What BFH Group does

BFH Group is a Mesa, Arizona-based land development and entitlement consulting firm founded in 2019 by David M. Bohn, PE. The firm serves residential developers, investors, and contractors across the Phoenix metropolitan area, providing full-lifecycle civil engineering and land development services spanning initial due diligence and feasibility studies through preliminary design, construction documents, permitting, and construction administration. Its technical offerings include paving and grading plans, water and wastewater distribution design, stormwater pollution prevention planning, drainage and hydrology analysis, and formal design reports. The firm explicitly emphasizes value engineering and creative problem-solving, and it maintains working relationships with local governments across multiple Arizona municipalities (Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Surprise, and Maricopa) to expedite entitlement and permitting work for its clients.

BFH Group's commercial offering is anchored to professional services delivered on a project-by-project basis under bespoke consulting engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm operates an enterprise, consultative sales motion targeting residential developers and construction firms, supported primarily by direct outreach, referrals, and a project-portfolio-driven website (thebfhgroup.com). Its active project portfolio includes more than ten named developments - including townhome projects (Villas at Stonegate, Villas at 45th, Villas at 35th, Paradise Gardens, Flats at El Mirage, Vesta Views), apartment complexes (Meridian Gardens, Mesa Gardens, Recker Gardens), and a custom luxury lot subdivision (Culver Gardens) - reflecting a deliberate spread across residential typologies and Phoenix-metro jurisdictions. Named customers include FIG Development, Ridgeway Investment, and Eldridge Construction, each providing third-party endorsement of the firm's entitlement and engineering work.

Ownership and scale are concentrated: BFH Group is privately held by its founder with no external institutional investors, no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, and a headcount of 1-10 employees as reported in firmographic data. The firm has no patents, partnerships, M&A activity, or formal certifications in its public record, and its only documented external recognition is inclusion in AZ Big Media's "2025 Commercial Real Estate Leaders to Watch" list. Founder David M. Bohn brings more than two decades of civil engineering experience from his prior roles at Kinetix Engineering (2005-2016) and as senior project manager at a nationwide firm following Kinetix's merger, providing the personal technical reputation that anchors the firm's business development.

Name

BFH Group

Legal name

BFH Group

Website

https://thebfhgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BFH Group is a Mesa, Arizona-based land development and entitlement consulting firm serving residential developers, investors, and contractors across the Phoenix metro with full-lifecycle civil engineering services from due diligence through permitting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Development Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Land development consulting
• Civil engineering services
• Entitlement consulting
• Residential development
• Feasibility studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Mesa

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Land Development Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for residential land development projects, ranging from initial feasibility and due diligence through construction administration. Services are project-based and contracted directly with developers and investors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BFH Group is a civil engineering and land development consulting firm that delivers full-lifecycle services for residential projects across Arizona. Offerings span due diligence, feasibility studies, planning and layout, preliminary design, construction documents and permitting, project management, and construction administration. The firm specializes in entitlement processing, paving and grading, water/wastewater distribution design, stormwater pollution prevention, and drainage and hydrology design.

Product overview

BFH Group is a land entitlement and development consulting firm that serves Arizona's communities. The company offers a comprehensive suite of land development services spanning due diligence, feasibility, preliminary design through construction documents and permitting, as well as construction administration. Their primary focus is residential development, and they collaborate with contractors and consultants to enrich communities. The company manages multiple residential development projects across Arizona municipalities including Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Surprise, and Maricopa, ranging from townhome developments (Villas at Stonegate, Villas at 45th, Paradise Gardens, Villas at 35th, Flats at El Mirage, Vesta Views) to apartment complexes (Meridian Gardens, Mesa Gardens, Recker Gardens) and custom luxury lot subdivisions (Culver Gardens). Design services include paving and grading plans, water and wastewater distribution design, stormwater pollution prevention plans, drainage and hydrology, and design reports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Development Consulting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects successfully entitled and permitted across Phoenix metro area municipalities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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 moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: One of the largest U.S. civil engineering consulting firms, offering land development, entitlement, and site/civil design services across multiple states. Comparable to BFH because both compete for residential and commercial land development projects, but Kimley-Horn operates at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with a substantial community development practice covering land planning, civil design, and entitlements. Comparable to BFH for residential developer clients, but competes from a much broader portfolio and international footprint.
• Bowman Consulting Group: National engineering and consulting firm providing civil engineering, land development, and entitlement services to residential and commercial developers. Comparable service lines to BFH with significantly greater headcount and geographic coverage.
• Atwell Group: U.S. consulting and engineering firm offering land development, civil engineering, and environmental services to real estate developers. Overlaps with BFH in residential entitlement and site civil design work, with broader national reach.
• GHD: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with a U.S. land development practice serving residential and commercial developers. Overlaps with BFH in civil/site design and entitlement services, with materially larger scale and resources.

Regional players

• Wood Patel Group: Arizona-based civil engineering and surveying firm providing land development, entitlement, and infrastructure design services. Direct competitor to BFH in the Phoenix-metro residential land development market with a similar local-government-relationship business model.
• EPS Group: Arizona civil engineering and land surveying firm focused on residential, commercial, and public works projects. Directly competes with BFH for entitlement and site civil design work across Phoenix-metro municipalities.
• Coe & Van Loo Consultants: Arizona-based civil engineering and land development consulting firm serving public and private clients. Comparable to BFH in municipal relationships, residential land development focus, and project types across the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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