land development frequently asked questions

The three key stages of land development are pre-development, construction, and post-development. Pre-development is the planning and logistics stage. Construction is the physical process of development. And post-development involves either re-sale or property management.

Land development is a complex process that involves the evaluation, planning, engineering, and construction of improvements on a piece of land based on codes and regulations set by the municipality and regulatory agencies.

Industrial properties include factory-office multi-use properties, factory-warehouse multi-use properties, heavy manufacturing buildings, industrial parks, light manufacturing buildings, and research and development parks.

The pre-development phase of projects is where big decisions are made. We lay out the plan and brainstorm potential problems down the line. This helps us account for them before they become problems at all. Essentially, this is when logistics need to be thoroughly worked out.

The importance of pre-development is its potential to save the project owner time and money. Without appropriate vetting, a site could be completely wrong for the lifetime of your project for dozens of different reasons. You don’t want to run into major issues during construction, so ensuring each avenue is walked down beforehand drives a more successful project.

The pre-development phase includes the logistics and budgeting of your project, site scouting and selection, surveying the site, land purchase and development planning, and zoning permits.

The construction phase of land development begins after all stakeholders in the project feel confident in the plans laid out during pre-development; the construction phase of land development can begin. This is when all of the planning comes together into action.

Most sites selected for land development will need utility work in at least some capacity, if not entirely new, and utilities run into the site. Utility work is one area where it is vital to have an experienced partner to connect with the right utilities to ensure access to electricity, gas, telephone wiring, water, waste management, and more.

Whenever we contract with trade experts, it’s only after they’ve been thoroughly vetted to provide the same level of service we hold ourselves to. We strive to access qualified local trade partners in the different locations we service.