What Hohbach-Lewin does

Hohbach-Lewin, Inc. is a privately held structural and civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1998 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The firm is a California and federal certified Small Business Enterprise operating four offices—Palo Alto, San Francisco, South Pasadena, and Eugene—serving architects, building owners, developers, general contractors, and public-sector clients across California and the Pacific Northwest.

The company delivers four core service lines: Structural Engineering (design for new construction and renovation), Civil Engineering and Surveying (site design, storm water management, utility design, land development), Seismic Services (evaluation, retrofit design, bracing, and anchorage, including performance-based seismic analysis and ASCE 41 compliance for historic and complex structures), and Professional Services (construction support, project management, consultation). Underlying technical capabilities include non-linear performance-based seismic analysis, integrated civil-plus-structural design delivery, and 3D REVIT modeling for construction documentation. Differentiated project work spans healthcare (San Mateo County Hospital replacement), higher education (Stanford, Santa Clara University), K-12 (Sequoia Union HSD), government (U.S. Embassy Rome, City of Eugene Airport), enterprise office (Apple at Cupertino Town Center), and retail/anchor-tenant developments (Target at The Plant).

The revenue model is professional-services project-based engineering consulting, with fees quoted per project on the basis of scope and complexity. Go-to-market is direct sales through long-tenured relationships with architects, developers, and institutional clients, supported by a website portfolio and LinkedIn presence rather than paid marketing. The firm has shown no external institutional investment, no M&A activity, and a single documented internal leadership change in the available data.

Name

Hohbach-Lewin

Legal name

Hohbach-Lewin, Inc.

Website

https://hohbach-lewin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hohbach-Lewin is a privately held structural and civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1998 that provides structural, civil, seismic, and professional engineering services to architects, developers, building owners, and government clients across California and Oregon.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Structural engineering services
• Civil engineering design
• Seismic retrofit services
• Land surveying services
• Construction engineering support

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services for structural design, civil engineering, and seismic evaluation provided to architects, developers, building owners, and contractors on a project basis

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hohbach-Lewin is a structural and civil engineering consulting firm that provides engineering design services to architects, building owners, developers, and general contractors. Its core offerings include structural engineering for new construction and renovation, civil engineering and surveying for site development, seismic evaluation and retrofit design, and professional engineering services including construction support and project management. The firm has delivered engineering design for hundreds of commercial, educational, healthcare, and residential projects since 1998.

Product overview

Hohbach-Lewin is a structural and civil engineering consulting firm offering four core service areas: Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering and Surveying, Seismic Services, and Professional Services. The company serves diverse project sectors including higher education, K-12 schools, healthcare, hospitality, municipal, multi-unit residential, office buildings, parking structures, retail, seismic retrofits, shoring, single-family residences, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and special projects. The firm operates offices in Palo Alto, San Francisco, Pasadena, and Eugene, providing engineering design throughout the western United States since 1998.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering Provides structural engineering design services for new construction and renovation projects, including drawings, calculations, and construction support for commercial, educational, healthcare, and residential buildings. The service is offered to architects, building owners, developers, and general contractors across the United States.
• Civil Engineering and Surveying Provides civil engineering design and surveying services including site design, storm water management, utility design, and land development services for project sites across the firm's market footprint.
• Seismic Services Provides seismic evaluation and retrofit design services, including bracing and anchorage design for buildings in earthquake-prone regions, employing performance-based analysis techniques and ASCE 41 compliance for historic and complex structures.
• Professional Services Provides professional engineering services including construction support, project management, and consultation throughout the design and construction process for clients in the firm's market sectors.

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tipping Structural Engineers: Tipping is a Bay Area structural engineering firm known for performance-based seismic design and mass timber innovation. Comparable to Hohbach-Lewin's seismic specialty and California-centric higher education and commercial project mix.
• Buro Happold: Buro Happold is an international engineering consultancy offering structural, civil, and sustainability services. Comparable to Hohbach-Lewin on integrated civil+structural delivery and LEED-certified sustainable design work.
• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH): SGH is a national structural engineering, building envelope, and forensic consulting firm. Comparable to Hohbach-Lewin on structural and civil engineering services, with broader geographic reach and similar expertise in complex and historic structures.
• Degenkolb Engineers: Degenkolb is a San Francisco-based structural engineering firm with deep seismic and healthcare expertise, including performance-based design. Directly comparable to Hohbach-Lewin on seismic retrofit, healthcare, and higher education projects in the California market.
• Thornton Tomasetti: Thornton Tomasetti is a global structural engineering consultancy with strong performance-based seismic, forensics, and applied science practices. Comparable to Hohbach-Lewin on technical depth in complex seismic and structural projects.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): WJE is a national engineering consultancy specializing in structural investigation, seismic evaluation, and rehabilitation of existing structures. Directly comparable to Hohbach-Lewin's seismic retrofit and historic structure practice.
• KPFF Consulting Engineers: KPFF is a structural and civil engineering consulting firm with a strong West Coast presence, including Silicon Valley and Pacific Northwest offices. Highly comparable to Hohbach-Lewin in service mix (structural, civil, surveying) and project types across commercial, healthcare, education, and transportation.
• Walter P Moore: Walter P Moore is a structural and civil engineering firm with healthcare, sports, and higher education expertise. Comparable to Hohbach-Lewin on structural engineering for institutional and commercial projects across the U.S.
• Forell/Elsesser Engineers: Forell/Elsesser is a San Francisco structural engineering firm specializing in seismic design, historic preservation, and innovative structural solutions. Closely comparable to Hohbach-Lewin's seismic services and Bay Area institutional client base.

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Arup is a global multi-discipline engineering consultancy with structural, civil, seismic, and sustainability practices. Broader incumbent offering overlapping services but at much greater scale and international footprint than Hohbach-Lewin.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hohbach-lewin
• Xx.com/Hohbach_Lewin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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