Residential & Commercial
Our residential and commercial practice focuses on NYC development architecture, City of Yes feasibility, and building compliance services. This is an active and growing service line — current engagements include multifamily feasibility studies, zoning scenario analysis, and flat-fee compliance filings across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
Development Architecture
Feasibility through construction documentation for multifamily, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse projects. Zoning analysis, schematic design, and DOB-aligned filing packages.
City of Yes Feasibility
UAP scenario analysis, massing studies, and yield ranges for developers and acquisition teams evaluating NYC sites under the new zoning framework.
Building Compliance
Flat-fee parapet observations, LL152, LL88, LL97 Article 321, and Tenant Protection Plans — site visit through portal filing, sealed by a Registered Architect.
Government & Institutional
Our government practice combines Max Isakov's 13+ years of design execution with Peter Krasnow's 50+ years of senior justice advisory. Together, we have contributed to hundreds of detention, courthouse, behavioral health, and civic projects nationwide. Below are selected named engagements.
NYC Borough-Based Jails
Multi-billion dollar, four-borough replacement of Rikers Island. High-rise detention design, security assemblies, recreation planning, and multi-agency coordination for the largest justice architecture program in U.S. history.
Baltimore Therapeutic Treatment Center
Secure behavioral health facility for the State of Maryland. Full BIM environment, AI-assisted room data programming, and custom detention component development.
Macomb County Central Intake & Assessment Center
County jail expansion with dedicated mental health treatment housing. Schematic through design development with stakeholder presentation delivery.
Morris County Courthouse
Design-Build courthouse balancing civic presence, public accessibility, and three-way security separation for court operations.
Justice Facilities for Native American Tribes
Multi-year tribal justice program integrating cultural practices, restorative justice spaces, and federal compliance within sovereign tribal governance frameworks.
COVID-19 Alternate Care Facility — SUNY Old Westbury
Emergency 1,024-bed facility for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Design-Build conversion delivered in 28 days, 12 hours ahead of schedule.
Additional Government Experience
Beyond our named engagements, MAX AEC LLC's combined leadership has contributed to hundreds of justice, civic, and institutional projects over the past five decades — including federal correctional facilities, state prisons, juvenile detention, forensic psychiatric hospitals, crisis stabilization units, family courts, municipal buildings, military facilities, and emergency operations centers.
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