Alpern Rosenthal, one of the country’s largest accounting and business advisory firms, is expanding its 56,926-square-foot offices in Downtown’s
Heinz 57 Center.
Marking its second expansion since moving into the Heinz 57 Center in 2005, Alpern will occupy an additional 8,500 square feet on the building’s seventh floor. “We've hired a significant number of additional people and need more room. We really enjoy the building and being Downtown. A lot of our clients are law firms and banks and are located here,” says Alex Paul, with Alpern Rosenthal. “We’re growing in many ways. We have a lot of industries specializing in construction, high-tech manufacturing, business evaluation, and internal auditing that do business at regional, national and international levels.”
In 1007, Alpern Rosenthal hired 53 new employees; twenty-three of them were recent college graduates. “Our firm will continue to grow. We’re doing lot of recruiting from local colleges, and hiring experienced people from Pittsburgh and from outside Pittsburgh,” adds Paul, who says Alpern will add 48 new hires this summer.
To appeal to the firm’s young workforce and create a more appealing lunch and break setting, the company will replace its file room with Café Alpern. An idea that grew out of employee surveys conducted by Alpern’s quality of life committee, the café will feature an informal lounge with couches, booths, flat screen TVs, and laptop outlets. “We’re expanding some of our amenities,” says Paul.
Construction will begin in April; architect is
The Design Alliance. Founded in Pittsburgh in 1961 Alpern also operates two offices in Florida.
Writer:
Jennifer BaronSource: Alex Paul and Samantha Trunzo, Alpern Rosenthal
Image courtesy Alpern Rosenthal