David Smotrich & Partners

What David Smotrich & Partners does

David Smotrich & Partners LLP is a certified WBE/DBE women-owned architecture and planning firm headquartered at 443 Park Avenue South, New York, NY. The firm's roots trace to 1965 (originally Smotrich & Platt); it has operated under its current name since founder David Smotrich, FAIA, assumed leadership in 1985. Following the founder's passing in 2010, Managing Partner Deborah Homan, RLA, purchased the firm and has since led it alongside Partner Clare Kerrigan, AIA (since 2013). The firm maintains 11–50 employees and has delivered hundreds of projects over its 50+ year history.

The firm provides comprehensive architectural services spanning conceptual design, programming, site planning, construction documents, construction administration, and interior design. Documented project budgets range from a few hundred thousand dollars to multi-million-dollar developments, with disclosed engagements including a $16M Turning Stone Casino facility, a $28M Nathan Hale Hall renovation earning Silver LEED Certification, the 30,000 sq ft 49th Precinct Station House for NYPD, and the Hartley & Wallach Halls gut renovation at Columbia University. Core service delivery is built on producing highly detailed construction drawings and precise specifications, with deep expertise in code compliance, ADA accessibility, historic preservation (NYC Local Law 11, SHPO guidelines), and adaptive reuse.

The business model is professional services fee-based, with work acquired through direct client engagement, competitive RFPs, and established reputation. Customers are concentrated in two verticals: higher education institutions (predominantly SUNY and CUNY campuses, plus Columbia and American University) and government/municipal agencies (NYC Police Department, NYC School Construction Authority, NYC Department of Design and Construction, NYS agencies, the Oneida Indian Nation). Secondary segments include hospitality, residential developers, financial institutions, and healthcare. The firm leverages its WBE/DBE certification as a competitive advantage on diversity-scored public-sector procurements. The geographic footprint is regional, concentrated in New York City with selective projects across Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Connecticut within the Northeast corridor. Distribution is direct, with no platform or channel intermediaries, and the firm has historically relied on reputation and word-of-mouth; a formal marketing function was established only in January 2026.

Name

David Smotrich & Partners

Legal name

David Smotrich & Partners LLP

Website

https://dsmotricharch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

David Smotrich & Partners LLP is a WBE/DBE-certified women-owned architecture and planning firm in New York City providing architectural design, construction documents, and interior design services primarily to SUNY/CUNY institutions, NYC government agencies, and select private developers across the Northeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Historic preservation
• Construction administration
• Campus modernization
• ADA compliance renovations

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services for architectural design, construction documents, programming, construction administration, conceptual design, site planning, and interior design. Projects range from smaller-scale efforts of a few hundred thousand dollars to complex, multi-million-dollar developments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

David Smotrich & Partners LLP provides professional architectural design and planning services spanning early concept studies, programming, construction documentation, construction administration, site planning, and interior design. The firm serves higher education institutions, government agencies, hospitality operators, residential developers, and financial institutions, with project budgets ranging from a few hundred thousand to multi-million-dollar developments. Their work emphasizes historic restoration, ADA compliance, and LEED-certified renovations across educational, civic, commercial, and residential sectors.

Product overview

David Smotrich & Partners LLP is a certified WBE/DBE women-owned architecture and planning firm providing comprehensive architectural services. The firm operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-based architecture. Services include Architectural Design, Construction Documents, Programming, Construction Administration, Conceptual Design, Site Planning, and Interior Design. The firm specializes in higher education, public-sector, and institutional projects across New York City and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design and Planning Services Full-scope architectural design services for educational, governmental, civic, commercial, hospitality, residential, and institutional clients, spanning early concept studies, programming, schematic design, construction documentation, construction administration, site planning, and interior design. Practice history stretches to 1965 under predecessor Smotrich & Platt.
• Historic Restoration and Adaptive Reuse Services Specialty architectural services for the restoration and adaptive reuse of historic properties including the Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage Vaults, the Brooklyn Paramount, the 1893 Stuyvesant Hotel, Morris High School auditorium (first NYC landmark interior in the Bronx), and Columbia University's 1905 Hartley & Wallach Halls, meeting SHPO guidelines and NYC Local Law 11 requirements.
• ADA Compliance and Accessibility Renovation Services Architectural services delivering campus-wide ADA compliance renovations meeting 2010 ADA Standards, including restroom renovations, lobby expansions, and fitness center modernization across higher education campuses and public facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nathan Hale Hall earned Silver LEED Certification
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers35 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pratt InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer employer relationship with Liya Fysel who worked with Pratt Institute's Planning & Construction department before joining DSP. Liya's academic work at Pratt was recognized for design excellence including NAAB Accreditation Review and Pratt's Super Review showcase.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Ennead Architects: NYC-based architecture firm with comparable portfolio of higher-education, civic, and adaptive-reuse institutional projects. Operates in the same NYC institutional market and competes for SUNY/CUNY and government RFPs against DSP.
• FXCollaborative: NYC architecture firm with significant institutional, education, civic, and commercial work. Comparable in scale and client overlap with DSP and competes for similar NYC public-sector projects.
• Marvel Architects: NYC-based architecture firm with comparable higher-education, civic, and adaptive-reuse projects at similar firm size. Direct competitor for NYC institutional and academic commissions.
• Beyer Blinder Belle: NYC architecture firm specializing in historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and institutional projects. Directly overlaps with DSP on landmarks, civic buildings, and historic restorations including transit and government assets.
• Mancini Duffy: NYC architecture and interior design firm serving commercial, financial, and institutional clients at a similar scale. Comparable in financial-institution (Bank Leumi-style) and corporate interior work.
• Dattner Architects: NYC architecture firm with strong civic, education, and public-sector portfolio. Competes for the same NYC public-sector RFPs, especially transit, education, and government commissions.
• Spacesmith: NYC interior design and architecture firm with workplace, education, and institutional interior work. Comparable in that DSP's interior-design practice overlaps directly with Spacesmith's core offerings.
• Kostow Greenwood Architects: Boutique NYC firm focused on civic, cultural, and institutional work at a similar scale. Comparable in service breadth (design through construction administration) and client types to DSP.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins Eastman: Larger, established architectural practice with a deep higher-education practice (K-12 and university campuses). Competes for the same SUNY/CUNY and private-university commissions that are core to DSP.

Emerging players

• John Canning & Co. Specialty firm focused on historic restoration, decorative finishes, and preservation craftsmanship. Comparable niche to DSP's historic-preservation work, particularly on landmark interiors like the Morris High School auditorium.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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