JAMES S. CARR, AIA & ASSOCIATES LLC

What JAMES S. CARR, AIA & ASSOCIATES LLC does

JAMES S. CARR, AIA & ASSOCIATES LLC is a Pennsylvania-based architectural and land planning firm specializing in medium to high-density market-rate multi-family residential development. The firm is co-owned by principal James S. Carr (40+ years of experience, registered in 27 states) and Owen G. Carr (15+ years), with a combined lifetime portfolio of more than 257,500 residential units designed. Core services include architectural design, site planning, entitlement assistance, and construction documentation for garden-style apartments, mid- and high-rise residential, mixed-use buildings, age-restricted (55+) communities, townhomes, and single-family projects.

The firm uses Building Information Modeling (BIM) as its primary design technology and executes projects across at least 11 states, with anchor presence in Florida and additional active engagements in Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Its client base consists of national and regional developers and home builders, engaged project-by-project; the home-page disclosure that the firm serves "national and regional developers and home builders" indicates a B2B professional services model with no consumer-facing product.

The firm's business model is fee-for-service on a project basis, with compensation tied to architectural and planning service scope. Revenue mechanics are not disclosed; the firm is a private LLC, family-owned, with no public financials, no outside funding, and no M&A activity in the available record. Operational scale is small, likely a two-principal plus core-staff structure, serving multiple concurrent projects across its multi-state footprint.

Name

JAMES S. CARR, AIA & ASSOCIATES LLC

Legal name

JAMES S. CARR, AIA & ASSOCIATES LLC

Website

https://jamesscarraia.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JAMES S. CARR, AIA & ASSOCIATES LLC is a Pennsylvania-based architectural and land planning firm specializing in medium to high-density multi-family residential design for national and regional developers and home builders across 11+ states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

Keywords

• Multi-family architecture
• Land planning services
• Residential design
• Mixed-use development
• Construction documentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Malvern

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based fees for multi-family residential land planning and architectural design services, including construction documentation and construction supervision.
2. Community Planning Services: Community planning work including designing office and retail spaces to complement residential components of live-work communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

JAMES S. CARR, AIA & ASSOCIATES LLC (also known as Carr & Associates / Carr Architecture & Land Planning) provides architectural design and land planning services for medium- to high-density, market-rate multi-family residential and mixed-use developments. Their offerings include site analysis, character-driven land planning, building design using Building Information Modeling (BIM), construction documentation, and construction supervision, primarily for national and regional developers and home builders across the eastern and central United States.

Product overview

Carr Architecture & Land Planning is a full-service architecture and land planning firm that provides a unified suite of design services to national and regional developers and home builders. The core offering combines multi-family residential land planning with architectural design services, supplemented by community planning and mixed-use development capabilities. The firm specializes in medium- to high-density, market rate multi-family projects throughout the eastern and central United States, using building information modeling (BIM) technology. The portfolio includes dozens of completed projects ranging from 48 to 432 units, with recent work spanning Florida, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Colorado, Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Multi-Family Residential Land Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250,000 residential units designed and developed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DLR Group: National integrated design firm with an active multifamily and residential practice serving developers and homebuilders. Relevant as a scaled incumbent that competes on similar mid- to large-density multi-family projects.
• HOK: Global architecture and engineering firm with residential and mixed-use design capabilities serving large developers. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for the same multi-family and master-planned community opportunities.
• HKS: Large U.S. architecture firm with residential, hospitality, and mixed-use practices that pursue multi-family work for major developers. Relevant as a scaled alternative for clients that may outgrow a small specialty firm.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with significant multifamily, residential, and mixed-use experience. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for the same developer-led, multi-family architectural engagements Carr & Associates pursues.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with a residential and mixed-use practice that competes for the same large developer RFPs. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering multifamily architecture alongside a much wider portfolio of building types.

Direct peers

• BKV Group: Minneapolis-headquartered architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with a strong multifamily and mixed-use residential practice. Comparable because it provides full architectural design services for market-rate multi-family developments to developers and homebuilders across the U.S.
• KTGY Architecture + Planning: Irvine-based design firm combining architecture with master planning for residential, mixed-use, and urban infill projects. Comparable to Carr & Associates for the same reason: it sells multifamily-focused architectural design and land-planning services to homebuilders and developers nationwide.
• Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB): Chicago-based architecture firm recognized for large-scale urban multifamily, mixed-use, and student housing projects. Directly comparable because both firms design medium- to high-density residential developments for major developers, including complex urban and infill sites.
• Niles Bolton Associates: Atlanta-based architecture practice with a long-standing focus on multifamily housing, mixed-use developments, and hospitality. Directly comparable because both firms deliver architectural design and planning services for market-rate, multi-family communities for regional and national developers.
• Humphreys & Partners Architects: Dallas-based architecture firm that, like Carr & Associates, specializes almost exclusively in multifamily residential design (garden-style, mid-rise, high-rise, student and senior housing). Comparable because both firms serve national and regional developers with project-based architectural services across multiple U.S. states.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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