The LA Group Landscape Architecture & Engineering

What The LA Group Landscape Architecture & Engineering does

The LA Group Landscape Architecture & Engineering is a multi-disciplinary design firm founded in 1974 and headquartered in Saratoga Springs, New York. It provides landscape architecture, site/civil engineering, environmental planning and permitting, and community and regional planning services under a single integrated practice, with approximately 30+ staff including principals, associate principals, licensed landscape architects and civil engineers, environmental scientists, and planners. The firm serves five principal market verticals: government (federal, state, county, municipal), education and institutions, sports and recreation, private development, and a flagship specialty in cemetery planning and design.

Service delivery is principal-led on every project, with the firm emphasizing direct client relationships, repeat business, and multi-disciplinary teams. Core technical capabilities include GIS-based spatial analysis and visualization, BIM workflows, and LEED and SITES-accredited sustainable design. The firm operates as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) under NAICS codes 541320, 541330, and 541620, holding NPS AE IDIQ contracts, a USFWS A/E MATOC covering 10 states, and 15 NYSOPRHP term contracts, with RLAs licensed in 22 states and PEs licensed in 16-17 states enabling nationwide service delivery.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees on landscape architecture, engineering, environmental planning, permitting, and planning engagements, supplemented by federal, state, and municipal contract work delivered as both prime consultant and subconsultant. Notable anchors include 75+ state and federal veterans cemetery projects, 70+ higher education campuses, 80+ K-12 school districts, and 200+ athletic facilities. The firm combines direct principal-led sales with teaming partnerships (T.Y. Lin International, Nelson Byrd Woltz, Bergmann, CSArch, JMZ Architects, AECOM/URS, Gilbane), enabling pursuit of large-scale federal and institutional projects beyond its standalone capacity. The firm celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024 and is led day-to-day by principals with co-founders C. Michael Ingersoll and Joseph G. Sporko serving as Strategic Advisors.

Name

The LA Group Landscape Architecture & Engineering

Legal name

The LA Group Landscape Architecture and Engineering PC

Website

https://thelagroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The LA Group Landscape Architecture & Engineering is a 50-year-old, Saratoga Springs, NY-based multi-disciplinary design firm providing landscape architecture, site/civil engineering, environmental planning & permitting, and community & regional planning services to government, education, sports, private development, and cemetery clients across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture & Engineering Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Civil engineering design
• Environmental planning permitting
• Master planning services
• Cemetery design solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Saratoga Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Project-Based Fees: Revenue generated through project-based professional service fees for landscape architecture, site/civil engineering, environmental planning & permitting, and community & regional planning engagements. Includes feasibility studies, master planning, design, construction documents, construction administration, permitting, and grant writing services.
2. Government Contract Services: Federal, state, county, and municipal government contracts as both prime consultant and subconsultant. Maintains IDIQ contracts (10 NPS AE IDIQ contracts completed) and MATOC contracts (USFWS A/E MATOC in 10 states). Helps large businesses meet small business plan requirements as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Core offering

The LA Group is a multi-disciplinary design firm providing landscape architecture, site/civil engineering, environmental planning and permitting, and community and regional planning services under one roof. Its services span feasibility studies, master planning, design, construction documents, permitting, and construction administration for government agencies, educational institutions, sports/recreation clients, private developers, and cemetery operators. Specialty expertise includes veterans' cemetery design, green infrastructure and LID stormwater design, wayfinding, and ABA/ADA accessibility.

