KCG Architects

What KCG Architects does

KCG Architects is a full-service, diversified architecture and design firm operating as Kevin C. Gore AIA LLC, headquartered in Palisades Park, New Jersey, with a New York State operating license (dba KCG-Architect). Founded in 2002, the firm employs 11–50 people and delivers end-to-end architectural services — from initial planning and conceptual design through construction administration — across three core practice areas: commercial (corporate offices, medical/education facilities such as the Stryker Orthopaedics training centers), retail (national chain prototypes, flagship stores, adaptive reuse — including The Children's Place Tech 2 prototype deployed in 200+ locations, and Manhattan flagships for UNIQLO, Burlington, Rudsak, and Blink Fitness), and high-end residential (Manhattan townhouses, Central Park West apartments, historic restorations).

The firm operates on a project-based professional services revenue model, with fees tied to scope, complexity, and phase (planning, design, construction administration). GTM is direct enterprise sales — principal Kevin C. Gore maintains hands-on involvement across every project, which functions as both a quality-control mechanism and a sales differentiator for clients seeking principal-level access. Customers are predominantly enterprise corporates (Planet Fitness, The Children's Place, Stryker Orthopaedics, UNIQLO, Burlington Coat Factory, Rudsak, Blink Fitness, King Sports Plaza) with a long tail of residential and SMB work. Geography is concentrated in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area with documented project delivery in Pennsylvania and Florida, and (via client-led international rollouts) Canada and Puerto Rico.

Marketing is light-touch: a project-portfolio website, Instagram, and Twitter serve as top-of-funnel showcases. There is no disclosed external funding, no SaaS/recurring revenue stream, no technology platform beyond standard architectural design tools, and no AI/ML capabilities. The firm is founder-led, privately held, and operates as a classic independent professional services practice with no parent company, subsidiaries, or institutional investment.

Name

KCG Architects

Legal name

Kevin C. Gore AIA LLC

Website

https://kcg-arch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KCG Architects is a privately held, full-service architecture and design firm based in Palisades Park, NJ, serving enterprise commercial, retail, and high-end residential clients across the New York metropolitan area and select multi-state projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Commercial architecture services
• Retail store design
• Residential architecture
• Construction administration services
• Architectural design firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Palisades Park

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Design Services: KCG Architects generates revenue through professional architectural and design service fees for commercial, retail, residential, and institutional projects. Revenue is project-based, typically involving phases from initial planning through construction administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KCG Architects is a full-service diversified architecture and design firm providing architectural services from initial planning and conceptual design through construction administration. The firm delivers commercial architecture (office buildings, corporate headquarters, medical and educational facilities), retail architecture (flagship stores, multi-location rollouts, adaptive reuse), and high-end residential architecture (luxury apartments, townhouse conversions, historic restorations). Principal involvement is maintained throughout all project phases, serving enterprise and mid-market clients in the New York metropolitan area, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

Product overview

KCG Architects is a full-service diversified architecture and design firm offering three core service areas: Commercial Architecture Services (office buildings, corporate headquarters, medical/education facilities), Retail Architecture Services (store design, flagship locations, multi-location rollouts), and Residential Architecture Services (luxury apartments, townhouses, historic renovations). The firm provides end-to-end services from initial planning and conceptual design through construction administration, with direct principal involvement throughout all project phases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ store locations completed for The Children's Place across US, Canada and Puerto Rico with significantly lower construction costs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Nelson Macdonald DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on private residence project at 15 Central Park West, New York. Nelson Macdonald Design worked with KCG Architects on the full renovation of this 1,735 SF high-floor apartment.
• Donald Cantillo, RAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Turchi Residence project in Tenafly, NJ. Donald Cantillo, RA worked with KCG Architects on the renovation and addition to the historic Gothic Revival house.
• Nemo TileminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduct vendor partnership for the 2017 Fashion Meets Finish event. KCG Architects was teamed with Nemo Tile to create a runway outfit using tile and construction material finishes representing the 1990s decade.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• NBBJ: Large architecture and design firm with a meaningful retail, commercial, and healthcare practice — comparable in client verticals to KCG's enterprise retail and medical/education work but at a much larger scale.
• CallisonRTKL: International architecture firm with a strong retail and commercial real estate practice — comparable in retail design focus to KCG but operating as a much larger incumbent.
• FXCollaborative: Established New York architecture firm with a broader portfolio and larger scale than KCG; overlapping retail, commercial, and residential work makes it a relevant broad incumbent peer.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with deep retail and commercial practice — competes for the same enterprise retail and corporate clients as KCG but at vastly larger scale.
• CannonDesign: National architecture and design firm with a commercial, healthcare, and education portfolio — comparable in healthcare/medical facility design work to KCG's Stryker orthopaedic training centers, but operating as a broad incumbent.

Direct peers

• Vocon: Architecture and design firm with a strong retail, commercial, and workplace focus — comparable to KCG in client mix (enterprise retail and corporate office) and project-based service model.
• CetraRuddy: New York City architecture and design firm with a similar diversified portfolio spanning commercial, retail, residential, and mixed-use projects — closely comparable in scale, market, and service mix to KCG.
• HLW International: Architecture and design firm with a strong retail and commercial workplace focus, headquartered in the NYC metro area — directly comparable in client types and core service offering to KCG.
• Spacesmith: New York-based architecture and interior design firm focused on workplace, commercial, and adaptive reuse projects — comparable to KCG in market, scale, and service mix.
• Mancini Duffy: New York-based architecture and interior design firm serving commercial, retail, and corporate office clients — closely comparable to KCG in market, project types, and mid-sized professional services positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/kcg.arch
• Xx.com/KCG_Architects
• Facebookfacebook.com/100054341586515
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kcg-architects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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