The lure of downtown Royal Oak was too much for Howard & Howard. It's why the law firm is taking over, renovating and moving into the old Pulte building at the edge of the central business district.
"Being able to work in downtown and have millions of things within easy walking distance was big," says Stacey Parzuchowski, marketing assistant for Howard & Howard.
The firm's new urban digs is also a big change from its old suburban home in Bloomfield Hills. Howard & Howard is moving all 135 of its employees into the new building and expects to finish the move by the end of the year.
First the company needs to finish renovating the 152,000-square-foot structure. The 4-story building, built in 1991, is on the 400 block of Lafayette near Fourth Street.
"We are completely remodeling it," Parzuchowski says.
Howard & Howard will occupy the first and second floors of the building while it leases the third and fourth floors to National City Bank.
Source: Stacey Parzuchowski, marketing assistant for Howard & Howard
Writer: Jon Zemke
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