Peter F. Poon Architect

What Peter F. Poon Architect does

Peter F. Poon Architect P.C. (PPA Architects) is a privately held professional architectural and planning corporation founded in 1988 by Peter F. Poon and headquartered at 12 Mercer Street in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. The firm provides architectural design services — schematic design, design development, working drawings, and construction administration — across six practice areas: hospitality, residential, commercial, institutional and community, interiors, and planning. Its client base spans institutional, financial, and real estate owners, with marquee engagements including Hilton, Marriott, Wyndham, InterContinental, Hyatt, and Melia hotel projects; financial institution branches for Bank of East Asia, Citic Bank International, Cathay Bank, and ICBC; community/institutional work for The Salvation Army, China Institute, and multiple churches; and large residential projects such as the 850+ unit River East in Queens. The firm is led by three principals — Peter F. Poon, Lin-lih Lin (joined 1992), and George Kewin (joined 2012) — supported by a named bench of six key staff.

The firm's value proposition centers on fast-track architectural documentation expertise supporting construction management team delivery, an integrated architecture-plus-interiors service model, and trilingual English/Cantonese/Mandarin capabilities that enable direct engagement with Asian institutional and developer clients alongside New York metropolitan work. Over 30+ years, PPA has designed projects with a total construction cost exceeding $900 million, delivered 22 hotels since 2000 (3,500+ keys) with 10 additional hotels under construction, and earned recognition including a Queens Chamber of Commerce award for the Queens Herald Church Phase I design. The firm operates as a private professional corporation under New York law with no parent company, no institutional investors, and no disclosed funding rounds.

PPA generates revenue through project-based professional services fees custom-quoted per commission based on scope and complexity, with no publicly disclosed fee schedules. Go-to-market is relationship-driven: the firm relies on its portfolio website (ppaarchitects.com), principal-led business development leveraging international practice connections, and direct outreach to institutional, financial, and real estate clients primarily in the New York City metropolitan region with selected projects in Asia. There is no proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capability, or software product disclosed; the competitive offering is human expertise, brand-standards fluency, and construction-economy execution rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Peter F. Poon Architect

Legal name

Peter F. Poon Architect P.C.

Website

https://ppaarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PPA Architects is a privately held New York City-based architectural and planning firm founded in 1988, providing full-service design (architecture, interiors, planning) to hospitality, residential, commercial, institutional, and community clients — primarily in the NYC metro region and Asia — with 22 hotels and $900M+ in designed construction cost delivered over 30+ years.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: PPA generates revenue through professional fees for architectural design services, including schematic design, design development, working drawings, and construction administration. Services are provided to institutional, financial, and real estate clients for new construction and renovation projects. Revenue is project-based and varies by scope and size of commission.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Peter F. Poon Architect P.C. (PPA Architects) is an independent architectural and planning firm that delivers full-service building design from schematic design through design development, working drawings, and construction administration. The firm serves institutional, financial, and real estate clients with new construction and renovation projects in sectors including hospitality, residential, commercial, institutional/community, interiors, and planning, primarily across the New York City metropolitan region with select projects in Asia.

