What CSArch does

CSArch is a privately held architecture, engineering, and construction management firm founded in 1991 and headquartered in Albany, New York. The firm delivers integrated design services across K-12 education (its primary market), higher education, civic and institutional facilities, corporate workplaces, and advanced-technology environments (semiconductor, pharma/biotech, advanced battery, fuel cell). Core offerings span architectural design, in-house MEP engineering, interior design, construction administration, and specialized educational programming; technical delivery relies on BIM (Autodesk Revit), 3D rendering, energy modeling, and licensed drone pilots using UAVs for site surveys, orthomosaic mapping, and condition assessments.

The firm operates from four New York offices (Albany HQ, Newburgh, Utica/New Hartford, White Plains) with a 70-plus-person staff that includes architects, engineers, interior designers, and construction managers. Revenue is generated through project-based professional fees tied to scope and complexity, sold via direct enterprise engagement and competitive RFPs with school districts, universities, and public-sector clients. CSArch's named project portfolio includes the $106.5 million Albany High School reconstruction, the $75 million Newburgh Enlarged CSD Center for Technical Education, the adaptive reuse of the former Albany High School into the University at Albany's College of Nanotechnology, Science and Engineering, and the KIPP Capital Region high school (opened August 2025).

In October 2024, CSArch entered a private-equity partnership with Signal Hill Equity Partners (the first investment out of Fund IV) to fund a national A/E platform; CSArch then joined Aeterna Group in June 2026, a Signal Hill-backed coalition of five A/E brands encompassing more than 230 design professionals, while preserving CSArch's name, leadership (now headed by President and CEO Richard Peckham following Daniel Woodside's May 2025 retirement), and regional identity.

Name

CSArch

Legal name

CSArch

Website

https://csarchpc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CSArch is a New York-based architecture, engineering, and construction management firm serving K-12, higher education, civic, corporate, and advanced-technology clients across four NY offices as part of the Aeterna Group national platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Engineering Design Services: CSArch generates revenue through professional fees for architecture, engineering, and construction management services. Projects are typically billed on a per-project basis with fees based on scope, complexity, and project size. The firm serves K-12, higher education, civic, corporate, and advanced technology facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CSArch provides integrated architecture, engineering, and construction management services for K-12 schools, higher education facilities, civic/institutional buildings, corporate offices, and advanced-technology facilities including cleanrooms and research labs. Service delivery spans pre-referendum planning, space programming, contract documents, construction administration, and interior design. The firm leverages in-house MEP engineering, BIM/Revit, and licensed drone pilots for site surveys to support education-sector clients primarily in New York State.

Product overview

CSArch is a design-driven architecture and engineering firm offering integrated services including architectural design, in-house MEP engineering, interior design, construction management, and educational planning. The firm specializes in K-12, higher education, civic/institutional, corporate, and advanced technology facilities. CSArch operates as part of Aeterna Group, a national collaborative of five architecture and engineering firms united under shared ownership and resources while maintaining individual regional identities. The company's service portfolio centers on architecture services and MEP engineering as core offerings, supplemented by interior design, construction management, and specialized educational planning capabilities. Notable projects include the Albany High School reconstruction and KIPP Capital High School.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design for K-12, higher education, civic/institutional, corporate, and advanced technology facilities, including pre-referendum planning, space programming, contract documents, and construction administration.
• MEP Engineering In-house Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering services integrated with architectural design, including HVAC systems, electrical distribution, lighting design, plumbing systems, and specialized ventilation such as MERV-13 retrofits and energy recovery.
• Interior Design Interior design services including furniture selection, color, finish and material specification, space planning, and interior finish drawings for bid documents.
• Construction Management Construction administration services including on-site representation, shop drawing and submittal review, project meetings, and construction closeout support.
• Educational Planning Specialized educational planning services to help districts develop programming and space requirements for school facilities, including furniture pilot programs.
• Advanced Technology Facilities Design Design services for clean manufacturing and research facilities including solar, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, bio-pharma, advanced battery, and fuel cell facilities.

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aeterna GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026CSArch joined Aeterna Group, a new national architecture and engineering firm comprised of five established brands: CSArch, ZMM Architects and Engineers, Kluber Architects + Engineers, KGD Architecture, and Omni Associates Architects. The collective brings together more than 230 design professionals across the United States. CSArch continues to operate under its own name with the same leadership and team while gaining access to shared resources, broader expertise, and a national network of like-minded firms.
• ZMM Architects and EngineersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Aeterna Group; leading architecture and engineering firm with legacy projects spanning education, government, and healthcare across West Virginia, Virginia, and Ohio
• Kluber Architects + EngineersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Aeterna Group; full-service architecture and engineering firm serving government, education, healthcare, and corporate clients in the Chicago area and across Illinois
• KGD ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Aeterna Group; designs places serving communities across DC-Maryland-Virginia region with focus on affordable housing, multifamily residential, institutional, and mixed-use projects
• Omni Associates ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Aeterna Group; full-service architecture firm with broad portfolio spanning corporate, government, healthcare, academic, recreational, and military facilities

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SmithGroup: Integrated A/E firm with a dedicated education practice spanning K-12 and higher education campuses. Comparable scale and integrated design-services model to CSArch; competing for similar institutional capital-project RFPs.
• CannonDesign: National integrated A/E design firm with a top-ranked K-12 and higher education practice. Competes head-to-head for large school district capital projects and university clients in the same Northeast and Mid-Atlantic footprint as CSArch.
• King & King Architects: New York-based architecture firm specializing in K-12 schools, higher education, and public-sector facilities. Directly comparable to CSArch in geography, scale, and education-sector focus.
• ZMM Architects and Engineers: Architecture and engineering firm covering education, government, and healthcare in West Virginia, Virginia, and Ohio. Now part of the same Aeterna Group platform as CSArch, making it a direct internal peer on shared services and cross-region staffing.
• KGD Architecture: Architecture firm focused on affordable housing, multifamily, institutional, and mixed-use projects across the DC-Maryland-Virginia region. Aeterna Group co-member with comparable institutional-client base and design-service profile.
• Kluber Architects + Engineers: Full-service A/E firm serving government, education, healthcare, and corporate clients in the Chicago area and across Illinois. Co-member of Aeterna Group with overlapping service portfolio and education-sector focus.
• Omni Associates Architects: Full-service architecture firm covering corporate, government, healthcare, academic, recreational, and military facilities. Aeterna Group co-member with broad A/E service overlap to CSArch.

Regional players

• LaBella Associates: Multi-disciplinary architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong presence across New York State. Competes with CSArch for municipal, education, and institutional clients in overlapping upstate-NY geographies.

Emerging players

• EwingCole: Integrated design firm with a recognized K-12 and higher education portfolio. Comparable in mid-market scale to CSArch and pursues similar institutional capital-project opportunities along the East Coast.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global A/E design and consulting firm with a sizable education and institutional practice. Larger-scale incumbent that competes for marquee K-12 and higher-ed clients; relevant as the ceiling on size and scope CSArch can credibly pursue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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