When Jaffe made the decision to relocate their offices, they called on Neumann/Smith to provide many test fits of various alternatives before choosing the top three floors of a Southfield office tower with 20,000 sf floor plates.  This move is the third major renovation and relocation that Neumann/Smith has designed for Jaffe, starting in 1980 when the firm occupied only a portion of a floor in the First National Building.  With each major renovation the firm integrated state-of-the-art technology and the most forward-thinking trends available at the time.

 

This most recent move had a real estate goal of increasing the head count while reducing the lease square footage.  This was accomplished by challenging every department’s way of doing business and incorporating new ideas with regard to furniture, technology and protocol.  One size office for all attorneys was a major catalyst in getting all departments to think “outside the box.   Custom furniture gives each lawyer ample storage space.