New City Design

What New City Design does

New City Design Group is an independent architecture and design studio founded in 1996 by Ted Van Dyk, AIA, and headquartered at 1304 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. The firm provides full-service architecture, planning, and interior design across six service categories: commercial office, campus life (higher education), health and fitness, restaurants and retail, residential mixed-use, and student housing. Its core offering spans concept development, feasibility studies, rezoning and community relations, project management, historic preservation and adaptive reuse, interior design, and construction administration. The firm serves developers, educational institutions, healthcare providers, corporations, and government entities primarily in the Raleigh Triangle region and broader Southeast, with notable clients including Duke University, NC State University, Meredith College, UNC Rex Healthcare, Veritas Collaborative, North State Bank, The Fresh Market, Crabtree Valley Mall, and Raleigh Parks & Recreation.

The firm operates a professional services model with project-based fee billing and no publicly disclosed pricing tiers. Its go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct client relationships, referrals, and community engagement, with principal Ted Van Dyk actively involved in business development and regional leadership (including service on the Wake County Planning Board, North State Bank Advisory Board, and ULI Triangle Programming Committee). The firm is privately held with no external institutional investment, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. It has maintained continuous operation for nearly three decades and has been named to Triangle Business Journal's list of Top Triangle Architecture Firms for eight consecutive years.

Name

New City Design

Legal name

New City Design Group

Website

https://newcitydesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

New City Design Group is an independent architecture and design studio in Raleigh, NC, founded in 1996, serving developers, universities, healthcare providers, and government clients across the Southeast with full-service architecture, planning, and interior design.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Commercial architecture
• Historic preservation
• Mixed-use development
• Interior design

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture and design services billed on a project fee basis. Services include concept development, commercial and residential architecture, modeling and rendering, site analysis, project management, historic preservation, interior design, and construction administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

New City Design Group is an independent architecture and design studio delivering full-service architectural, planning, and interior design services. Offerings include concept development, commercial and residential architecture, 3D modeling and rendering, site analysis, feasibility studies, rezoning and community relations, project management, historic preservation and adaptive reuse, interior design, and construction administration. The firm serves clients in commercial office, campus life, health and fitness, restaurants and retail, residential mixed-use, and student housing sectors.

Product overview

New City Design Group is an award-winning, independent architecture and design studio offering a comprehensive suite of architecture and design services since 1996. The firm operates as a single integrated design practice rather than a platform-based architecture, providing services across Commercial Office, Campus Life, Health & Fitness, Restaurants & Retail, Residential Mixed Use, and Student Housing categories. Their approach combines architecture with innovative interior design, and they manage every project phase from concept development through construction administration. The firm is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, and serves clients throughout the southeast.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture & Design Services Full-service architecture and design studio offering concept development, commercial and residential architecture, modeling, rendering, site analysis, feasibility studies, rezoning and community relations, project management, historic preservation and adaptive reuse, interior design, and construction administration for commercial, institutional, and residential clients in the Raleigh Triangle and Southeast U.S.
• Commercial Office Design Architecture and design services for office environments including corporate headquarters, co-working spaces, and tenant build-outs, with focus on functionality, aesthetic appeal, and local context for commercial office clients.
• Campus Life Design Architecture and design services for higher education campus facilities including student centers, dining facilities, student housing, libraries, and academic buildings that support learning, faculty collaboration, and student engagement.
• Health & Fitness Design Architecture and design services for healthcare clinics, orthopedic and rehabilitation centers, modern fitness studios, and wellness spaces prioritizing patient experience, functional workflows, and healing environments.
• Restaurants & Retail Design Architecture and design services for restaurants, bars, breweries, retail stores, and shopping centers, matching operator intent to look, feel, and ambience that attracts and retains customers across mixed-use centers and local boutiques.
• Residential Mixed Use Design Architecture and design services for multi-family residential, luxury apartments, townhomes, and mixed-use developments, with special expertise in mixed-use infill projects around the Raleigh Triangle area covering redevelopment and new suburban development.
• Student Housing Design Architecture and design services for student housing, residence halls, and campus living facilities focused on flexibility, natural light, sustainability, safety, and creating inspiring, future-ready campus living environments.

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Antunovich ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024New City partnered with Antunovich Architects on design development, production of drawings and construction administration for The HUB project - a 2,195-bed housing property near NC State.
• Regency CentersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership with Regency Centers on multiple retail projects including Village District, Carytown Exchange (Richmond), Ridgewood Shopping Center, and Goodnights Comedy Club.
• Lock7 DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Lock7 Development on multiple residential and mixed-use projects including 615 Peace St. and The Stephenson Cameron Village.
• Chatham Street CommercialmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Chatham Street Commercial on Rogers Building - a 49,000-55,000 SF mixed-use development in Downtown Cary.
• August ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with August Construction on Taco Bamba at Ridgewood Shopping Center project.
• Zablud DevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Zablud Development on Oak Village Academy childcare facilities in Cary and Holly Springs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• LS3P Associates: Southeast-focused architecture firm with offices across the region including North Carolina. Overlaps in education, healthcare, commercial, and mixed-use design but at a larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Stewart Inc. (Stewart Cooper Newell): Charlotte-headquartered architecture and engineering firm serving the Southeast with comparable portfolio in commercial, education, and mixed-use sectors. Larger firm with broader regional footprint.
• Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce (Walter Robbs): North Carolina-based architecture firm specializing in education, healthcare, civic, and commercial projects. Comparable regional focus and sector overlap with New City, though typically handling larger institutional work.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global design and architecture firm with deep commercial office, retail, and hospitality practices. Overlaps with New City on commercial office and retail projects but operates at significantly greater scale.
• HOK: Global architecture and design firm with substantial healthcare, education, and commercial practices. Competes for larger institutional projects that New City also targets, though with much broader capabilities.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with a strong North Carolina presence (formerly The Freelon Group in Durham). Competes for higher education, healthcare, and civic projects in the Triangle, though with significantly broader portfolio and deeper resources.

Direct peers

• Cline Design Associates: Independent Raleigh-based architecture firm of comparable size serving commercial, mixed-use, residential, and adaptive reuse clients across the Triangle. Direct overlap in market, project types, and clientele.
• Clearscapes: Raleigh architecture studio focused on urban infill, mixed-use, and contextual design in the Research Triangle. Highly comparable in scale, regional focus, and design philosophy emphasizing urban context.
• Duda Paine Architects: Durham-based architecture firm specializing in commercial office, retail, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse projects. Comparable size and overlapping project types in the Triangle market.
• Antunovich Associates: Architecture firm with which New City has an active co-development partnership on The HUB project near NC State. Comparable size and shared project delivery model on multi-family and mixed-use work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NewCityDesignGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-city-design-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/newcityraleigh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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