GMA International

What GMA International does

GMA International is a privately-held, boutique land development consulting firm founded in 1990 and headquartered in Newport Beach, California, with a secondary office in Palm Springs. The firm operates three integrated service lines: Master Planning Services (resort, golf, marina, theme park, ski village, and residential community master plans, including golf course routing), Design Services (integrated site design, award-winning architectural and landscape plans, project theming and design development), and Development Services (project visioning, direction setting, team assemblage, entitlement, cost/revenue analysis, pro-formas, construction coordination, and securing project debt and equity financing).

GMA serves public and private sector clients developing destination resort complexes, exclusive residential communities, theme parks, international airport facilities, and golf course communities across more than 30 countries including the US, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Chile, Scotland, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Tahiti, French Polynesia, the Caribbean, the Philippines, Europe, the Middle East, and China. The company's technical toolkit centers on AutoCAD and image-editing programs; the firm emphasizes creative, solution-oriented multi-disciplinary teams with multilingual capability and established governmental liaison experience for entitlement.

The firm makes money through custom, project-based professional services engagements paid on a quote/bid basis per development. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales to developers, property owners, and project sponsors, with deal flow heavily supported by long-running co-development relationships with marquee signature designers (notably Arnold Palmer Design Company and Jack Nicklaus / Nicklaus Design). President Gil Martinez leads the firm and is personally credited with routing 300+ golf courses over 30+ years.

Name

GMA International

Legal name

GMA International

Website

https://gmaintl.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GMA International is a boutique land development consulting firm founded in 1990 in Newport Beach, California. It delivers master planning, design, and development services — including entitlements and financing coordination — to luxury resort, residential, and golf course developers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport Beach

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. Master Planning Services: Providing world class resort, health and wellness, golf, marina, theme park and residential community master plans, including golf course routing plans, ski villages and trail design, eco-adventure and recreational planning, community/new town design.
2. Design Services: Integrated site design, award winning architectural and landscape plans, project design development, project theming and development.
3. Development Services: Project visioning, project direction setting, team assemblage, project team management, entitlement services, project cost revenue analysis, project pro-formas, business plans, construction process coordination, securing project debt and equity financing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GMA International is a boutique land development consulting firm that provides master planning, design, and development services for large-scale resort, residential, golf, marina, and theme park projects. Its core offerings include golf course routing plans, ski village and trail design, integrated site and landscape architecture, plus entitlement processing and project financing coordination for clients across more than 30 countries.

Product overview

GMA International is a land development consulting firm offering three integrated service lines: Master Planning Services (resort, golf, marina, residential community master plans), Design Services (architectural and landscape design), and Development Services (project management, entitlements, and financing). These services work together to guide clients from initial project visioning through design, planning, and development execution for destination resort complexes, exclusive residential communities, theme parks, airport facilities, and golf course communities worldwide.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Master Planning Services Provision of world-class resort, health and wellness, golf, marina, theme park, and residential community master plans, including golf course routing plans, ski villages and trail design, eco-adventure and recreational planning, community/new town design, high-density mix-use lifestyle programming, and preparation of project master planning documents for public presentations and promotional purposes. Targeted at enterprise developers, resort operators, and public-sector clients.
• Design Services Integrated site design, award-winning architectural and landscape plans, project design development, project theming, and development. Targeted at enterprise developers and resort operators commissioning large-scale resort and residential developments.
• Development Services Project visioning, project direction setting, team assemblage, project team management, entitlement services, project cost/revenue analysis, project pro-formas, business plans, construction process coordination, and securing project debt and equity financing. Targeted at enterprise developers and project sponsors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Unblemished record for project entitlement
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Arnold Palmer Design CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2006Long-term collaboration spanning over 30 years. Gil Martinez and GMA work with Arnold Palmer Design on golf course development projects including Los Valles Golf Club (Arnold Palmer Signature Course), Tradition Golf Club, SilverRock Resort, and others. The partnership is described as a key team component for luxury resort developments.
• Jack Nicklaus / Nicklaus DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on golf and real estate development projects. GMA has worked with Jack Nicklaus and Nicklaus Design on multiple award-winning projects including Superstition Mountain, Estrella Mountain Ranch, The Club at Pronghorn, and Laguna del Mar in Mexico. Testimonials describe GMA as creative, prepared, and understanding of course designer's needs.
• Landscapes UnlimitedmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for golf course developments. Worked with GMA on Tradition Golf Club in La Quinta, California, which is widely acknowledged as one of the premier private developments in the country.
• Pinnacle Design (Ken Alperstein)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner collaborating with GMA on golf course and resort developments including Tradition Golf Club.
• David Chapman / Los Valles CompanymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for Los Valles Golf Club. GMA introduced David Chapman to Dan Palmer for the Los Valles development after previously master planning Tradition in La Quinta for Chapman. Chapman manages real estate sales and golf course operations for Los Valles.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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