Product overview

The LA Group Landscape Architecture & Engineering is a single integrated professional services firm (founded 1974, headquartered in Saratoga Springs, NY) that delivers multi-disciplinary design and planning under one roof rather than operating as a software platform. Its architecture is a unified service practice with four core service pillars — Landscape Architecture, Site/Civil Engineering, Environmental Planning & Permitting, and Community and Regional Planning — which are organized around five market verticals: Government (federal, state, municipal), Education and Institution, Sports and Recreation, Private Development, and Cemeteries. Specialized offerings such as Master Planning Services and Wayfinding Services function as sub-modules within the Landscape Architecture pillar, while Cemetery Planning and Design Solutions is the firm's flagship specialty practice with work on more than 75 veterans' cemetery projects nationwide. The firm supports these services with internal GIS, BIM, and LEED/SITES-credentialed staff, and serves as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) providing both prime and subconsultant services to federal clients under NAICS codes #541320, #541330, and #541620.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Foundational service providing site analysis, master planning, wayfinding, green infrastructure design, and full landscape architecture for cemeteries, parks, campuses, resorts, and civic projects. Team includes LEED AP and SITES AP accredited professionals with an average of 27 years of experience.
• Site/Civil Engineering Licensed civil engineering services covering land development, subdivision and roadway design, grading/drainage, water and wastewater systems, stormwater management (including Low Impact Development and SWPPP), and permitting. Engineering staff are licensed in 17 states across the U.S.
• Environmental Planning and Permitting Environmental analyses (wetland delineation, soils, vegetation, surface waters, floodplains, rare species, GIS spatial analysis) and permitting services across SEQRA, NEPA, NYSDEC, Adirondack Park Agency, NYCDEP, and federal Clean Water Act Sections 10 and 404. Team includes Professional Wetland Scientists and LEED/SITES-credentialed staff.
• Community and Regional Planning Comprehensive planning, zoning code development and administration, SEQRA review, Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs (LWRP), grant writing, GIS mapping, and economic/fiscal analysis for municipal, county, and state governmental agencies across New York State. Planning staff are AICP-certified by the American Planning Association.
• Cemetery Planning and Design Solutions Specialty offering spanning national/state veterans' cemeteries, community/private cemeteries, and historic cemetery restoration. Capabilities include feasibility studies, master planning, casket and cremation burial sites, columbaria, green/natural burial sections, memorial gardens, hardscape and signage design, and green infrastructure. Firm has worked on more than 75 state and federal veterans' cemetery projects.
• Government Agency Design Solutions Federal, state, county, and municipal government services under NAICS codes 541320 (Landscape Architecture), 541330 (Engineering), and 541620 (Environmental Consulting). Includes VA national cemetery design, NPS, USFWS, USFS, USACE projects, NEPA EAs/EIS, and an active USFWS A/E MATOC covering 10 northeastern states.
• Education and Institution Design Solutions Master planning and design for K-12 schools, higher education campuses, healthcare facilities, and corporate campuses. Capabilities include pedestrian circulation, athletic facilities (NCAA and K-12), outdoor classrooms, green infrastructure stormwater management, and student housing. Includes work for over 70 higher education campuses and 80+ public school districts.
• Sports and Recreation Design Solutions Active recreation (over 200 athletic facilities, including synthetic turf fields, running tracks, tennis, pickleball, cricket, playgrounds) and passive recreation (parks, trails, waterfront, visitor centers, campgrounds, historic sites). Includes 40 years of service to the NYS Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) and venue preparation for the 2023 Winter World University Games.
• Private Development Solutions Residential, commercial, mixed-use, hospitality and leisure, and office developments. Capabilities include feasibility analysis, site planning, master plans, residential and affordable housing developments, resort development, streetscape improvements, pocket parks, and SEQRA/NYSDEC/APA permitting.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75+ state and federal veterans' cemetery projects completed nationwide, including 9 new national cemeteries, 12 state or tribal cemeteries, and 25 expansions of existing cemeteries
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers35 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, major and minor.

