JONES GILLAM RENZ ARCHITECTS, INC.

What JONES GILLAM RENZ ARCHITECTS, INC. does

Jones Gillam Renz Architects, Inc. (JGR Architects) is a privately held, full-service architecture firm headquartered in Salina, Kansas with a regional office in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm provides architectural design, planning, and construction administration services across five practice areas: multi-family and senior housing, commercial, cultural and educational, historic rehabilitation, and recreational/athletic facilities. Project scales range from small remodels to new construction exceeding $50 million. The firm is led by four principals—Jeff Gillam, Charles Renz, Maggie Gillam, and Chris Gillam—with a team of approximately 10 professionals, and has completed over 100 housing projects cumulatively.

JGR monetizes through project-based professional services fees, structured as a percentage of construction cost plus separate construction administration fees, with engagement sourced primarily via direct principal-led relationships, referrals, and portfolio reputation. Core client segments are property developers and public housing authorities (especially affordable and workforce housing funded through CHFA, YVHA, and similar agencies), higher education institutions, banks and commercial businesses, and cultural/community nonprofits. Notable repeat clients include Overland Property Group (multi-project Colorado and Midwest housing developments) and Kansas Wesleyan University (over 20 campus projects). The firm holds no proprietary technology or product platform; service delivery relies on conventional architectural workflows supported by principal involvement from programming through construction administration.

The firm is not publicly traded, has no disclosed external investment, no subsidiaries, and no parent entity. Geographic reach is concentrated in the central United States—Kansas (primary), with active project portfolios in the Mountain West (Colorado, including Steamboat Springs and Denver) and broader Midwest (Dallas, Denver, Kansas City). Marketing is primarily organic, driven by website portfolio, social media presence (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram), and industry award recognition rather than paid acquisition.

Name

JONES GILLAM RENZ ARCHITECTS, INC.

Legal name

Jones Gillam Renz Architects, Inc.

Website

https://jgrarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jones Gillam Renz Architects is a privately held, full-service architecture firm in Salina and Kansas City that designs multi-family, senior, affordable, and workforce housing, plus commercial, educational, cultural, and historic rehabilitation projects across the central United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Multi-family housing design
• Historic building rehabilitation
• Commercial architecture design
• Educational facility design

Headquarters

HQ city

Salina

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architectural services billed as a percentage of construction costs for design services, plus additional fees for construction administration. Projects range from small-scale remodels to new construction projects exceeding $50 million.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JGR Architects is a professional architecture firm that provides full-service architectural design including programming, design, and construction administration across commercial, institutional, cultural, educational, multi-family housing, historic rehabilitation, and recreational sectors. The firm delivers building design, master planning, and interior architecture services to developers, public agencies, financial institutions, and nonprofit organizations.

