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Humphreys & Partners Architects

Humphreys & Partners Architects (HPA) is a multifamily architecture firm established in 1991 and headquartered in Dallas. It designs multifamily, mixed-use and hospitality or resort projects, and states experience in high-rise, mid-rise, student housing, senior living, tax credit, HUD 221(d)(4), affordable, moderate and luxury communities.

Services run from initial programming and land and master planning through schematic design, design development, construction documents, bid and permit assistance, and construction administration. Affiliated companies handle adjacent scopes: HPA Design Group for interiors, HPLA Studio for landscape, HP Civil for civil engineering, HP Urban for high-rise work, and Atticus Real Estate for real estate services.

Much of the firm's marketing is built on trademarked building prototypes with published efficiency and density figures, including The Big House, Home Rise, E-Urban, e-STAKS at 93% efficiency, STAK HOUSE at 26 units per acre and 93% efficiency, and e-TAINABLE at 87% efficiency, up to 40 units per acre on a four-storey build and approved for HUD 221(d)(4). The firm reported a team of 300 employees in 2016, double the size of its 150-person team in 2012, and says it operates 8 regional offices worldwide.

Offices listed are Dallas as headquarters, plus St. Petersburg, Irvine, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Scottsdale, Chennai in India and Montevideo in Uruguay. Fees are not published; the public material is organised around project portfolios, signature products and downloadable regional trend reports.

Best for

Developers of apartment, mixed-use, build-to-rent, student and senior communities who want a national multifamily specialist and prototype plans with published efficiency and density figures. Not a fit for one-off industrial or single-tenant commercial work.

What they do

  • Multifamily architecture and design
  • Mixed-use and hospitality/resort design
  • Land and master planning
  • Initial programming
  • Schematic design and design development
  • Construction documents
  • Bid and permit assistance
  • Construction administration
  • Trademarked signature building prototypes

Details

AttributeValue
Founded1991
Team size201-500 employees
Other officesOrlando, FL, Chennai, India, Montevideo, Uruguay

What stands out

  • Established in 1991; the About page is headed 34 years of practice and the firm lists 8 regional offices worldwide.
  • Reported a team of 300 employees in 2016, double the 150-person team it had in 2012.
  • Signature prototypes publish efficiency figures: e-STAKS and STAK HOUSE at 93% efficiency and e-TAINABLE at 87% with HUD 221(d)(4) approval.
  • Ranked #1 on Building Design + Construction's list of Top 95 Multifamily Architecture Firms in 2017.