PITTSBURGH —
Duolingo has relocated its headquarters to a larger space in East Liberty, doubling the size of its previous office and bringing all local employees under one roof.
The new headquarters is located in the Liberty East mixed-use tower on South Saint Clair Street, next to the Whole Foods Market grocery store.
See the video above: Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 tours the new Duolingo space
“We’re a company that really values in-person collaboration,” said Debica Bhattacharya, chief people officer at Duolingo. “We’re in the office four days a week, and so, we really want to make sure that our space is set up for employees to do their best work. That includes things like light, that includes things like soft seating, that includes things like the coffee bar, juices, all the great amenities we have here, so all of that is really important to creating kind of that environment for our employees to thrive.”
Duolingo, founded in 2011 by a Carnegie Mellon University student and faculty member, has been headquartered in Pittsburgh since its inception.
Earlier this year, Duolingo put its old headquarters on Penn Avenue up for sale.
Executives with the language-learning platform said remaining in East Liberty was important to the company.
“We’re super happy to stay in East Liberty, where we’ve been for many years, and we’re excited just to continue to grow here, continue to embed ourselves,” said Sean Devlin, Duolingo’s vice president of workplace and real estate. “This is really our cultural bedrock, shall we say, a cultural foundation, so being part of this community is key, and ensuring our connection with CMU and University of Pittsburgh, everybody around, is very important to us.”
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