What Bild Architecture does

BILD Architecture is a privately held, founder-owned architectural services firm headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, with active projects across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Florida. Founded by Robert Bernstein, RA, and co-led by Principal Architect Aaron Machlis, RA, NCARB, the firm delivers full-service architectural and interior design across seven typologies: commercial, multi-family residential, custom residential, religious institutions, healthcare, education, and interior design. Project scale ranges from a $45 million Upper East Side mansion and an 80-unit/140,000 sf luxury residential building to a 7-story, 37-unit mixed-use building in Brooklyn, plus healthcare facilities such as Care 365 Urgent Care and religious projects including Chabad of Rock Hill and synagogue renovations.

The firm's technical stack centers on Building Information Modeling (BIM) under a dedicated BIM Manager (Shlomo Walkin), with a design philosophy branded as 'Transformative Architecture' that integrates neighborhood history with modern design. A distinctive capability is specialized NYC permit expediting — the firm claims to complete full Department of Buildings (DOB) filing sets in under 10 days and has navigated complex 421a tax incentive, HPD, OER environmental, Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, and Flood Zone compliance requirements for developer clients.

BILD generates revenue through professional services fees billed on a project-by-project basis under custom quote-driven pricing tied to scope, square footage, and complexity. Multi-year contracts are typical. Clients are reached through direct sales engagement — website inquiries, phone outreach (212-381-0670), email ([email protected]), and professional network referrals — targeting real estate developers, property owners, healthcare providers, educational institutions, and religious communities in the NY/NJ metropolitan area. The firm maintains a dedicated NYC Expediting subdomain (markhertzbild.com), suggesting an intent to commercialize permit services as a discrete billable line. No external funding, parent company, or subsidiary structure has been disclosed.

Name

Bild Architecture

Legal name

BILD Architecture

Website

https://bildny.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BILD Architecture is a privately held, founder-owned architectural services firm headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, delivering full-service architecture, interior design, and NYC permit expediting across NY, NJ, CT, and FL for real estate developers, religious institutions, healthcare providers, and educational clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK), Retail & Mixed-Use Commercial Construction (IMAFACAB), Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design services
• Multi-family residential design
• Commercial building architecture
• NYC permit expediting

Headquarters

HQ city

Spring Valley

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 and interior design services billed on a project basis. Fees are structured based on project scope, complexity, and square footage. Revenue is generated through design contracts, permit coordination, and NYC expediting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BILD Architecture provides full-service architectural design and interior design services for commercial, multi-family residential, custom residential, religious, healthcare, and educational building projects across the NY, NJ, CT, and FL markets. The firm delivers end-to-end services from concept through permit acquisition, including specialized NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) permit expediting and 421a tax incentive filing expertise.

Product overview

BILD Architecture operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm's core offering is comprehensive architectural and interior design services, which includes eight specialized service areas: Architectural Services (covering commercial, multi-family residential, custom residential, religious, healthcare, and educational typologies), Interior Design Services, Healthcare Facility Design, Religious Institution Design, Education Facility Design, Multi-Family Residential Architecture, Custom Residential Architecture, and Commercial Architecture. These services are delivered through a team-based approach with founding principal Robert Bernstein and principal architect Aaron Machlis leading projects. The firm also provides a downloadable Portfolio PDF as a marketing resource. All services focus on the NYC metropolitan area (NY, NJ, CT, FL) with emphasis on 'Transformative Architecture' that connects neighborhood history with innovative modern design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Services Full-service architectural design covering commercial, multi-family residential, custom residential, religious, healthcare, and educational building typologies with a focus on 'Transformative Architecture' that blends modern design with neighborhood history.

Quantifiable outcome

• 421a deadline met for 201-unit, 160,000 sf project with complex regulatory requirements
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dream Extreme & BridgesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2022BILD Architecture participated in the Adaptive & Wellness Expo event held October 2nd at Palisades Mall in Nyack, NY. The event was organized by Dream Extreme & Bridges to provide independence for young adults with disabilities through adaptable vehicles and universal design in housing. BILD contributed expertise in universal design principles for accessible housing.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aufgang Architects: NYC-based firm with a strong multifamily residential and mixed-use portfolio, directly competitive with BILD in the developer-services segment.
• FXCollaborative: Mid-to-large NYC architecture firm with multifamily, commercial, and institutional projects across the region, comparable in typology though larger in scale.
• CetraRuddy: NYC architecture firm known for multifamily residential towers, mixed-use, and hospitality work, overlapping with BILD's luxury residential and mixed-use segments.
• Robert A.M. Stern Architects: NYC-based firm with a strong residential and institutional practice, comparable in typology (luxury residential, religious, educational) but at a higher end of the market.
• BKSK Architects: NYC architecture firm with comparable scope across multifamily residential, religious, and institutional projects in the metropolitan market.
• SLCE Architects: NYC-based architecture firm specializing in multifamily residential, mixed-use, and affordable housing projects with deep NYC zoning and code expertise, directly comparable to BILD's core multifamily and 421a work.
• Dattner Architects: Mid-sized NYC firm with a strong multifamily, affordable housing, and civic portfolio, operating in the same regulatory complexity (HPD, DOB, inclusionary housing) as BILD.
• Magnusson Architecture and Planning: NYC firm focused on multifamily residential, supportive housing, and community-based projects, sharing BILD's vertical specialization and regulatory navigation needs.
• Handel Architects: NYC architecture firm with a major multifamily, mixed-use, and hospitality practice, competing for similar large-scale residential developer clients.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins Eastman: Large national architecture firm with a substantial NYC practice spanning multifamily, healthcare, and education—overlapping segments with BILD but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bild-ny
• Instagraminstagram.com/bildarchitecture
• Xx.com/bild_ny
• Facebookfacebook.com/bildarchitecture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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