What DHK Architects does

DHK Architects is a Boston-based architecture and planning firm founded in 1978 and incorporated locally in 1985, operating additional offices in New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The firm serves public sector clients (transit authorities, housing authorities, state and municipal agencies) and private sector developers across New England, New York, Puerto Rico, and select Midwest markets, with a recent international engagement in Cape Town, South Africa. Its core offering is organized around four practice areas: Housing Design (multi-family, affordable, mixed-income, elderly, and adaptive reuse), Transportation Design (subway, commuter rail, bus rapid transit, intermodal stations, tunnels), Public Facilities Design (government, healthcare, community, industrial), and Historic Preservation (adaptive reuse meeting Secretary of the Interior standards). Supporting services include BIM/Revit-based design coordination, sustainable/LEED design, design-build delivery, master planning, and Owner's Project Management.

The firm operates a Revit-based BIM platform that produces 3D models shared across owners, sub-consultants, and contractors through conceptual, schematic, contract document, and construction phases. Delivery methods include design-bid-build, design-build, and OPM. DHK is MBE-certified and its professionals hold LEED AP and MCPPO credentials alongside architecture licenses in 13 jurisdictions. Signature projects include the Medford/Tufts Station on the $2.3 billion MBTA Green Line Extension, the South Station Transportation Center, Yankee Stadium Station, and the $29 million Orchard Gardens HOPE VI revitalization in Boston.

DHK generates revenue exclusively through professional services fees on a project-by-project basis, secured via competitive bidding, RFP responses, and direct negotiation with public agencies and private developers. Pricing is custom-quoted based on project scope, complexity, and construction value; no standardized fee schedule is publicly disclosed. The firm is privately held with no external institutional investors or parent company, led by President Fernando J. Domenech Jr. and Vice President Arnold M. Krockmalnic.

Name

DHK Architects

Legal name

DHK Architects Inc.

Website

https://dhkinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DHK Architects is a Boston-headquartered architecture and planning firm serving public transit authorities, housing authorities, and private developers with housing, transportation, public facilities, and historic preservation design across New England, New York, Puerto Rico, and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural & Planning Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Affordable housing design
• Transit infrastructure design
• Historic preservation services
• Master planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 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 Planning Services: DHK Architects generates revenue through professional architecture and planning service fees for public and private sector clients. Services include design, master planning, historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and owner project management (OPM). Projects range from multi-family housing developments to large-scale transportation infrastructure, with fees based on project scope, complexity, and construction costs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

DHK Architects is a Boston-based architecture and planning firm that provides integrated professional design services across housing (affordable, market-rate, mixed-use, and elderly), transportation/transit infrastructure, public and community facilities, and historic preservation. The firm supports projects from concept through construction administration, including master planning, BIM-based design coordination, design-build delivery, sustainability/LEED consulting, building assessments, and Owner's Project Management (OPM) for public agencies and private developers.