• T.Y. Lin InternationalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint collaboration on the Niagara Falls State Park Transformation Initiative, a $50M facility upgrade for NYSOPRHP. T.Y. Lin International served as Prime Consultant while The LA Group provided landscape architectural services. Resulted in multiple Diamond and Honor Awards from ACEC NY and ASCE.
• Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape ArchitectsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-design partner on the Olana Strategic Landscape Design Plan: Restoring an American Masterpiece at Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, NY. Joint work received multiple awards including ASLA National Merit Award, NY Chapter Merit, Virginia Chapter Merit, and NY Upstate Honor Award of Excellence.
• Cairone & Kaupp, Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-design partner on Washington Crossing National Cemetery (with ASLA PA/DE Honor Award). Joint cemetery design expertise recognized as 'phenomenal partner' on national cemetery projects.
• Bergmann (architects, engineers, planners)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint collaboration on University at Albany Campus Center Expansion project which received AIA Rochester Grand Honor Award.
• CSArch, P.C.majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint partner on Malone Middle School (Honor Award from AIA Eastern NY) and Coxsackie-Athens CSD New Media Center (AIAENY Merit Award).
• JMZ Architects and Planners, P.C.majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint partner on SUNY GCC Student Success Center (AIAENY Merit Award) and SUNY Adirondack Adirondack Hall (AIAENY Merit Award).
• Balzer+Tuck ArchitecturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partner on 14 Hudson Mixed-Use Building, Glens Falls (AIA Eastern NY recognition) and Wellspring Headquarters project (private development).
• Phinney Design GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partner on Yaddo Artist Studios (SARA NY Council Design of Honor Award, AIA Eastern NY recognition) and The Wild Center Bio Building (NY State AIA Excelsior Award).
• Architecture + (Lomonaco & Pitts, Architects P.C.)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint partner on SUNY Oneonta Fitzelle Hall Expansion-Quad Design (NY State AIA Excelsior Award, AIA Eastern NY Design Award).
• The LiRo GroupmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint partner on Niagara Falls State Park Rehabilitation project which received ENR National Best of the Best Renovation/Restoration and ENR Regional Project of the Year.
• Creighton-Manning Engineering, LLPminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint partner on Washington Ave/Fuller Rd Intersection Reconstruction, Albany, NY (ACEC NY Diamond Award for Transportation).
• Gilbane (Gilbane Building Company)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint partner on Olympic Jumping Complex Outrun Reconstruction Project, Whiteface, NY (ENR Regional Project of the Year Award).
• AECOM (including URS Corporation)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerURS Corporation (later AECOM) partnered on Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Phase 1A – Early Turnover, which received ACEC Missouri Engineering Excellence Grand Award.
• Hyman Hayes Associates, LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint partner on Glenmont Job Corps Academy project (AIA Eastern NY Design Award).
• Public Architecture (The 1% Program)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOne of the first firms in Upstate New York to join The 1% Program launched by Public Architecture in 2005, providing thousands of hours of pro bono design services to nonprofit organizations in need of design assistance.
• WSP / Jacobs / Stantec / HDR Inc. / VHB / Burns & McDonnell / AtkinsminorOthersListed as architects, engineers, developers, attorneys, and other professionals The LA Group collaborates with on projects. The firm keeps projects on track working as a collaborator with these professionals.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global multi-disciplinary engineering, architecture, and environmental firm with a large landscape architecture practice serving federal, state, municipal, and private development clients. Comparable to The LA Group across landscape architecture, civil engineering, environmental planning, and community planning service lines, though at vastly greater scale.
• WSP: Global professional services firm offering landscape architecture, civil engineering, and environmental planning across federal, transportation, and built-environment markets. Overlaps with The LA Group as a listed teaming partner while also competing for the same federal IDIQ and state agency work.
• HDR: Global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with deep federal, healthcare, education, and transportation practices including landscape architecture and site/civil engineering. Comparable in multi-disciplinary integration and federal contract execution, though at enterprise scale.

Direct peers

• VHB: East Coast-based engineering, planning, and design firm with strong landscape architecture, civil engineering, and environmental permitting practices serving state DOTs, municipalities, and federal clients. Closely comparable mid-sized multi-disciplinary AEC firm with similar Northeast geographic concentration and federal/state/municipal client mix.
• Bergmann: Architecture, engineering, and planning firm headquartered in Rochester, NY with overlapping higher education, government, and private development practices. Active teaming partner with The LA Group on multiple award-winning projects (UAlbany Campus Center, regional transportation), serving a comparable Northeast client base.
• SWA Group: Internationally recognized landscape architecture, urban design, and planning studio with deep portfolio in parks, campuses, and public realm projects. Directly comparable core service line (landscape architecture) with similar institutional, governmental, and recreational client base, though concentrated in larger-scale urban design work.
• Sasaki Associates: Design firm integrating landscape architecture, urban planning, architecture, and civil engineering for campuses, parks, and civic clients. Comparable multi-disciplinary integration model serving universities, municipalities, and private developers, with similar master planning and campus design emphasis.
• OLIN: Landscape architecture, urban design, and planning studio known for institutional, cultural, and civic master planning projects. Comparable core offering in landscape architecture and master planning for campuses, parks, and cultural institutions, though with a more urban design-forward portfolio.
• T.Y. Lin International: Global engineering and planning firm with strong transportation, civil engineering, and infrastructure practices. Frequently serves as prime consultant with The LA Group as subconsultant on flagship projects (Niagara Falls State Park), making them both a direct collaborator and competitor on federal/state infrastructure work.
• Clark Nexsen: Architecture, engineering, and planning firm with significant federal, government, and institutional practice including landscape architecture and civil engineering. Comparable multi-disciplinary federal-focused mid-sized AEC firm with overlapping higher education, military, and government client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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