What Vireo does

Vireo is a privately held landscape architecture, planning, and design firm founded in 1994 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with a secondary office in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm operates across seven integrated service lines: Landscape Architecture + Site Design, Community Engagement + Visualization, Planning + Urban Design, Natural Resources + Stormwater, Parks + Recreation, Multimodal Planning + Streetscapes, and Federal Planning + Design. Its core technical differentiators include a proprietary community engagement methodology centered on community summits, deep specialization in natural resources and green stormwater infrastructure, and an inclusive design framework that integrates accessibility and equity analysis into project delivery. The multidisciplinary team comprises landscape architects, urban planners, public engagement specialists, graphic designers, conservation ecologists, and environmental planners.

Vireo generates revenue through fee-for-service professional engagements, predominantly with government agencies (municipal, county, and federal), institutional clients (universities, zoos, museums), and nonprofit organizations. Business development is sales-led and driven by RFP processes, professional networks, and reputation-based referrals within the public sector. Named engagements span Kansas City (Kansas and Missouri), Omaha, Tulsa, Wyandotte County, Johnson County, the National Park Service, the Kansas City Zoo, the University of Kansas, and Ronald McDonald House Charities, among others. Notable projects include the Boston Daniels Park redevelopment, the Sobela Ocean Aquarium, the US-71 Reconnecting the East Side community engagement initiative, and the Omaha Parks System Master Plan covering 250+ parks and 10,000+ acres.

The firm markets primarily through its website portfolio, case studies, and an insights blog, with industry visibility reinforced by ASLA and NOMA NAACP awards. Recent strategic positioning includes its selection as lead urban design firm for SomeraRoad Development's $527 million West Bottoms Redevelopment, marking a deliberate extension from public-sector work into large private mixed-use development. The firm is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investment or parent entity.

Name

Vireo

Legal name

Vireo

Website

https://bevireo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vireo is a Kansas City-based landscape architecture, planning, and design firm founded in 1994, serving government agencies, institutions, and developers across the Midwest with community engagement, urban planning, parks, stormwater, and federal design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture & Planning Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Xeriscape & Drought-Tolerant Landscape Design/Install (HSAIABAF), EIA/ESIA Documentation & Technical Studies (Air/Water/Noise/Traffic) (EUAHAAAC), ESG, Sustainability & Impact Research (BPAHALAL)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture
• Urban planning
• Community engagement
• Park design
• Environmental planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Landscape Architecture and Planning: Fee-for-service professional services model providing landscape architecture, urban planning, environmental planning, and community engagement services to government, institutional, and nonprofit clients. Projects are typically obtained through RFP processes and direct client engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vireo is a professional landscape architecture, urban planning, and design firm providing site design, master planning, community engagement, stormwater and natural resources planning, multimodal transportation planning, and federal project design services. The firm delivers consulting engagements to government agencies, institutions, nonprofits, and developers, with a focus on ecologically-based, community-driven solutions for parks, public spaces, and urban environments across the U.S. Midwest.

Product overview

Vireo is a landscape architecture, planning, and design firm offering professional services rather than a software product. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of design and planning services including Landscape Architecture + Site Design, Community Engagement + Visualization, Planning + Urban Design, Natural Resources + Stormwater management, Parks + Recreation design, Multimodal Planning + Streetscapes, and Federal Planning + Design. These services are delivered as professional consulting engagements tailored to specific client and community needs, not as modular software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture + Site Design Design services for landscapes and site development including parks, public spaces, commercial developments, and educational facilities.
• Community Engagement + Visualization Public engagement processes and visualization services to involve communities in planning and design decisions.
• Planning + Urban Design Urban planning and design services including master planning, zoning analysis, and development strategies for communities.
• Natural Resources + Stormwater Ecological planning, environmental compliance, and green infrastructure design for stormwater management.
• Parks + Recreation Design and planning services for parks, trails, recreational facilities, and public open spaces.
• Multimodal Planning + Streetscapes Transportation planning and streetscape design focusing on pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure.
• Federal Planning + Design Planning and design services for federal projects including National Park Service sites, VA cemeteries, and government facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Boston Daniels Park transformed from blight to community beacon - KCK Mayor called it 'a transformational beacon of hope for a neighborhood that desperately needs it'
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SomeraRoad DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVireo is working with SomeraRoad Development as the lead urban design firm for the West Bottoms Redevelopment project, a $527 million transformation of the historic Kansas City district. Vireo is responsible for urban design, streetscape design, and public space planning as part of this major mixed-use redevelopment effort.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LandDesign: LandDesign is a multi-office landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with comparable scale and an integrated practice model. Particularly close peer given its municipal parks, master planning, and environmental stewardship work, mirroring Vireo's Midwest service mix.
• OLIN: OLIN is a landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with strong credentials in public space, parks, and ecological planning. Overlaps directly with Vireo's core capability stack and serves similar municipal and institutional clients.
• MIG: MIG is a planning, design, and community development firm providing landscape architecture, environmental planning, and public engagement services to municipalities and institutions. Comparable to Vireo on integrated planning-plus-design public-sector engagements.
• Hood Design Studio: Hood Design Studio is a landscape architecture, urban design, and art practice with a strong social-equity and JEDI orientation — closely paralleling Vireo's award-winning Envision Comanche work. Comparable on community-engagement-led planning and public-realm design.
• James Corner Field Operations: Field Operations is a landscape architecture and urban design practice known for large-scale public realm, park, and waterfront master plans. Highly comparable to Vireo on public-sector landscape architecture mandates, particularly where community engagement and ecological performance are central.
• Sasaki: Sasaki is an integrated design firm combining landscape architecture, urban planning, and urban design with a strong sustainability and community-engagement orientation. Similar service portfolio to Vireo across public-sector, campus, and master-planning engagements.
• SWA: SWA is a landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm offering an integrated service mix nearly identical to Vireo's — site design, planning, community engagement, and environmental work — serving government, institutional, and private clients. Comparable in multi-office footprint and core capability stack.
• OJB Landscape Architecture: OJB is a boutique landscape architecture firm delivering parks, public realm, and urban design projects for public and private clients. Closely comparable to Vireo in practice size and project typology mix.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global multi-disciplinary design and engineering firm with a sizable landscape architecture and planning practice. Competes with Vireo for municipal and federal RFPs but as part of a much broader portfolio; a key benchmark and threat as a national incumbent.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with significant landscape architecture, planning, and environmental capabilities. Overlaps with Vireo on large public-sector and federal engagements but competes as a broad full-service incumbent rather than a niche specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BeVireo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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