LGA Partners

What LGA Partners does

LGA Partners, LP is a privately held architecture, interior design, and planning firm founded in 1993 by Suzan Lami and Robert Grubb and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a secondary office in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm operates across six core service areas - architecture, interior design, planning, historic preservation, and sustainable design (LEED/Passive House) - and serves six market sectors: Aviation, Education, Healthcare, Housing, Retail, and Workplace. Its client base includes national retail brands running multi-state roll-outs (InMotion, TUMI, A\u00e9ropostale, Bluemercury, Pandora, Nespresso), major airports (Pittsburgh International, LaGuardia, Reagan National, Nashville, RDU, Salt Lake City, DFW, BWI, Houston Intercontinental), universities and healthcare systems (UPMC, AHN, Fresenius, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon, Penn State), housing developers (Oxford Development, Trek Development, Castlebrook Development), and corporate clients (Dixon Valve, PNC Bank, Pitt Ohio, SAE International).

The firm generates revenue through project-based professional fees for architectural design, construction administration, and related services. Engagements are typically multi-year contracts with fees determined by project scope, complexity, and market, structured as direct client engagements rather than channel-driven sales. The go-to-market is relationship-led, anchored by long-tenured client partnerships (20+ years with Pittsburgh International Airport, decade-plus with InMotion, 50+ projects for Shorenstein Properties), supported by a content-marketing portfolio site and LinkedIn/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube presence. Headcount stands at 80+ architects, interior designers, draftspeople, and support staff, with the firm reporting 250+ years of combined professional experience across its team and 12,000+ projects delivered since 1993 across all 50 US states and 19 countries.

The firm has expanded primarily through the 2014 merger with Glance & Associates, which added Aviation and broadened sector depth, and through organic vertical buildout rather than external funding - no institutional investment, public listing, or subsidiaries are disclosed. Current leadership comprises President + Managing Partner Paulette Burns (RA, NCARB, WELL AP) and Managing Partner Jonathan Glance (RA, AIA, NCARB), with additional Partner David Schaefer. The partnership operates as a Pennsylvania limited partnership, and revenue, financials, and ownership structure beyond named partners are not publicly disclosed.

Name

LGA Partners

Legal name

LGA Partners, LP

Website

https://lga-partners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

LGA Partners is a privately held architecture, interior design, and planning firm headquartered in Pittsburgh with a Cleveland office, delivering full-service design across Aviation, Education, Healthcare, Housing, Retail, and Workplace sectors for institutional, commercial, and developer clients nationwide and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410), Interior Design Services (54141), Other Specialized Design Services (54149), Other Specialized Design Services (541490), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design services
• Historic preservation services
• Sustainable building design
• Commercial architecture firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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 fees for architectural, interior design, and planning services on project basis. Revenue generated through design fees, construction administration, and related professional services for institutional, commercial, and developer clients across Aviation, Education, Healthcare, Housing, Retail, and Workplace sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LGA Partners is a professional architecture and interior design firm providing full-service design from programming and concept through construction administration. The firm sells architectural services, interior design, planning, historic preservation, and sustainable/LEED-certified design across six vertical markets: Aviation, Education, Healthcare, Housing, Retail, and Workplace. Engagements are project-based custom contracts for institutional, commercial, healthcare, retail-brand, housing-developer, and government clients.

Product overview

LGA Partners is an architecture, interior design, and planning firm offering comprehensive design services. The firm's service portfolio is organized around six core service areas (Architecture, Interiors, Planning, Preservation, Sustainable Design, and Additional graphic/visual services) and six market sectors (Aviation, Healthcare, Education, Housing, Retail, and Workplace). The firm provides end-to-end project delivery from initial visioning through construction administration, with specialized expertise in retail rollouts, airport concessions, historic preservation, and sustainable/LEED-certified design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services
• Interior Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 20 years of working relationship with Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny County Airport Authority
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers82 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Allegheny County Airport AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partnership spanning more than 20 years working together on Pittsburgh International Airport projects including the 75,000 SF concessions redevelopment bringing in nine new brands.
• Fraport USAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner20+ year partnership with airport development specialist Fraport USA on Pittsburgh International Airport projects and Primanti Brothers restaurant location at PIT.
• Marshall Retail GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time collaboration with retail design specialist Marshall Retail Group on airport retail projects including LaGuardia Terminal B Headhouse Bowery Bay Shops.
• Whitehorse AdvisorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on The Revival on Carson Apartments adaptive reuse project - 24 luxury apartments in historic terra cotta building.
• JLLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Newbury Market retail development project.
• Brookfield PropertiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Station Square retail renovation visualization project.
• Tusk DevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on medical strip center developments including Medical Center 51 and Kids+ Pediatrics.
• Shorenstein PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn-call architect partnership for all base building and tenant improvement work at One Oxford Centre in downtown Pittsburgh, completed 50+ projects.
• The Buncher CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time client partnership on various projects including speculative office buildings, industrial complexes, and site studies in Pittsburgh Strip District.
• Air VenturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to bring Pittsburgh's Strip District concept to Pittsburgh International Airport with The Strip Market.
• Massaro CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Flats on Fifth - first new ground-up residential development in Uptown neighborhood in 50 years.
• McCaffery InterestsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Cork Factory Lofts - 440,000 SF adaptive reuse project utilizing historic tax credits.
• College of WoosterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeasibility study partnership for 150-bed student housing development on East Campus site.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DLR Group: Integrated architecture and engineering firm serving civic, healthcare, education, retail, and workplace markets. Comparable full-service design delivery model with a wider geographic footprint than LGA.
• Stantec: Global design and engineering firm with significant architecture, interior design, and planning practices across healthcare, education, workplace, and community development. Comparable service breadth at significantly greater scale.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with deep healthcare, education, and workplace practices. Comparable in vertical breadth to LGA but with national/international reach and larger project scale.
• HOK: International architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong aviation, healthcare, and workplace practices. Overlaps LGA's aviation and healthcare verticals at a much larger scale.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with broad sector coverage including aviation, workplace, healthcare, retail, and education. Operates as a broad incumbent with significantly larger bench and geographic reach than LGA.

Direct peers

• Array Architects: Healthcare-focused architecture firm delivering medical office buildings, hospitals, and outpatient facilities. Directly comparable to LGA's healthcare design practice including dialysis and ambulatory work.
• NBBJ: Architecture and design firm focused on healthcare, sports, workplace, and education sectors. Similar sector-specialized model with national reach, making it a strong peer for healthcare and education bids.
• CannonDesign: Architecture and design firm with strong healthcare, education, and workplace practices. Closely comparable to LGA in vertical mix and emphasis on integrated, sector-specialized design services.
• EwingCole: East Coast architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with healthcare, higher education, sports, and workplace practices. Closely comparable to LGA in regional footprint and vertical mix.

Emerging players

• Margulies Perrone Interiors (MPI): Interior design and architecture firm with strong retail and workplace practices. Comparable to LGA's retail roll-out and workplace design service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCEcMBS_7IMwgIFBDI1e4lkA
• Facebookfacebook.com/lgapartners1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lami-grubb-architects
• Instagraminstagram.com/lga_partners
• Xx.com/lga_partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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