What Land Design & Development does

Land Design & Development Inc. (LD&D) is an integrated land development professional services firm headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky (503 Washburn Avenue #101). Founded circa 2000 by Kevin M. Young — who continues to lead the firm as president and registered landscape architect — LD&D offers a five-discipline practice spanning Land Surveying, Drone Surveying, Land Planning, Civil Engineering, and Landscape Architecture. The firm serves B2B clients across the Kentucky and Southern Indiana region with additional project work in other U.S. states, and has completed more than 3,600 projects over its 20+ year history. Staffing comprises approximately 11-50 employees, including 8 Licensed Landscape Architects (one with a Master's in Urban Planning and two with LEED AP credentials), 4 Licensed Civil Engineers (one with LEED AP), and 3 Licensed Surveyors.

LD&D's technical stack is built around conventional engineering software — AutoCAD, AutoDesk, WaterCAD, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SEDCAD, AutoTurn, and Land Desktop — supplemented by a UAS-based drone surveying practice using LiDAR sensors and integrated photogrammetry to deliver high-resolution orthomosaics, topographic point clouds, and digital surface/terrain models. The firm's sustainability capability is anchored by LEED AP-certified staff executing green stormwater drainage, LEED Silver and LEED Gold-rated projects, and educational seminars for municipal stormwater agencies. Service mix spans boundary, ALTA/ACSM, GPS, topographic, hydrographic, and deformation surveys; site grading, drainage, sanitary sewer, utility, and roadway design; and native plant, healing garden, and pedestrian-oriented master planning.

The business model is sales-led project-based professional services: contracts are won through relationship-driven B2B sales and executed as fee-for-project engagements quoted individually based on scope. Customer segments are diversified across bourbon/spirits distilleries (Jim Beam Fred B Noe Craft Distillery, Angel's Envy, Bulleit Bourbon), healthcare systems (Norton Healthcare with Brownsboro and Women's & Children's Hospital expansions; Kosair Children's Hospital; Sanders Ridge Health Campus), industrial and logistics developers (PACCAR Riverport Phase 5, Core 5), hospitality (Distil Moxy Dual Brand Hotel, Aloft Hotel), residential and student housing (908 Development Group, 9910 Sawyer Apartments, River Park, The Lodges on South English Station Road), retail (Veterans Crossing), and municipal/sports organizations (Louisville City FC & NWSL training facility). Marketing relies on a project portfolio website, regional awards (including the 2023 AIA Kentucky Honor Award and multiple Louisville Business First Commercial Real Estate Champions awards), community involvement, and professional-organization leadership rather than paid acquisition. The firm is privately held, founder-controlled, with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Land Design & Development

Legal name

Land Design & Development Inc.

Website

https://ldd-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Land Design & Development Inc. is a Louisville, Kentucky-based integrated professional services firm delivering land surveying, drone mapping, land planning, civil engineering, and landscape architecture to B2B clients across the bourbon, healthcare, industrial, hospitality, residential, and municipal sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering & Land Development Services

NAICS

Land Subdivision (23721), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying
• Landscape architecture
• Land planning
• Drone surveying

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Fees: Project-based professional service fees for land planning, surveying, civil engineering, and landscape architecture services contracted directly with clients for private and public sector developments

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Land Design & Development Inc. (LD&D) is a professional services firm delivering integrated site development solutions across five disciplines: land surveying (including UAS/LiDAR drone surveying), land planning, civil engineering, and landscape architecture. Services are contracted on a project basis for private developers, public agencies, healthcare systems, hospitality operators, and industrial clients across Kentucky, Southern Indiana, and other U.S. states.

Product overview

Land Design & Development Inc. (LD&D) is a professional services firm offering an integrated suite of land development services rather than a single software product. The core offerings include Land Surveying (boundary, ALTA/ACSM, topographic, GPS, and hydrographic surveys), Drone Surveying (UAS/LiDAR-based mapping), Land Planning (residential, commercial, recreational, and industrial site planning), Civil Engineering (roadway, drainage, stormwater, sanitary sewer, and utility design), and Landscape Architecture (native plant design, green infrastructure, and LEED-certified sustainable design). These services are delivered as an integrated consulting offering where projects typically combine multiple disciplines to deliver complete site development solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Surveying Professional land surveying services including boundary surveys, ALTA/ACSM land title surveys, topographic surveys, GPS surveys, construction layout, and hydrographic surveys for private developers, public agencies, and commercial clients.
• Drone Surveying Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) surveying and mapping using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems and integrated photogrammetry to deliver high-resolution orthomosaics, topographic point clouds, and digital surface/terrain models for clients requiring detailed aerial site data.
• Land Planning Comprehensive site development planning covering residential subdivisions, commercial land planning, recreational park planning, and industrial park planning, including site analysis, infrastructure assessments, and rezoning support for developers and public agencies.
• Civil Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,600 projects completed including parks, municipal, commercial, industrial, residential, medical, and transportation developments
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Bayer Becker: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky civil engineering, surveying, and landscape architecture firm of similar size. Comparable service offerings and adjacent geography (Cincinnati-NKY corridor across from LD&D's Southern Indiana market).
• Strand Associates: Midwest-headquartered engineering firm with civil, structural, and surveying capabilities serving municipal and private clients. Comparable in scale and service mix though more focused on infrastructure than LD&D's site-development mix.
• V3 Companies: Midwest-based civil engineering, surveying, planning, and landscape architecture firm. Comparable integrated service offering with primary focus on Illinois/Indiana/Ohio markets adjacent to LD&D's territory.

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: National planning, engineering, and design consultancy with offices across the Southeast and Midwest. Competes for the same land development, civil engineering, and landscape architecture engagements from a larger scale platform.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with a significant Louisville and Mid-South presence. Offers overlapping civil engineering, planning, surveying, and landscape architecture as part of a much broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Woolpert: National architecture, engineering, and geospatial (including aerial/LiDAR) firm with strong surveying and drone-mapping capabilities. Directly comparable in integrated site development services and a leader in the same drone/LiDAR space LD&D operates in.
• GRW Engineers: Kentucky-based engineering and architecture firm providing civil engineering, surveying, and planning services across the Commonwealth. Comparable size and regional service mix to LD&D.
• American Structurepoint: Indianapolis-based engineering, architecture, and planning firm with strong Midwest presence. Similar multi-disciplinary site development services (civil, surveying, planning, landscape architecture) and comparable client mix in residential, healthcare, and municipal markets.
• Qk4: Louisville-based engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm serving public and private clients across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Directly comparable regional peer with overlapping service offerings and client base.
• Jacobi Toombs & Lanz: Louisville-headquartered civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture firm with deep local government and developer relationships. Closely comparable in service mix, geography, and firm size to LD&D.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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