Public Space Focus Merritt Chase specializes in transforming underutilized spaces into parks, plazas, and cultural districts across the Midwest and Rust Belt, presenting opportunities to offer landscape architecture, urban design, and public realm improvements to municipalities, universities, and cultural organizations.

Community Engagement Their design process emphasizes research and community input, signaling a receptiveness to collaboration, participatory planning programs, and stakeholder workshops which could be paired with outreach services, public meetings, and education initiatives to win municipal contracts.

Regional Collaboration Operating from Pittsburgh and Indianapolis with a focus on Middle America, there is potential to partner with regional development authorities, city planning departments, and nonprofit groups seeking landscape-led revitalization projects with a local-first approach.

Lifecycle Services With a small team but a broad impact scope, Merritt Chase may benefit from offering scalable services such as phased project delivery, maintenance planning, and habitat restoration, enabling longer-term retainer opportunities and recurring revenue.

Digital Presence Their tech stack includes standard web and analytics tools; there is an opportunity to upsell digital visualization, BIM-enabled design, or public-facing informational platforms to attract larger municipal wins and improve project proposals.