Marvel’s Jonathan Marvel and Dattner’s Kirsten Sibilia
In the early weeks of 2020, architect Jonathan Marvel saw a steady stream of multifamily and public works jobs come across his desk.
“And then everything came to a screeching halt,” he said.
Marvel’s eponymous firm wasn’t alone. Design work dried up during the height of the pandemic as many construction sites shut down and financing became scarce.
Still, once construction work was permitted to resume in New York, many firms saw business pick back up.
The Real Deal compiled a list of the most active architecture firms of 2020, based on the square footage of ground-up projects.