What Arrowstreet Inc does

Arrowstreet Inc is a Boston-based architecture and design firm founded in the 1960s, operating as a privately held professional services company with 51-100 employees and headquarters at 10 Post Office Square. The firm delivers comprehensive architecture, interior design, planning, and experience design services across an integrated set of practice areas: multifamily housing, science and technology, academic, mixed-use development, hospitality, retail, infrastructure and government, and arts and culture. Its core business is project-based professional services delivered through direct enterprise sales to property developers, REITs, institutional clients, and government agencies, with projects primarily concentrated in the Northeast United States and selectively elsewhere (e.g., Washington D.C.).

The firm combines traditional architectural methodologies with an in-house Experience Design Studio (experiential graphics, signage and wayfinding, custom artwork, branding) and adoption of AR/VR technology for design practice and client engagement. A Data Science & Research practice supports climate resiliency, mobility, and building performance analysis. Notable project executions include the 510,000 RSF One Milestone life science building at Harvard's Enterprise Research Campus (with Henning Larsen and Studio Gang), the 650,000 SF Seaport Circle mixed-use development, the 291-unit Gibson Point multifamily development, and the first remote airport terminal in the United States (Logan Airport at Framingham, for Massport).

Arrowstreet earns revenue through professional fees quoted on a project-by-project basis, with multi-year contract cadences tied to project phases (master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, construction administration). The firm maintains an Environmental Design Group (EDG) as a non-profit affiliate for community design work. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm has been recognized as a Top 50 U.S. architecture firm by Architect magazine, ranked #1 in Multifamily News 2026 Top Architects and Designers, and has accumulated multiple industry awards including an AIA COTE Top Ten Award (2022) and Banker & Tradesman Gold awards (2025).

Name

Arrowstreet Inc

Legal name

Arrowstreet Inc

Website

https://arrowstreet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Arrowstreet Inc is a privately held Boston-based architecture and design firm founded in the 1960s, serving enterprise clients across multifamily, life science, academic, hospitality, retail, and infrastructure sectors with integrated architecture, interior design, planning, and experience design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Multifamily housing design
• Life science facility design
• Interior design services
• Sustainable building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional fees earned for architectural design services including master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration across various building types including multifamily, academic, hospitality, science & technology, and mixed-use projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Arrowstreet is a Boston-based architecture and design firm delivering comprehensive design services from master planning through construction administration. Projects span multifamily residential, life science, academic, hospitality, retail, mixed-use, workplace, infrastructure, and arts & culture buildings. The firm also operates an in-house Experience Design Studio and Data Science & Research practice, and maintains a non-profit affiliate, Environmental Design Group (EDG), for community projects.

