Land / Master Development

  
 

 

Gilbert Realty Company has assembled a multi-disciplinary team comprised of experienced personnel and external consultants to plan, permit, develop and market land holdings and planned-unit developments throughout the Low Country area. Gilbert Realty Company serves as the single point of coordination for managing the land development process beginning with the identification of raw land, continuing through the planning and regulatory approval-process and culminating in the development, and sales and marketing process. Team members have technical expertise and concentrated experience in the following areas:

 

  
 

  • Land Planning and Master Plan Development
  • Architecture to include Landscape Architecture
  • Market Research, Project Feasibility and Preparation of Pro-formas
  • Engineering and Wetlands Consulting
  • Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Issues
  • Legal Issues and Contract Preparation
  • Real Estate Brokerage, Sales and Leasing, and Property Management

Range of Services

Services are customized to meet the needs of the individual client.
The typical assignment includes the following services:

  • Identification of potential tract or parcel for development
  • Assessment of physical, locational and overall development characteristics of the tract
  • Market/feasibility study to determine optimal land uses
  • Conceptualization of optimal land use plan
  • Preparation of Master Development Plan
  • Wetlands Delineation and Obtainment of Section 404 Permit
  • Design of roads, water & sewer, utilities, storm water drainage, etc.
  • Negotiation of Water & Sewer Agreement, Development Agreement, and P-U-D zoning with applicable governmental agencies
  • Completion of Regional Impact package, if applicable
  • Development cost estimation
  • Financial modeling to confirm feasibility and marketability of optimal development scheme relative to end development, master development, bulk sale, and/or joint venture alternatives
  • Securing of conventional financing and/or equity investment for project
  • Preparation of legal documents (Development Agreement, Zoning/P-U-D Documents, Contract for Consulting Services, Agreements of Sale, etc.)
  • Securing of Development Permits
  • Construction Management Services
  • Implementation of Strategic Marketing and Sales Plan

Clients

  • Corporations
  • Forest Products Companies
  • Investor Groups
  • Private Land Owners
  • Privately Held Businesses
  • Homebuilders
  • Municipalities and Governmental Agencies