Dover, Kohl, & Partners

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Dover, Kohl & Partners is a privately held urban planning and design firm founded in 1987 in Coral Gables, Florida, serving municipal governments and private developers across the United States with comprehensive plans, form-based codes, and charrette-led revitalization through its proprietary 'Designing in Public' methodology.

Company typePrivate
Founded1987
HeadquartersCoral Gables, United States
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

What Dover, Kohl, & Partners does

Dover, Kohl & Partners is a privately held professional services firm founded in 1987 and headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, specializing in urban planning, town design, and regulatory reform for cities, counties, and private developers across the United States. The firm delivers services including comprehensive plans, downtown and corridor revitalization, form-based codes, transit-oriented development planning, suburbia retrofitting, and regional-scale master plans, using its proprietary 'Designing in Public' charrette methodology that merges design studio work, policy drafting, and community engagement into a single immersive process. The team of approximately 22 staff is led by five principals (Victor Dover, Joseph Kohl, James Dougherty, Amy Groves, Kenneth García), holds credentials including CNU Fellowship, AICP, and LEED accreditation, and supports its billable work with extensive thought-leadership output including books, TEDx talks, and a YouTube educational channel.

The firm operates on a professional-services revenue model, contracting directly with municipal governments, regional planning bodies, private developers, and institutions on a project-by-project basis through RFP processes and direct invitations. Engagement scale ranges from a single city block to regional plans covering thousands of square miles, with work delivered in partnership with complementary firms for transportation engineering (Kimley-Horn, Atkins, AECOM), economics (Zimmerman/Volk), and landscape architecture (Andropogon). Dover, Kohl & Partners has no software product, no API, and no AI/ML technology layer; its value is delivered through human-led design, illustration (combining computer graphics with traditional watercolor), and stakeholder facilitation. The firm has won more than 20 regional and national awards including an EPA National Award for Smart Growth Excellence and multiple CNU Charter Awards, and maintains a domestic U.S. geographic focus with selective international engagements in Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia.

Dover, Kohl, & Partners firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Dover, Kohl, & Partners
Legal name: Dover, Kohl & Partners
Website: https://doverkohl.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1987
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: Dover, Kohl & Partners is a privately held urban planning and design firm founded in 1987 in Coral Gables, Florida, serving municipal governments and private developers across the United States with comprehensive plans, form-based codes, and charrette-led revitalization through its proprietary 'Designing in Public' methodology.
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Dover, Kohl, & Partners industry classification

Industry

Product category: Urban Planning Services
NAICS: Management Consulting Services (54161), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)
SIC: Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)
akta.pro primary industry: Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

Keywords

Urban planning services
Town planning consulting
Form-based codes
New urbanism design
Corridor revitalization

Where Dover, Kohl, & Partners is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Coral Gables
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Dover, Kohl, & Partners business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

Urban Planning and Design Consulting: Professional planning and urban design services for municipalities, developers, and community organizations. Services include revitalization plans, new community designs, corridor plans, form-based codes, and regulatory tools.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Dover, Kohl, & Partners product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Dover, Kohl & Partners is a town planning and urban design firm that creates revitalization plans, new community designs, corridor plans, and regulatory tools such as form-based codes for municipalities, developers, and institutions. Service delivery is anchored by the proprietary "Designing in Public" charrette methodology, an interactive and visual approach that merges design studio, policy-making, and town meetings into one operation involving the full spectrum of public and private stakeholders.

Product overview

Dover, Kohl & Partners is a professional town planning and urban design firm offering a comprehensive suite of planning services rather than a software product. Their core offering is urban planning and design consulting, delivered through their distinctive 'Designing in Public' charrette methodology. Services include master planning, form-based code development, corridor planning, transit-oriented development, suburbia retrofitting, and regional planning across the United States and internationally. The firm works with developers, community leaders, and citizens to create implementable plans that guide the future of neighborhoods, cities, and regions. The firm does not offer a software platform or digital product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Urban Planning & Design Services Comprehensive urban planning and design services including revitalization plans, new community designs, corridor plans, and regulatory tools for neighborhoods, cities, and regions.
Designing in Public Charrette Process Interactive, immersive, and visual planning approach that merges design studio, policy-making, and town meetings into one seamless operation involving the full spectrum of public and private stakeholders to create implementation-ready plans.
Form-Based Codes Regulatory planning tools that regulate land development using physical form rather than land use, created for municipal and private clients to replace conventional zoning with predictable, form-driven regulation.
Transit-Oriented Development Planning Planning services focused on creating compact, complete communities organized around transit stations and corridors, evidenced by TOD zoning initiatives for 10 municipalities in the Pittsburgh region with PAAC and CONNECT.
Suburbia Retrofitting Planning and design services that transform existing auto-oriented suburban areas into more desirable, livable, and complete neighborhoods through retrofitting and revitalization.
Corridor Reinvention Planning and design services for transforming commercial corridors into vibrant places that balance pedestrian and vehicular needs, including streetscape improvements such as those delivered for Clematis Street in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Regional & City Planning Metropolitan and regional-scale planning covering multiple jurisdictions and addressing environmental stewardship and growth management, evidenced by projects such as the Lake Okeechobee Regional Plan covering 2,450 square miles and the Seven Cities plan for U.S. Highway 1 corridor in Palm Beach County.