Product overview

Arrowstreet Inc is an award-winning, Boston-based architecture and design firm operating as a single unified practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm offers comprehensive architecture and design services through specialized practice areas including Architecture & Design Services (core), Science & Technology, Multifamily Housing, Academic Design, Sustainability Services, Interior Design, Experience Design Studio, Mixed Use Development, Hospitality Design, Data Science & Research, Infrastructure Design, and Arts & Culture Design. The firm also maintains Environmental Design Group as its non-profit affiliate. Projects range from multifamily residential developments (Gibson Point, Ashlar Park, Vela) to life science facilities (One Milestone, Seaport Circle), academic institutions, sustainable buildings, and infrastructure projects. The practice emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, sustainability, and innovation across all project types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture & Design Services Full-service architecture and design offering delivering comprehensive design solutions across multifamily residential, life science, academic, sustainability, interior design, experience design, mixed-use, workplace, adaptive reuse, hospitality, retail, fitness, recreation, planning, urban design, infrastructure, and arts & culture building types for enterprise and institutional clients.
• Science & Technology Practice Specialized design of life science and research facilities for the Greater Boston innovation ecosystem, including core and shell buildings, adaptive reuse conversions, and tenant fit-outs for life science companies, research institutions, and technology firms.
• Multifamily Housing Design Residential housing design services spanning urban multifamily complexes to suburban residential communities, addressing challenging topography and community engagement for property developers and real estate investors.
• Academic Design Charter and public school design services delivering high-performing educational spaces within tight budgets and constrained schedules, with emphasis on sustainable design for enhanced building performance.
• Sustainability Services Sustainability planning, research, and consulting services covering climate change resiliency, carbon reduction strategies, and pursuit of sustainable building certifications including LEED, Fitwel, Phius, and Net Zero.
• Interior Design Interior design services for multifamily, staging, hospitality, academic, and workplace environments, integrating placemaking and branding concepts within interior spaces.
• Experience Design Studio Experiential graphics, signage and wayfinding, custom artwork, print, and branding design services delivered through an in-house studio of designers to enhance the user experience of built spaces.
• Mixed Use Development Design Integrated design services combining housing, office, hospitality, and retail into physically and functionally integrated places from concept to execution.
• Hospitality Design Award-winning hospitality destination design spanning upscale to mid-scale properties, from boutique settings to large conference and resort hotels, creating engaging narratives and elevated design.
• Data Science & Research Research and analytical services exploring architecture technology, construction innovation, and urban design, including climate change impact studies, mobility research, and building performance analysis.
• Infrastructure Design Public infrastructure design incorporating resiliency and sustainability principles to create lasting solutions supporting community needs for government agencies and municipalities.
• Arts & Culture Design Cultural organization and performing arts facility design, integrating arts throughout buildings with input from staff including dancers, artists, musicians and poets to create cultural hubs.
• Environmental Design Group (EDG) Non-profit affiliate of Arrowstreet focused on environmental design initiatives and community service projects, such as the Little Folks Daycare outdoor space revitalization, delivered in collaboration with community partners and grant providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 510,000 SF life science building (One Milestone) anchoring Harvard's Enterprise Research Campus
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Environmental Design GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Arrowstreet's non-profit affiliate organization that works on community design projects. EDG collaborated with Little Folks Day Care on revitalizing outdoor space into a play area, with mural design and community engagement.
• Henning LarsencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign architect partner collaborating with Arrowstreet on One Milestone, a 510,000 RSF life science building at Harvard's Enterprise Research Campus. Arrowstreet led and managed a team of over 25 consultants while Henning Larsen served as world-renowned design architect alongside Studio Gang.
• Studio GangcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign architect partner for One Milestone project. Collaborated closely with Arrowstreet and Henning Larsen to integrate lab design programming and guide key structural and massing elements.
• Moody NolancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner architecture firm for Seaport Circle project, serving as Architect of Record for the Life Science Building with Arrowstreet as Design Architect.
• STUDIO ENÉEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect of Record for the Pavilion at Seaport Circle with Arrowstreet leading the public realm design and coordination.
• CEDAC's Children's Investment FundminorOthersGrant provider that made the Little Folks Daycare project possible through generous funding.
• Copley WolffminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture consulting partner for Little Folks Daycare project collaboration.
• Nitsch EngineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consulting partner for Little Folks Daycare project.
• RedgateminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReal estate development partner for Little Folks Daycare project collaboration.
• Suffolk ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner for Little Folks Daycare project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: The largest global architecture and design firm with deep practices in workplace, mixed-use, multifamily, hospitality, and science & technology. Competes with Arrowstreet for major enterprise commissions from REITs and institutional developers in the Boston/Northeast market.
• CannonDesign: Architecture, engineering, and design practice with strong higher education, healthcare, and science & technology portfolios. Comparable practice mix to Arrowstreet's academic and science practices; competes for institutional developer and university clients.
• HKS Architects: Major US architecture firm with leading science & technology and healthcare practices. Comparable to Arrowstreet on life science and adaptive reuse commissions; both firms pursue sustainability certifications and enterprise developer clients.
• NBBJ: Large global architecture and design practice with leading science & technology, healthcare, and sports practices. NBBJ competes with Arrowstreet on life science commissions in Boston and serves many of the same institutional developers and academic clients.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong science & technology, healthcare, and mixed-use practices. Competes with Arrowstreet for institutional and developer-led commissions, particularly on campus-scale and life science projects.

Regional players

• Sasaki Associates: Boston-based planning, urban design, landscape architecture, and architecture firm. Highly comparable as a Boston-rooted interdisciplinary design practice with overlapping academic, mixed-use, and urban development work in the same Northeast geography.

Direct peers

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with strong higher education, science & technology, and healthcare portfolios, directly comparable to Arrowstreet's practice mix. Both firms pursue sustainability leadership (LEED, Fitwel, carbon targets) and serve institutional developers on complex campuses.
• Payette: Boston-based architecture firm specializing in life science, academic, and healthcare facility design. Highly comparable to Arrowstreet's Science & Technology and Academic practices, and competes for the same institutional clients in the Greater Boston innovation ecosystem.
• KPMB Architects: Canadian architecture firm with comparable academic, multifamily, and mixed-use portfolios. Comparable mid-sized practice profile with strong sustainability credentials and interdisciplinary in-house capabilities similar to Arrowstreet's Experience Design Studio model.
• Elkus Manfredi Architects: Boston-based architecture and interior design firm with strong mixed-use, multifamily, hospitality, and retail practices. Directly comparable client mix (institutional developers, REITs) and project types (urban mixed-use, multifamily residential) in the same Northeast geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ArrowstreetLive
• Facebookfacebook.com/arrowstreet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arrowstreet-inc-
• Xx.com/arrowstreet

Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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