What Passero Associates does

Passero Associates is a privately held, full-service architecture, engineering, and planning (AEP) firm headquartered in Rochester, New York, with operational offices across six U.S. states (New York, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, and Vermont). Founded in 1972, the firm employs 101–250 staff and delivers integrated professional services spanning architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, aviation, transportation, planning, and land surveying. Its core offering is project-based professional services rather than any software product, platform, or technology license; the underlying capability is multi-disciplinary technical delivery coordinated under one firm, allowing single-source execution of complex projects such as FAA-regulated airport master plans, historic preservation/adaptive reuse, healthcare facility expansions, and multifamily housing developments. Notable engagements include the $320M Frederick Douglass–Greater Rochester International Airport master plan through 2034, the $600M University of Rochester ER expansion, the $145M Nokomis Drive Apartments in Venice, FL, and the $100M LiDestri Industrial Campus master plan in Kodak Park.

The firm generates revenue through fee-based professional services contracts — typically a percentage of construction cost or fixed fees for studies, planning, and assessments — with project sizes ranging from under $100K (traffic and feasibility studies) to $600M (large healthcare capital programs). Its customer base is concentrated in U.S. public-sector and institutional buyers (cities, towns, counties, school districts, airport authorities, state universities) with a growing book of private developer work in multifamily and affordable housing in Florida and upstate New York. The firm pursues work through direct business development, RFP/RFQ processes, and repeat municipal relationships, and supports credibility through an active awards portfolio spanning APWA, NAIOP, AIA, CSI, NAWIC, the Community Design Center of Rochester, and the NYS Preservation League. Service delivery is staff-utilization-driven, with no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, and no parent company.

Marketing is conducted primarily through the firm's project portfolio website, industry awards recognition, and direct engagement with public-sector and institutional buyers; no channel partner or reseller network is in use. The leadership team was restructured in 2025–2026 with Brad Wente elected President alongside CEO Andrew Holesko, Ed Martin hired to lead Civil Engineering operations, and F. Bartanowitz promoted to Client Services Manager for Southeast Aviation. The firm's growth path to date has been organic — geographic spread to six states and capability additions via the SRF Associates integration — and it does not advertise any AI/ML, data, or platform technology capabilities.

Name

Passero Associates

Legal name

Passero Associates

Website

https://passero.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Passero Associates is a privately held, full-service architecture, engineering, and planning firm headquartered in Rochester, NY, with offices across six U.S. states. The 101–250 employee firm delivers integrated architecture, civil, structural, aviation, transportation, planning, and survey services to municipal, institutional, and private developer clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Architecture & Engineering: Passero Associates generates revenue through fee-based professional services contracts for architecture, engineering, civil/site design, structural, planning, transportation, survey, and construction administration services. Revenue is project-based, typically billed on a fee percentage of construction cost or fixed fee for studies, assessments, and planning engagements. The firm pursues projects across municipal, institutional, commercial, and residential sectors with project values ranging from under $100K to $600M.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Passero Associates is a multi-disciplinary architecture, engineering, and planning firm delivering integrated professional services for municipal, institutional, aviation, and private development clients. Services are organized into seven core disciplines — Architecture, Aviation, Civil, Structural, Planning, Transportation, and Survey — and delivered through project-based contracts ranging from studies and assessments to large-scale construction administration. Projects span airport master plans, runway/taxiway rehabilitation, civic facilities, multifamily and affordable housing, healthcare expansions, and adaptive reuse.

Product overview

Passero Associates is a full-service architecture, engineering, and planning firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services. The firm's core service offerings include Architecture, Aviation, Civil, Structural, Planning, Transportation, and Survey services. The company operates across multiple states (NY, FL, OH, NC, GA, VT) and serves diverse sectors including municipal/government, commercial, institutional, residential, and aviation clients. Rather than a unified software product, the firm delivers project-based professional services and engineering solutions tailored to each client's specific requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural design services for commercial, residential, institutional, and municipal projects including new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse, delivered to public-sector and developer clients.
• Aviation Services Airport and airfield planning, design, and engineering services including runway rehabilitation, taxiway construction, airfield lighting, and airport master planning for commercial service and general aviation facilities.
• Civil Engineering Services Civil engineering for site development, stormwater management, utility design, and infrastructure projects supporting municipal, institutional, and developer clients.
• Structural Engineering Services Structural analysis, design, and assessment services for buildings and infrastructure including new construction, rehabilitation, and historic masonry and steel structural repair.
• Planning Services Master planning, site planning, land use planning, and urban design services supporting airport master plans, campus studies, and community redevelopment projects.
• Transportation Services Transportation engineering including traffic studies, roadway design, multimodal transportation planning, intersection safety assessments, and pedestrian safety improvements for municipalities and developers.
• Survey Services Land surveying, topographic surveys, boundary surveys, and construction staking services supporting site development, infrastructure, and architectural projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lake City Gateway Airport taxiway project completed $30,000 under construction budget in 292 calendar days
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers35 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Christa ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerChrista Construction provided construction management and cost estimating services for the Chili FD New Fire House project ($9.4M). Passero Associates served as the prime architecture/engineering firm providing design, bidding, and construction administration services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bergmann: Bergmann is a Rochester, NY-based architecture, engineering, and planning firm with similar multi-discipline service offerings (architecture, civil, structural, transportation, survey) and overlapping municipal and developer clients in Upstate New York. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor to Passero in the Rochester market.
• CPL (Clark Patterson Lee): CPL is a NY-headquartered full-service architecture and engineering firm serving municipal, education, and healthcare clients across the Eastern U.S. Directly comparable in service breadth and customer mix, with similar FAA/municipal practice overlap.
• Wendel Companies: Wendel is a Buffalo, NY-based architecture, engineering, and planning firm serving municipal, energy, education, and industrial clients across the Northeast. Comparable in service breadth and regional concentration, Wendel is a close Upstate NY AEP peer.
• Greenman-Pedersen Inc. (GPI): GPI is a multi-discipline engineering and planning firm with strong aviation, transportation, and municipal practices across the Eastern U.S. It competes with Passero on FAA-compliant airport design and Northeast municipal infrastructure projects.
• Fisher Associates: Fisher Associates is a Western NY multi-discipline engineering, planning, and surveying firm serving municipal, transportation, and energy clients. It directly competes with Passero on Upstate New York civil, transportation, and municipal projects.
• Popli Design Group: Popli is a NY-based architecture, engineering, and surveying firm serving municipal, education, and developer clients in the Northeast. Comparable in service mix and regional focus, it competes directly with Passero on Upstate infrastructure and institutional work.
• LaBella Associates: LaBella is a New York State-headquartered full-service AEP firm serving municipal, education, healthcare, and developer clients across the Northeast. It is directly comparable in service mix, customer segments, and project scale, making it the closest mid-Atlantic AEP peer.
• Barton & Loguidice: Barton & Loguidice is a NY-based engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm with a strong aviation and municipal practice in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Its FAA/airport capabilities and municipal client base mirror Passero's aviation and government segments.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global AEP firm with extensive aviation, municipal, and developer practices. It competes with Passero on large multi-discipline projects (airport master plans, healthcare expansions, large mixed-use developments) as a broader incumbent with national reach.
• VHB: VHB is a large East Coast engineering, planning, and design firm with deep FAA aviation, transportation, and environmental practices. As a broader incumbent, VHB competes with Passero on mid-to-large airport master plans and NEPA/SEQR work across the Northeast and Southeast.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/passeroassoc
• Facebookfacebook.com/passeroassociates
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/passero-associates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Passero Associates