What Lessard Design does

Lessard Design is a Vienna, Virginia-based private architecture and planning firm founded in 1986 by Chris Lessard, operating as Lessard Design, Inc. with wholly-owned subsidiaries Lessard Architecture & Land Planning Ltd. (India, est. 2008) and Lessard Design International LLC (est. 2013). The firm delivers residential architecture, multifamily design, land planning, interior design, research and development, and international services to enterprise real estate developers (RXR, Kushner, Roseland-Mack Cali, Cappelli Organization, JMF Properties, Mill Creek Residential, Nord Development, Fuller Development, Woodfield Development, The Penrose Group) and production homebuilders (Toll Brothers, PulteGroup). By 2025, the firm had completed over 200 high-rises and 900,000 units across nearly 20 countries and accumulated 500+ industry awards.

The firm monetizes through project-based professional services fees on a quote basis, with no public pricing tiers. Its technology stack is anchored by BIM (Building Information Modeling) and proprietary registered methodologies — TRIPAC® and STACKED & PACKED® — supplemented by a license to U.S. Patent No. 7,676,998 from Triplex Development, LLC for high-density architectural designs. Specialty practices in Office-to-Multifamily Conversions, Student Housing, Hospitality, and Commercial broaden the revenue mix beyond core multifamily. The firm operates from Vienna (HQ), New York (regional office), and Ahmedabad, India (engineering/delivery hub), with leadership comprising founder Chris Lessard (President & CEO), Chris Eimas (CFO), two VPs (Ulises Montes De Oca, Christopher Boone), three Principals/Associate Principals (Leticia Flores, Daniel Morales, Ingrid Marrone, Luz Del Mar Rosado), and a recently appointed Global BD Marketing Manager (Jodi Leigh).

Go-to-market is relationship-led enterprise field sales with long-duration client engagements (15-30 years with major developers) and project-by-project contracting. The firm leans on industry awards, trade press coverage, and an active social/website presence rather than performance marketing. Strategic direction in 2024-2025 emphasizes office-to-residential adaptive reuse, vertical diversification via senior hires, Northeast geographic densification, and continued scaling of India-based delivery.

Name

Lessard Design

Legal name

Lessard Design, Inc.

Website

https://lessarddesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lessard Design is a private Vienna, VA architecture and planning firm founded in 1986, delivering residential, multifamily, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse design to enterprise real estate developers and production homebuilders across nearly 20 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Planning Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Multifamily housing design
• Master planning services
• Land use planning
• Interior design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional fees for architectural design, planning, and interior design services for residential, multifamily, mixed-use, commercial, and hospitality projects. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with developers and homebuilders.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Lessard Design is a global architecture and planning firm that delivers professional architectural design, master planning, interior design, and research-driven consulting services for real estate developers, homebuilders, and hospitality/commercial clients. Core offerings span residential, multifamily (low-rise, mid-rise, high-rise), mixed-use, adaptive reuse (office-to-multifamily conversions), student housing, hospitality, and commercial projects, executed under proprietary methodologies including TRIPAC® and STACKED & PACKED® and supported by BIM-based workflows. Services are delivered on a project-by-project basis from offices in Vienna, VA, New York, and Ahmedabad, India, with projects spanning nearly 20 countries.

Product overview

Lessard Design is an architecture and planning firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional design services. The core service portfolio includes Residential Architecture, Multifamily Design, Land Planning & Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Research & Development, and International Services. These services are delivered through various specialty practices including Office-to-Multifamily Conversions, Student Housing, Hospitality, and Commercial projects. The firm specializes in creating residential and mixed-use environments that strengthen communities, with projects spanning nearly 20 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Founded in 1986, the firm has completed over 200 high-rises and 900,000 units, and holds over 500 awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TRIPAC: US Registered Trademark of Lessard Design, Inc.
• STACKED & PACKED
• INNOVATION, PASSION, TRUST
• Lessard Architecture and Land Planning
• Washington's Design Think Tank

Products and services

• Residential Architecture Architectural design of single-family homes, townhomes, custom residences, and senior living communities, addressing site-specific challenges and delivering finished interiors for production and custom homebuilders.
• Multifamily Design Full-service architecture and planning for multifamily developments including high-rise, mid-rise, and low-rise buildings across various structural systems, delivered to enterprise developers such as RXR, Kushner, Toll Brothers, and Cappelli Organization.
• Land Planning & Landscape Architecture Strategic planning for existing and growing communities, urban planning, land use analyses, and zoning consultation, with economic analysis of land values, project financing, and market conditions to help clients obtain maximum returns on investment.
• Interior Design Integrated interior design, planning, and branding solutions for residential, multifamily, hospitality, and commercial projects, focused on creating spaces that foster community, collaboration, and commerce.
• Research & Development Market analysis, emerging trends research, and data-driven design strategies that guide development decisions and add measurable value, supported by advanced information technologies including BIM.
• International Services Architecture and planning services delivered across the United States, Middle East, China, and India, with deep understanding of cultural geographies, traditions, and values, supported by offices in New York and Ahmedabad, India.
• Office-to-Multifamily Conversions Adaptive reuse of office buildings into residential multifamily units, addressing vacancy challenges through creative design, planning, and entitlement navigation. New office conversions initiative was launched in 2019.
• Student Housing Purpose-built student housing developments designed for university communities.
• Hospitality Hotels, resorts, casinos, and spa designs including mixed-use hospitality projects for hospitality and commercial developers.
• Commercial Commercial developments including office buildings, retail, entertainment destinations, and automotive facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed 200 high-rises and over 900,000 units by 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered key leadership and licensing.

