OTJ Architects is a design firm with seven offices on its contact page: Washington, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, New York and San Francisco. Most of its portfolio is interiors and repositioning work for corporate, legal, nonprofit and government workplaces, along with hospitality, multi-family residential and arts, culture and education projects. The site doesn’t state a founding year or headcount, and it doesn’t single out a headquarters, though Washington is listed first. On the Loew’s Jersey Theatre Restoration in Jersey City, NJBIZ reported in April 2026 that OTJ leads the architectural rehabilitation, inside and out, including a redesigned orchestra level with flexible seating. Phelps Construction Group is building it.
Seven offices, with the addresses
The contact page gives the firm’s footprint precisely, which is useful if you are trying to work out who would actually staff a project. Washington is at 580 Water Street SW, Suite 300. Boston is at 7 Liberty Square, Suite 200. Chicago is at 1143 West Rundell Place, Suite 101. Dallas is at 2811 McKinney Avenue, Suite 225. Miami is at 169 East Flagler Street, Suite 1500. New York is at 275 Canal Street, 3rd Floor. San Francisco is at 8 California Street, Suite 600. Each carries its own direct line.
Leadership and how the practice describes itself
Laura Kennington, LEED AP, is named as president and co-CEO. The firm describes its people as architects, designers, strategists and technologists, and it has announced the launch of a new studio within the practice. Its stated mission is the design of equitable and resilient environments, and it publishes four named values — agility, integrity, partnership and positivity — framed as standards that apply from senior principals through to new staff, in boardrooms and on construction sites alike.
The work, sorted by what the firm actually calls it
The portfolio is organised by sector rather than by service, and the labels are specific enough to be worth listing. Workplace is split four ways: corporate, legal, nonprofit and government. Alongside those sit Lifestyle and Hospitality, Multi-Family Residential, and Arts, Culture and Education.
Named projects give a sense of range. For a global consulting firm, hybrid workplace solutions built around an agile staff. The Ada Hotel, framed as a catalyst for local cultural and culinary activity. Ambar Residences Orlando, a condominium concept trading on a global hospitality brand. The MLK Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, a Mies van der Rohe modernist library reworked for digital use. The Visitation Hotel, a historic campus turned into a hospitality and mixed-use destination. A national nonprofit headquarters that pulled previously siloed teams into one building. The Brazos Gateway, a mixed-use development tied to downtown Waco’s renewal. And Orrick, where the firm describes evidence-based design applied to a global legal practice’s business objectives.
Two things the site does not state, and which are therefore not recorded here: a founding year and a headcount. The firm does not single out a headquarters either, though Washington is listed first among the seven offices. Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn are linked from its own pages, with LinkedIn and Instagram given prominence on the contact page; press enquiries route to a named marketing director.
