EY has opened a new office at Manifattura Tabacchi, marking another step in the professional services firm’s nationwide programme to modernize its Italian workplaces.
Located on the fifth floor of the Bulk building, the 1,600-square-metre office brings together more than 100 EY professionals in a district undergoing extensive regeneration. The move forms part of a wider initiative to renew the company’s offices across Italy, including those in Milan, Bari, Bologna, Naples, Padua, Turin, Treviso and Trieste.
EY, which operates in 150 countries and has 9,500 employees in Italy, provides auditing, tax and legal services, strategy, transaction support and business consulting.
“We continue to invest in our professionals, more than half of whom are under 30,” said Andrea Eronidi, EY partner and head of the Florence office. “We want this office to be a place where talented young people choose to grow, in constant dialogue with the local community.”
The new premises include workstations, meeting rooms, a lounge area, a space for events and training and an outdoor terrace. The building’s design, by architecture studio Piuarch, combines large windows, balconies and green terraces with a contemporary interpretation of the rationalist architecture associated with Nervi.
Designed by Pier Luigi Nervi in the 1930s, Manifattura Tabacchi was once one of Florence’s major industrial sites. It is now at the centre of a large-scale redevelopment project scheduled for completion by 2028, transforming the former tobacco factory into a mixed-use neighbourhood bringing together offices, shops, cultural venues, research, education and housing. EY’s arrival adds another business to the district’s growing mix of enterprises and creative industries, which also includes fashion and education.
The project also incorporates a social dimension. Some of the office furnishings were made by Convoi, a social cooperative based in Sesto Fiorentino that operates under the AltreMani brand. The organization produces furniture and textile goods, while using employment to support the social and professional reintegration of people experiencing vulnerability, including those who are serving or have served prison sentences.
The initiative reflects EY’s wider approach to its regional offices, combining contemporary working environments with attention to local identity and social impact.
