Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects & Planners, LLP

City-funded organization

Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects & Planners, LLP is a New York City architecture and historic-preservation firm founded in 1968 by John H. Beyer, Richard Blinder, and John Belle, known for restoring landmarks including Grand Central Terminal and the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration. It holds $12.5 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 across 2 registrations with the Department of Design and Construction, including a $10 million technical design requirements contract renewed without a fresh bid. All time it has been awarded $64 million across 13 registered contracts since 2009 with DDC, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Mayoralty, including a $13.6 million negotiated, no-bid contract titled "Arch & Eng Design Serv for Hist Pres of City Hall." 37% of contract value (about $24 million across 2 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Professional Services
City contracts (active)
$12,519,433 · 2 contracts
Awarded all-time
$63,870,945 · 13 since 2009, incl. expired
Paid to date
$24,548,831
Won without a fresh bid
37% of contract value · $23,558,781 · 2 contracts

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

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