What CBP Architects does

CBP Architects is a Philadelphia-headquartered, privately held architecture and interior design firm founded in 1982 as Cecil Baker & Associates, renamed Cecil Baker + Partners in 2006 and rebranded as CBP Architects in January 2023 when Managing Partner Nancy Bastian and Partner Eric Leighton assumed full ownership following founder Cecil Baker's retirement. The firm operates as a professional corporation (CBP Architects PC) with approximately 21 team members at its Old City Philadelphia office (234 Market Street, 4th Floor) and is WBENC-certified as a Women's Business Enterprise.

The firm offers comprehensive planning, architecture, and interior design services across five primary verticals: affordable housing (its signature practice, built over 25+ years with Inglis House and other special-needs/nonprofit clients), market-rate multifamily housing, private residences, institutional/civic/commercial facilities, and feasibility studies. Technical differentiators include accessibility design beyond ADA minimums, aging-in-place specialization, Passive House and WELL-certified design, historic adaptive reuse, and demonstrated compliance with LEED, Energy Star Multifamily High-Rise, Zero Energy Ready Home, Enterprise Green Communities, and PHFA Reduced HERS thresholds. The firm has signed the AIA 2030 Commitment toward carbon-neutral buildings by 2030.

Revenue is generated entirely through project-based professional design fees; pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies with project scope, complexity, and funding regime (notably LIHTC/PHFA for affordable housing). The go-to-market motion is relationship-based enterprise field sales: projects are secured through competitive proposals to government agencies, nonprofit developers, and private developers, leveraging repeat engagements with a core nonprofit client base (Project HOME, Gaudenzia, Catholic Housing & Community Services, Woods Services, North10, Elon Affordable Housing) and partnerships with PHFA, Domus Construction, and a network of engineering/lighting consultants. Geographic scope is concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic (Philadelphia/Pennsylvania) with selective private-residential work extending to Florida, New York, and Texas.

Name

CBP Architects

Legal name

CBP Architects PC

Website

https://cbparchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CBP Architects is a Philadelphia-based, WBENC-certified architecture and interior design firm specializing in affordable and supportive housing, accessibility, adaptive reuse, and market-rate multifamily projects across the Mid-Atlantic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Affordable housing design
• Adaptive reuse architecture
• Multifamily residential design
• Institutional civic architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

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: Professional architecture services for new construction, renovations, adaptive reuse, feasibility studies, programming, and interior design. Revenue generated through design fees based on project scope and complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CBP Architects is a Philadelphia-based architecture firm providing comprehensive planning, architecture, and interior design services. The firm specializes in affordable housing, market-rate multifamily residences, private residences, and institutional/civic/commercial buildings. Services include feasibility studies, programming, new construction, renovations, adaptive reuse, and sustainable design with certifications such as Passive House, LEED, Energy Star, and WELL.

Product overview

CBP Architects is an architecture and design services firm that offers comprehensive planning, architecture, and interior design services. Rather than a software product platform, they provide professional services including feasibility studies, programming, new construction, renovations, and adaptive reuse. Their portfolio spans affordable housing, market-rate multifamily housing, luxury private residences, mixed-use facilities, and commercial buildings. The firm specializes in creating accessible, sustainable designs across various building typologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture and Design Services
• Affordable Housing Design
• Market Rate Multifamily Housing
• Private Residences
• Institutional, Civic & Commercial Design
• Feasibility Studies

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and regular.

• Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA)coreOthersCBP Architects works with PHFA for financing and funding of affordable housing projects. Multiple projects have closed on PHFA funding including Meadowbrook Apartments, Ardmore House II, St. Katharine Drexel Place, and other affordable housing developments.
• Domus ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for multiple CBP projects including Reverend James Moore Sr. Triangle Village and Meadowbrook Apartments. Works closely with design team during construction phase.
• BEAM, ltd.regularTechnology or IntegrationLighting designer collaborator on multiple projects including The Philadelphian renovation and Reverend James Moore Sr. Triangle Village. Provides specialized lighting design services.
• Holstein White EngineersregularTechnology or IntegrationMEP engineering consultant on multiple projects including Meadowbrook Apartments and Triangle Village.
• PennoniregularTechnology or IntegrationStructural engineering firm providing engineering services on projects like Meadowbrook Apartments.
• Gilmore & Associates, Inc.regularTechnology or IntegrationCivil engineering consultant on projects including Meadowbrook Apartments.
• Cornerstone Consulting Engineers & Design Services, Inc.regularTechnology or IntegrationCivil engineering consultant on Triangle Village project.
• Innova Building Advisors, LLCregularTechnology or IntegrationEnergy consulting firm for Triangle Village Passive House project.
• Larsen & Landis Structural EngineersregularTechnology or IntegrationStructural engineering partner on Triangle Village project.
• Earth EngineeringregularTechnology or IntegrationGeotechnical engineering consultant on Triangle Village project.
• Ruggiero Plante Land DesignregularTechnology or IntegrationCivil engineering consultant on Paper Factory Lofts project.
• Powers & Company, Inc.regularTechnology or IntegrationPreservation consulting on Paper Factory Lofts adaptive reuse project.
• GaudenziacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term nonprofit partner providing addiction recovery services. CBP has completed multiple supportive housing projects for Gaudenzia including West Mill Place.
• Project HOMEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness. CBP designed the Inn of Amazing Mercy recovery residence for Project HOME.
• Inglis HousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner25+ year partnership with organization providing care for people with physical disabilities. Developed accessibility design elements and Inglis Methodist Gardens housing.
• Woods ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit providing care for people with behavioral health complexities, autism, and developmental disabilities. CBP designed Meadowbrook Apartments on their campus.
• Catholic Housing & Community ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple projects including St. Rita Place and St. Francis Villa affordable senior housing developments.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture firm with a substantial affordable-housing and healthcare practice. Comparable in offering affordable-housing and institutional services, but with significantly broader scale and resources than CBP.
• CannonDesign: National architecture, engineering, and planning firm with significant affordable and senior housing work. Comparable in addressing housing for vulnerable populations, though operating at much greater scale than CBP.
• Wells + Associates / Moody Nolan: National architecture firm with an extensive affordable-housing, civic, and community-development practice and emphasis on diverse-owned firm leadership. Comparable mission and client base, though operating at far larger scale.

Direct peers

• Interface Studio Architects: Philadelphia-based architecture practice of similar size, focused on affordable housing, civic, and adaptive-reuse projects. Comparable in scale, geography, and mission-driven housing focus.
• Magnusson Architecture and Planning: Northeast architecture firm focused on affordable housing, supportive housing, and community development. Comparable in affordable-housing specialization, project typology, and nonprofit/government clientele.
• Torti Gallas + Partners: Architecture and planning firm nationally recognized for affordable, mixed-income, and mixed-use housing design. Comparable to CBP in affordable-housing specialization and urban-infill focus.
• Handel Architects: NYC-based architecture firm with a major multifamily and affordable-housing practice, including market-rate and LIHTC-funded developments. Closely matches CBP's residential and mixed-use project mix.
• WRT (formerly Wallace Roberts & Todd): Philadelphia-based architecture and urban design firm with deep expertise in affordable housing, civic, and mixed-use projects. Directly comparable to CBP Architects in mission, regional focus, and project typology.

Regional players

• KieranTimberlake: Philadelphia-headquartered architecture firm with an award-winning portfolio across civic, cultural, and residential projects. Comparable as a Philadelphia peer, though broader in typology and larger in scale than CBP.
• Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: Philadelphia-rooted architecture firm known for civic, residential, and adaptive-reuse work. Comparable regional competitor with overlapping project types, though more design-tilted toward bespoke high-end work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance15 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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