Future City

What Future City does

Future City Group is a privately held commercial painting and building envelope contractor founded in 1986 by Vaun Ursel as a family enterprise in Shakopee, Minnesota, within the Twin Cities metro area. The company delivers seven core service categories — exterior painting, interior painting, epoxy flooring, powerwashing and sandblasting, block sealing, tuckpointing and structural caulking, and wallcovering — to office, industrial, and retail property managers and owners operating multi-building portfolios across the U.S. Midwest. Execution is carried out by 11-50 insourced, OSHA-certified field employees who pass drug, driving, and background screening, and who apply SSPC industry standards and manufacturer-specified MSDS protocols. Future City holds approved vendor status with three leading coatings suppliers — Sherwin Williams, Hirshfield's, and BASF — qualifying it to apply their full product ranges.

Revenue is generated on a project-by-project basis through competitive bid requests and scope-defined contracts with property managers and owners. The firm emphasizes detailed line-item bidding with full transparency on products, prep steps, and application specifications, and positions long-term client relationships as a core differentiator. Distribution is entirely direct B2B field sales to mid-market property managers in the Midwest, supported by a website, an Instagram gallery of completed projects, client testimonials, and industry partner networks. The company currently operates under President Nate Ursel, representing second-generation ownership of the family enterprise. There is no disclosed institutional investment, M&A activity, or geographic expansion beyond the Midwest region.

The business carries no material technology platform, proprietary software, or AI capability; it is a labor-driven service operation whose competitive position rests on supplier-approved vendor status, regional project density, employee vetting and training, and a decades-long operating history under consistent ownership.

Name

Future City

Legal name

Future City

Website

https://futurecitygroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Future City Group is a privately held, Midwest-based commercial painting and building envelope contractor serving office, industrial, and retail property managers with seven service categories, using insourced OSHA-certified field labor and approved-vendor status with major coatings suppliers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Shakopee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Painting Services: Project-based commercial painting services for office, industrial and retail properties. Services include exterior painting, interior painting, epoxy flooring, powerwashing, block sealing, tuckpointing/structural caulking, and wallcovering. Revenue is generated through bid-based project contracts with property managers and owners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Future City Group is a commercial painting contractor that executes comprehensive paint services and building envelope restoration for office, industrial, and retail properties. Its core work spans exterior painting, interior painting, epoxy flooring, powerwashing/sealing/sandblasting, block sealing, tuckpointing/structural caulking, and wallcovering, delivered as project-based contracts to property managers and owners with Midwest portfolios.

Product overview

Future City is a commercial painting company based in Minneapolis, MN, established in 1986. The company operates as a single unified service offering with seven core service categories: Exterior Painting, Interior Painting, Epoxy Flooring, Powerwashing/Sealing/Sandblasting, Block Sealing, Tuckpointing/Structural Caulking, and Wallcovering. These services are organized into three property segments: Commercial, Industrial, and Retail. The company is an approved vendor of Sherwin Williams, Hirshfield's, and BASF coatings products, and serves office, industrial, and retail property managers or owners in the Midwest region with property portfolios. Services are delivered by insured employees who follow industry standards (SSPC) and OSHA safety requirements, with a process-based approach covering scope definition, insurance verification, product specifications, and subcontractor management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exterior Painting Full-scale exterior painting for commercial, industrial, and retail properties, including precast painting, brick and block painting, monument and sign band painting, metal refinishing, transformer and tank painting, light pole/door/rail painting, wood and shake refinishing, and EIFS restoration.
• Interior Painting Interior painting services for commercial properties, including bar and deck joist ceilings, concrete repair and painting, epoxy and urethane painting, sheetrock repair and painting, door and frame painting, restroom and ceiling painting, and color palette consultation. Uses low or zero VOC products to reduce odors.
• Epoxy Flooring Epoxy and urethane flooring systems for commercial and industrial properties, including deck coatings, parking garages, epoxy and urethane systems, aviation hangars, and MEC (maintenance/electrical/communication) rooms.
• Powerwashing, Sealing & Sandblasting Powerwashing, sealing, and sandblasting services including cleaning, efflorescence/mildew/graffiti removal, refinishing, and surface preparation for commercial properties. Uses 250-degree hot powerwashing treatment delivered via self-contained hard-mounted trailers.
• Block Sealing Building envelope sealing systems for commercial properties, including building envelope systems, sealing, and elastomeric coatings for block surfaces.
• Tuckpointing & Structural Caulking Structural masonry repair services for commercial properties, including block and mortar replacement, control joint expansion and replacement, and custom color matching.
• Wallcovering Wallcovering installation services for commercial interiors, including repair, removal, and installation of wallcoverings.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sherwin WilliamscoreTechnology or IntegrationSherwin Williams is a leading coatings supplier. Future City Group is an approved vendor qualified to apply all products engineered and manufactured by Sherwin Williams.
• Hirshfield'scoreTechnology or IntegrationHirshfield's is a coatings supplier. Future City Group is an approved vendor qualified to apply all products engineered and manufactured by Hirshfield's.
• BASFcoreTechnology or IntegrationBASF is a leading coatings supplier. Future City Group is an approved vendor qualified to apply all products engineered and manufactured by BASF.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CertaPro Painters: National franchised commercial and residential painting contractor serving commercial properties with structured processes, multi-site capabilities, and approved-vendor relationships with major coatings manufacturers — directly comparable to Future City's commercial painting model.
• 360° Painting: National franchised residential and commercial painting services brand offering interior/exterior painting and related services to property owners and managers — competes in the same commercial painting category as Future City.
• Five Star Painting: Franchised painting contractor with residential and light-commercial focus, providing interior/exterior painting services — comparable service offering and target market to Future City's commercial portfolio focus.
• Painter1: National residential and commercial painting franchise offering interior, exterior, and specialty coatings services — directly comparable service mix and B2B/B2C go-to-market to Future City.
• College Pro Painters: Established painting services franchise serving residential and small commercial customers across North America — comparable painting trade service offerings to Future City.

Regional players

• Wissota Property Services: Regional Midwest property services contractor offering painting, maintenance, and related building services — operates in adjacent Midwest geography with comparable commercial property services.

Emerging players

• Aspen Contracting: National exterior restoration contractor offering roofing, siding, and painting services to property owners — comparable in exterior coatings/restoration scope, though broader in building envelope.
• Rhino Shield: Specialty coatings company offering durable exterior wall coatings as an alternative to traditional paint — comparable in commercial exterior coatings application and competes for the same building envelope restoration budgets.

Broad incumbents

• Sherwin-Williams (Commercial Services): Largest U.S. coatings manufacturer with a commercial services arm that applies its own paints and coatings — broader portfolio than Future City but adjacent supplier-customer relationship and competitor for commercial paint application work.

Others

• Tnemec Company: Industrial coatings manufacturer serving infrastructure and commercial markets with approved applicator networks — comparable to BASF/Sherwin Williams in the supplier ecosystem that Future City participates in.

Market position

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/future-city-decorating-group

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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