What LAN Associates does

LAN's primary market is K-12 education and public-sector work, with the firm serving as Architect and/or Engineer of Record for over three dozen schools and completing more than $1 billion in school bond referenda since 1983. Secondary markets include healthcare/senior living, industrial (e.g., Pratt & Whitney), faith-based, hospitality (e.g., LEGOLAND New York), parks and recreation, multi-family housing, and commercial. The firm generates revenue through project-based professional services fees, typically on multi-year contracts tied to public capital budgets, with custom pricing determined by scope, complexity, market sector, and client type. Distribution is direct, supported by RFP responses for public-sector work, an "Out to Bid" portal, and long-cycle client relationships; 75% of business is repeat-client driven, reflecting strong incumbency in tri-state institutional markets.

Name

LAN Associates

Legal name

LAN Associates, Engineering Planning, Architecture Surveying, Inc.

Website

https://lanassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

LAN Associates is an employee-owned, full-service architecture, engineering, environmental, and land surveying firm serving K-12 education, municipal, healthcare, industrial, and faith-based clients across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Architecture engineering services
• Land surveying services
• Environmental consulting services
• Site development engineering
• Construction administration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Midland Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Engineering Services: Project-based fees for architectural design, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services for new construction and renovation projects across multiple market sectors
2. Civil Engineering and Site Development: Site design, stormwater management, and civil infrastructure engineering services typically billed as part of larger development projects
3. Environmental Services: Environmental compliance, site investigations, remediation, and permitting services including LSRP services, Phase I/II assessments, and regulatory compliance consulting
4. Land Surveying Services: Boundary surveys, topographic surveys, construction stakeouts, ALTA/NSPS surveys, and 3D scanning services for land development projects
5. Land Use Regulatory Services: Wetlands delineation, permitting navigation for federal, state, and local regulatory agencies including Army Corps, NJDEP, NYSDEC, and PADEP
6. Construction Administration: Construction phase services including on-site representation, quality control, and project oversight typically bundled with design services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

LAN Associates is a full-service architecture, engineering, environmental, and surveying firm that delivers integrated design services across 11 disciplines — architecture, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, and landscape engineering, land use regulatory, environmental, EH&S compliance, surveying, and construction administration — for institutional, municipal, commercial, healthcare, faith-based, and industrial clients. Projects are led by unified in-house teams that handle everything from conceptual design through construction administration, with particular expertise in K-12 school bond referenda, environmental remediation, and tri-state regulatory permitting.

Product overview

LAN Associates is a full-service architecture, engineering, environmental, and surveying firm offering integrated multi-disciplinary services from conceptual design through construction administration. The company operates as a unified team of in-house specialists including architects, mechanical/electrical/plumbing engineers, civil engineers, landscape architects, environmental scientists, land use professionals, surveyors, and construction administrators. This integrated approach eliminates the need for clients to coordinate multiple service providers, streamlining the development process. Services span 11 core disciplines: Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Plumbing Engineering, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Land Use Regulatory Services, Environmental Services, Environmental Health & Safety Compliance, Land Surveying, and Construction Administration, serving markets including K-12 Education, Commercial/Workplace, Senior Living, Faith-Based, Higher Education, Public, Parks & Recreation, Multi-Family Housing, and Industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of business comes from repeat clients
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Foresight ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative architectural partnership on the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament project. LAN worked alongside Foresight Architects on site planning, programming, seating configuration, building planning, and finer details of lighting fixtures, furnishings, and furniture. Foresight served as Ecclesiastic Consultant while LAN provided primary architectural and engineering services.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• T&M Associates: Mid-Atlantic full-service engineering, environmental, and planning consultancy of comparable size with overlapping services in civil, environmental, MEP, surveying, and municipal/institutional markets — a direct competitor for the same tri-state public-sector RFPs.
• Remington & Vernick Engineers: Northeast-based multi-discipline engineering firm with strong municipal and K-12 presence, comparable headcount, and similar service breadth across civil, structural, environmental, and surveying — a direct competitor in NJ/PA public-sector bids.
• Barton & Loguidice: Employee-owned, multi-discipline engineering, planning, and environmental firm headquartered in NY serving municipal, education, and infrastructure clients with very similar full-service A&E positioning.
• French & Parrello Associates: NJ-based multi-discipline engineering, surveying, and environmental firm of similar scale serving municipalities, schools, and private developers — directly competes on tri-state public-sector projects.
• PS&S (now PS&S Engineering): Full-service architecture, engineering, and environmental firm based in NJ with comparable discipline breadth and institutional client base including schools and municipalities.

Broad incumbents

• NV5 Global: National infrastructure, environmental, and geospatial consulting firm; broader geographic footprint and deeper capital base but overlapping service lines in surveying, environmental, and infrastructure engineering for public-sector clients.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering services firm with very large environmental and water-resources practices; competes for larger municipal and state-level engagements LAN also pursues.
• Stantec: Global design and engineering firm with established buildings, environmental, and community-development practices; offers overlapping capabilities but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Kimley-Horn: Large employee-owned planning, engineering, and design consultancy with deep land-development and environmental practices; competes in the broader A&E services market though with different geographic concentration.

Emerging players

• Woolpert: Architecture, engineering, geospatial, and consulting firm growing rapidly through M&A; provides similar multi-discipline services and increasingly competes in the same public-sector and institutional segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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