Urban helps shape the world around us – with time-tested experience, comprehensive resources, and intelligent solutions for development projects of all kinds. 

Urban's founder, J. Edgar Sears, Jr., established the company in 1967 with an innovative vision. He created Urban as a consulting firm with various independent departments that are self-managed, yet work together as a composite team to produce results for clients.

Today, our management teams are the best and brightest in the industry. The results-driven performance and skills they offer are evident in 40 years of innovation – from smaller community projects to some of the most notable mixed-use developments in the area, including Reston Town Center, Fairfax Corner, Dulles Town Center, Brambleton, and many more.

The key to our success is in our people. Urban projects always have the hands-on involvement of firm principals, assuring you the highest levels of responsiveness and expertise at all times. We have longtime relationships with governmental and regulatory decision-makers and an unequaled grasp of local building and development regulations in our markets.

Discover how Urban can support your project's success – and help you shape the world around us.