The work of CJS Architects has been showered with awards from civic leaders, the business community, preservation organizations, arts organizations, planners, and the design community.
| Award | Organization | Project | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors Special Achievement Award | Museum Association of New York | Strong Neighborhood of Play | 2024 |
| Excelsior Award | AIA NYS | Strong Neighborhood of Play | |
| Design, Unbuilt | AIA Buffalo/WNY | Buffalo Architecture Center | 2023 |
| Leader in Construction; Architecture | Rochester Business Journal | Strong Neighborhood of Play | |
| Merit, Residential | AIA Buffalo/WNY | Private Residence | |
| Single Family Residential | IIDA NY Buffalo City Center | Private Residence | |
| Urban Scale Project | CDC Rochester | Strong Neighborhood of Play | |
| Firm of the Year | AIA Buffalo/WNY | 2022 | |
| Residential Award | IIDA Buffalo | 625 S. Goodman | |
| Robert and Louise Bethune Award - Robert Stark | AIA Buffalo/WNY | ||
| Educational / Institutional | NAIOP Upstate NY | Lockport Family YMCA | 2020 |
| Excellence in Construction and Real Estate | Rochester Business Journal | ||
| Best Historic Adaptive Reuse Residential | NAIOP Upstate NY | Mentholatum | 2019 |
| Best New Construction | Brick By Brick | Lockport Family YMCA | |
| Best Residential Project | IIDA NY Buffalo City Center | President's House | |
| Diamond Award | Graycliff Conservancy | Graycliff | |
| Excellence Award | Preservation League of New York State | Graycliff | |
| Interior Design | AIA Rochester | President's House | |
| Merit Award / Commercial | AIA Buffalo | Lockport Family YMCA | |
| Merit Award / Historic Preservation | AIA Buffalo | Graycliff | |
| Out of the Box | IIDA NY Buffalo City Center | Lockport Family YMCA | |
| Outstanding Project | Preservation Buffalo Niagara | Graycliff | |
| Urban Innovation Award | Community Design Center Rochester | South and Hickory Place | |
| Best Adaptive Reuse Award | Building Owners & Manager Association Buffalo | Mentholatum | 2018 |
| Best Makeover of an Exiting Building | Buffalo Spree's Best of WNY | Mentholatum | |
| Brick By Brick, Multi-Residential | Buffalo Business First | Buffalo River Landing | |
| Design Award | AIA Buffalo | Mentholatum | |
| Design Award of Merit | AIA Rochester | Jewish Community Center | |
| Outstanding Commercial Project | Preservation Buffalo Niagara | The Sinclair | |
| Best Adaptive Re-Use Project | Business First, Brick By Brick | The Sinclair | 2017 |
| Commercial Real Estate Award in Mixed Use | NAIOP Upstate NY | 301 Ohio Street | |
| Commercial Real Estate Award Urban Multi-Family | NAIOP Upstate NY | Buffalo River Landing | |
| Design Award of Merit | AIA Rochester | Kilbourn Hall Restoration | |
| Livable Community Award | Partners for a Livable Western New York | Five Hundred Seneca | |
| Local Project / Local Firm | AIA Buffalo | Buffalo River Landing | |
| Merit Award in the Residential / Mixed Use | AIA Buffalo | The Sinclair | |
| Best Historic Renovation | NAIOP Upstate NY | Five Hundred Seneca | 2016 |
| Best Residential Project | NAIOP Upstate | The Sinclair | |
| Historic Preservation | AIA Buffalo/WNY | Five Hundred Seneca | |
| Outstanding Project | Preservation Buffalo Niagara | Five Hundred Seneca | |
| Design Award of Merit | AIA NYS | University Village at Fredonia | 2015 |
| Design Award of Merit | AIA Rochester | University Village at Fredonia | 2014 |
| Historic Restoration | Diamond Window Award, Corporate | Graycliff | |
| Interior Design & Environmental Rehabilitation | American Institute of Architects | Williams Center | |
| Design Award / Merit | American Institute of Architects | Sullivan Campus Center | 2013 |
| Design Award / Merit | American Institute of Architects, NYS Chapter | Eastman Theatre Expansion | 2012 |
| Excellence in Historic Preservation | Preservation League of New York State | Eastman Theatre Expansion | |
| Barber Conable Award | Landmark Society of Western New York | Eastman Theatre Expansion | 2011 |
| Design Award / Excellence | American Institute of Architects | Eastman Theatre Expansion | |
| Design Award / Mayors's Award | American Institute of Architects | Eastman Theatre Expansion | |
| Design Award / Merit | American Institute of Architects | University Services & Innovation Center | |
| Robert Macon Award for Innovation | Rochester Regional Community Design Center | Eastman Theatre Expansion | |
| Design Award / Merit | American Institute of Architects | Eastman Theatre Expansion | 2010 |
| Design Excellence | AIA Buffalo | Bailey Genesee Fire Station | |
| Design Award / Honorable Mention | American Institute of Architects | The Sagamore | 2007 |
| Design Award / Merit | American Institute of Architecs | Brockport Student Housing | |
| Design Award for Green Architecture | American Institute of Architects | The Strong | |
| Architectural/Engineering Award | National Association of Industrial & Office Properties | The Strong | 2006 |
| Design Award | National Association of Industrial & Office Properties | The Sagamore | 2003 |
| Design Award of Merit | American Institute of Architects | The Strong | 1998 |
| Citation of Merit | American Institute of Architects, Rochester Chapter | Fire Safety Training Facility |