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New York Cannabis Facility Design

Cannabis facility design, cultivation facility design, and cannabis construction oversight for New York’s licensed cultivators, processors, and dispensaries — 500+ cannabis facilities delivered since 2013.

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706-573-5520  ·  Licensed to Practice in New York

Service Area

New York — New York City · Albany · Newburgh

Design-Build Process

Grow rooms, lighting layouts, and airflow engineered before ground breaks — every OCM compliance layer built in from day one.

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NY Licensed|New York City · Albany · Newburgh|500+ Cannabis Facilities|cGMP · OCM Compliant

Cannabis facility design, built by people who've done it 500+ times

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Licensed in New York

AIA, NCARB — active architecture licensure to practice in New York.

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500+ Facilities Since 2013

Sam Andras and Jeff Lair have led 500+ cannabis and vertically integrated cultivation projects.

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cGMP-Fluent

Cultivation, extraction/processing, and dispensary design built around cGMP and OCM compliance.

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Bridging Consultant Model

One firm from Basis of Design through cannabis construction and occupancy.

Design matched to your OCM license type

OCM · CULV

Cultivation Facility Design

Canopy-compliant grow rooms, environmental controls, and security infrastructure built to pass OCM inspection.

Also called: Grow Facility Design
OCM · PROC

Processing & Extraction Design

cGMP-documented extraction and manufacturing space, from solvent handling to finished-product packaging.

OCM · DISP

Dispensary Design

Retail layouts that satisfy state security requirements while staying built for everyday patient access.

OCM · TEST

Testing Laboratory Design

Lab space designed around sample handling, chain-of-custody, and instrumentation requirements.

Cannabis Architect in New York

Cannabis architect New York is the search a newly licensed cultivator, processor, or dispensary operator runs the moment their New York Office of Cannabis Management license comes through and construction planning has to start — and 3rd Act Architecture and Consulting is a licensed New York architecture firm built specifically around cannabis facility design. Led by Sam Andras, AIA, NCARB, and Jeff Lair, 3rd Act has completed 500+ cannabis and vertically integrated cultivation projects since 2013, covering cultivation facility design, grow facility design, extraction and processing labs, and retail dispensary buildouts.

As cannabis architects who also manage cannabis construction through owner’s-representative and bridging-consultant delivery, 3rd Act can carry a project from the Basis of Design document through construction documents, contractor selection, and OCM compliance walkthroughs — one firm, from license to occupancy, in New York City, Albany, Newburgh, or anywhere the OCM has approved a site.

New York cannabis facility design licensed architects OCM compliant

Questions New York operators ask first

Yes. 3rd Act is a licensed New York architecture firm with 500+ cannabis and cultivation facility designs completed since 2013, covering cultivation facility design, grow facility design, processing/extraction, and dispensary projects.
3rd Act designs facilities for all OCM license categories, including cultivator, processor, secure transporter, testing laboratory, and dispensary.
Yes, Sam Andras holds active architecture licensure in New York in addition to other states where 3rd Act has completed projects.
Both. 3rd Act can serve as a bridging consultant or owner’s representative through cannabis construction, starting with a Basis of Design document and carrying the project through construction documents, contractor selection, and OCM compliance walkthroughs.

Start your New York cannabis facility

From cultivation facility design to dispensary buildout, one firm carries the project from license to occupancy.