugh, the redesign intentionally preserved select original fixtures, including portions of the bar top, while carving out updated client meeting rooms and back-of-house work areas.
What This Says About Phoenix Offices
Across the Valley, landlords are reworking and rebranding older office parks to keep tenants interested, and amenity-forward conversions are quickly becoming the go-to strategy. Recent coverage of major campus renovations in Phoenix’s midtown and Camelback corridors suggests owners are betting that experiential, amenity-rich environments will help stabilize occupancy, as AZ Family has reported.
“We didn't want a cookie-cutter office space,” partner Adam Baugh said when the plan was announced, according to Withey Morris Baugh. The firm’s move into WaterView gives it a walkable, campus-style address and underscores how smaller practices are leaning on adaptive reuse to lock in long-term, branded office footprints even as the broader office market continues to evolve.
