A new law firm is moving into one of Downtown Pittsburgh’s oldest buildings — a bright spot on the office market’s sputtering road to recovery after vacancy spiked during the pandemic.

The Lancaster-based firm Saxton & Stump will move into a new office in the Union Trust Building by October after a monthslong search for permanent space Downtown, the company said in a statement Thursday.

The firm began operating out of One PPG Place temporarily in April as they finalized plans for the 12,000-square-foot new office. It expects to make the move once interior renovations in the space are complete.

“This is just the beginning of our story in Pittsburgh,” said Saxton & Stump CEO James Saxton in a statement.

“We’re here to grow, to serve and to become part of the fabric of this region’s busin

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