New York Architecture Studio · Est. 2012
Architecture as a vehicle for betterment.
LEAP Architecture creates human-centric homes, workplaces, and community buildings across New York and New Jersey — spaces designed around how people actually work, relax, connect with nature, and live their best lives.
Licensed & insured
AIA · NCARB · Registered Architect
Design to occupancy
Permits, bidding & construction admin
Sustainability built in
Net-zero-ready detailing standard
Licensed AIA & NCARB
Eric Davenport, a registered architect, personally leads every project from first sketch to final walkthrough.
Mission-driven clients
Families, entrepreneurs, and nonprofits who believe the spaces they build should give something back.
Sustainability by default
Net-zero-ready detailing, healthier materials, and lower energy bills engineered into every drawing set.
Founded in 2012
More than a decade of built residential, commercial, and community work across New York and beyond.
Selected Work
Buildings with a job to do.
Every LEAP commission starts with a question: what does this building need to accomplish for the people inside it? The answers become lake houses that hold three generations, nonprofit hubs that stretch every operating dollar, and workplaces where the best ideas happen in the corridor.
2012
Practice founded
14+
Years of built work
3
States served — NY, NJ & CT
100%
Principal-led projects
About LEAP
Design that measurably improves lives.
Founded in 2012 by Eric Davenport, AIA, NCARB, LEAP is a New York–based architecture practice built on a simple, well-documented idea: the design of a space influences health outcomes, employee performance, and even how much customers spend. That is serious leverage — and we use it on behalf of clients who care where it points.
From lakefront custom homes to nonprofit food hubs to full-floor collaborative workplaces, every LEAP project is planned around the people who will use it — never around the ego of the architect who drew it. The result is architecture that feels inevitable: calm, functional, and quietly beautiful decades after the ribbon is cut.
Meet Eric & the practiceWhy LEAP
What a LEAP architect does for you.
Working with a licensed architect on new home construction, an addition, or an interior renovation protects you — the owner — in concrete, measurable ways. It is the difference between hoping a project goes well and engineering it to.
Simplifies permitting and construction
We walk you through the permitting process, communicate directly with local municipalities, navigate zoning requirements and variance approvals, and keep the schedule honest. When construction starts, we help you bid the project to contractors, answer questions in the field, act as your liaison with the builder, and stand in your corner to make sure the project is built to specification.
Designs the interior architecture, too
What makes a project great? Cohesion. We design the interior as well as the exterior of every project — power and lighting plans, interior finishes, plumbing and light fixtures — so the finished building reads as one continuous idea rather than a shell with decoration applied afterward.
Saves you money on construction
We design to your budget from day one and produce thorough, detailed drawings that eliminate guesswork in the field. Planning matters: every dollar invested in the design phase saves many more during construction, where change orders are the most expensive way to make a decision.
Increases your property value
Good design improves the quality of your daily life and your bottom line. A well-planned addition can be budgeted to your needs while fitting the comparables in your neighborhood — maximizing the return on your investment when it eventually matters most.
Services
Ten disciplines, one integrated practice.
Architecture, interior design, and sustainability consulting under one roof — so nothing gets lost in translation between the drawings, the finishes, and the way the building performs.
Client Stories
Trusted by the people who live in our work.
Homeowners, business owners, and community organizations across New York and New Jersey — here is what they say once the dust settles and the space is theirs.
“Eric listened before he sketched. Our home finally feels like ours — every room got smarter without losing what we loved about the house.”
“LEAP handled our co-op board like it was choreography. The apartment combination went from impossible to permitted in six months.”
“The rear addition looks like it's been there since 1920. That was the whole assignment and they nailed it.”
“Our building had to work as hard as our mission. LEAP got it, and delivered a space our community actually loves being in.”
“Net-zero-ready on a real budget. Eric mapped out exactly what was worth spending on and what wasn't.”
“Our foot traffic and dwell time both went up after the fit-out. That's not marketing — that's architecture doing its job.”
“Every morning the lake is the first thing we see, exactly as Eric promised in the very first sketch. The house feels like it grew out of the site.”
“We were terrified of losing the character of our 1908 Victorian. Instead, LEAP made it feel more like itself — with a kitchen that finally works.”
“The drawings were so thorough our contractor said it was the smoothest job he'd run in years. Zero change orders. Zero drama.”
“Our team actually wants to be in the office now. The lounge Eric designed became the heart of the whole company.”
“Eric listened before he sketched. Our home finally feels like ours — every room got smarter without losing what we loved about the house.”
“LEAP handled our co-op board like it was choreography. The apartment combination went from impossible to permitted in six months.”
“The rear addition looks like it's been there since 1920. That was the whole assignment and they nailed it.”
“Our building had to work as hard as our mission. LEAP got it, and delivered a space our community actually loves being in.”
“Net-zero-ready on a real budget. Eric mapped out exactly what was worth spending on and what wasn't.”
“Our foot traffic and dwell time both went up after the fit-out. That's not marketing — that's architecture doing its job.”
“Every morning the lake is the first thing we see, exactly as Eric promised in the very first sketch. The house feels like it grew out of the site.”
“We were terrified of losing the character of our 1908 Victorian. Instead, LEAP made it feel more like itself — with a kitchen that finally works.”
“The drawings were so thorough our contractor said it was the smoothest job he'd run in years. Zero change orders. Zero drama.”
“Our team actually wants to be in the office now. The lounge Eric designed became the heart of the whole company.”
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Designing across New York & New Jersey.
Headquartered in Inwood, Manhattan and working with homeowners, business owners, and community organizations throughout the tri-state area — from the five boroughs to Westchester, Nassau County, and the great towns of northern New Jersey.
Ready to start your project?
Book a free, no-obligation consultation with Eric Davenport, AIA, NCARB. We'll listen first, ask the right questions, and show you exactly what's possible for your home, your budget, and your site.