Quantifiable outcome

200+ charrettes conducted with Victor Dover leading over 200 and Kenneth García participating in over 100
+2 more outcomes

Companies that use Dover, Kohl, & Partners

Customer profile

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Dover, Kohl, & Partners technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Dover, Kohl, & Partners partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

52 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

Kimley-HorncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Engineering and landscape architecture on Clematis Street streetscape improvements in West Palm Beach.
AECOMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Lead multidisciplinary team for Ludlam Trail PD&E Study in Miami-Dade County.
City of Neptune BeachcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Virtual charrette collaboration on Community Vision Plan 2040 during COVID-19 pandemic.
Jeff SpeckminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Walkable city expert and author contributing to Hudson sustainable town planning in Alabama.
Andropogon AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Landscape architecture and ecology on Hudson sustainable town planning.
Goodwyn, Mills & CawoodminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Engineering consulting on Hudson sustainable town planning.
CivitechminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Technology and civic engagement on Hudson town planning.
ECOSminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Environmental consulting on Hudson sustainable town planning.
MilesbrandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Branding and marketing on Hudson town planning.
Chael, Cooper & AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Planning consultation on Hudson town planning.
Sottile and SottileminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Architecture and design on Hudson sustainable town planning.
Auburn University School of ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Academic partnership on Hudson sustainable town planning.
Bill LennertzminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Charrette methodology expert and author of 'The Charrette Handbook' who recognized the Mullan Neighborhoods Virtual Charrette as 'the first virtual charrette'.
Gibbs Planning GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Long-standing collaboration partner on multiple projects including Winter Springs Town Center and Punta Gorda Citywide Master Plan.
Duany Plater-Zyberk & CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration on Mark Center Master Plan in Alexandria, Virginia with JBG Companies.
Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Transit-Oriented Development zoning initiative for 10 municipalities in Pittsburgh region.
Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019University of Pittsburgh initiative for TOD zoning education effort.
Urban Design AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Urban design expertise on Pittsburgh TOD zoning initiative.
Community Solutions GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Pittsburgh GAI affiliate providing community engagement on TOD zoning initiative.
Gallinar Planning and DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Lead planning partner on Mission Trail Comprehensive Master Plan for El Paso County.
Daedalus Advisory ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Advisory services on Mission Trail Comprehensive Master Plan.
AtkinscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Lead firm on Coral Gables Multimodal Transportation Master Plan.
Caltran EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Transportation engineering partner on Coral Gables Multimodal Transportation Master Plan.
Urban AdvisorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Lead partner on West Fairview Avenue Plan in Montgomery, Alabama.
Barge Waggoner Sumner and CannonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Engineering consulting on West Fairview Avenue Plan.
2WR | Holmes Wilkins ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Architectural services for West Fairview Avenue Plan.
Goodwyn, Mills and CaywoodminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Engineering and planning consulting on West Fairview Avenue Plan.
Hall Planning & EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Volunteer engineering support on West Fairview Avenue Plan.
Treasure Coast Regional Planning CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Regional planning collaboration on Seven Cities plan for U.S. Highway 1 corridor in Palm Beach County.
Spikowski Planning AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Collaborated on Plan El Paso comprehensive planning project with responsibilities for various planning components.
Charlier AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Transportation planning partner for Plan El Paso project providing technical expertise.
Hall Planning and EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Long-standing collaboration partner on multiple projects including Plan El Paso, Fayetteville 2025, and numerous other planning initiatives.
Urban AdvisorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Collaborated on Plan El Paso and multiple other planning projects including West Fairview Avenue Plan and Oak Park & Centennial Hill Plan.
Zimmerman/Volk AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Market analysis and real estate consulting partner for Plan El Paso project.
The Street Plans CollaborativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Urban planning and design collaboration on Plan El Paso project.
Sottile and Sottile ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Architectural expertise collaboration on Plan El Paso.
Chael, Cooper & AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Planning collaboration on Plan El Paso project.
W-ZHA EconomicsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Economic analysis consulting for Plan El Paso.
Matrix EnvironmentalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Environmental consulting for Plan El Paso project.
CEA GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Engineering and infrastructure consulting for Plan El Paso.
Pratt-Thomas WalkerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Architecture and engineering on Stone Avenue Plan in Greenville, South Carolina.
UrbanAdvantagecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Urban planning consulting on Stone Avenue Plan.
UrbanAdvantagecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Urban planning consulting on Plan El Paso.
Kevin L. Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Ecological consulting for Southeast Lee County Plan focusing on environmental impact assessment.
Berger SingermanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Legal and regulatory consulting for Southeast Lee County Plan.
David Douglas Associates, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Planning and design consulting for Southeast Lee County Plan.
DHI Water & Environment, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Water resource and environmental consulting for Southeast Lee County Plan.
Dan CaryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Land use study and planning consulting for Southeast Lee County Plan.
Gibbs Planning GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Economic analysis partner on Central Hercules redevelopment plan in California.
Fehr & Peers AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Transportation planning on Central Hercules redevelopment.
UrbanAdvantagecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Urban design consulting on Central Hercules redevelopment plan.
Zimmerman/Volk AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Market analysis on Central Hercules redevelopment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Dover, Kohl, & Partners competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Sasaki Associates: Large multidisciplinary design practice spanning urban planning, landscape architecture, and architecture; competes for institutional and municipal master plans with broader service portfolio that includes landscape and strategic planning depth.
AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm that leads multidisciplinary pursuits where Dover-Kohl serves as planning sub-consultant (e.g., Ludlam Trail PD&E); represents both a collaborator and a competitive substitute as AECOM builds in-house planning capability.
Torti Gallas + Partners: Established urban design and architecture firm with a national footprint in TOD, downtown revitalization, and form-based coding; competes for the same municipal RFPs as Dover-Kohl but operates at greater scale and geographic breadth.
Perkins&Will: Global architecture and planning firm with a dedicated urban design practice that addresses higher education, healthcare, and municipal master planning — overlapping with Dover-Kohl's institutional client work (e.g., University of Miami Campus Master Plan).
Kimley-Horn: Large planning and engineering consultancy that jointly delivered Dover-Kohl planning work on the Clematis Street streetscape improvements; competes for municipal comprehensive plans and corridor projects across the same client base.

