DORSKY + YUE INTERNATIONAL

What DORSKY + YUE INTERNATIONAL does

DORSKY + YUE INTERNATIONAL is a privately held architecture and urban planning firm founded in 1959 and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a secondary office in Cleveland, Ohio. Operating as Dorsky Yue International LLC, the firm delivers full-scope architectural services — master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration — across six core practice areas: Retail Commercial, Residential, Hospitality, Office, Mixed-Use, and Master Planning. The firm has completed over 100 projects spanning shopping centers, outlet malls, lifestyle centers, residential towers, mixed-use districts, civic campuses, and international hospitality and healthcare developments across 15+ U.S. states and in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Canada.

The firm's underlying technology stack is conventional professional-services design tooling (CAD/BIM) rather than proprietary software; there is no disclosed product platform, API, SDK, or AI/ML capability. Differentiators rest on design talent, an extensive reference portfolio, repeat engagements with institutional REITs and developers (Simon Property Group, Vornado, Tanger Outlets, Poag & McEwen, Equity/Nationwide), and a documented track record on LEED-certified projects.

The business model is professional-services, project-based fee billing against scope-defined engagements. Clients are predominantly enterprise — large commercial real estate developers, REITs, property owners, and government/municipal entities — acquired through direct business development, RFP participation, and industry relationships (notably the International Council of Shopping Centers). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies with project scope, scale, and complexity. Geographic reach is concentrated in the United States with selective international engagements, and distribution is direct enterprise sales rather than channel-based.

Name

DORSKY + YUE INTERNATIONAL

Legal name

Dorsky Yue International LLC

Website

https://dorskyyue.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DORSKY + YUE INTERNATIONAL is a Fort Lauderdale- and Cleveland-based architecture firm founded in 1959, providing master planning and architectural design for retail, residential, mixed-use, hospitality, office, and civic projects for enterprise developers, REITs, and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Commercial real estate architecture
• Mixed-use development design
• Master planning services
• Multifamily residential architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architecture services including master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for commercial, residential, mixed-use, and hospitality projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

DORSKY + YUE INTERNATIONAL is an architecture and design firm that delivers professional architectural services for large-scale commercial real estate developments. The firm provides master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration across six core practice areas: retail commercial centers, residential towers, hospitality venues, office buildings, mixed-use developments, and master-planned communities. Projects range from single-property assignments to multi-million-square-foot regional malls and large-scale urban redevelopment.

Product overview

DORSKY + YUE INTERNATIONAL is an architecture firm offering a unified portfolio of architectural design services across six core practice areas: Retail Commercial, Residential, Hospitality, Office, Mixed-Use, and Master Planning. The firm's expertise spans the full spectrum of commercial real estate development, from standalone retail centers and residential towers to large-scale mixed-use developments and master-planned communities. Projects range from boutique hotel renovations to multi-million square foot regional malls, with specialization in urban infill, transit-oriented developments, and adaptive reuse projects. The firm serves clients across the United States and internationally, with notable project portfolios including outlet centers, luxury residential towers, and integrated town centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Commercial Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ commercial and mixed-use projects completed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cooper Carry: Mid-Atlantic architecture firm with a parallel practice mix spanning multifamily, mixed-use, retail, hospitality, and office. Highly comparable to Dorsky + Yue in scope, client base (developers and REITs), and project typologies such as podium retail-with-residential towers.
• CallisonRTKL: Global architecture practice with deep specialization in retail, mixed-use, and master planning, serving many of the same REIT and developer clients (e.g., large-format retail and lifestyle centers). Direct overlap in outlet mall and large-scale commercial center design.
• Elkus Manfredi Architects: Boston-based architecture firm specializing in mixed-use, multifamily, retail, hospitality, and master planning projects. Highly comparable in practice mix and developer client base, with similar mid-size scale and design-led culture.
• Baskervill: Mid-size architecture firm with strong retail and hospitality design practice, comparable in scale and focus. Competes for similar developer clients in commercial, hospitality, and adaptive reuse projects.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with significant retail, hospitality, mixed-use, and commercial practices. Competes for the same large enterprise clients but offers a much broader service portfolio including workplace, healthcare, and aviation.
• HKS Architects: Major U.S. architecture firm with offices across the country, competing in mixed-use, hospitality, residential, and master planning. Comparable in master planning scale and large mixed-use typologies but at significantly larger scale than Dorsky + Yue.
• DLR Group: Architecture and engineering firm with a substantial practice in multifamily residential, mixed-use, civic, and commercial developments. Comparable on multifamily and mixed-use typologies, though broader in scale and integrated engineering capability.
• NBBJ: Major architecture firm with practices in commercial, residential, hospitality, and mixed-use developments. Overlaps with Dorsky + Yue on multifamily and mixed-use typologies but operates at much larger scale with healthcare and sports specializations.
• Pelli Clarke & Partners: Architecture firm with significant practice in commercial office towers, residential high-rises, and mixed-use developments. Comparable on high-rise residential and Class A office typologies (similar to projects like Crystal Plaza II or 100 East Las Olas).
• Stantec Architecture: Global design firm with substantial architecture practice spanning commercial, residential, hospitality, and master planning. Overlaps with Dorsky + Yue in mixed-use and large-scale master planned community work but at materially larger scale and with integrated engineering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DorskyYue
• Facebookfacebook.com/dorsky.yue.international
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dorsky-yue-international

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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