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Site Selection · Illustrative
Land — Development Site Selection
A developer evaluating development land needed to compare parcels on official-plan designation, servicing, and entitlement risk before committing.
- Asset Class
- Land
- Region
- GTA
- Intent
- Buy
- Archetype
- Site Selection
The Challenge
The developer had several candidate parcels but no clear basis for comparing them on entitlement timeline and servicing cost.
Each parcel's official-plan designation, environmental constraints, and approvals path differed, making apples-to-apples comparison difficult.
The deal had to pencil under a realistic hold period that accounted for the entitlement timeline.
The Strategy
Assessed each parcel's official-plan designation, servicing status, environmental constraints, and development potential.
Modeled carry cost, entitlement timeline, and exit value under several scenarios rather than a single optimistic assumption.
Connected the developer with planners and consultants familiar with the municipality's approvals process to de-risk the entitlement path.
The Result
The developer identified the parcel with the best balance of development potential and realistic entitlement timeline.
The pro forma reflected a realistic hold period and carry cost rather than an aggressive timeline.
The entitlement path was de-risked through early engagement with the right planners and consultants.
Key Takeaways
What This Means for Your Deal
- Compare land parcels on designation, servicing, and entitlement risk — not just price per acre.
- Model carry cost and entitlement timeline under several scenarios; land runs on multi-year horizons.
- Engage planners who know the municipality early to de-risk the approvals path.
Illustrative archetype. Details are anonymized composites representing the types of transactions Hiren advises on — not a record of a specific, identifiable closed deal. Actual results depend on market conditions, property specifics, and transaction-specific due diligence.
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