Eric Colbert & Associates

What Eric Colbert & Associates does

Eric Colbert & Associates (ECA) is a privately held architectural firm founded in 1982 by Eric Colbert and headquartered at 717 5th Street NW in Washington, DC. The firm provides integrated architectural services spanning architecture, historic preservation, sustainable design, site planning, and interior design, with a focus on multi-family residential and mixed-use projects in the Washington DC metropolitan area. ECA also offers Executive Architect services, collaborating with national design firms such as Morris Adjmi Architects to deliver larger mixed-use developments while managing construction documentation and administration. The firm serves institutional and enterprise real estate developers, with a documented client base of 40+ major developers including JBG Smith, Tishman Speyer, Related Companies, Douglas Development, MidCity Development, and Edens.

Name

Eric Colbert & Associates

Legal name

Eric Colbert & Associates, PC

Website

https://eca-pc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eric Colbert & Associates is a privately held Washington, DC architectural firm founded in 1982 that provides architecture, historic preservation, sustainable design, site planning, and interior design services to real estate developers for multi-family and mixed-use projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: ECA generates revenue through providing architectural design services including architecture, sustainable design, planning, historic preservation, and interior design for residential and mixed-use projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Eric Colbert & Associates (ECA) is a Washington, DC-based architectural firm providing architecture, historic preservation, sustainable design, site planning, and interior design services primarily for residential and mixed-use real estate development projects. The firm delivers full-service architectural design from feasibility through construction administration, and also acts as executive architect collaborating with design architects on larger projects. ECA serves major real estate developers in the DC metropolitan area, Maryland, and select projects in New York.

Product overview

Eric Colbert & Associates (ECA) is an architectural firm founded in 1982, offering a unified suite of design services rather than discrete software products. The firm's core offerings include Architecture Services, Sustainable Design, Historic Preservation, Interior Design, Planning, and Executive Architect Services. These services are delivered through project-based engagements for residential, mixed-use, commercial, historic, and interior projects across Washington, D.C. and select other markets. ECA does not offer a software-as-a-product; all services are delivered via traditional architectural practice engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design covering residential and mixed-use projects from feasibility studies through construction administration, delivered to real estate developers and project partners.
• Sustainable Design Green building design integrating environmental considerations, energy efficiency, and sustainable materials into architectural projects, including LEED-certified design.
• Historic Preservation Renovation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of historic structures with compliance to preservation review guidelines, delivered in accordance with DC historic preservation standards.
• Interior Design Interior architectural design for residential and commercial spaces including finishes, fixtures, and spatial planning.
• Planning / Site Planning Urban planning and site planning services for development projects including zoning analysis and regulatory compliance.
• Executive Architect Services Acting as executive architect in collaboration with design architects (e.g., Morris Adjmi Architects), managing construction documentation and administration on larger projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• One of the first LEED Gold-certified apartment buildings in Washington (2 M Street)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Morris Adjmi ArchitectscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019New York-based architect Morris Adjmi serves as designer while ECA serves as executive architect for multiple projects including Atlantic Plumbing Parcel C and other mixed-use developments.
• Morris Adjmi ArchitectscoreTechnology or IntegrationExecutive architect partnership on 10K project - ECA working with Morris Adjmi Architects as designer for luxury apartment project near Nats Park.
• MidCity DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for 316-unit Shaw Metro Station project and 1707 8th Street development near Howard U.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CallisonRTKL: Large global architecture practice with deep multifamily residential and mixed-use expertise. Comparable project typology but significantly larger scale and international footprint than ECA.
• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture firm that acquired DC-based WDG Architecture. Provides scale, R&D, and geographic reach that exceeds ECA's boutique DC focus while overlapping in multifamily and mixed-use capabilities.
• Robert A.M. Stern Architects: Major national architectural firm with an extensive multifamily residential portfolio. Shares design sensibilities and project typologies with ECA but serves a national, often luxury-leaning, clientele.
• Handel Architects: National architectural firm with a large multifamily residential practice across major US urban markets. Overlaps with ECA's multifamily and mixed-use focus but operates at significantly larger scale and geographic breadth.

Direct peers

• Hickok Cole: DC-headquartered architecture and design firm active in residential, mixed-use, and commercial projects across the DC metro area, with overlapping developer clients and urban revitalization focus.
• Shalom Baranes Associates: DC-based architecture firm with a deep multifamily residential and mixed-use portfolio, sharing ECA's regional focus, developer client base, and urban infill project type.
• SK+I Architecture: Washington DC-based architectural firm specializing in multifamily residential and mixed-use developments. Directly comparable to ECA in project typology, developer client base, and DC metro focus.
• Davis Carter Scott: DC-based architectural firm with a strong multifamily residential and mixed-use practice serving similar real estate developer clients in the Washington DC metropolitan market.
• Morris Adjmi Architects: New York-based architect that has partnered with ECA — Morris Adjmi as designer and ECA as executive architect on signature mixed-use projects such as Atlantic Plumbing Parcel C. Shares multifamily focus and design sensibility.
• David M. Schwarz Architects: Washington DC-based architecture firm with multifamily residential and mixed-use expertise. Similar project typologies to ECA, operating in the same DC metro developer market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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