Hargreaves Jones

What Hargreaves Jones does

Hargreaves Jones is a privately held, WBE/DBE-certified landscape architecture and planning firm headquartered in New York with additional offices in San Francisco and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1983 by George Hargreaves and currently led by President & CEO Mary Margaret Jones, the firm delivers landscape architecture, master planning, urban waterfront design, public realm design, and Olympic- and international-event venue planning services to corporate, university, municipal, and real estate developer clients. Its core technology is professional design services using industry-standard tools (including BIM and Revit, evidenced by dedicated BIM Manager and Revit Specialist roles) rather than proprietary software products.

The firm's revenue model is project-based professional services: fees are negotiated per engagement based on scope, complexity, and duration, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is reputation-driven enterprise field sales, leveraging a 100+ award portfolio (including the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award and Rosa Barba International Landscape Prize), thought leadership by senior principals, and co-design relationships with tier-1 architecture firms such as SOM, KPF, BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group, Heatherwick Studio, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, HOK, Gensler, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Robert A.M. Stern Architects. The firm serves marquee enterprise clients (Apple, Google), leading universities (MIT, Stanford, NYU, University of Cincinnati), major municipalities (Cities of Dallas and Miami), and large real estate developers (Albanese Organization, Alexandria Real Estate Equities). The firm rebranded from Hargreaves Associates to Hargreaves Jones while maintaining the founder's name as part of the new identity.

Name

Hargreaves Jones

Legal name

Hargreaves Jones

Website

https://hargreaves.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hargreaves Jones is a privately held, WBE-certified landscape architecture and planning firm with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Cambridge, MA, serving corporate, university, municipal, and developer clients with award-winning large-scale urban, waterfront, and campus projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture
• Urban design
• Campus master planning
• Waterfront revitalization
• Public realm design

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue generated through landscape architecture consulting, master planning, design development, and project oversight for civic, corporate, and institutional clients. Revenue is project-based with fees structured around project scope, complexity, and duration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hargreaves Jones is a landscape architecture and planning firm that provides professional design services for urban parks, waterfronts, campuses, civic spaces, and large-scale event venues. The firm transforms industrial, post-Olympic, and underutilized sites into award-winning public landscapes for corporate, academic, and government clients, operating from offices in New York, San Francisco, and Cambridge.

Product overview

Hargreaves Jones is a landscape architecture and planning firm (formerly Hargreaves Associates) offering comprehensive design services rather than traditional software products. Their core offerings include landscape architecture, urban waterfront design, campus master planning, public realm design, and Olympic/international event venue planning. The firm's portfolio spans over 100 national and international awards, including the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award and Rosa Barba International Landscape Prize. They operate from offices in New York City, San Francisco, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, and are WBE certified. Their major project types include urban parks (Crissy Field, Discovery Green, Scissortail Park), waterfront transformations (Louisville Waterfront, Crescent Park, Penn's Landing), campus planning (University of Cincinnati, Stanford, MIT), and Olympic-scale developments (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Sydney 2000 Olympics).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Comprehensive landscape architecture and planning services for urban sites, waterfronts, campuses, and public spaces, transforming industrial and underutilized areas into iconic landscapes for corporate, academic, and government clients.
• Urban Waterfront Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London spans 247 acres and serves as a major post-Olympic public landscape
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Adjaye AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on landscape architecture components of projects led by Adjaye Associates, a prominent architecture firm known for cultural and civic projects.
• ArquitectonicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project work with Arquitectonica on international architecture and landscape projects.
• BIG | Bjarke Ingels GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship on large-scale urban projects with Bjarke Ingels Group, one of world's leading architecture firms.
• Diller Scofidio + RenfrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on high-profile cultural and civic landscape projects with award-winning architecture firm.
• GenslercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative landscape architecture services on projects involving Gensler's global architecture practice.
• Heatherwick StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject collaboration with Heatherwick Studio on landscape design components of innovative architecture projects.
• HOKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated design collaboration with HOK on architecture and landscape architecture projects across sectors.
• KPFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Kohn Pedersen Fox on landscape design for commercial and mixed-use developments.
• Morphosis ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject-based partnership with Morphosis Architects on architecture and landscape integration.
• Perkins + WillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with Perkins+Will on campus planning and architectural landscape projects.
• Pickard ChiltoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership with Pickard Chilton on architecture and landscape projects.
• Robert A.M. Stern ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with RAMSA on academic campus landscape architecture projects.
• SOMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated design collaboration with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill on major urban and commercial landscape projects.
• Zaha Hadid ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects on landscape design for signature architectural projects worldwide.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hood Design Studio: Oakland-based landscape architecture and urban design practice focused on civic, cultural, and equity-driven public-realm projects. Comparable scale and mission-driven, design-led model.
• Sasaki Associates: Multi-disciplinary planning, urban design, and landscape architecture firm with comparable university master-planning and large-scale campus work, including similar elite institutional clients.
• Andropogon Associates: Ecological landscape architecture firm specializing in stormwater, restored habitats, and regenerative design. Comparable on sustainable landscape consulting and campus/stormwater commissions.
• SWA Group: Internationally recognized landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with comparable focus on waterfronts, urban parks, and large-scale civic master plans. Direct competitor for the same marquee civic and corporate campus commissions.
• OLIN: Philadelphia-based landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with comparable waterfront and campus portfolios. Direct peer for academic and civic commissions across the US East Coast.
• Design Workshop: National landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with comparable focus on parks, campuses, and signature civic landscapes across the US.
• Reed Hilderbrand: Landscape architecture firm with strong institutional and campus design portfolio (Harvard, MIT, Yale). Direct peer for high-end academic and corporate campus work.
• James Corner Field Operations: Landscape architecture and urban design firm behind the High Line and many waterfront/park redevelopments. Directly comparable on signature urban-placemaking projects and elite-architect collaborations.
• Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA): Brooklyn-based landscape architecture and urban design firm known for Brooklyn Bridge Park and similar civic waterfront projects. Closest comparable peer on large public-park commissions and post-industrial site transformations.
• PWP Landscape Architecture: Berkeley-based landscape architecture firm with comparable portfolio of civic parks, corporate campuses, and waterfront projects. Direct peer for West Coast premium commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HargreavesAssoc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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