Product overview

Jones Gillam Renz Architects (JGR) is a full-service architecture firm offering architectural design and consulting services across multiple sectors. The firm operates from two offices in Salina, KS and Kansas City, MO, serving clients throughout the central United States. Their service portfolio spans commercial, cultural, educational, historic rehabilitation, and multi-family/senior housing projects. The firm is led by principals Jeff Gillam, Charles Renz, and Maggie Gillam, and has completed over 100 housing projects and numerous commercial, civic, and institutional projects ranging from small remodels to developments exceeding $50 million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Architecture Architectural design services for commercial facilities including office buildings, banking/financial institutions, and retail projects for private developers and corporate clients.
• Cultural & Educational Architecture Design and planning services for universities, K-12 schools, libraries, museums, theaters, performing arts centers, and community/civic buildings.
• Historic Rehabilitation Specialty architectural services for the preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings, including compliance with historic preservation standards.
• Multi-Family & Senior Housing Architectural design for multi-family, affordable, and senior housing developments, including experience with Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) financed projects for developers and housing authorities.
• Recreational & Athletic Facilities Architecture and master planning for recreation centers, athletic facilities, and wellness/rehabilitation spaces for universities and municipalities.
• Healthcare Architecture Architectural design for hospitals and medical office buildings serving healthcare systems and providers.
• Interior Architecture Interior architecture and space planning services for commercial and institutional clients.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Overland Property GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary development partner for multiple housing projects including Anglers Four Hundred (Steamboat Springs), The Reserves at Green Valley Ranch (Denver), and Alpenglow Village. Collaborative relationship on affordable and market-rate multifamily housing developments across Colorado and the Midwest. Over 100 housing projects completed together over 20+ year relationship.
• YVHA (Yampa Valley Housing Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic housing authority partner for Alpenglow Village and other Yampa Valley housing initiatives. Partners with OPG-JGR team to address workforce housing needs in Steamboat Springs region.
• Kansas State Historic SocietysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric preservation consultant and regulatory partner for Lee Lofts and other historic rehabilitation projects. Provides guidance on maintaining historic architectural features and compliance with historic registers.
• National Park Service / National Historic PreservationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal historic preservation oversight for National Register of Historic Places projects including H.D. Lee Mercantile Complex. Reviews and approves historic rehabilitation approaches.
• Wilson and CompanysupportingTechnology or IntegrationElectrical engineering firm collaborated on Stiefel Theatre tower lighting design. Developed 28-light system allowing color changes and dynamic lighting effects for the reconstructed Art Deco tower.
• Overland Property GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for The Reserves at Green Valley Ranch in Denver. Focus on mixed-income housing combining affordable and market-rate units in same development with matched quality and aesthetics.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB): Chicago-based architecture firm with a national multifamily, mixed-use, and affordable housing practice. Comparable to JGR for its developer-driven multifamily specialization and project delivery to major developers and housing authorities.
• WDG Architecture: Washington DC-based architecture firm specializing in multifamily, mixed-use, and affordable housing design. Comparable to JGR for its strong affordable housing focus and similarly relationship-driven, repeat-developer engagement model.
• Niles Bolton Associates: Atlanta-based architecture firm with a national multifamily residential and hospitality practice. Comparable to JGR for its developer-driven multifamily housing pipeline and engagement on projects of similar mid-range scale.
• Treanor: Lawrence, Kansas-based architecture and planning firm of comparable size, serving higher education, healthcare, civic, and community clients across the Midwest. Comparable to JGR as a similarly-sized Kansas-rooted firm with comparable client mix (universities, municipalities, community institutions) and a regional delivery model.
• GLMV Architecture: Wichita, Kansas architecture firm with deep roots in commercial, educational, healthcare, and civic projects. Comparable to JGR as a similarly-sized Kansas-anchored practice serving overlapping client types (banks, healthcare, municipalities) across the same central US geography.
• BKV Group: Minneapolis-headquartered architecture, engineering, and interior design firm serving multifamily, affordable housing, and senior living clients. Comparable to JGR for its Midwest base and substantial affordable housing practice.
• Humphreys & Partners Architects: Dallas, Texas-based architecture firm with national practice dedicated primarily to multifamily residential design. Comparable to JGR for its deep multifamily specialization and developer-driven project pipeline, though at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• KTGY Architecture + Planning: National architecture firm with one of the largest multifamily residential practices in the U.S. Comparable to JGR for its deep multifamily and affordable housing specialization, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• DLR Group: Omaha-headquartered national architecture, engineering, and planning firm with deep higher education, healthcare, and civic practices. Comparable to JGR for overlapping client types (universities, healthcare, communities) and Midwest origins, though at much greater scale and broader service breadth.

Regional players

• Hoefer Welker: Kansas City, Missouri-headquartered architecture firm focused on healthcare, commercial, and higher education clients across the Midwest. Comparable to JGR for its Kansas City presence and overlapping healthcare and higher education client base, though with a different vertical emphasis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jgrarchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jones-gillam-renz-architects-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/jgrarchitects/?hl=en

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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