What Pappageorge Haymes Partners does

Pappageorge Haymes Partners is a Chicago-headquartered architecture and urban design firm founded in 1981 by David A. Haymes and George Pappageorge, both of whom remain active in the partnership. The firm delivers full-service architecture, urban planning, interior design, sustainable/LEED design, adaptive reuse, and project management services, spanning building types from single-family homes through 60-story high-rises and mixed-use complexes. Its technical core rests on deep domain expertise in adaptive reuse, high-rise massing with curtain wall systems, transit-oriented design, and LEED/green building certification (with projects including LEED Silver at Wolf Point East and LEED Gold at 465 North Park), supplemented by BIM modeling rather than proprietary technology products.

Commercially, the firm operates as a privately held, employee-owned (ESOP) professional services partnership with two offices (Chicago headquarters at 640 North LaSalle Street and Austin at 600 Congress Avenue), billing project-based fees negotiated per engagement with no publicly disclosed pricing or revenue. Customers are predominantly enterprise real estate developers and institutional clients — including Hines, LV Collective, Brookfield Properties, DAC Developments, Brinshore/Michaels, and PO 55 — alongside housing authorities and non-profits such as Hispanic Housing Development Corp. The firm has executed 40+ projects across 17+ states, with individual engagements reaching $400 million in construction value, and has accumulated award recognition from AIA, NAHB, Multi-Housing News, Urban Land Institute, and Landmarks Illinois. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise engagement with developers, property owners, government entities, and financial institutions, supported by an external profile of portfolio website, social media presence, and earned media through awards and trade press coverage.

Name

Pappageorge Haymes Partners

Legal name

Pappageorge Haymes Partners

Website

https://pappageorgehaymes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pappageorge Haymes Partners is a Chicago architecture firm founded in 1981, designing residential, high-rise, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse projects for enterprise real estate developers, housing authorities, and hospitality clients across 17+ U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 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 Design Services: Project-based professional services revenue from providing architecture, urban planning, interior design, and project management services across multifamily residential, mixed-use, hospitality, and commercial sectors. Engaged from preliminary feasibility through construction administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pappageorge Haymes Partners is a Chicago architecture and urban planning firm providing full-service design across residential, mixed-use, hospitality, adaptive reuse, and master planning projects, ranging from single-family homes to 60+ story high-rises. Services span feasibility analysis, architecture, urban planning, interior design, LEED/sustainable design, facade inspection, and project management from schematic design through construction administration, delivered on a national project basis across 17+ U.S. states.

Product overview

Pappageorge Haymes Partners (PH) is an architecture and planning firm that operates as a single, unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules structure. The firm provides comprehensive architecture and design services organized around distinct specializations: architecture (residential, commercial, mixed-use, hospitality, institutional), urban planning, sustainable/LEED design, interior design, adaptive reuse of existing structures, and project management. Projects range from single-family homes to 60-story high-rises, spanning adaptive reuse developments, large-scale mixed-use complexes, and planned communities across the United States since 1981.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architecture covering residential (single-family, multi-family, high-rise, mid-rise, low-rise), commercial, mixed-use, hospitality, and institutional building types across the United States, delivered from feasibility through construction administration.
• Urban Planning Urban planning services including community consensus building, development design guidelines, entitlement services, and neighborhood-scale master planning for real estate developers, municipalities, and non-profits.
• Sustainable Design (LEED-Accredited) LEED-certified and sustainability-focused design services including energy-efficient building systems, green roof design, and environmental assessments for developers pursuing LEED Silver, LEED Gold, or Green Globes certification.
• Interior Design Interior design services for residential and commercial spaces including space planning, tenant fit-out, and amenity space design delivered alongside the firm's architecture offerings.
• Adaptive Reuse Design Transformation of existing structures (office buildings, schools, warehouses, historic buildings) into residential or mixed-use developments, including facade renovation and historic preservation, delivered to developers, housing authorities, and institutions.
• Project Management Comprehensive project management from feasibility studies through schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding, and construction administration phases across multifamily, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse projects.
• Facade Inspections and Renovation Facade inspection and renovation services for existing buildings including condition assessments and restoration work, used in support of adaptive reuse and historic preservation engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple projects LEED certified (Wolf Point East: LEED Silver; 465 North Park: LEED Gold; 1621 Chicago Avenue: Targeting LEED Gold)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Goettsch Partners: Chicago-based architecture firm with a similar focus on tall buildings, urban infill, and mixed-use high-rise design. Most direct local peer to PH in scale, typology, and developer client base.
• Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB): Chicago architecture firm specializing in multifamily residential, mixed-use, and urban high-rise projects across the US. Comparable in scale and target customer base to PH.
• Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG): Chicago-based architecture firm known for supertall residential and mixed-use towers globally. Comparable to PH's high-rise specialization, though AS+GG skews toward larger international projects.
• bKL Architecture: Chicago architecture firm with deep multifamily residential and high-rise practice across the Midwest and beyond. Closely comparable in scale and project typology to PH.
• Brininstool + Lynch: Chicago architecture studio with strong multifamily residential, adaptive reuse, and urban mixed-use portfolio. Comparable to PH in size, design ethos, and developer client focus.
• Studio Gang: Chicago architecture firm with high-rise residential and mixed-use projects (e.g., Aqua Tower). Comparable typology to PH though typically higher brand profile on signature commissions.
• Handel Architects: National architecture firm specializing in multifamily residential towers and mixed-use developments. Comparable to PH in target customer base (real estate developers) and residential high-rise specialization.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture firm with a strong multifamily and mixed-use practice including Chicago presence. Broader portfolio and significantly larger scale than PH, but competes for similar enterprise developer clients.
• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Global architecture firm with extensive high-rise residential and mixed-use practice. Competes for the same enterprise developer mandates as PH but typically at the largest scale.
• HKS Architects: Large national architecture firm with multifamily residential and mixed-use practice. Competes with PH for developer-driven urban projects at larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pappageorge-haymes-partners
• Instagraminstagram.com/pappageorge_haymes_partners

Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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