Good City Studio

What Good City Studio does

Good City Studio is a Philadelphia-based, vertically integrated professional services firm that provides strategy, design, development, and management services for the hospitality and lifestyle real estate sectors. Founded in 2019 by Amanda Potter, the practice is led by a four-person principal team (Potter, David Gutstadt, Daniel Briones, and Katie Hodge) and operates with a small staff of 1–10 employees, augmented by project-based collaborators. Good City's offering bundles concept ideation, feasibility and financial modeling, design development, construction administration, and ongoing asset/operations management into a single engagement, eliminating the fragmentation its clients typically face when coordinating separate architects, developers, and operators.

Name

Good City Studio

Legal name

Good City Studio

Website

https://goodcitystudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Good City Studio is a Philadelphia-based professional services firm providing vertically integrated strategy, design, development, and management for hospitality and lifestyle real estate clients, with direct involvement in 20+ membership club concepts across the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Design and Development Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Luxury Hotels (City Luxury) (THAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

City/Urban Convention Hotels (THAGALAA), Urban & Downtown Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAA)

Keywords

• Hospitality design services
• Real estate development
• Club concept development
• Hospitality consulting
• Project management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

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 - Strategy & Consulting: Good City provides strategic advisory services including feasibility studies, market analysis, financial modeling, and investor materials. This appears to be a primary revenue stream for concept development and planning engagements.
2. Design & Development Services: Full-service design and development including concept development, programming, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration. Revenue generated through project-based fees for design and project oversight.
3. Management Services: Ongoing management services including third-party management, interim CEO/board oversight, and asset management for completed projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Good City Studio is a vertically integrated professional services practice providing strategy, design, development, and management for lifestyle membership concepts in the hospitality industry. The firm conceptes, programs, designs, and operates private clubs, hotels, residential developments, workspace concepts, and health and wellness facilities for enterprise clients. With direct involvement in over 20 lifestyle membership concepts, Good City delivers end-to-end services from feasibility and concept ideation through construction administration and ongoing asset management.

Product overview

Good City Studio is a vertically integrated real estate and hospitality design, development, and operations practice—not a software product company. Its offering is a unified suite of professional services spanning ideation, development, design, execution, strategy, and management for lifestyle membership concepts. The portfolio encompasses flagship project Fitler Club (115,000-SF private members club winning Surface Magazine's 2019 Best Private Members Club award) alongside over 20 lifestyle membership concepts across Private Clubs, Health & Wellness, Workspace, Hotels, and Residential verticals. Services are delivered through a team of development, design and operations experts providing concept brainstorming, mood boards, design development, construction documentation, bidding, value engineering, feasibility studies, financial modeling, and operational management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy & Consulting Services Strategic advisory services including feasibility studies, market analysis, financial modeling, and investor materials for hospitality, lifestyle, and mixed-use real estate projects. Targeted at enterprise real estate developers, hospitality operators, and investors evaluating new concepts or repositioning existing assets.
• Design & Development Services Full-service design and development including concept development, programming, design development, construction documentation, bidding, value engineering, and construction administration for hospitality and lifestyle projects. Delivered through project-based fees for design and project oversight to enterprise clients.
• Management Services Ongoing management services including third-party management, interim CEO/board oversight, and asset management for completed projects. Targeted at owners and operators of lifestyle clubs, hotels, and mixed-use properties who need operational expertise post-opening.

Quantifiable outcome

• Snowmass Club renovation completed in early 2021 significantly drove sales and greatly enhanced overall member satisfaction
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and notable.

• Raven Capital ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Since 2020, Good City has provided ongoing strategic advice to Raven Capital Management for its real estate venture and co-living concept X Co. The X Co. X locations feature 600+ apartment units with expansive 'club' amenities consisting of workspaces, maker spaces, fitness, outdoor pool decks and event spaces, and food & beverage outlets.
• Lubert AdlercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLubert Adler Partners is a real estate developer that has engaged David Gutstadt as Principal to lead project concepting, programming, business strategy, design, operational strategy, and marketing for The Battery project. Good City also worked with Lubert Adler on Atelier 1418 and Satellite workspace concepts.
• Align ResidentialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGood City is in partnership with Align Residential assisting DM Development with the formation and launch of a new residential hospitality concept. The first two sites are in Hollywood and San Francisco with project openings slated for 2025 and 2026.
• Somera RoadkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerSomera Road is developing one of Nashville's most expansive new urban mixed-use projects in The Gulch. Good City was brought on by partner Trestle Studio to concept a premium fitness-forward club for Paseo South Gulch.
• Trestle StudiokeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrestle Studio is a development partner bringing Good City into the Paseo South Gulch project in Nashville to concept and potentially operate the fitness-forward club.
• Alterra Mountain CompanykeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlterra Mountain Company's Snow Park Village development in Deer Valley is envisioned to be one of the nation's most premier skiing destinations. Good City was engaged to advise on feasibility and positioning for a health and wellness concept intended to be a core anchor for the village experience.
• Andrew Obermeyer ArchitecturekeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAndrew Obermeyer Architecture is a design partner for the Raven 20,000-SF incubator, studio, and creative workspace project in Santa Monica.
• Chris StapletonnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerAt the onset of the 2020 pandemic, Good City teamed up with Grammy Award-winning musician Chris Stapleton to realize his vision for a socially distanced live music venue called Project Tailgate. The open air experience enables concert-goers to drive directly into their own private VIP box.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CetraRuddy: New York architecture firm with a strong residential and hospitality portfolio, including large mixed-use developments. Comparable to Good City in providing architectural services for residential and mixed-use hospitality projects but at materially larger scale.
• Rockwell Group: Large New York-based architecture and design firm with hospitality, hotel, restaurant, and entertainment projects globally. Comparable to Good City in hospitality design scope but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple verticals.

Direct peers

• Yabu Pushelberg: Toronto-based interior design and architecture firm with deep hospitality practice (Four Seasons, Edition, St. Regis). Comparable to Good City as a globally recognized hospitality design specialist serving luxury hotel and lifestyle clients.
• Jeffrey Beers International: New York-based architecture and design firm specializing in hotels, restaurants, and private clubs. Directly comparable to Good City for its hospitality and members-club design portfolio, serving similar luxury clients.
• AvroKO: New York-based hospitality design firm specializing in restaurants, hotels, and lifestyle concepts. Highly comparable to Good City Studio in offering brand-driven interior design and concept development for premium hospitality clients, although without the development and operations overlay.
• Meyer Davis Studio: New York-based design studio focused on hotels, restaurants, residential, and retail. Comparable to Good City for its hospitality-centric design practice and high-end client roster, with similar attention to concept-led, branded environments.
• Pembrooke & Ives: New York-based interior design firm serving luxury hotels, private clubs, and high-end residences. Comparable to Good City for premium hospitality and private-club interior design work.
• V Starr Interiors: Hospitality and residential interior design firm with hotel, club, and resort portfolio. Comparable to Good City in providing design services for hotels and lifestyle properties with a hospitality-first approach.
• SB Architects: San Francisco-based architecture firm focused on hospitality, including hotels, resorts, and mixed-use developments. Comparable to Good City for hospitality architectural services, particularly on the West Coast and in resort destinations.
• Stonehill & Taylor: New York-based architecture and interiors firm with a long-standing hotel and hospitality focus. Comparable to Good City in delivering architectural and interior design services for urban luxury hotel and mixed-use projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/good-city-studio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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