Cotleur & Hearing

What Cotleur & Hearing does

Cotleur & Hearing is a privately-held landscape architecture, land planning, and environmental consulting firm founded in 1991 by Robert Cotleur and Donaldson Hearing, headquartered in Jupiter, Florida with a regional office in Orlando opened in 2024. The firm employs nearly 50 professionals — licensed landscape architects, planners, and designers, the majority sourced through a multi-decade University of Florida recruiting pipeline — and operates an integrated practice across master planning, site planning, transportation landscape architecture, golf course planning, residential and commercial landscape design, public space design, environmental permitting, and zoning/entitlement services. No proprietary software or platform underlies the practice; technical output is the product of licensed professional expertise, jurisdictional knowledge (notably of Florida's FDOT continuing services procurement and municipal entitlement processes), and award-recognized design execution.

The firm's revenue is generated entirely through fee-based professional service engagements on a project basis, with disclosed project values ranging from $1.2 million (I-95/Kanner Highway) to $12 million (Alligator Alley Environmental Education Center). Customer segments are diversified across private developers (Greystar, AvalonBay, Catalfumo Companies/Richman Group, Akel Homes), government agencies (notably the Florida Department of Transportation via continuing services contracts for District 4 and the Tallahassee central office), institutional buyers (Jupiter Medical Center, PAM Health, Christ Fellowship Church, Seacoast National Bank, Lake Clarke Shores), private clubs and golf communities (The Club at Quail Ridge, Panther National, Astor Creek, Wellington Lifestyle Partners), and hospitality venues (1000 North, Guanabana's, U-Tiki, Charlie & Joe's at Love Street). Projects are typically multi-year from concept through public hearing, permitting, and construction administration. Distribution is exclusively partner-led direct engagement with no external salesforce; marketing is reputation-driven, supported by a website, a monthly "Plant of the Month" newsletter, social media, and active participation in ASLA Florida, ULI, CMAA, SMPS, and the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce. A wholly-aligned sister company, Cotleur & Hearing Landscape Company (CHLC), monetizes post-design maintenance and creates a continuation revenue stream.

Recent strategic activity includes the 2024 elevation of Nicole Plunkett and Aaron Wilbur to Co-Presidents (with the founders continuing in project and mentorship roles), the Orlando regional expansion, four significant project approvals in early 2026 (Coconut Palm Plaza, Gordy Creek, Tequesta Country Club, Christ Fellowship Trinity), and recognition including the 2026 Sustainable Business of the Year (Palm Beach North Chamber), the 2025 ASLA Florida Award of Merit for Crosstown Parkway Plaza, 2nd Place in Golf Inc. Magazine's 2025 Renovation of the Year for The Club at Quail Ridge, and #72 on the 2023 University of Florida Gator100. The firm holds no disclosed external institutional or private equity capital and operates as a partner-led professional services practice.

Name

Cotleur & Hearing

Legal name

Cotleur & Hearing

Website

https://cotleurhearing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cotleur & Hearing is a Florida landscape architecture, land planning, and environmental consulting firm serving developers, FDOT, healthcare systems, private clubs, and municipalities across Florida since 1991, with ~50 professionals across Jupiter and Orlando.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Flushing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services – Landscape Architecture & Planning: Fees for landscape architecture, site planning, land planning, environmental consulting, and entitlement/permitting services. Revenue is project-based, earned through professional service engagements with developers, cities, institutions, and government agencies across Florida. Engagements typically span multi-year timelines from concept through construction.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cotleur & Hearing is a landscape architecture, land planning, and environmental consulting firm that designs real-world places and handles the full project lifecycle — from master planning and landscape design through entitlement, permitting, and construction administration. The firm serves developers, cities, institutions, and government agencies across Florida, with a specialized transportation division holding FDOT continuing services contracts, a dedicated golf course practice, and a sister company (CHLC) that delivers ongoing landscape maintenance.

Product overview

Cotleur & Hearing is a landscape architecture, land planning, and environmental consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional services. The firm operates its core service lines—Landscape Architecture, Land Planning, Environmental Consulting, Transportation Landscape Design, Golf Course Planning, and Residential Landscape Design—as an integrated practice. Projects span commercial, residential, government/institutional, healthcare, industrial, land planning, private clubs/recreational, restaurants, and transportation sectors. The firm also offers ongoing landscape management through its sister company, Cotleur & Hearing Landscape Company, providing maintenance services from design through installation. With offices in Jupiter and Orlando, Florida, the firm has operated since 1991 delivering creative, sustainable, and enduring design solutions across Florida.

