What NSPJ Architects does

NSPJ Architects is a privately held, full-service architecture and planning firm founded in 1961 in Kansas City by Howard Nearing, AIA. The firm delivers nine integrated service lines: custom residential design, multifamily, townhomes, landscape architecture, senior living, mixed-use, land planning, commercial, and clubhouse architecture. It is licensed to practice architecture in 30 U.S. states and landscape architecture in 23, operating from a Prairie Village, Kansas headquarters and a second office opened in Osage Beach, Missouri in 2026.

The firm generates revenue through professional services fees on a project-quoted, multi-year contract basis, with billing tied to scope, size, and complexity. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct, engaging developers, commercial real estate firms, municipalities, and individual landowners through consultations and proposals. Customer segments are diversified across individual homeowners, multifamily developers, senior living operators, mixed-use developers, and commercial clients, supported by named partnerships with builders, design-build firms, contractors, and engineering partners.

The firm is employee-owned and led by Co-Presidents Clint Evans, AIA, NCARB and Tim Homburg, AIA, NCARB, with an executive bench that includes three Executive Vice Presidents. NSPJ's competitive positioning rests on 65 years of continuous operation, a portfolio of 8,500+ completed projects, a team with 950 years of collective experience, and a quality assurance process in which two designated architects review all projects before release. The firm holds regional and national recognition including Forbes America's Best-in-State Residential Architects (2025) and multiple Kansas City Business Journal Capstone Awards. No external institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity are disclosed.

Name

NSPJ Architects

Legal name

NSPJ Architects

Website

https://nspjarch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NSPJ Architects is a Kansas City-based, employee-owned architecture firm founded in 1961, delivering integrated architecture, landscape architecture, and land planning services across residential, multifamily, senior living, mixed-use, and commercial segments to developers, municipalities, and homeowners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Multifamily housing design
• Landscape architecture
• Land planning services
• Senior living design

Headquarters

HQ city

Prairie Village

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Comprehensive architectural design services for residential, commercial, multifamily, senior living, and mixed-use projects. Revenue generated through professional service fees for design, planning, and project oversight.
2. Landscape Architecture Services: Outdoor space design and planning services collaborating with architectural projects. Professional fees for landscape design, planning, and implementation guidance.
3. Land Planning Services: Master planning, entitlement services, and feasibility analyses for developers and municipalities. Fees for due diligence, community master planning, and entitlement strategies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NSPJ Architects is a full-service architecture firm providing architectural design, landscape architecture, and land planning services for residential, multifamily, mixed-use, senior living, and commercial clients. The firm designs custom homes for individual homeowners and multifamily, senior living, commercial, and mixed-use developments for developers and real estate clients, supported by an in-house landscape architecture and land planning capability.

Product overview

NSPJ Architects is a full-service architecture and landscape architecture firm offering a unified suite of design services. The core offering encompasses nine integrated service areas: Custom Homes Architecture (custom residential design and renovations), Multifamily Architecture (including historic and adaptive reuse projects), Townhomes Architecture, Landscape Architecture (outdoor spaces, amenities, pools, monuments), Senior Living Architecture (retirement and independent living facilities), Mixed-Use Architecture (residential, commercial, office, retail), Land Planning, Commercial Architecture (offices, retail, hospitality, academic institutions), and Clubhouses (amenity centers and recreational spaces). These services are delivered through a holistic collaborative approach where architects and landscape architects work together across all project types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Residential Home Architecture Custom single-family home design service for individual homeowners (Residential/Homeowners client segment), addressing layout, detailing, and coordination with site and landscape features.
• Multifamily Architecture Services Architectural design for garden-style apartments and townhome communities aimed at the Multifamily Developers client segment, including building, amenity, and site integration.
• Townhome Architecture Services Townhome community design services for developers, part of the firm's multifamily offering.
• Senior Living Architecture Services Architectural design for senior living communities, including assisted living, memory care, independent living, and skilled nursing facilities, serving owners, operators, and developers in the senior living sector.
• Mixed-Use Architecture Services Mixed-use development design services for developers building multi-story projects combining retail, office, and residential components.
• Commercial Architecture Services Commercial building design services for real estate developers, brokers, architects, and contractors, covering retail centers, office buildings, and other commercial facilities.
• Landscape Architecture Services Landscape architecture design services for residential, multifamily, commercial, and public sector clients, including site analysis, hardscape, planting design, water features, landscape lighting, and irrigation coordination.
• Land Planning Services Land planning services covering site analysis, master planning, feasibility studies, zoning review, and entitlements support for residential, multifamily, and commercial projects.
• Clubhouse and Amenity Architecture Architecture for clubhouses and community amenities serving multifamily developments, providing market-rate amenities such as pools and gathering spaces.

Quantifiable outcome

• Low percentage of field change orders due to thorough construction documents and quality assurance process
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Landmark HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for Mountain Rustic Contemporary custom residence project in Timnath, Colorado. NSPJ provided architecture services for this project where the homeowner brought refined architectural vision to the project.
• Homoly Design + BuildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-build partner for Woodland Modern Farmhouse project in Kearney, Missouri. NSPJ collaborated with Homoly for architecture and landscape architecture services on this residential project.
• SCP PoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPool contractor partner for Woodland Modern Farmhouse project. Provided pool and outdoor living features including poolside cabana, outdoor kitchen, pool and hot tub.
• Evan - Talan HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner for Mid-Century Modern project in Prairie Village. Early collaboration with contractor ensured successful design execution.
• Apex Engineering, PLLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationEngineering partner for Mid-Century Modern project, working closely with NSPJ architects on structural elements including ceiling joist sizing and roof drainage design.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Helix Architecture + Planning: Kansas City-based architecture firm with comparable mix of residential, multifamily, and mixed-use projects. Operates at similar size and serves overlapping developer clients in the KC metro, making it a directly comparable local competitor.
• BSB Design: Mid-size architecture firm with comparable residential, multifamily, and senior living design practices. Similar size and service mix to NSPJ, often competing for developer and senior living clients.
• KEM Studio: Kansas City-based architecture and design studio with residential, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse portfolio. Comparable size and design orientation, frequently competing for similar boutique developer clients.
• Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio: Mid-size architecture firm with strong multifamily, mixed-use, and residential focus. Comparable service breadth and similar scale; useful comp for evaluating design quality and market positioning.

Regional players

• BNIM: Long-established Kansas City architecture and planning firm with a similarly broad portfolio across residential, multifamily, civic, and commercial projects. Larger in headcount and project scale but competes for similar KC-area developer mandates.
• El Dorado Inc. Kansas City-based architecture, planning, and design firm with residential, multifamily, and mixed-use work. Comparable in practice areas and regional footprint, though typically engages on larger-scale or higher-profile projects.

Broad incumbents

• Populous: Global architecture firm headquartered in Kansas City, specializing in sports, entertainment, and large-scale venue design. While its core focus differs, it competes for top regional architecture talent and prestige in the KC design community.
• KTGY: National architecture firm with deep multifamily, mixed-use, and residential focus. Directly comparable in multifamily and townhome design service offering, though substantially larger and able to serve national developer accounts.
• Humphreys & Partners Architects: Large national multifamily and mixed-use architecture firm. Directly comparable in multifamily and apartment design capability but at significantly greater scale, often serving as the incumbent on large national developer accounts.

Emerging players

• SWA Group: Internationally recognized landscape architecture and urban design firm. Comparable in NSPJ's landscape architecture and land planning practice, though typically operates on larger master-planned and public realm projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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