• Daniel Moraleskey leadershipOthers · 18 November 2025Daniel Morales appointed as Associate Principal for Single Family, Townhomes and Land Planning. Brings over 25 years of expertise in architecture, urban design, and master planning. Previously lead architect and planner at Parkwood Homes, designer at Cunningham + Quill Architects, Cooper Carry, and Duany Plater-Zyberk Architects.
• Leticia Floreskey leadershipOthers · 9 July 2025Leticia Flores promoted to Principal. Over 25 years of industry experience in Mid- and High-Rise Multifamily and Mixed-Use sectors. Previously founding owner of an architecture firm in Mexico City and Director of interior design and construction for a medical specialties clinic.
• Ingrid Marronekey leadershipOthers · 27 June 2025Ingrid Marrone appointed as Associate Principal for Multifamily, Mixed-Use and Hospitality. Over 20 years of experience in architecture. Previously a Principal at WDG Architecture, managed projects such as the 718,000-SF Sursum Corda in Washington, DC.
• Jodi Leighkey leadershipOthers · 14 May 2025Jodi Leigh appointed as Marketing Manager for Global Business Development. Over 16 years of experience as President of The Leigh Agency with over 60 awards for marketing and interior design excellence. Experience leading marketing for major planned developments including Avenel, Broadlands, Clarksburg Town Center, Lakelands, Maymont, Villages of Urbana, and Reston Town Center.
• Chris Boonekey leadershipOthers · 1 March 2025Chris Boone joined as Vice President of Multifamily in March 2023. Brings significant expertise in multifamily development and design leadership to the firm.
• Triplex Development, LLClicensingOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed to use U.S. Patent No. 7,676,998 for certain architectural designs. Patent issued March 16, 2010.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Handel Architects: Handel Architects is a New York-based architecture firm specializing in multifamily, mixed-use, and high-rise residential developments. Like Lessard, it serves major developers with project-based design services and is recognized for high-density residential typologies.
• Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB): SCB is a Chicago-based architecture, planning, and interiors firm with a strong multifamily, mixed-use, and student housing practice. It is highly comparable to Lessard in service mix, developer client base, and high-rise/mid-rise residential focus.
• SK+I Architecture: SK+I is a multifamily-focused architecture firm with offices on the U.S. East Coast and deep relationships with developers building apartment communities. Its product offering and target customer closely mirror Lessard Design's multifamily core service.
• WDG Architecture: Washington, DC-based architecture firm with multifamily, mixed-use, and large-scale urban infill practices. It is a regional peer overlapping Lessard's Mid-Atlantic market and recently lost associate principal Ingrid Marrone to Lessard, confirming direct competition for talent and clients.
• Arquitectonica: Arquitectonica is a globally recognized architecture firm with residential, mixed-use, and hospitality portfolios. It is comparable to Lessard in typology focus (high-rise residential, mixed-use) and international project footprint spanning the Americas, Middle East, and Asia.
• Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA): RAMSA is a New York-based architecture firm with strong residential, multifamily, and mixed-use practices serving premier developers. It overlaps Lessard's residential developer client model and high-rise design orientation.
• SLCE Architects: SLCE Architects is a New York-based firm with a long-standing multifamily and mixed-use practice serving major residential developers. Its service profile, project type mix, and developer-client focus align closely with Lessard Design's multifamily core.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a global architecture and design firm with multifamily, mixed-use, and planning practices. As a large diversified incumbent, it competes with Lessard on larger RFPs while operating across many verticals beyond residential.
• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): KPF is a globally recognized architecture firm with significant high-rise and mixed-use practices. As a larger incumbent, KPF competes for the same marquee developer clients on large-scale residential and mixed-use commissions.
• HKS Architects: HKS is a large, diversified architecture and planning firm with multifamily, hospitality, and mixed-use practices. It serves developer clients with overlapping needs and competes with Lessard Design on larger residential and mixed-use projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lessarddesign
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6dMXkhLWVhf6GGEL5hSM6g?themeRefresh=1
• Facebookfacebook.com/lessarddesign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lessard-design-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/lessarddesign/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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