What Fogarty Finger does

Fogarty Finger is a privately held, New York City–based architecture and interior design firm serving real estate developers, commercial property owners, and institutional clients. The firm's core offering is project-based architecture, interior architecture, and FF&E (furniture, fixtures, and equipment) design services for large-scale mixed-use towers, multifamily residential buildings, commercial office spaces, and amenity environments, with notable projects including The Dime (2020, 345,000 SF in Brooklyn), Union Channel (2025, 202,000 SF in Gowanus), and the Savoy Club at the GM Building (26,000 SF, Manhattan). The firm has built a distinctive practice around adaptive reuse and historic preservation — exemplified by The Dime's integration with the 1908 neo-classical Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburg — and has earned recognition in Architectural Record, The New York Times, The Architect's Newspaper, and Crain's New York, along with multiple industry awards from IIDA, Architecture MasterPrize, and Architectural Record Interiors.

The firm operates a traditional professional services revenue model: clients are billed project-based fees tied to scope, complexity, and square footage, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales, securing work through direct developer relationships and reputation-driven referrals. Named enterprise clients include Tavros Holdings, Charney Companies, and BXP (formerly Boston Properties). In 2026, Fogarty Finger extended its business model into product for the first time via VESPER, a commercial furniture collection (height-adjustable desks, private office casegoods, conferencing casegoods) designed in collaboration with HALCON and distributed through HALCON's dealer network — introducing licensing and specification revenue alongside the firm's core project fees.

Marketing is conducted almost exclusively through earned media and industry recognition: op-eds by co-founding principal Chris Fogarty in Crain's New York, features in architectural trade publications, and award submissions. The firm is led by Chris Fogarty as co-founding principal. There is no evidence of external investors, parent company ownership, or venture capital backing, and geographic operations remain concentrated in New York City.

Name

Fogarty Finger

Legal name

Fogarty Finger

Website

https://fogartyfinger.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fogarty Finger is a privately held New York City architecture and interior design firm serving real estate developers and commercial property owners with project-based architecture, interior design, and FF&E services, and recently launched the VESPER commercial furniture line in partnership with HALCON.

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Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Interior Design Services: Project-based fees for architecture, interior architecture, and FF&E (furniture, fixtures, and equipment) design services for commercial and residential developments. Projects include multifamily residential towers, mixed-use developments, commercial office buildings, and amenity spaces.
2. Product Licensing and Design Collaboration: Collaboration with HALCON on the VESPER commercial furniture line, marking Fogarty Finger's first official product launch. Design fees or licensing royalties from furniture collection including height-adjustable desks, casegoods, and conferencing furniture.

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fogarty Finger provides architecture, interior architecture, and FF&E (furniture, fixtures, and equipment) design services for mixed-use towers, multifamily residential buildings, commercial office spaces, amenity areas, and adaptive reuse / historic preservation projects. The firm also designs and licenses commercial furniture products through its VESPER collaboration with HALCON.

Product overview

Fogarty Finger is an architecture and interior design firm offering architectural design and interior architecture services, with VESPER as their first official product—a commercial furniture collection developed in collaboration with HALCON. The firm has completed multiple mixed-use, residential, and commercial projects across New York City, and VESPER represents their expansion from service-based offerings into branded product lines.

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Brands

• VESPER: A sleek, height-adjustable desk, private office casegoods, and conferencing casegoods collection designed in collaboration with HALCON. Launched at NeoCon on June 7, 2026. Won Best of NeoCon Awards 2026 (Gold Winner, Casegoods/Desks, Furniture Storage, Tables: Height-Adjustable) and Interior Design HiP Awards 2026 (Honoree, Workplace: Furniture Systems).

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services Architecture design for mixed-use towers, multifamily residential buildings, commercial office buildings, and amenity spaces, including adaptive reuse and historic preservation work on landmarked structures. Targeted at real estate developers and commercial property owners undertaking large-scale urban projects.
• Interior Architecture Services Interior architecture design for residential units, amenity spaces, lobbies, and commercial office interiors across mixed-use, multifamily, and commercial projects. Targeted at real estate developers and property owners seeking cohesive design across building interiors.
• Amenity Space Design Design of premium amenity spaces for Class A commercial and residential properties, such as the Savoy Club at the GM Building. Targeted at commercial property owners seeking differentiated tenant amenities.
• FF&E Design and Procurement Furniture, fixtures, and equipment design and specification services as part of broader architecture and interior design engagements. Targeted at developers and property owners requiring turnkey FF&E solutions.
• VESPER Commercial Furniture Collection A commercial furniture collection including a sleek height-adjustable desk, private office casegoods, and conferencing casegoods, all designed with refined consideration and craft. Seamlessly integrated adjustability allows personalization through material, color, and detail. Created in collaboration with HALCON and distributed through HALCON's sales network and website.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HALCONflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2026Fogarty Finger collaborated with HALCON to design the VESPER commercial furniture collection, marking Fogarty Finger's first official product launch. The collection includes height-adjustable desks, private office casegoods, and conferencing casegoods. VESPER debuted at NeoCon on June 7, 2026, and is available for specification through HALCON's website.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CetraRuddy: New York-based architecture firm specializing in large-scale mixed-use, residential, and adaptive-reuse projects in the NYC market. Closely comparable to Fogarty Finger in scale, geography, project typology, and developer client base.
• Handel Architects: NYC architecture practice focused on residential towers, mixed-use developments, and adaptive reuse. Directly comparable in market, project type (luxury multifamily and ground-up mixed-use), and developer relationships.
• Rockwell Group: New York-based architecture and design firm with a strong interior design practice across hospitality, workplace, and cultural projects. Comparable in blended architecture-plus-interior design model and branded product collaborations.
• Interior Architects: Global interior design firm with deep workplace and commercial interiors practice. Comparable to Fogarty Finger's interior architecture focus and its expansion into workplace furniture specification through VESPER.
• TenBerke: New York architecture and interior design firm with a strong cultural, residential, and commercial portfolio. Comparable in mid-sized NYC positioning, design quality, and developer/institutional client mix.
• SHoP Architects: Award-winning New York architecture firm known for large-scale mixed-use, residential, and civic projects. Comparable in design-led positioning, NYC presence, and developer client work, though generally larger in scale.

Broad incumbents

• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Global architecture firm with deep NYC presence in large-scale commercial, residential, and mixed-use towers. Competes for similar marquee developer commissions but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with extensive workplace, commercial, and mixed-use practices. Competes for similar developer and corporate amenity briefs but with vastly greater bench and resources.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with strong interiors and mixed-use practices serving institutional and private developers. Comparable in design-led positioning across architecture and interiors, though far larger and more diversified.

Emerging players

• WorkAC: Award-winning New York architecture studio with a portfolio of cultural, residential, and adaptive-reuse projects. Comparable in NYC focus and design-led positioning but typically smaller in scale and project footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles1 record

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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