What Behar Font & Partners does

Behar Font & Partners is a privately held architectural firm headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, operating as a full-service design practice. The firm provides comprehensive architectural services spanning the entire project lifecycle, including feasibility and zoning studies, environmental performance standards, strategic growth management, cost estimating, architectural design, construction document preparation, permit acquisition, contract and construction administration, and interior design. Its project portfolio encompasses retail, residential (market-rate and affordable), commercial office, hospitality, industrial, and mixed-use developments, with notable commissions including the 72-story Okan Tower, the 222 project (two 43-story towers), and LEED-certified Class A office buildings.

The firm serves enterprise clients consisting primarily of real estate developers, property owners, and investment firms across South Florida, with completed international work in Cancun, Mexico. Its GTM motion is project-based enterprise field sales, engaging directly with developers on major construction projects. Revenue is generated through professional service fees, typically structured as a percentage of construction costs or fixed project fees, particularly for government and institutional clients. The firm employs 11-50 people and was founded in 1992, with its principals collectively holding over 35 years of architectural experience. No external funding, M&A activity, or institutional ownership has been disclosed.

Name

Behar Font & Partners

Legal name

BEHAR FONT

Website

https://beharfont.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Behar Font & Partners is a Coral Gables, Florida-based full-service architectural firm serving real estate developers and property owners across South Florida. Founded in 1992, the firm provides architecture, planning, and interior design services for residential, commercial, retail, hospitality, industrial, and mixed-use projects.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Coral Gables

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional fees for architectural design services on construction projects. The firm provides complete architectural services from feasibility studies through construction administration, charging fees typically structured as a percentage of construction costs or fixed project fees for government and institutional clients.
2. Interior Design Services: Interior design services ranging from space planning to furniture and equipment purchasing, typically bundled with architectural projects or offered as standalone services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Behar Font & Partners is a full-service architectural firm providing architecture, planning, and interior design services for commercial, residential, hospitality, retail, industrial, governmental, educational, and mixed-use construction projects. The firm delivers end-to-end project services from feasibility and zoning studies through construction document preparation, permitting, contract and construction administration, with specialization in LEED-certified sustainable design and complex mixed-use developments across South Florida.

Product overview

Behar Font & Partners is an award-winning architectural firm with over thirty-five years of experience serving as architects and designers for a wide variety of project types. The firm operates as a service-based architectural practice offering three core service lines: Architecture Services (encompassing feasibility studies, environmental standards, strategic growth management, and design across retail, residential, office, religious, governmental, educational, and multi-use facilities), Planning Services (including cost estimating, design, construction documents, permits, and administration), and Interior Design Services (space planning through furniture purchasing). The firm specializes in project categories including Residential (multi-family homes, apartments, condominiums), Commercial Office, Retail, Hospitality, Industrial, and Urban Design projects throughout South Florida, with particular focus on mixed-use developments and high-rise residential towers.

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Products and services

• Architecture Services Complete architectural design services for property developers, real estate investment firms, and government entities across project types including retail, residential, office, religious, governmental, educational, and multi-use facilities. Includes feasibility and zoning studies, establishment of environmental performance standards, strategic growth management, and architectural design.
• Planning Services Project planning and administration services including cost estimating, construction document preparation, securing local approvals and permits, contract administration, and construction administration for construction projects.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services ranging from space planning to furniture and equipment purchasing, typically bundled with architectural projects or offered as standalone services for property developers and owners.

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arquitectonica: Miami-headquartered architecture firm with a comparable portfolio of mixed-use, high-rise residential, hospitality, and commercial office projects across South Florida and internationally. Closest direct competitor to Behar Font in the high-rise Miami market.
• Sieger Suarez Architects Partnership: South Florida-based architecture firm specializing in luxury high-rise residential condominium towers in Miami and the broader region. Directly competes with Behar Font for marquee condo developer clients.
• Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design: Miami-based architecture and interior design firm with deep mixed-use, residential, and hospitality portfolio across South Florida. Directly comparable in service mix and client type to Behar Font.
• Zyscovich Architects: Miami-headquartered architecture, planning, and interior design firm with a portfolio that includes mixed-use, residential, and civic projects in South Florida. Closely comparable offering and market overlap with Behar Font.
• Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates (NBWW): South Florida architecture firm with a long-standing portfolio in hospitality, residential, and mixed-use development in the region. Comparable regional peer competing for the same developer relationships.
• Handel Architects: Architecture firm with strong specialization in high-rise residential and mixed-use towers, including South Florida projects. Directly comparable for marquee condo and mixed-use developer work.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with full-service capabilities across building, infrastructure, and environmental design. A broad incumbent that competes for institutional and large-scale South Florida projects.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with extensive mixed-use, commercial, and hospitality portfolio. A broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise developer and institutional clients as Behar Font.
• Perkins&Will: International architecture and design firm with deep healthcare, education, and commercial portfolios. A broad incumbent likely to compete with Behar Font on institutional and large commercial office work.

Emerging players

• ArquitectonicaGEO: Landscape architecture and urban design arm of Arquitectonica, focused on urban planning, public realm, and landscape architecture in South Florida. Comparable to Behar Font's urban design and land planning work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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