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Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Professional landscape architecture services including master planning, landscape design, and environmental permitting for commercial, residential, and public projects across Florida, delivered to developers, municipalities, institutions, and private clients.
• Land Planning Services Comprehensive land planning and site planning services for developers, cities, and institutions, handling entitlement processes and public hearings from concept through completion for residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments.
• Environmental Consulting Services Environmental consulting services including environmental permitting, wetland and living wetland designs, and sustainable design solutions for projects requiring ecological assessment and regulatory compliance.
• Transportation Landscape Design Specialized FDOT-compliant transportation landscape architecture including roadway improvements, irrigation systems, hardscape, decorative pavement, street furniture, retaining walls, landscape lighting, and environmental education facilities for statewide transportation projects.
• Golf Course Planning and Design Golf division services including course renovation, landscape architecture, site planning, and sustainable native plant palette design for private clubs and golf course communities such as The Club at Quail Ridge, Panther National, and Astor Creek.
• Cotleur & Hearing Landscape Company (CHLC) - Maintenance Services Ongoing landscape management and maintenance services delivered through the firm's wholly-owned sister company, including commercial and estate landscape maintenance, horticultural services, and maintenance manuals for completed landscape installations.
• Residential Landscape Design Full-service residential landscape design from design to installation and maintenance, covering estate properties to smaller residential projects with professional landscape architects.
• Public Space and Plaza Design Design of public plazas, parks, and community spaces including the ASLA Award of Merit-winning Crosstown Parkway Plaza featuring locally inspired aquatic pavers and cultural elements for cities and municipalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of projects successfully completed across Florida since 1991
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Reef Ball FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing collaborated with the Reef Ball Foundation to implement cutting-edge living seawall technology at a Riverside Drive residence in the Town of Jupiter. The partnership utilizes Reef Ball or Ecorap technology — historically uncommon with residential projects — to mitigate wave energy and create thriving marine habitats for sustainable coastal development and habitat restoration.
• University of Florida – College of Design, Construction and PlanningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing maintains a deep, multi-decade partnership with the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning. The firm participates in the annual DCP Industry Expo and Career Fair for recruiting, serves on the Professional Advisory Council (PAC) for the Landscape Architecture Department, supports student scholarships (Glenn A. Acomb Green Infrastructure Fund), and hosts interns. Co-President Nicole Plunkett chairs the PAC. The firm also supports Future Landscape Architects of America (FLAA), founded by Nicole Plunkett.
• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Florida ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing is deeply embedded in ASLA Florida. Partner Leah Heinzelmann served three years as President-Elect, President, and Past President of ASLA Florida Chapter and was appointed ASLA Florida Trustee. The firm attends and sponsors ASLA conferences, hosted a booth at ASLA JobLink, and Associate Partner Leah co-hosted the 2025 Red Carpet Awards Gala.
• Greystar DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing, in partnership with Greystar Development, received unanimous Palm Beach Gardens City Council approval for the Bellamy project — a transformative 3.39-acre redevelopment within the Mira Flores community. The firm is leading site design and land planning.
• Catalfumo Companies / Richman Group of FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing has worked on PGA Station for more than 20 years. Catalfumo Companies and Richman Group of Florida brought forward the latest phase — 620 new residential units including 62 workforce housing units — approved in 2024.
• Wellington Lifestyle PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing is spearheading the land planning, entitlement, and landscape architecture for Wellington Lifestyle Partners' 114.65-acre equestrian showgrounds facility at the northeast intersection of Gracida Street and Gene Mische Way in Wellington, FL. The project includes a state-of-the-art stadium, dining, retail, arenas, and stalls. Team includes Populus, Simmons & White, Dunay Miskel Backman, and Sexton Engineering.
• AvalonBay CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing secured site plan approval and a variance for AvalonBay Communities' 279-unit multifamily project in Lake Park, FL — the first new development within the Town of Lake Park's Twin Cities Mixed Use District.
• Akel HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing has played a key role in the development of Solana Bay at Avenir with Akel Homes, working on model home approvals, typical lot landscape design, and a new art feature anchoring the community's main entry.
• REG ArchitectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCotleur & Hearing provided landscape architecture and irrigation design for the Brooks Subdivision affordable housing project in Riviera Beach — 22 affordable single-family homes on 4 acres in partnership with Palm Beach County. REG Architects served as the developer/architect for the project.
• DSC ArchitectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCotleur & Hearing provided site planning and landscape architecture for the PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital expansion in Jupiter, FL. DSC Architects designed the 21,186 sq ft addition increasing capacity by 21 beds to a total of 63.
