What Wexler Associates does

Wexler Associates is a privately held, New York-based structural engineering consulting firm founded in 1984 that provides structural design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), construction phase services, and forensic engineering. The firm designs over 100 buildings per year across high-rises, mid-rises, affordable housing, and family homes throughout the NYC metropolitan area, with select engagements extending into New Jersey, Connecticut, and South Florida via its Miami office. Its technical differentiation rests on three pillars: first-mover status in designing MTA-approved buildings atop subway tunnels (co-developed approval criteria with NYC Transit); authorship by founder Neil Wexler of the AISC Design Manual for Staggered Trusses; and early adoption of BIM/REVIT, where the firm is considered an expert across structural, architectural, and MEP disciplines and has trained Port Authority staff.

The firm serves developers, property owners, contractors, municipal transit agencies, and legal/insurance clients through professional services engagements, with revenue generated via project-based consulting fees. Its delivery model integrates structural design, BIM modeling, value engineering, peer review, special inspections, and construction phase services — the latter delivered through sister company WES Consultants, which handles steel, concrete, and precast shop drawings. Notable project portfolio includes 300 Schermerhorn (14-story hotel over subway tunnels with isolator system), Double Tree Hotel 350 W 40th (37-story, 612-room), Summer House in Stamford (40% steel savings via redesign), Willoughby Square (largest automated parking garage in the U.S.), Fresh Direct Bronx HQ, and Brooklyn Navy Yard adaptive reuse.

The firm operates with 11-50 employees, is led by President and Chief Structural Engineer Neil Wexler alongside Managing Principal Michal Halevy and other principals, and pursues a relationship-driven, regional go-to-market with publications in Modern Steel Construction and ENR New York supporting its earned-media presence. There is no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional ownership; the firm operates as a bootstrapped boutique engineering consultancy.

Name

Wexler Associates

Legal name

Wexler Associates

Website

https://nwexler.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Structural engineering
• Building design
• Forensic engineering
• BIM services
• Construction consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services for structural design of buildings, including new construction, renovations, forensic engineering, peer reviews, and construction phase services. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting fees for architectural/engineering services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Wexler Associates is a structural engineering consulting firm that designs over 100 buildings per year across the NYC metro area, spanning high-rises, mid-rises, affordable housing, and family homes. Its core services include structural design of buildings, Building Information Modeling (BIM) using REVIT, construction phase services such as steel detailing, shop drawings, and special inspections, and forensic engineering for property damage and construction disputes. The firm also provides specialized services for buildings constructed over subway tunnels, including MTA approval coordination, floating platform and seismic isolation design, support of excavation (SOE), value engineering, and peer reviews.

Product overview

Wexler Associates is a multidisciplinary structural engineering boutique offering a comprehensive suite of services centered on the structural design of buildings. The core offerings include Structural Design of Buildings and BIM (Building Information Modeling) as primary service pillars, supported by Construction Phase Services (covering owner assistance, steel detailing, and special inspections) and Forensic Engineering for investigative and dispute resolution work. These services are delivered through specialized capabilities including SOE design, Municipal Transit approval services, Value Engineering, Staggered Truss systems (with proprietary expertise developed by Neil Wexler who authored the AISC design manual), Peer Reviews, Revit-based modeling, trade Coordination, Material Takeoffs, and Special Inspections. The firm operates primarily in the NYC metro area and serves sectors including high-rise residential, commercial, hospitality, industrial, and historic restoration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WES Consultants: Sister company providing construction phase services including steel, concrete, and precast shop drawings for contractors and developers.

