Site sourcing
On- and off-market origination through our own broker and land owner relationships, screened against defined acquisition criteria rather than opportunistically.
Land Acquisition & Entitlement
Land basis and approvals decide more of a project's outcome than anything built above grade. We control both.
Every project starts with the dirt. We source on- and off-market sites across our target markets — from infill parcels to master-planned assemblages — and underwrite each one against a specific business plan before we tie it up, not after.
Entitlement is where most development risk actually lives, and it is not a task we refer out. We carry a site through zoning, variances, site plan approval, and permitting, appearing at the municipal and community meetings ourselves, because the person who underwrote the deal should be the person answering for it in the hearing.
We would rather walk away in diligence than discover an entitlement problem after closing.
What this includes
Underwriting & feasibility
Market study, comparable analysis, yield-on-cost modelling, and a hard-cost budget built before the site is put under contract.
Due diligence
Title, survey, environmental, geotechnical, utility capacity, and access — coordinated and reviewed by a principal.
Zoning & entitlement
Rezoning, variances, special use permits, and site plan approval carried through every municipal step until the site is buildable.
Community & municipal engagement
Direct participation in neighbourhood meetings, planning commission, and council hearings.
Incentives & public finance
Evaluation and pursuit of tax abatement, TIF, and other public participation where a project's economics genuinely depend on it.
How we engage
- 01
Screen
We test the site against acquisition criteria and a preliminary business plan before spending diligence dollars.
- 02
Control
We negotiate a contract with a diligence period sized to the entitlement risk we actually expect.
- 03
Entitle
We carry zoning and permitting to approval, adjusting the program as the municipal process reveals what is achievable.
- 04
Close
We close on an entitled, buildable site with a budget and schedule already built against it.
Sectors we apply this to
The same capability, underwritten differently by asset class.
Owners, brokers & representatives with sites
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From a few acres to master-planned assemblages, we acquire land across our target markets. Share the property details and our acquisition team will evaluate it promptly and confidentially.