Jackson Main Architecture

What Jackson Main Architecture does

Jackson | Main Architecture, P.S. (JMA) is a Seattle-based professional architecture firm founded in 1967 that delivers integrated architecture, interior design, and master planning services across four primary verticals: self-storage design, multifamily residential (including workforce and affordable housing), modular construction, and industrial/commercial facilities. The firm operates as a Washington State Professional Service corporation (P.S.) and is staffed by licensed architects with LEED accreditation, a dedicated Director of BIM, and Principals with 20+ years of self-storage specialization. JMA has designed hundreds of self-storage facilities spanning rural, suburban, and dense-urban contexts and is recognized in the Pacific Northwest for pioneering modular apartment design (e.g., Idaho's first large-scale modular project, Union 93 with 350 units) and some of the first LEED-certified self-storage and data center projects in Washington State. The firm also maintains a portfolio of high-visibility civic and commercial projects including Seattle's Great Wheel, Pier 57 restaurants, and the Wings Over Washington motion ride.

JMA's revenue model is project-based professional services, with fees quoted per engagement on the basis of scope, complexity, and service line. The go-to-market is direct enterprise engagement with developers, REITs, and institutional clients rather than competitive bid markets; customer segments are organized vertically by use case. The firm operates from a single Seattle headquarters (311 First Avenue South, Pioneer Square) and added a Kansas City office in 2022 to serve Midwest projects such as the Evergy Emporia Center. Marketing is conducted through thought-leadership content (Inside Self Storage, GeoStrata, the JMAIL newsletter, an active blog), industry events (ISS World Expo, World of Modular), social media, and select podcast appearances. Customer relationships include large enterprise operators such as Extra Space Storage, West Coast Self-Storage, Kimco Realty, Guerdon, and Oldivai Capital, alongside nonprofit partners (LIHI, Evergreen Goodwill) and Amazon's Housing Equity Fund.

The firm is privately held with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional investor presence, and is led by Senior Principal and President Robin Murphy alongside Principals Matt Laase, Tim Black, and Katerina Prochaska. Leadership has invested in capability expansion through a 2022 Director of BIM hire, new architectural visualizer and project manager hires, and a controller-level financial hire, indicating a build-out of both technical and operational infrastructure. The combination of nearly six decades of operating history, vertical specialization in self-storage and modular housing, sustainability credentials, and enterprise client relationships positions JMA as a specialized niche architecture practice rather than a diversified generalist.

Name

Jackson Main Architecture

Legal name

Jackson | Main Architecture, P.S.

Website

https://jacksonmain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jackson | Main Architecture is a Seattle-based architecture firm founded in 1967 delivering integrated architecture, interior design, and master planning services with vertical specialization in self-storage design, multifamily and modular residential, and sustainable commercial facilities for enterprise developers and operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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: Project-based fees for architecture, interior design, and master planning services for commercial, residential, and industrial developments

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Jackson | Main Architecture, P.S. (JMA) is an integrated architectural firm providing architecture, interior design, and master planning services. The firm specializes in self-storage facility design (having completed hundreds of projects), multifamily residential developments including workforce and affordable housing, modular construction design, and sustainable/LEED-certified commercial and industrial architecture. Services span project-based engagements from concept through construction administration for enterprise-level developers, self-storage operators, and commercial builders.

Product overview

Jackson | Main Architecture, P.S. (JMA) is an integrated architectural firm founded in 1967, offering architecture, interior design, and master planning services. The firm's core services include self-storage design (their largest portfolio), multifamily residential architecture, modular design, interior design, master planning, and industrial architecture. JMA has established itself as a recognized leader in sustainable design and modular construction, with particular expertise in self-storage facilities, having designed hundreds of projects across rural, suburban, and dense-urban areas. The firm operates from Seattle, WA with additional offices in Kansas City.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self-Storage Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• First LEED-certified self-storage projects in Washington State
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GuerdoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2022JMA partnered with Guerdon, a modular building manufacturer, on Union 93 - a modular mixed-use apartment complex in Meridian, Idaho providing 350 residential units. JMA Principal Matt Laase appeared on Guerdon's Mainstream Modular podcast to discuss modular design experiences.
• Oldivai CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJMA partnered with Oldivai to develop multiple modular townhome prototypes for workforce housing in Spokane market. Oldivai's mission is to develop workforce housing that is well-located and affordable for working families, targeting 1,000 units within 5 years.
• Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJMA partnered with LIHI to develop a construction manual offering step-by-step guidance for building tiny homes for affordable housing efforts in the greater Seattle area.
• Kimco RealtyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJMA continues to work with Kimco Realty enhancing retail spaces in the Pacific Northwest.
• Evergreen GoodwillminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJMA maintains a long-standing partnership with Evergreen Goodwill, having worked on many design and architectural projects around Seattle supporting their educational and job training mission.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Cornerstone Architects: Specialty firm with self-storage and commercial architecture focus. Comparable niche specialization in self-storage facility design.

Regional players

• ARC Architects: Midwest/Pacific architecture firm with multifamily and commercial projects. Comparable in regional developer-services practice but primarily serves different geographies.

Direct peers

• KTGY Architecture & Planning: National architecture firm focused on multifamily, mixed-use, and residential development with similar client base of enterprise developers. Directly comparable in multifamily and workforce housing practice overlap with JMA.
• Bassenian Lagoni Architects: Architectural firm specializing in single-family and multifamily residential for production builders. Closely comparable to JMA's multifamily and residential developer practice.
• Mithun: Seattle-based integrated architecture, urban design, and interior design firm with strong sustainability and mixed-use practice. Comparable on geography, sustainability leadership, and multifamily focus.
• Nadel Architecture: California-based architecture, planning, and interiors firm with multifamily, mixed-use, and commercial practice. Comparable mix of residential/commercial client work and project-based fees.
• WRNS Studio: Architecture and planning firm with strong multifamily, affordable housing, and civic practice on the West Coast. Comparable in affordable/workforce housing mission alignment and mixed-use specialization.
• LRS Architecture: Pacific Northwest architecture firm with multifamily, senior living, and commercial practice. Comparable in PNW geography and developer-client services.

Broad incumbents

• DLR Group: Large integrated design firm covering multifamily, commercial, civic, and healthcare sectors nationwide. Overlaps with JMA in multifamily and mixed-use but at much larger scale.
• CallisonRTKL (Arcadis): Large architecture firm (now part of Arcadis) with mixed-use, multifamily, and commercial practice. Overlaps with JMA on mixed-use and residential; much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jackson-main-architecture-p-s
• Instagraminstagram.com/jacksonmain_architecture
• Facebookfacebook.com/JacksonMainArch

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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