TBG Architects + Planners

What TBG Architects + Planners does

TBG Architects + Planners, now operating as TBG Community Planning Group LLC following a September 8, 2025 transition, is a privately held professional planning firm headquartered at 375 West 4th Avenue, Suite 204 in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1949, the firm traces over 75 years of continuous operation in the Pacific Northwest and currently operates with a small team of 11-50 employees serving Eugene, Springfield, and communities across the western United States. The firm provides six core service lines: entitlement and regulatory feasibility, strategic regional/metropolitan/community planning, comprehensive general planning, city and corridor planning, housing and community development planning, and zoning and land use regulation. Its customers are primarily public-sector municipalities and agencies alongside private-sector developers requiring project feasibility, entitlements, and development planning support.

The business model is project-based professional services delivered through direct, relationship-driven engagement. There is no disclosed technology platform, software product, or proprietary tooling; pricing is quote-based and tailored to project scope, and revenue is generated entirely through consulting fees. Go-to-market relies on long-standing client relationships, referrals, and the firm's regional reputation rather than digital marketing or channel intermediaries. As of September 2025, the architectural services line is being wound down following the retirement of long-time principal JF Alberson, with Kristen Taylor assuming ownership of the newly formed TBG Community Planning Group LLC and Zach Galloway serving as Principal Planner.

The firm's competitive positioning rests on regional brand equity, regulatory expertise, and entrenched client relationships built over decades. There is no disclosed AI/ML capability, no API or software product surface, no patents or trademarks, no external institutional investment, and no parent company. Operating geographies remain focused on western U.S. markets with Eugene and Springfield as the historical anchor. The firm is privately held, with no funding rounds, M&A activity, or public-company filings in the source data.

Name

TBG Architects + Planners

Legal name

TBG Community Planning Group LLC

Website

https://tbg-arch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TBG Community Planning Group LLC (formerly TBG Architects + Planners) is a Eugene, Oregon-based community planning firm serving municipalities, agencies, and private developers across the western United States with entitlement, zoning, regional, and housing planning services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community and Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Urban planning services
• Community development planning
• Land use consulting
• Zoning entitlement advisory
• Regional planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Eugene

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Planning Services: TBG generates revenue through professional planning and consulting services including entitlement and regulatory feasibility assessment, strategic regional and community planning, comprehensive general planning, city and corridor planning, housing and community development planning, and zoning and land use regulation advisory. Revenue is project-based and service-oriented.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

TBG Community Planning Group LLC is a regional planning consultancy that guides public agencies and private developers through complex entitlement, zoning, and land use processes. The firm delivers six integrated service lines spanning regulatory feasibility, strategic regional and community planning, comprehensive general planning, city and corridor planning, housing and community development planning, and zoning and land use regulation for projects of all scales across the western United States.

Product overview

TBG Community Planning Group LLC is a planning services firm (formerly TBG Architects + Planners) offering a unified suite of community and urban planning services. The firm provides integrated planning solutions across entitlement and regulatory feasibility, strategic regional and metropolitan planning, comprehensive general planning, city and corridor planning, housing and community development planning, and zoning and land use regulation. As a service-based consultancy rather than a software product company, TBG does not offer distinct branded software products or modules—the firm's offerings are delivered through professional planning services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Entitlement & Regulatory Feasibility Navigating early project feasibility and regulatory pathways to guide public and private development projects through complex planning environments across the western United States.
• Strategic Regional, Metropolitan & Community Planning Coordinating growth at the regional and metropolitan scale through strategic planning engagements for communities and metro areas.
• Comprehensive & General Planning Shaping the long-term vision for communities through comprehensive general planning initiatives for municipalities and public agencies.
• City & Corridor Planning Assisting in revitalizing key districts and urban spaces through targeted city and corridor planning efforts for public-sector clients.
• Housing & Community Development Planning Creating inclusive, sustainable housing solutions through housing and community development planning engagements with public and private partners.
• Zoning & Land Use Regulation Providing practical expertise for guiding public and private development through zoning and land use regulation processes.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Otak: Pacific Northwest-based architecture, engineering, and planning firm offering community planning, urban design, and entitlement services to municipalities and private developers — directly comparable service mix and geography to TBG Community Planning Group.
• Cogan Owens Greene (COG): Oregon-based urban planning and design firm specializing in community planning, code work, and developer entitlements — a direct competitor for the same municipal and private-sector planning clients TBG serves in the Western US.
• Leland Consulting Group: Portland, Oregon-based planning and real estate economics consultancy serving municipalities and private developers on comprehensive planning, housing strategy, and entitlements — closely overlapping with TBG's service portfolio and PNW geography.
• Walker Macy: Pacific Northwest planning, urban design, and landscape architecture firm with deep municipal planning practice — comparable to TBG in community master planning and corridor revitalization work, with similar Western US client base.
• MIG, Inc. California-based planning, design, and environmental services firm offering community planning, housing, and entitlement services to public agencies — directly comparable capability set and a partial geographic overlap in the Western US.
• Fregonese Associates: Pacific Northwest land use and economic strategy firm known for scenario planning, urban growth boundary work, and regional planning — comparable to TBG's regional and community planning services in Oregon and the West.
• MAKERS Architecture & Urban Design: Architecture and urban design firm based in the Pacific Northwest active in community planning, mixed-use development, and corridor revitalization — overlapping with TBG's planning and urban design capabilities.
• Angelo Planning Group: Oregon-based community planning firm specializing in comprehensive plans, development code work, and entitlements for municipalities — direct competitor for TBG's primary planning services in the same Oregon market.

Broad incumbents

• SERA Architects: Portland-based architecture and planning firm offering urban planning alongside a broader architecture practice — historically analogous to TBG Architects + Planners, though SERA is larger and more architecture-weighted.

Emerging players

• Cascadia Partners: Pacific Northwest consulting firm focused on real estate economics, affordable housing strategy, and community development advisory — comparable to TBG on housing and community development planning, but with a more analytics-oriented service mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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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