What Graf & Lewent Architects, Llp does

Graf & Lewent Architects, Llp was a Queens, New York-based architecture firm providing professional design and project delivery services, with a stated specialization in the education and transportation markets. Its core offering consisted of architectural services including programming, renovations, additions, and new construction for educational facilities (schools, libraries) and transportation infrastructure clients. The firm operated as a project-based professional services practice serving government and institutional clients, with fees structured per-project rather than via disclosed recurring pricing. No proprietary technology products, software platforms, or AI/ML capabilities were disclosed; the value proposition rested on sector specialization, longstanding client relationships in the New York metropolitan area, and design expertise.

In 2026, Graf & Lewent was acquired by DIG Architecture, one of the region's largest majority African-American-owned, certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) design firms. DIG had been operating for 20 years across education, healthcare, senior living, and civic markets with offices in New Brunswick, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, and now Jamaica, NY (the former Graf & Lewent base). Post-acquisition, the Graf & Lewent practice continues to serve its longstanding education and transportation clients with what DIG describes as enhanced services, expanded resources, and collaborative opportunities. The combined firm is also pursuing a broader expansion agenda, evidenced by multiple 2026 Principal-level leadership appointments, a rebrand around a "Groundbreaking" vision, and recognition of senior leaders in regional business publications. Graf & Lewent itself is now classified as acquired, with DIG Architecture as its strategic parent.

Name

Graf & Lewent Architects, Llp

Legal name

Graf & Lewent Architects, Llp

Website

https://glarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Graf & Lewent Architects, Llp is a Queens, NY-based architecture firm specializing in education and transportation facility design, now operating as part of DIG Architecture following a 2026 acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Education facility design
• Transportation architecture
• Building renovations additions
• Civic and institutional design

Headquarters

HQ city

New Brunswick

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based professional services for architecture and design, serving education and transportation sectors with programming, renovations, additions, and new construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Graf & Lewent Architects, Llp provides professional architecture and design services for education and transportation sector clients, including building programming, renovations, additions, reprogramming, and new construction project delivery. The firm delivers these services through direct project engagements, now operating as part of DIG Architecture.

Product overview

Graf & Lewent Architects, Llp operates as an architecture firm providing design and project delivery services. The firm specializes in education (schools, libraries), healthcare facilities, senior living, and civic projects. As part of the DIG organization, the firm offers enhanced services with expanded resources to serve education and transportation clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture and Design Services Comprehensive architecture and design services encompassing programming, renovations, additions, reprogramming, and new construction for education, healthcare, senior living, and civic markets; delivered to educational institutions, government entities, and transportation authorities on a project basis.

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

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DIG ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Graf & Lewent Architects joined forces with DIG Architecture as part of an acquisition/partnership. DIG Architecture is described as one of the region's largest majority African-American-owned, certified MBE design firms, serving clients in education, healthcare, senior living, and civic markets for 20 years. The partnership enables Graf & Lewent to better serve longstanding education and transportation clients with enhanced services, expanded resources, and collaborative opportunities.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• EwingCole: Philadelphia-based architecture, engineering, and design firm with strong higher-education and healthcare portfolios. Directly comparable as a Northeast architecture firm whose core markets overlap with Graf & Lewent's institutional / public-sector focus.

Direct peers

• Marvel Architects: NYC-based architecture firm operating across education, civic, and mixed-use projects. Comparable as a similarly sized Northeast practice pursuing public-sector commissions adjacent to Graf & Lewent's core work.
• Spacesmith: New York-based architecture and interior-design firm serving education, healthcare, and civic clients in the same regional corridor. Comparable in scale and to Graf & Lewent's adjacent interior-design and renovation work.
• Ennead Architects: New York City-based architecture practice with deep civic, cultural, and institutional project experience. Comparable in scale, geography, and client mix to Graf & Lewent's education and transportation book of business.
• WXY architecture + urban design: New York City-based architecture and urban-design practice focused on civic infrastructure, education, and community facilities. Directly comparable in scale, geography, and public-sector / institutional design focus.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Globally active architecture firm with one of the largest dedicated education practices in the U.S. Competes for the same K-12 and higher-education architecture commissions Graf & Lewent targets, with significantly more resources.
• DLR Group: National architecture, engineering, and consulting firm widely recognized for K-12 and higher-education facility design. Highly comparable in education-sector specialization even though substantially larger than Graf & Lewent.
• HOK: Large global design firm with established education, healthcare, and transit practices. Often shortlisted on the same school-construction authorities and transit-architecture RFPs as regional boutiques like Graf & Lewent.
• Gensler: World's largest architecture and design firm with active education, civic, and transit practices. Serves as the macro-scale incumbent comparable against which Graf & Lewent positions its boutique, relationship-led model.
• Stantec: Global design and engineering consultancy with a substantial architecture practice serving schools, transit agencies, and municipalities. Competes for the same public-sector contracts as Graf & Lewent but with national reach and deeper bench.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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