C2 Design Group

What C2 Design Group does

C2 Design Group (legally C2 Architecture, PC) is a private architectural design firm founded in 2009 by Michael Roman and headquartered in a 15,000 SF net-zero building at 24 Airport Road within the Schenectady County Airport Park in Schenectady, New York. The firm provides full-service architecture and interior design across five verticals — commercial, government, education, housing, and retail — covering concept development, site planning, architectural visualization, and construction administration. Project work spans small tenant fit-ups (restaurants such as Five Guys, fitness centers) to large-scale housing redevelopments (the $88 million Northside Village Phase II, the $67 million Taylor Apartments Phase I) and sustainable/carbon-neutral multifamily design (The Lafayette, a NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence winner). The firm is licensed as a professional corporation in New York State, was founded by and remains owned by Michael Roman as Principal, and has no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding rounds.

The firm operates a project-by-project professional services model with fee-based engagements that are quote-driven rather than standardized, drawing on a workforce of approximately 16 employees (2023) including licensed architects (RA, AIA, NCARB), interior designers, BIM specialists, and construction administrators. Its go-to-market approach is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on regional referrals, repeat clients (Trustco Bank, SUNY Schenectady, YMCA, Five Guys across multiple locations), government RFPs, and partnership roles as architectural teammate to larger firms such as Dattner Architects and WRT, LLC. Marketing is conducted through the firm website, social media, industry-association participation (SMPS, IIDA), community programs (C2 Cares, CANstruction), and earned media in regional outlets. Technology stack is conventional for the industry — Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Lumion, Bluebeam PDF Review, Adobe Creative Suite, and SketchUp — with no proprietary platforms or AI/ML components. The firm has received four consecutive Albany Business Review Best Places to Work awards (2019-2022), Corporation of the Year recognition from the Capital Region Chamber (2021), and the NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence Competition Round Three win (2023).

Name

C2 Design Group

Legal name

C2 Architecture, PC

Website

https://c2-designgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C2 Design Group is a private Schenectady, NY-based architecture and interior design firm founded in 2009, serving commercial, government, education, housing, and retail clients across New York's Capital District with end-to-end services from concept through construction administration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Schenectady

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture services including architectural design, interior design, site planning, graphic design, architectural visualization, and construction administration services. Revenue is generated through fees for design services on a project-by-project basis, serving commercial, government, education, housing, and retail clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

C2 Design Group is a professional architecture and design firm providing architectural design, interior design, site planning, graphic design, architectural visualization, and construction administration services. The firm serves commercial, government, education, housing, and retail clients through end-to-end project delivery from concept development through construction administration, with particular expertise in sustainable and net-zero building design.

Product overview

C2 Design Group is an architecture firm offering a unified suite of architectural design and interior design services across multiple verticals including commercial, government, education, housing, and retail sectors. The firm provides end-to-end services from concept development through construction administration, serving clients throughout New York's Capital Region. Their portfolio spans diverse project types including restaurants, fitness centers, healthcare facilities, apartment complexes, office buildings, and public infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services End-to-end architectural design services from concept development through construction documentation for commercial, government, education, housing, and retail projects. Includes design of office buildings, mixed-use developments, retail plazas, municipal buildings, educational facilities, and multifamily residential developments.
• Interior Design Services Interior design and space planning services for commercial, residential, and institutional projects, including tenant fit-ups, renovations, and experiential interior environments for clients such as MVP Healthcare, Trustco Bank, and Five Guys.
• Construction Administration Services Construction administration services providing oversight and support from project concept through the construction phase, including document review, contractor coordination, and on-site administration.
• Site Planning Services Site planning services supporting the design of building placement, circulation, parking, landscaping, and site context for commercial, government, housing, and retail projects.
• Architectural Visualization Services Architectural visualization and rendering services using tools such as Lumion to produce 3D models and visual presentations for client review and project communication.
• Graphic Design Services Graphic design services supporting project presentations, branding, and marketing collateral using the Adobe Creative Suite.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence Competition Round Three for The Lafayette carbon-neutral apartment project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• WRT, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2023C2 was retained by WRT, LLC as an architectural teammate for Phase II of the $88 million Northside Village public housing redevelopment. WRT was involved with the first phase and invited C2 to be architect of record for the second phase.
• Dattner ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2023C2 was retained by Dattner Architects as an architectural teammate for Phase I of the Taylor Apartments redevelopment in Troy, NY ($67 million, 141 units). C2 supported during construction administration phases.
• PennrosecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2023C2 collaborated with Pennrose (developer) on Taylor Apartments Phase I and Northside Village Phase II housing redevelopments.
• The Rosenblum GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2023C2 and The Rosenblum Group collaborated on The Lafayette, a 64-unit carbon-neutral multifamily building awarded in NYSERDA's Buildings of Excellence Competition. C2 provided architectural design services.
• Sustainable ComfortcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2023Green building/energy efficiency consultant for The Lafayette carbon-neutral project.
• Alderson EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2023Geothermal engineering consultant for The Lafayette carbon-neutral multifamily building project.
• Kasselman SolarcoreTechnology or Integration · 28 January 2020C2 partnered with Kasselman Solar to bring renewable energy to their headquarters. Installed a 51.2kW system with 142 high-efficiency solar panels, making the office electric net-zero. Also designed Kasselman's Menands headquarters.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dattner Architects: NYC-based architecture firm with whom C2 partnered as architect-of-record on the $67M Taylor Apartments Phase I. Comparable mission-driven, housing-focused practice that increasingly partners with C2 for Capital Region projects.
• Mosaic Associates Architects: Capital Region architecture firm where current C2 Director of Marketing Kate Calder previously worked as Marketing Manager. Comparable in scale, geography, and service mix, making it the closest direct local competitor.
• The Rosenblum Group: Albany-based architecture firm that collaborated with C2 on The Lafayette carbon-neutral apartment project. Similar scale, regional focus, and overlapping client base in commercial and institutional work.
• WRT, LLC: Philadelphia-based architecture and planning firm that partnered with C2 on the $88M Northside Village Phase II. Mission-driven housing practice with overlapping affordable and mixed-income multifamily design capabilities.
• CSArch: New York architecture firm where C2 architectural designer Kristin Krug previously worked. Similar size and scope, focused on education, healthcare, and institutional clients in the upstate NY market.

Broad incumbents

• EYP Architecture & Engineering: National architecture and engineering firm where C2's Jeffrey Nutter previously served as Senior Project Manager. Much larger and broader portfolio, but overlaps in institutional, civic, and mission-critical facility design.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and design firm where C2's Jeffrey Nutter previously worked. AECOM competes for large municipal and institutional projects in the same region but at vastly greater scale and capability breadth.
• LaBella Associates: Large multi-disciplinary engineering and architecture firm where C2 designer Aaron Wanser previously worked. Significantly larger and broader in services, but competes for similar upstate NY institutional and commercial projects.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/C2DesignArchitecture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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