Product overview

PPA Architects is an architectural and planning firm offering a unified portfolio of design services rather than a modular software platform. The core service offerings span six interconnected practice areas: Hospitality Architecture Services (hotels with 22 completed since 2000 providing 3,500 keys), Residential Architecture Services (condominiums, apartments including 850+ units at River East in Queens), Commercial Architecture Services (banking and retail institutions), Institutional and Community Architecture Services (churches, community centers), Interior Design Services, and Planning Services. The firm was established in 1988 and has executed projects with total construction costs exceeding $900 million, primarily in the New York City metropolitan region. The project portfolio demonstrates specialization in hospitality projects including hotels under brands such as Marriott, Hilton, and boutique brands, as well as mixed-use residential developments and institutional buildings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospitality Architecture Services Architectural design services for hotels, including new construction and renovations, integrating brand standards with urban site delivery. Targeted at hotel brand owners, licensees, and developers; PPA has opened 22 hotels since 2000 (3,500+ keys) with 10 additional hotels under construction across brands including Hilton, Marriott, Wyndham, InterContinental, Hyatt, AC Hotels, Aloft, and Innside by Melia.
• Residential Architecture Services Design services for residential projects including condominiums, rental apartments, mixed-use residential developments, and loft conversions. Targeted at real estate developers and sponsors; notable projects include 850+ units at River East in Queens, 168 units on Mott Street in Chinatown, 200 rental units in Morristown NJ (The Monroe), and 207-unit Grand Central Condominiums.
• Commercial Architecture Services Exterior and interior architectural design for banking and retail institutions. Targeted at financial institutions and retail operators; PPA's commercial work has included Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of East Asia, Cathay Bank, and Citic Bank International Ltd.
• Institutional and Community Architecture Services Design services for churches, religious facilities, community centers, and multi-use institutional buildings focusing on budget efficiency and innovative exterior/interior design. Targeted at religious institutions and community service organizations; clients include The Salvation Army, Chinese for Christ Church, NY Chinese Alliance Church, Queens Herald Church, Elohim Christian Church, El Amanecer de la Esperanza, and China Institute.
• Interior Design Services Creative interior design solutions integrated with architecture across hospitality brand standards, restaurants, public spaces, residences, and institutional buildings. Targeted at the same developer and institutional clients served by the firm's architecture practice.
• Planning Services Large-scale project planning with integrated vision spanning all aspects of cost-effective development, from urban landscape integration to individual rooms. Targeted at developers and institutions requiring masterplanning for large mixed-use, waterfront, and urban development projects; example engagement includes Miami Mixed Use Masterplan (60-story tower, 815 ft, 550 hotel keys, 72 residential units, 180,000 sf office, 170,000 sf retail).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $900 million in total construction cost of projects designed and executed over 30+ years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 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

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FXCollaborative: NYC architecture firm (formerly FXFowle) with deep experience in hospitality, residential, and commercial buildings. Comparable to PPA on urban typologies, hospitality expertise, and integrated design services.
• Robert A.M. Stern Architects: NYC-based architecture firm with a strong portfolio in residential, hospitality, and institutional projects. Comparable to PPA on typology mix and NYC urban context, though operating at a larger scale.
• Handel Architects: NYC architecture firm with a strong portfolio in hospitality, residential, and mixed-use developments. Closely comparable to PPA in project types, urban context, and developer client base.
• Gene Kaufman Architect: NYC-based architect widely known for branded and boutique hotel design. Most directly comparable peer given similar focus on hospitality architecture in dense urban infill sites and overlapping brand client base (Hilton, Marriott, etc.).
• Marvel Architects: NYC architecture firm with residential, hospitality, and urban infill focus. Comparable to PPA in scale, geography, and project types — including branded residential and hospitality developments.
• CetraRuddy Architecture: NYC architecture firm with significant hospitality and residential work, including branded and residential projects. Comparable to PPA across project mix, urban setting, and integrated interior design capabilities.
• Morris Adjmi Architects: NYC firm focused on adaptive reuse, hotel, and residential projects in urban contexts. Comparable to PPA on hospitality-led practice, urban infill sites, and complex renovation work.

Broad incumbents

• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Global architecture firm with extensive hospitality, residential, and institutional portfolio. Comparable to PPA on typology but as a far larger, diversified incumbent rather than a hospitality-focused boutique.
• HKS Architects: Large national architecture firm with significant hospitality practice. Overlaps with PPA on hotel and residential design but operates at a much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Global architecture firm with a strong residential, hospitality, and mixed-use portfolio in dense urban markets. Comparable to PPA on urban typology and developer client base, though at meaningfully larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peter-f-poon-architect-pc

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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