Direct peers

Opticos Design: Berkeley-based planning and architecture firm co-founded by one of the form-based code movement's founders; specializes in missing middle housing, form-based codes, and walkable community design — a direct overlap with Dover-Kohl's core service lines.
Hall Planning & Engineering: Long-standing multidisciplinary planning and engineering partner (Plan El Paso, Fayetteville 2025, West Fairview Avenue Plan) offering transportation and land-use planning services that overlap directly with Dover-Kohl's municipal practice.
Urban Design Associates: Pittsburgh-based town planning and urban design firm with parallel service offerings (transit-oriented development, corridor planning, charrette work); identified as a direct collaborator on Dover-Kohl's Pittsburgh TOD zoning initiative.
Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ): Miami-based New Urbanist planning and architecture firm founded in 1980 by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk; co-founded the Congress for the New Urbanism and shares Dover-Kohl's core practice of charrette-driven, form-based code planning, including a recorded collaboration on the Mark Center Master Plan.

Emerging players

Calthorpe Associates: Berkeley-based urban planning firm led by Peter Calthorpe, focused on regional and sustainable urbanism; addresses overlapping TOD, climate, and walkability themes but with a more regional-scale emphasis than Dover-Kohl's project-level focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Dover, Kohl, & Partners financial estimates

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Dover, Kohl, & Partners leadership team

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Dover, Kohl, & Partners funding detail

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Dover, Kohl, & Partners M&A and investment

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Frequently asked questions about Dover, Kohl, & Partners

What does Dover, Kohl, & Partners do?

Is Dover, Kohl, & Partners a public or private company?

Dover, Kohl, & Partners is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Dover, Kohl, & Partners founded?

Dover, Kohl, & Partners was founded in 1987. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Dover, Kohl, & Partners based?

Dover, Kohl, & Partners is headquartered in Coral Gables, United States, in the North America region.

How does Dover, Kohl, & Partners make money?

One revenue line is on record: urban Planning and Design Consulting.

Who are Dover, Kohl, & Partners's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Sasaki Associates, AECOM, Torti Gallas + Partners, Perkins&Will and Kimley-Horn. Direct peers are Opticos Design, Hall Planning & Engineering, Urban Design Associates and Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ). Calthorpe Associates is listed as an emerging player.

Does Dover, Kohl, & Partners have an API?

No public API is recorded for Dover, Kohl, & Partners.

What industry is Dover, Kohl, & Partners in?

Dover, Kohl, & Partners's product category is Urban Planning Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAAAD, Design-Build / EPC General Contracting. Its NAICS code is 54161 and its SIC code is 8742.