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Development & Entitlement Services

Development & Entitlement Services

BBRE delivers the complete development lifecycle as a service across three pillars. Engage us for the full path from site acquisition through delivery, or bring us in for a single phase. Every engagement is led by people who underwrite, entitle, and build real estate for a living. Explore each pillar below.

01

Site Acquisition

Buy the right asset, on the right terms — and know exactly what you're buying.

We help you identify, evaluate, and structure acquisitions before capital is at risk — then run the physical, regulatory, and title diligence that confirms a site can actually deliver the project you're underwriting, and what it will take to get there.

What's Included
Site identification, screening, and highest-and-best-use analysis
Underwriting and pro forma modeling
Deal structuring, LOI, and PSA support
Seller and broker negotiation strategy
Physical diligence: environmental (Phase I/II), geotechnical, ALTA survey
Regulatory diligence: zoning, general plan, overlay districts, entitlement risk
Title review: easements, CC&Rs, access and utility constraints
Consolidated feasibility and go/no-go memo
The Outcome

A clear-eyed go/no-go decision and a deal structured to protect your downside and maximize entitlement upside.

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02
Core Specialty

Entitlements & Permits

The hard part — handled.

Entitlements are where value is created and where most projects get stuck. This is what BBRE does best. We specialize in residential entitlements and also handle retail — managing the strategy, the agencies, the community, and the paperwork from application to approval, plus the land-use and contract work that keeps the deal sound through licensed counsel.

What's Included
Approval-pathway strategy (by-right vs. discretionary)
CEQA compliance and review management
Subdivision Map Act, rezoning, and general-plan amendments
Density bonus, ADU, and SB-9 strategies for residential
Conditional use permits, variances, parking and access for retail
Application preparation and agency/staff management
Community outreach and public-hearing representation
Building permit and plan-check coordination
Land-use counsel, contract drafting, and entity structuring (via licensed counsel)
The Outcome

Entitlements secured, the deal properly structured — and the value that comes with them.

Legal services are provided through licensed counsel.

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03

Construction Management

From entitled plan to delivered project.

With approvals in hand, we manage delivery as your owner's representative — coordinating the team, the budget, and the schedule to take the entitled plan through construction to a completed, value-realized project.

What's Included
Owner's-representative / development management
Contractor and consultant selection and bidding
Budget, schedule, and scope management
Permit and plan-check close-out coordination
Construction oversight and progress reporting
Project close-out and delivery
The Outcome

A completed project delivered on time, on budget, and at its highest realized value.

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Need the whole path, or just one pillar?

Either way, let's map it out.

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