Renovation of 14 floors at One Oliver Plaza has begun to prepare the Downtown office tower for the offices of the K&L Gates LLP law firm.
The firm, the city's largest, will be moving to the 37-story building from its current offices in the Oliver Building early in 2010.
"We are proud to renew our commitment to the City of Pittsburgh," said Peter J. Kalis, chairman and global managing partner of the the firm that in February signed a lease for about 251,000 square feet at the 37-story building at 210 Sixth Ave.
The building will be renamed K&L Gates Center, and the firm's name will be placed on the top of the tower, which is owned by One Oliver Associates LP, an affiliate of Kojaian Cos., of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
The K&L Gates name will replace that of Ariba Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based software company, that remains a major tenant, but downsized its space there in 2007 from 10 floors to five.
Ariba signs are expected to be taken down in the coming weeks in preparation for the installation of the new K&L Gates signs next year.
Work planned includes the addition of a state-of-the-art conference facility, renovation of the building lobby, the exterior facade of the first two floors and the plazas surrounding the building.
The renovated space will house K&L Gates' Pittsburgh lawyers as well as administrative functions that support the global law firm's operations.
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