Land Design Consultants

Name

Land Design Consultants

Legal name

Land Design Consultants Inc.

Website

https://ldc-va.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Development Consulting Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Land surveying services
• Land development consulting
• Landscape architecture planning
• Site development engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodbridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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 - Landscape Architecture & Planning: Fee-for-service professional consulting including master planning, feasibility studies, land use entitlements, code analyses, renderings, placemaking, and design guidelines
2. Professional Services - Land Development Engineering: Engineering design services including construction plans, subdivision plans, site plans, road design, water system design, stormwater management, and flood plain studies
3. Professional Services - Land Surveying: Surveying services including boundary surveys, topographic surveys, construction stakeout, ALTA surveys, GPS surveys, bathymetric surveys, and record plats

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Land Design Consultants (LDC) is a multidisciplinary land development consulting firm providing integrated landscape architecture and planning, land development engineering, and land surveying services. Since 1985, LDC has partnered with commercial, residential, and government clients across the Washington, D.C. region to deliver land development solutions from concept to completion, combining regulatory expertise with technical skills across 20+ local jurisdictions.

Product overview

Land Design Consultants (LDC) is a land development consulting firm offering three integrated core service lines: Landscape Architecture & Planning, Land Development Engineering, and Land Surveying. Since 1985, the company has partnered with commercial, residential, and government clients in the Washington, D.C. region to deliver land development solutions. These three service areas work collaboratively under one roof, allowing LDC to guide projects from early feasibility phase through final construction, combining creativity and thoughtful design with technical expertise and local regulatory knowledge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture & Planning Planning-phase professional services that create tailored, cost-effective land development solutions balancing environmental, social, economic, and aesthetic considerations. Capabilities include master planning, feasibility studies, land use entitlements, code analyses, renderings, placemaking, signage, special exceptions, rezoning, comprehensive plan amendments, open space design, amenity planning, urban and suburban community design, community outreach, landscape architecture, tree preservation, and streetscape visioning for commercial, residential, and government clients in the Washington, D.C. region.
• Land Development Engineering Engineering design services tackling regulatory and technical challenges across diverse project types and sizes. Includes construction plans, subdivision plans, site plans, preliminary engineering, design development, road and highway design, watermain design, lift station design, stormwater management design, LEED-accredited sustainable design, flood plain studies, and permit grading plans for commercial, residential, and government clients.
• Land Surveying Land surveying services using advanced technology to maximize project potential, delivered by surveyors licensed in Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Includes aerial control surveys, ALTA and boundary surveys, as-built surveys, bathymetric surveys, construction stakeout surveys, GPS surveys, topographic surveys, utility and right-of-way surveys, wetland surveys, and tree location surveys.

Quantifiable outcome

• First application approved under Prince William County 2040 Plan (Smith Crossing - 375 lots)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Stanley Martin HomescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2024Joint development partner for Smith Crossing project - first application under Prince William County 2040 Plan with 375 lots
• TNT EnvironmentalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental consulting partner on multiple projects including Smith Crossing, The Towns at Carter's Grove, and Reserve at Long Forest
• Gorove SladecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransportation/planning partner on Smith Crossing and Reserve at Long Forest projects
• Hammerhead ConstructionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for Manassas Adventist Preparatory School groundbreaking ceremony
• John F. Heltzel AIA, P.C. ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Manassas Adventist Preparatory School project
• Evergreene HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding partnership on nearly 100 residential projects per year. Received joint Land Conservation Awards for tree planting and preservation
• TNT Environmental, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStormwater management lunch and learn sessions, regulatory change updates sharing, ongoing project collaboration
• Virginia Tech Land Development Design Initiative (LDDI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatinum sponsor since inception, contributing to newsletter and mentoring program. 20% of LDC staff are Virginia Tech graduates
• The Patriot Legacy FundminorOthersAlumni Partnership providing scholarships to children of disabled veterans. LDC memorializes veterans by dedicating scholarships in their name
• Serve Our Willing WarriorsminorOthersDonated engineering and surveying services for Warrior Retreat at Bull Run. Proud sponsor of Annual Golf Tournament
• City of Manassas ParkcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPublic-private partnership for Village at Manassas Park downtown development in conjunction with VRE station expansion. Includes 300+ multi-family units, office, retail, library, city hall, and movie theatre
• ArclandmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner10th storage facility project partnership. LDC providing complete services in West Virginia for Berkeley County Self-Storage Plus facility

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• J2 Engineers: Mid-Atlantic civil engineering and land surveying firm serving residential developers, commercial clients, and municipalities across Virginia and Maryland with services and customer types closely matching LDC's.
• Bowman Consulting Group: Mid-Atlantic-headquartered engineering and consulting firm offering land development engineering, surveying, and planning services to residential and commercial developers in the same geographies as LDC.
• Bohler Engineering: National land development consulting firm with deep mid-Atlantic presence providing site/civil engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, and permitting services to the same homebuilder and developer customer base as LDC.
• Rinker Design Associates: Mid-Atlantic civil engineering and land surveying firm headquartered in Manassas, VA, serving homebuilders and developers in Northern Virginia with services nearly identical to LDC's.
• christopher consultants: Northern Virginia-based civil engineering, surveying, and land planning firm serving residential and commercial developers across the DMV with a directly comparable service mix and customer profile.
• WBCM: Mid-Atlantic civil engineering and surveying firm with offices in Virginia and Maryland, providing land development and site design services to homebuilders and commercial developers with overlapping customers.

Broad incumbents

• Pennoni Associates: Mid-Atlantic-based multidisciplinary engineering firm offering civil/site engineering, surveying, and environmental services, including land development work for builders and municipalities in overlapping NoVA territory.
• Kimley-Horn: Large national engineering consulting firm with a significant DMV presence providing land development services among its broader portfolio; competes with LDC for residential and commercial developer work but at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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