AE Works has opened a Downtown Pittsburgh office in the Union Trust Building, adding a new workplace for the building design and consulting firm as it approaches its twentieth anniversary in 2027. The company announced the opening October 8. The City of Pittsburgh separately reported that Mayor Corey O’Connor joined founder and chief executive Michael Cherock and the firm’s staff at the opening.
The company describes the relocation as an investment in the region where it began. Its office announcement places the new workspace in a historic building and emphasizes bringing colleagues together while strengthening connections with clients and partners. This is a company announcement, rather than an independently measured claim about Downtown employment or economic growth.
A workplace inside the Union Trust Building
According to AE Works, the office occupies a two-story suite organized around an open atrium. The firm lists meeting areas, open workspaces and a kitchen café among its features. The announcement also describes views of the building’s roof structure. Those details offer a more concrete picture of the move than a general statement about returning Downtown: the company is presenting the space as part of how its team works together.
The firm’s account identifies the Union Trust Building as a 1915 project commissioned by Henry Clay Frick and designed by Pittsburgh architect Frederick J. Osterling. The choice connects a contemporary design practice with an older piece of the city’s built environment. The announcement does not provide enough information to calculate the move’s effect on office vacancy or nearby business revenue.
What the city confirmed
The city’s October 8 release confirms the opening and describes the headquarters relocation from outside the city to Downtown. O’Connor welcomed the company’s decision and framed it as a contribution to the city’s business activity. The release is evidence of the event and the administration’s position; it is not a separate assessment of the company’s financial performance.
The firm behind the move
AE Works’ public company website describes a practice spanning architecture, engineering and building consulting. Its listed project sectors include healthcare, government, higher education, commercial workplaces, science and technology, recreation, and energy infrastructure. The site’s portfolio includes work associated with the University of Pittsburgh and ALCOSAN, among other institutions.
For property owners evaluating a design partner, an office opening is a starting point for research, rather than a substitute for reviewing relevant projects and an engagement’s actual scope. Readers can compare the firm’s published work with the needs of a proposed building project and contact the company for current team and service information.
Sources for this report were checked October 9, 2026. The Pittsburgh Wire did not conduct an interview for this article. Explore the regional business directory and business archive for additional local company coverage.