Products and services

• Structural Design of Buildings Comprehensive structural engineering design services for buildings including high-rises, mid-rises, affordable housing, and residential structures across the NYC metro area. Includes concrete, steel, precast, plank, block, light gauge, wood, and glass structural systems, delivered to developers, contractors, property owners, and architects.
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) Digital representation and virtual construction process for physical and functional building characteristics, enabling 3D modeling, clash detection, multi-trade coordination, and accurate material takeoffs. Delivered using REVIT and structural analysis tools (RISA, RAM, SDS, ETABS) for developers, contractors, and design teams.
• Construction Phase Services Construction-phase engineering services including owner's assistance, steel and concrete/precast shop drawings, engineering of connections, steel detailing for fabricators and erectors, and licensed special inspections across all structural trades. Designed for contractors, developers, and owners requiring on-site quality control and documentation during building construction.
• Forensic Engineering Investigation and assessment of structural integrity issues including neighbor protection, property damage evaluation, construction accidents and disputes, and expert witness services. Delivered to lawyers, insurance companies, property owners, and contractors requiring cause-and-origin analysis and litigation support.
• Support of Excavation (SOE) Design of excavation support systems considering site grades, proposed excavation depth, contractor preferences, cost, soil conditions, and public safety for below-grade construction. Serves developers and contractors undertaking underground construction in dense urban environments such as the NYC metro area.
• Municipal Transit Services (MTA / LIRR / Amtrak / Metro North / DOT / Port Authority) NYC Transit Authority approval services for buildings supported on or over subway tunnels, including development of floating platform designs, isolator systems for vibration isolation, and seismic separation design. The firm co-developed the approval criteria for buildings on subway tunnels with NYC Transit engineers.
• Value Engineering Cost optimization through LEAN system design that reduces material quantities while considering field labor and human error, resulting in more buildable and economical structural systems. Targets developers and owners with projects that have run over budget or require cost-reduction redesigns.
• Staggered Truss Structural Systems Specialized steel design using staggered truss systems, which offer the most efficient system in steel design and eliminate the need for transfer girders. Backed by the AISC design manual for staggered trusses authored by firm principal Neil Wexler.
• Peer Reviews Independent structural peer review services for buildings requiring such review by code, or for projects delayed due to budget overruns or design difficulties during excavation. The firm is held in high regard by the NYC building department and is frequently called upon for these engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% steel material savings on Summer House project through value engineering redesign
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NYC Transit AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWexler Associates developed the approval criteria for buildings supported directly on top of the subway system together with NYC Transit engineers. They were the first in the metro area to design an approved building on top of tunnels. This partnership enables the firm to navigate MTA approval processes for complex transit-adjacent projects.
• Port Authority of New York and New JerseycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWexler Associates was called in by the Port Authority to train some of their staff on REVIT disciplines. The firm is knowledgeable at all REVIT disciplines including structural, architectural and MEP.
• WES ConsultantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing construction phase services that works with contractors and developers on the preparation of steel, concrete, and precast shop drawings. Michal Halevy serves as president of WES Consultants.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering firm with a strong NYC presence covering structural, MEP, façade, and sustainability consulting for major buildings. Comparable in core structural engineering but operates with significantly broader service portfolio and global scale.
• Buro Happold: International engineering consultancy with a US structural engineering practice covering high-rise, long-span, and complex building structures. Comparable in core structural engineering capability but at meaningfully larger scale.
• Cantor Seinuk Group (Thornton Tomasetti): Long-established NYC structural engineering firm (now part of Thornton Tomasetti) with deep expertise in high-rise concrete and steel design. Comparable in NYC structural engineering focus but operates at meaningfully larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• WSP USA Buildings: Global engineering consultancy with a large NYC structural engineering practice serving high-rise, transit, and infrastructure projects. Comparable in core service offering but operates as a much larger, multi-disciplinary incumbent.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Global architecture and engineering firm with integrated structural engineering practice serving large-scale commercial, residential, and civic projects. Comparable in structural engineering for buildings but at a fundamentally different scale and breadth.

Direct peers

• Severud Associates Consulting Engineers: NYC-based structural engineering boutique with a comparable focus on building structures, value engineering, and complex urban projects. Closely comparable in scale, service mix, and NYC metro market focus to Wexler Associates.
• Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP: NYC structural engineering firm with a similar building-focused practice, including adaptive reuse, residential, and educational projects. Directly comparable boutique with overlapping service lines and NYC market presence.
• Silman (now part of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger): Structural engineering firm with historic strength in adaptive reuse, existing structures, and forensic engineering. Comparable to Wexler in boutique-scale structural engineering with overlapping service lines in renovation and forensic work.
• DeSimone Consulting Engineers: NYC-headquartered structural engineering firm with a portfolio of high-rise residential, hospitality, and adaptive reuse projects. Comparable in building-type focus and NYC market, with somewhat larger scale.

Others

• WES Consultants: Sister company of Wexler Associates providing construction phase services (shop drawings, special inspections, steel/concrete/precast detailing). An ecosystem participant — they collaborate with Wexler on integrated engagements rather than compete.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wexlerengineer

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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