In 1978 ABARTA moved into
the headquarters at 1000 Gamma Drive with 12 employees and 3,000 square feet of
office space. After
35 years, ABARTA had grown to 75 employees and 25,000 square feet in the same
building. Consequently,
the decision was made that it was time for ABARTA to build its own, brand new,
freestanding office building. The new office, located just down the road at 200 Alpha
Drive, is a 32,000 square foot building on 7 acres of land.
Old Building:
1st floor
-- Summit Solutions
4th floor
-- ABARTA Energy
5th floor
-- ABARTA, Inc, ThirstMonger, GTG, & Shared Financial Services
New
Building:
1st Floor
-- ABARTA Energy & Summit Solutions
2nd Floor -- ABARTA, Inc., ThirstMonger, GTG & Shared Financial Services
2nd Floor -- ABARTA, Inc., ThirstMonger, GTG & Shared Financial Services
The interior of the new
building features an abundance of natural light, striated earth tone walls, and
views of the Allegheny River. The building also has industrial accents
such as exposed beams and other metal materials throughout.
The building’s development
team consisted of Bill Krahe (Grand View Development) as the project manager,
Dan Rothschild (Rothschild Doyno Collaborative) as the architect, and Glenn
Gates (Bridges and Company) as the general contractor.
Click Here to watch a time-lapse video of the new
building from ground break to completion!
An open house took place
on September 10th for
family and friends of ABARTA employees to come check out the new building.
Well over one hundred guests showed up to tour the office, while enjoying
delicious food and drinks. Here are some photos from the event:
