ArLand Land Use Economics

What ArLand Land Use Economics does

ArLand Land Use Economics is a Denver, Colorado-based professional services consulting firm (operating as ArLand LLC) founded in 2005 by Principal Arleen Taniwaki. The firm delivers economic, market, and financial feasibility studies, economic benefit and fiscal impact analyses, highest and best use studies, pro-forma financial analyses, and implementation plans for land use, transit-oriented development (TOD), and transportation plans. Its core technical offering combines quantitative demographic and economic modeling with qualitative stakeholder engagement — interviews, focus groups, and one-on-one meetings — to inform public and private sector decision-making.

The firm serves three primary customer segments: public agencies (city and county governments, state transportation departments, regional transit districts, housing authorities), private developers, and non-profit organizations. Named clients include the City and County of Denver, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Regional Transportation District (RTD), Denver Housing Authority, DOLA, AMLI, and Artspace. ArLand typically delivers services either as a direct consultant or as a subconsultant within teams led by large engineering and design firms such as HDR, Jacobs (formerly CH2MHill), Design Workshop, Civitas, and FHU.

Revenue is generated entirely through project-based professional services engagements with no disclosed pricing or contract values. ArLand holds Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Minority/Small/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/S/WBE) certifications with the City and County of Denver, Emerging Small Business (ESB) certification with CDOT, and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certification with RTD, providing procurement preference on public-sector set-aside contracts. Geographic reach is centered on the Denver metro area and Colorado Front Range, with select engagements in Kansas, South Dakota, and New Mexico. The firm is privately held, founder-owned, with no institutional investors, funding rounds, or parent company.

Name

ArLand Land Use Economics

Legal name

ArLand LLC

Website

https://arlandllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ArLand Land Use Economics is a Denver-based land use economics and planning consulting firm founded in 2005, providing economic, market, and financial feasibility analyses for public agencies, private developers, and non-profits on TOD and transportation projects in the Colorado Front Range.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Use Economics Consulting

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Land Brokerage (Raw Land & Development Sites) (FSAEAJAD)

Keywords

• Land use economics consulting
• Transit-oriented development analysis
• Economic feasibility studies
• Fiscal impact analysis
• Transportation economic analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Englewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Consulting: ArLand Land Use Economics generates revenue through consulting engagements providing economic, market, and financial feasibility studies, economic benefit analyses, fiscal impact analyses, and implementation plans for land use, TOD, and transportation plans. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services for public agencies, private clients, and non-profit organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ArLand Land Use Economics is a land use economics and planning consulting firm that provides economic, market and financial feasibility studies, economic benefit and fiscal impact analysis, and implementation plans for land use, transit-oriented development (TOD), and transportation plans. The firm works directly with public agencies, private clients, and non-profit organizations, often collaborating as part of consultant teams with engineers, design professionals, public-outreach specialists, and attorneys.

Product overview

ArLand Land Use Economics is a land use economics and planning consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of analytical services centered around economic, market, and financial feasibility studies. The firm provides economic benefit and fiscal impact analysis, implementation plans for land use and transportation plans, and works with public, private, and non-profit organizations. Key services include demographic and economic analysis, market research studies, transportation economic analysis, TOD market studies, station area planning, highest and best use studies, pro-forma financial analysis, public financing advisory, downtown analysis, and business case analysis. The firm also conducts stakeholder interviews, focus groups, and one-on-one interviews to inform their analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Economic and Financial Feasibility Studies
• Economic Benefit Analysis
• Fiscal Impact Analysis
• Implementation Plans
• Transportation Economic Analysis
• Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Market Studies
• Station Area Planning
• Demographic and Economic Analysis
• Market Research Studies
• Highest and Best Use Studies
• Pro-Forma Financial Analysis
• Public Financing Advisory
• Downtown Analysis
• Business Case Analysis

Quantifiable outcome

• Assisted Denver Housing Authority in securing $30 Million HUD Choice Neighborhoods grant for Decatur-Federal neighborhood
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HDRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHDR is a leading architecture and engineering firm. ArLand partnered with HDR on the Colorado Aerotropolis Study around Denver International Airport, the Federal Boulevard Corridor Plan, and other major transportation projects. HDR led these projects with ArLand providing economic development analysis and land use forecasts.
• CH2MHill (Now Jacobs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCH2MHill (now Jacobs) is a major engineering and program management firm. ArLand collaborated with CH2MHill on the Interregional Connectivity Study for high speed rail along Colorado's Front Range, the I-25 South Gap Project NEPA study, and other transportation projects. CH2MHill served as the lead contractor with ArLand providing socioeconomic impact analysis.
• Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCDOT is the state transportation agency for Colorado. ArLand has worked with CDOT on multiple projects including the Colorado Aerotropolis Study and I-25 South Gap Project. CDOT engaged ArLand for economic development potential analysis and socioeconomic impact assessment for transportation improvements.
• Design WorkshopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign Workshop is an urban planning and design firm. ArLand partnered with Design Workshop on the Decatur-Federal Station Area Plan, Federal Boulevard Corridor Plan, and other TOD projects. Design Workshop led planning efforts while ArLand provided market studies and economic analysis.
• Denver Housing AuthoritycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDenver Housing Authority (DHA) is a government agency providing affordable housing. ArLand was retained by DHA to assess market potentials for the Mariposa Master Plan redevelopment and Decatur-Federal Station Area Plan. DHA is a direct client requiring economic and market analysis for public housing redevelopment projects.
• Stear Davies GleavecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStear Davies Gleave is a transportation planning firm. ArLand worked with Stear Davies Gleave and the City of Longmont on the 1st and Main Station Area Plan for anticipated commuter rail station. ArLand provided economic framework analysis for future land uses.
• Perspective 3minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerspective 3 is a planning firm. ArLand worked with the Perspective 3 team, DOLA, and Five Points Business District Office on the Welton Corridor Vision Plan Implementation. Perspective 3 led the team with ArLand providing economic development analysis.
• ArtspacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtspace is a non-profit organization creating affordable artist communities. ArLand partnered with Artspace working with the City of Denver's North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative on RiNo Park Business Case Analysis. Together they examined reuse/redevelopment of buildings for community benefit including food and beverage, maker space, event space, and office uses.
• Anderson Hallas ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnderson Hallas Architects specializes in historic building reuse. ArLand teamed with Anderson Hallas on the 1909 Historic Building Market Assessment and Business Plan for the National Western Center. Anderson Hallas provided architectural expertise while ArLand conducted market feasibility and financial analysis.
• CivitasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivitas is an urban design firm. ArLand worked with Civitas on the I-25 Broadway Station Area Plan. Civitas provided urban design services while ArLand provided the market study examining residential, office, and retail potentials for the station area.
• FHUminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHU is a transportation engineering firm. ArLand worked with FHU on the Speer Leetsdale Mobility Plan examining transportation connectivity and operational needs. ArLand provided analysis of economic benefits from transit, bicycle, and pedestrian improvements.
• Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDOLA is a state government department. ArLand worked with DOLA on the Welton Corridor Vision Plan Implementation. DOLA provided funding and coordination support for the implementation plan for the Five Points neighborhood.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Economic & Planning Systems (EPS): Economic & Planning Systems provides real estate market and economic analysis, including fiscal impact and feasibility studies for TOD, mixed-use, and public-sector clients. It competes for the same type of planning engagements as ArLand.
• ECONorthwest: ECONorthwest is an independent economic consulting firm providing land use economics, market analysis, TOD planning, and financial feasibility services to public agencies and private developers — directly mirroring ArLand's core service lines across a similar Pacific Northwest/Mountain West clientele.
• HR&A Advisors: HR&A Advisors provides economic, real estate, and public finance advisory services to public agencies and private developers, with TOD and infrastructure work closely aligned to ArLand's services, though at a larger scale and broader geography.
• TischlerBise: TischlerBise specializes in fiscal impact analysis, economic benefit studies, and land use economics for local governments and developers, highly overlapping with ArLand's feasibility and fiscal impact services, particularly for TOD and master planning engagements.
• Keyser Marston Associates: Keyser Marston Associates is a real estate economic advisory firm providing feasibility studies, fiscal impact analysis, and public financing advisory to public agencies and developers, directly comparable to ArLand's economic and financial feasibility services.
• BAE Urban Economics: BAE Urban Economics provides economic and market analysis for real estate, transportation, and community development, with a strong public-sector client base — directly comparable to ArLand's services and clientele.
• Leland Consulting Group: Leland Consulting Group provides market and economic analysis for TOD, mixed-use, and urban infill development projects. Its focus on TOD market studies and station-area planning closely parallels ArLand's TOD market study practice.
• RCLCO Real Estate Advisors: RCLCO Real Estate Advisors provides market and financial feasibility, pro-forma, and real estate advisory services for TOD, mixed-use, and master-planned development, overlapping with ArLand's feasibility and market study services.

Broad incumbents

• HDR Economics practice: HDR is a large architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with in-house economics and TOD planning capabilities. ArLand has partnered with HDR as a subconsultant on Colorado Aerotropolis, I-25 Broadway, and Federal Boulevard corridor studies, making HDR both a partner and a competitive overlap.
• AECOM Urban Planning & Economics practice: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with large-scale land use economics, transportation economics, and TOD advisory practices that directly compete with ArLand on public-sector and developer-led assignments, and historically primes subconsultants like ArLand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/arleen-taniwaki-a036358

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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