• Fry/Straka Global Golf DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing collaborated with Fry/Straka Global Golf Design on the award-winning North Course renovation at The Club at Quail Ridge — a 50-year-old course transformed into a modern, sustainable, 18-hole championship course across 155 acres.
• Max Strang Architecture (for Panther National)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCotleur & Hearing worked closely with the project development team including architect Max Strang and Peacock + Lewis Architects to secure site plan approval for the Panther National 55,000+ sq ft clubhouse within Avenir PCD in Palm Beach Gardens.
• Birse Thomas Architects (for NPBRC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCotleur & Hearing is working with Birse Thomas Architects to facilitate site and landscape plan design for the North Palm Beach Rowing Club's 14,000 sq ft boathouse at Bert Winters Park, including coordination with Palm Beach County.
• Birse Thomas Architects / Kimley-Horn / Gunster (for Wellington Sports Academy)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCotleur & Hearing is part of the project team for Wellington Sports Academy — a 112,000 sq ft indoor athletic facility via public-private partnership (P3) with the Village of Wellington and Wellington Athletics. Responsible for land planning, entitlement, and landscape architecture. Team includes Birse Thomas (architect), Kimley-Horn (traffic/civil engineering), and Gunster (general counsel).
• Simmons & WhiteminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCotleur & Hearing incorporated Simmons & White (civil and traffic engineering) as part of the project team for Creekside Hotel & Retail in Stuart, FL, processing major development plan applications and coordinating between team members and the City of Stuart.
• Christ Fellowship ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing has assisted with site planning, land use, and zoning entitlements for nine Christ Fellowship Church campuses across Florida, including the new Jupiter campus (opened Easter 2025) and upcoming Boca Raton campus.
• Urban Land Institute (ULI) Central FloridaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCotleur & Hearing's Orlando office joined ULI Central Florida as a Silver Level Sponsor, connecting the firm with the broader network of professionals shaping Central Florida's development landscape.
• Cherie Bosela (Mosaic Artist)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing led the planning and landscape architecture for the 'Equal Justice for All' mosaic mural at Donald Ross Village, collaborating with mosaic artist Cherie Bosela. The 14-by-25 foot mural features Lady Justice and was unanimously approved by the Palm Beach Gardens AIPP Board and City Council.
• Dan Shaughnessy IV / DSIV (Artist)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing received Palm Beach Gardens City Council approval for a new Art in Public Places installation, 'The Great Egret,' created by artist Dan Shaughnessy IV (DSIV). The 90-inch stainless steel sculpture will be installed within Phase III of the Banyan Tree PUD along Northlake Boulevard.
• Ralfonso (Artist)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotleur & Hearing led the entitlement process and secured Art in Public Places (AIPP) approval for the 'Orange Peel' sculpture by artist Ralfonso at James Business Park in the City of Westlake — the city's first public art installation.
• Baker Barrios (Architect for Seacoast National Bank)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCotleur & Hearing presented the redevelopment plan for Seacoast National Bank's corporate headquarters in Stuart, FL. Baker Barrios is the architect for the new 58,000 sq ft office building and 252-space parking garage.
• Palm Beach North Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCotleur & Hearing served as Presenting Sponsor at the Palm Beach North Chamber Business Before Hours breakfast (State of Palm Beach County Update) at PGA National. The firm was also awarded the 2026 Sustainable Business of the Year by the Chamber.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EDSA: Florida-headquartered landscape architecture, planning, and resort/golf design firm with strong resort, hospitality, and master planning capabilities; directly comparable to Cotleur & Hearing's Florida focus and golf/club practice.
• SWA Group: National landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with deep expertise in master planning, entitlement, and large-scale mixed-use, healthcare, and waterfront projects; directly comparable in service mix and developer/municipality client base to Cotleur & Hearing.
• Sasaki Associates: Integrated design practice offering landscape architecture, planning, and urban design for institutions, campuses, and developers; comparable in multi-disciplinary site planning and institutional client work.
• OLIN: Landscape architecture, urban design, and planning studio working on cultural, institutional, and waterfront projects; comparable in high-design public realm and entitlement expertise.
• MKSK: Urban design, landscape architecture, and planning studio working on mixed-use, healthcare, and campus projects; comparable in master planning and entitlement services.
• Design Workshop: Landscape architecture and planning firm with strong parks, open space, and community master planning practice; comparable in public-sector and master planning work.
• LandDesign: Multi-disciplinary land design firm offering landscape architecture, civil engineering, and planning for residential, mixed-use, and institutional clients across the Southeast U.S.; directly comparable in service mix and developer/municipality relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: Major U.S. planning, engineering, and design consultancy with extensive Florida presence; bundles landscape architecture with civil engineering for developers and transportation clients, competing with Cotleur & Hearing on integrated site design.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with significant transportation, environmental, and landscape capabilities; competes for FDOT and large developer master planning work where Cotleur & Hearing operates.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with a sizable landscape architecture practice serving developers, municipalities, and transportation agencies; broader portfolio but overlaps with Cotleur & Hearing in FDOT and land development work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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