Developer Services

With land and development costs at an all time high, and the entitlement process increasingly cumbersome it is vitally important to make well informed and strategic buying decisions. Understanding complex zoning codes, future land use plans, and highest and best use all come into play to determine the economic viability of a project.  Infill sites can prove to be even more challenging with potential title, environmental and aging infrastructure issues. Approvals for rezoning can involve mitigating the concerns and sometimes ire of well organized neighborhood group, along with placating municipal planning department associates and elected officials.

Developer Services:

• Competitive Market Analysis – Whether a site has been recently identified for acquisition, or held in inventory for an extended period of time, it is important to know its market value and surrounding market activity. Our analysis gives you the tools to make sound investment decisions based on the most up to date and comprehensive market data available. We look at what is driving a particular market, what is working and what is not, and which segments present the most opportunities.
• Land Pricing Analysis – In order to make sound investment decisions as well as be competitive in the market place it is important to know what the competition is paying. We collect and analyze price per acre, square foot and per unit, and take into account other cost variables such as unusual site conditions, tax incentives or off site infrastructure costs that can make simply looking at the purchase price an inaccurate indication of true land cost.
• Rent Comparable and Vacancy Analysis – In developing for-rent product it is important to know up to date rent and vacancy information for current and proposed competing communities. We track rental data and can cater an analysis to fit your needs.
• Zoning Analysis – What is the current zoning and what does it allow? What does the future Land Use Plan recommend? What is the highest, best, and most likely achievable zoning? What does the neighborhood want to see? We look at all these factors and make recommendations regarding what can get approved. With the entitlement process increasingly cumbersome and expensive it is important to new projects equipped with the knowledge to expedite approvals.
• Land Plan and Use Recommendations – Zoning regulations, market conditions, exit strategy, consumer demands, municipalities, and other external forces impact how a site should be developed and positioned in the marketplace. We will work with you, your land planners, engineers, and architects to create a development or redevelopment plan that capitalizes on market demands and maximizes absorption and profitability.
• Entitlement Facilitation – With significant experience and a successful track record in gaining entitlements from rezoning to permits we can help insure that entitlements for your project are gained in a timely manner. We can work with neighborhood group, municipal planning departments and elected officials as your advocate to garner support and approval for your development.
• Due Diligence Coordination – When under contract to purchase property time is of the essence. We can serve as your due diligence coordinator by soliciting bids from contractors, tracking progress and making sure that all information is gathered in a timely manner.