Product overview

DHK Architects is an award-winning architecture and planning firm based in Boston, MA, offering a comprehensive suite of professional services. The firm's offering consists of integrated architectural services organized around core practice areas: Housing Design, Transportation Design, Public Facilities Design, and Historic Preservation. Supporting these are specialized service modules including BIM (Building Information Modeling), Sustainability Services, Design-Build Services, and Master Planning. The firm also provides ancillary services such as building assessments, community process facilitation, feasibility studies, interior design, permitting, programming, site planning, zoning analysis, and Owner's Project Management (OPM). Projects span New England, New York, and Puerto Rico, with the firm holding architecture licenses in multiple states and territories. The firm is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and has professionals with LEED and MCPPO certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Design Multi-family housing design covering affordable housing, mixed-use and mixed-income developments, elderly and market-rate housing, and community planning for housing authorities and private developers across New England, New York, and Puerto Rico.
• Transportation Design Urban mass transit design including subway, elevated systems, commuter rail, bus rapid transit, intermodal stations, parking garages, vehicular and rail tunnels, and underground stations for transit authorities and transportation agencies.
• Public Facilities Design Design of public and community facilities for state, municipal, and private clients, including government buildings, industrial facilities for transportation and military clients, waterworks infrastructure, healthcare facilities, and cultural venues.
• Historic Preservation Adaptive reuse of historic buildings that preserves their historic legacy while adapting them to contemporary needs, including building envelope restoration and National Register compliance, serving clients in New England, New York, and Puerto Rico.
• Master Planning Master planning for major transportation infrastructure projects and new or revitalized residential communities, including planning for mass transit lines, light rail, bus rapid transit, and community revitalization.
• BIM (Building Information Modeling) Services Revit-based design coordination platform offering 3D models for conceptual design, schematic design, contract documents, and construction coordination. Enables owners and contractors to visualize projects through all phases from concept to facility management.
• Design-Build Services Project delivery method combining architecture and construction where DHK partners with contractors to deliver projects with fixed price and schedule, reducing owner risk through single point of responsibility.
• Sustainability Services Sustainable design services integrating energy conservation, water efficiency, high-performance building envelopes, and advanced stormwater management, with focus on mass transit infrastructure, inner-city redevelopment, and compact urban housing prototypes.
• Owner's Project Management (OPM) Owner's project management services guiding clients from concept through planning, programming, feasibility, design, permitting, and construction to final occupancy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Medford/Tufts Station on the Green Line Extension serves as the terminus stop on a $2.3 billion infrastructure project
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Tiber ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTiber Construction has begun work on the seventh-floor cantilevered pool deck at The Paradigm residential development in Cape Town, a project designed by DHK Architects. Tiber is the general contractor executing DHK's design for this R1-billion luxury development.
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHK Architects has a long-standing relationship with the MBTA, serving as designer for multiple transit projects including the Medford/Tufts Station on the Green Line Extension ($2.3 billion project), South Station restoration, and numerous station modernization projects throughout the MBTA system.
• AmtrakcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHK has completed multiple projects for Amtrak including Central Electrification and Traffic Control facilities at South Station and Cobble Hill, Southampton Yard expansion, and various rail maintenance facilities. The firm serves as designer in design-build teams for Amtrak infrastructure projects.
• MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHK Architects has extensive experience with MTA projects including Yankee Stadium Station, Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street Station Complex rehabilitation, Myrtle-Wyckoff Station, and current work on Southeast Station & Brewster Yards. These major transit projects span multiple decades of the firm's history.
• Trinity Financial, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHK Architects works with Trinity Financial as project designer for Curtis Apartments, a 372-unit public housing redevelopment in Worcester, MA. The partnership involves multi-phase development planning and phased construction of new residential buildings.
• Various Housing AuthoritiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHK serves numerous housing authority clients including Boston Housing Authority, Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration, New York City Housing Authority, Dallas Housing Authority, Detroit Housing Authority, and many others throughout the Northeast, Midwest, and Puerto Rico on affordable housing revitalization projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HDR: Large US AEC firm with deep transit, rail and civic architecture practices; competes for the same federal/state-funded station and corridor programs as DHK's transportation group.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a major US buildings and transit practice; directly competes for MBTA, Amtrak and MTA station and infrastructure design work alongside DHK.
• Perkins&Will: International architecture practice with strong healthcare, civic and transit-adjacent portfolios; overlaps with DHK in public-sector healthcare facilities (Whittier-style) and large institutional work.
• Stantec: Global multi-disciplinary AEC firm that competes for the same transit, housing and municipal design commissions at much larger scale, often absorbing mid-sized regional practices through acquisitions.

Direct peers

• Sasaki Associates: Boston-based planning, urban design and architecture practice with deep public-sector work; overlaps with DHK in master planning, community revitalization and large-scale civic projects.
• CambridgeSeven: Greater Boston architecture firm with mixed-use, transportation-adjacent and civic/cultural practices, comparable in size and client mix to DHK's public facilities and housing work.
• Goody Clancy: Boston-based architecture and planning firm with parallel expertise in affordable housing, community revitalization and historic preservation, often competing for the same housing authority and civic clients in New England.
• CBT Architects: Boston-headquartered firm with strong transit, education and public-sector portfolios; competes directly for MBTA-related commissions and institutional facilities work in the same Northeast geography.
• The Architectural Team: Mid-sized New England architecture firm with comparable multi-family housing, mixed-use and public-sector practices, frequently serving housing authorities and private developers on similar project types and geographies.

Regional players

• Arrowstreet: Boston architecture firm focused on housing, mixed-use and institutional clients in the Northeast; comparable in scale and project typology but with stronger commercial/market-rate mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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