Kutnicki Bernstein Architects

What Kutnicki Bernstein Architects does

Kutnicki Bernstein Architects (KBA) is a privately held, full-service architecture firm founded in 1986 by Dan Bernstein and headquartered at 277 Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The firm provides architectural design, interior design, master planning, space planning, adaptive reuse, and historical preservation services across residential, commercial, hospitality, educational/institutional, and religious building typologies. Its project portfolio spans ground-up new construction — including multi-unit residential developments such as 30 Kent Street (80 residences), 540 Waverly Avenue (135 units), and 416 Metropolitan Avenue — as well as adaptive reuse conversions such as the Mikkeller Brewery NYC and the planned redevelopment of the former St. Benedict the Moor Church at 342 W 53rd Street.

KBA operates as a project-based professional services firm, generating revenue through architectural design and construction administration fees on a quote-driven basis. The firm works directly with developers, institutions, and private clients through an enterprise field sales approach, maintaining close client relationships from project conception through completion. Notable clients include Hotel Indigo Williamsburg, NYU, and NYCHA-affiliated affordable housing projects delivered through the NYC Housing Connect lottery system. The firm maintains an active earned media presence through recurring coverage in NY YIMBY and other local publications, supported by social media channels and a project portfolio website.

Geographically, KBA concentrates its practice within New York City, with active projects across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. The firm has 11-50 employees and operates from a single office, with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, funding rounds, or acquisition activity. Its expansion has been organic and incremental — broadening into new neighborhoods (Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Clinton Hill, East Harlem, the Bronx) while extending its service mix toward historical preservation and adaptive reuse alongside its core new-construction residential and commercial practice.

Name

Kutnicki Bernstein Architects

Legal name

Kutnicki Bernstein Architects

Website

https://kbanyc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kutnicki Bernstein Architects is a privately held, full-service New York City architecture firm founded in 1986 that provides architectural design, interior design, adaptive reuse, and historical preservation services across residential, commercial, hospitality, educational, and religious project types for developers, institutions, and private clients in NYC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH), Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Adaptive reuse architecture
• Historic building preservation
• Master planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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. Architecture and Design Services: Full-service architectural firm providing architectural design (residential, commercial, institutional), interior design, master planning, space planning, adaptive reuse, and historical preservation services. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for design and construction administration services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kutnicki Bernstein Architects is a full-service New York City architecture firm providing architectural design, interior design, master planning, space planning, adaptive reuse, and historical preservation services. The firm serves commercial, corporate, residential, hospitality, educational/institutional, and religious clients, delivering projects from concept through completion across NYC boroughs.

Product overview

Kutnicki Bernstein Architects (KBA) is a full-service New York City architecture firm established in 1986 that provides architectural design, interior design, master planning, space planning, adaptive reuse, and historical preservation services. The firm operates across multiple project types including residential, commercial, hospitality, educational/institutional, and places of worship projects. KBA's portfolio includes both new construction developments (such as 30 Kent Street, 540 Waverly Avenue, and 500 Metropolitan Avenue) and adaptive reuse projects (such as 55 Hope Street and 342 W 53rd St). The services work together as an integrated offering from concept to completion, maintaining close client relationships throughout the design and construction process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services

Named customers6 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

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• COOKFOX Architects: NYC architecture studio focused on residential, commercial, and hospitality projects with an emphasis on sustainable, biophilic design — overlaps with KBA on residential/hospitality typologies.
• Morris Adjmi Architects: NYC firm known for contextual residential, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse projects in Brooklyn and Manhattan; directly comparable on project typology and design philosophy.
• BKSK Architects: NYC-based architecture firm of comparable size with parallel service offerings in residential, commercial, adaptive reuse, and historic preservation — the closest like-for-like peer for KBA.
• Handel Architects: NYC firm with deep residential, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse portfolio including many market-rate and affordable housing developments; highly comparable on residential pipeline.
• CetraRuddy: NYC architecture firm with integrated architecture and interiors practice covering residential, hospitality, and commercial projects — directly comparable on service mix.
• Magnusson Architecture and Planning: NYC-based firm delivering architecture, master planning, and interior design for residential, institutional, and adaptive reuse projects — comparable size and scope.
• Dattner Architects: NYC architecture firm with strong residential, affordable housing, and institutional portfolios — directly comparable on housing-lottery and institutional work.

Broad incumbents

• FXCollaborative: Larger NYC architecture and planning firm covering commercial, residential, education, and adaptive reuse; operates in same NYC market with overlapping typologies but at greater scale.
• Robert A.M. Stern Architects: Established NYC architecture firm with large-scale residential, institutional, and adaptive reuse practice; operates in same typologies as KBA but at materially larger scale.
• Perkins Eastman: Large NYC-headquartered architecture firm with major practices in residential, education, and institutional sectors; broad incumbent competing for many of the same NYC developer and institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kbarchitects
• Facebookfacebook.com/kbanyc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kutnicki-bernstein-architects/mycompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/kbanyc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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