Historic buildings are your best assets.
We help you unlock their full potential.
For over 45 years, Studio TJP has guided developers, building owners, and public agencies through the complexity of historic preservation — turning regulatory requirements into design opportunity and long-term value.
20+
Years in practice
Expertise in
Local & National nominations
Financial incentives
Unreinforced masonry (URM)
Preservation shouldn't slow a project down. Studio TJP serves as lead architect or consulting partner on commercial, institutional, and mixed-use buildings — navigating landmark designations, historic jurisdictions, and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards from the first feasibility call through certificate of occupancy.
We bring the same rigorous analysis to adaptive reuse as to ground-up design: understanding a building's original intent, its cultural and social significance, and how modern uses can coexist with — and enhance — what makes the structure worth preserving.
Historic resources consulting
- Historic resources reports for individual buildings and buildings in districts.
- Landmark nomination reports
- National Register nomination reports
Incentives
- Special Tax Valuation
- Transfer of Development Potential
- Federal Historic Tax Credits
Approvals
- Certificate of Approval assistance at the local level
- Assistance navigating the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) requirements for surveys and other forms
Adaptive re-use &
Building stewardship
- Adapting commercial buildings for new uses while honoring the original construction.
- Long-range maintenance, and technical preservation for historic portfolios.
Our team meets the National Parks Service professional standards as both Architectural Historians and Historic Architects — a combination that gives clients a single firm capable of managing research, regulatory navigation, and technical design without handing off between consultants.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Commercial developers | Property owners | Architecture firms | Government agencies | Nonprofits
Preservation in Practice
Studio TJP's work spans commercial adaptive reuse, institutional stewardship, and landmark advocacy — each project demonstrates how rigorous historic analysis creates tangible value for owners, developers, and the broader community.
The documentation your project needs to move forward.
Before a permit is issued, a property is acquired, or a development entitlement is granted, many projects involving older buildings require expert historic analysis. Studio TJP prepares the reports that satisfy regulators, support due diligence, and protect your project timeline.
WHY IT MATTERS
Skipping historic review — or submitting inadequate documentation — can stall permitting, trigger environmental appeals, or expose a project to compliance risk. Our reports are written to satisfy the agencies reviewing them, the first time.
REGULATORY & PERMITTING DOCUMENTATION
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SEPA Appendix A / Section 106 Historic Reports
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Historic structures reports, resources surveys, and significance evaluations
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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) drawings and federal coordination
FINANCIAL & DECISION STRATEGY
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Local landmark nominations for Special tax valuation incentives
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National Register of Historic Places nominations for Federal Historic Tax Credit application assistance — certification and submittal of Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, and addenda if needed.
WHO TYPICALLY ENGAGES US FOR CONSULTING
Developers & owners
Due diligence before acquisition or repositioning of a potentially historic property
Architects & design teams
Embedded historic consulting on projects requiring historic district review
Government agencies
Independent review, survey work, and compliance documentation for publicly owned assets
Nonprofits & institutions
Tax credit strategy and landmark nominations to unlock preservation funding
Studio TJP's Architectural Historians have prepared documentation accepted by the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, the National Park Service, and the Landmarks Preservation Boards and Commissions in Seattle, Tacoma, Bothell, Kirkland, Everett, Bellingham, and other Pacific Northwest jurisdictions. Our reports are grounded in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and written to withstand agency scrutiny.