Cities shape lives. Decisions about real estate, housing, infrastructure, climate, and economic development determine whether communities thrive or struggle and whether opportunity reaches everyone or just a few.

HR&A guides the people shaping those decisions, including mayors and agency heads, real estate owners and developers, non-profit leaders and community advocates, at the moments when the stakes are high and the path forward isn’t clear.

We bring rigorous analysis and creative problem solving to questions that don’t have easy answers, combining data-driven insights with a deep understanding of how cities function.

Our work drives lasting impact by unlocking investment, expanding opportunity, and bringing places to life.

For over 50 years, we’ve been evolving alongside cities and staying focused on what’s coming next.

Our work is as diverse as the clients and communities we serve, but it’s unified by a central mission. We create vital places, build equitable and resilient communities, and improve people’s lives.

We operate from some of the greatest cities in the world, including our headquarters in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Raleigh, San Francisco Bay Area, and Washington D.C.

People make the place, so we’ve built a dynamic culture of excellence, collaboration, and care.