Heritage Architecture & Planning

Name

Heritage Architecture & Planning

Legal name

Heritage Architecture & Planning

Website

https://heritagearchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Historic Preservation Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Historic preservation architecture
• Adaptive reuse design
• Building rehabilitation services
• Historic building restoration
• Preservation planning consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Full-service architecture and design fees for historic preservation projects including rehabilitation, restoration, adaptive reuse, and reconstruction. Revenue is generated through professional service contracts with government agencies, private developers, and property owners.
2. Preservation Planning and Research Services: Historic research, technical reports, surveys, master plans, design guidelines, feasibility studies, Section 106 consultation, CEQA technical reports, and Mills Act/Federal Tax Credit applications.
3. Conservation and Materials Recommendations: Materials conservation recommendations, specification writing, and preservation maintenance plans for extending the useful life of historic building materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Heritage Architecture & Planning is a specialized historic preservation architecture firm that provides integrated architecture, planning, research, and conservation services for historic buildings and cultural heritage sites. The firm's work spans rehabilitation, restoration, adaptive reuse, and reconstruction following the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, serving government agencies, private developers, property owners, museums, and non-profit organizations across the Southwest US. Services cover the full project lifecycle from historic research and feasibility studies through design, construction documents, and construction observation.

Product overview

Heritage Architecture & Planning offers three integrated service pillars: Architecture + Design (full-service architectural work including rehabilitation, restoration, adaptive reuse, and interior architecture); Planning + Research (historic research, feasibility studies, surveys, HABS documentation, and drone aerial photography); and Conservation + Preservation (preservation architecture, materials conservation, and Secretary of the Interior's Standards compliance). Together, these services enable the firm to evaluate buildings, develop technical solutions, fulfill code requirements, and execute preservation projects from research through construction completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture + Design Full-service architecture and design offering including space planning, construction documents, specifications, city permit processing, and construction observation. Service scope covers rehabilitation, preservation, restoration, adaptive reuse, reconstruction, architectural design, interior architecture, and design review for historic properties.
• Planning + Research Historic research and technical reports including historic surveys, master plans, design guidelines, code assessments, feasibility studies, HABS/HALS/HAER documentation, drone aerial photography and video services, Section 106 consultation, CEQA technical reports, and Mills Act/Federal Tax Credit applications.
• Conservation + Preservation Preservation architecture services guided by 'restore rather than replace' principles. Includes Secretary of the Interior's Standards project review, preservation and maintenance plans, materials conservation recommendations, and specification writing for extending the useful life of historic building materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• $14 million front façade reconstruction at Hotel del Coronado with 120+ wood windows restored and 21 custom stained-glass windows replicated
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, primary and regulatory.

• Carrier Johnson and Fehlman-LaBarre ArchitectssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage worked with Carrier Johnson and Fehlman-LaBarre Architects as part of the design team for the $40 million Old Police Headquarters adaptive reuse project, where Heritage provided historic preservation consulting services.
• Studio E ArchitectsprimaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio E Architects served as lead designer for Hotel Churchill project with Heritage providing construction details for restoration of historic façade elements. This is a key design team partnership arrangement common in complex historic preservation projects.
• KGA ArchitecturesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerKGA Architecture was the lead architecture firm for Fifth Street School rehabilitation in Las Vegas, with Heritage serving as Historic Architect on the design team.
• TY Lin InternationalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTY Lin International was the engineering firm for the First Avenue Bridge rehabilitation project, working with Heritage as preservation architect for Section 106 compliance and historic architectural consultation.
• City of Las Vegas Historic Preservation CommissionregulatoryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHeritage coordinated with the Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission for review of construction documents for compliance with Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Fifth Street School rehabilitation project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Quinn Evans: Mid-Atlantic and Midwest preservation architecture firm with similar service pillars (architecture, planning, conservation) and comparable customer base across civic, cultural, and higher-education institutions.
• Page & Turnbull: San Francisco-based architecture and planning firm specializing in historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and cultural resources — closely comparable to Heritage in service scope, project types (e.g., landmarks, civic buildings), and West Coast regional focus.
• John Canning & Co. Restoration and conservation firm specializing in historic interiors, decorative finishes, and plaster/stained-glass work — complements Heritage's conservation services and competes for similar landmark restoration projects.
• Beyer Blinder Belle: New York-headquartered architecture firm renowned for cultural and civic landmark preservation (e.g., Grand Central Terminal, Ellis Island), making it a direct peer in the niche of high-profile historic preservation architecture.
• EverGreene Architectural Arts: Specialty firm in architectural conservation, murals, and decorative restoration, often working as a subconsultant on the same types of landmark projects Heritage serves (e.g., civic buildings, theaters, hotels).
• Architectural Resources Group (ARG): San Francisco and Pasadena-based historic preservation architecture and planning firm with comparable service pillars and West Coast landmark portfolio — among Heritage's closest direct competitors.
• Hartman-Cox Architects: Washington DC-based preservation architecture firm with national reach on civic and cultural landmarks, comparable in project scale and SOI Standards expertise to Heritage Architecture & Planning.

Others

• National Trust for Historic Preservation: National nonprofit advocacy organization and major grant-maker for historic preservation; not a competitor but a key ecosystem participant that influences Heritage's project pipeline and grants Heritage's award recognition.

Regional players

• Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf: Indianapolis-based architecture firm with preservation practice, illustrating a comparable Midwest regional boutique model but operating in a different geography than Heritage.

Broad incumbents

• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): National engineering and architectural consulting firm with a substantial historic preservation practice; competes for the same preservation consulting engagements and adds structural engineering depth that Heritage does not have in-house.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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