Feasibility Study

Feasibility Study for Development Sites

For owners and serious buyers under contract evaluating multifamily, townhomes, subdivisions, and build-to-rent.

Get a go/no-go plan before you spend big on design and consultants.

Not a lender. Not a GC bid shop.

realistic development paths
zoning + entitlement direction
timeline reality
major cost drivers + red flags
next-step roadmap

Best Fit

Not a Fit

Start with the Free Checklist

Free Development Feasibility Checklist

Use this if you’re early and want a quick reality check before you hire anyone.

It’s built for owners and serious buyers evaluating a specific site.

Not for loans, funding, or deal hunters.

Ready for a Decision?

Paid Feasibility Study (Go/No-Go)

Use this when you need a defensible answer on what the site can support and what it will take to execute.

You’ll get realistic options, timeline, major cost drivers, and a next-step roadmap.

Free Checklist: What It Covers

Use this to sanity-check a specific site before you spend money on consultants.

A step-by-step site screen you can run in under 30 minutes
The 10 questions to answer before you talk to a broker or architect
A simple ‘go / no-go / unknown’ scoring method
The fastest way to spot deal-killers early
A short list of what to gather next if the site passes

Best for owners and serious buyers evaluating a specific site.

Paid Feasibility Study: What You Receive

This is a paid, decision-grade study that tells you what the site can support and what it will take to execute.

You’ll leave with options, tradeoffs, a realistic timeline, and a next-step roadmap.

2–3 realistic development paths (with tradeoffs)
Likely entitlement path + timeline
Major constraints + cost drivers (high level)
Yield range (no promises, just reality)
Order-of-magnitude budget range
Next-step roadmap (what to do, in order)

Pricing (Starting Points)

Pricing depends on complexity. We confirm scope on the strategy call.

Small Sites / Up to 3 Units

Starting at $5,000

- - Feasibility options + constraints review
  - Timeline + entitlement direction
  - Next-step roadmap

Multifamily / Mixed Use / Up to ~50 Units

Starting at $25,000

- - Multiple paths + yield range
  - Entitlement strategy + timeline
  - Cost-driver and risk review

Larger / Mixed-Use

Starting at $50,000

- Complex site + program evaluation
- Entitlement and phasing approach
- Decision-grade roadmap

Third-party studies (survey, geotech, wetlands, etc.) are separate.

Why Feasibility Comes First

Feasibility prevents expensive mistakes and gives you leverage—whether you sell, entitle, or build.

One owner thought they had a 20-unit site. Access and utility limits cut it in half.
One buyer used feasibility to renegotiate after uncovering a hidden site cost.

Feasibility FAQ

Do you provide financing?

We don’t offer loans or ‘funding’ as a standalone service.

Our first job is feasibility and a clear execution plan—because capital only shows up for projects that pencil and are financeable.

After we’re engaged as your development manager, we can help pursue project financing and/or raise equity as part of the normal course of managing the development.

Capital raising is a dedicated workstream with real overhead and direct costs (lender/investor process, materials, diligence, legal, travel, etc.), so it’s handled under an engagement with overhead reimbursement and pass-through expenses—not as a free pre-engagement promise.

We’ve been in the industry long enough to have relationships across retail and institutional capital, and we leverage those relationships once the project is under management and the plan is credible.

I’m under contract—can you move fast?

Yes, if you can share the address (or parcel), your deadline, and what you’re trying to confirm.

We’ll tell you on the first call whether we can meet your timeline and what level of analysis is realistic before your contingency date.

Can you tell me exactly what I can build?

We can tell you what’s realistically supportable and what the permitting path looks like.

Exact answers sometimes require third-party work (survey, geotech, wetlands, or a formal pre-submittal), so we give you ranges plus the steps needed to confirm.

Do I need survey, geotech, or wetlands work first?

Not always.

We typically start with a first-pass feasibility using available records and obvious constraints.

If the site passes, we’ll recommend the minimum third-party work needed to remove the biggest unknowns—only when it’s worth it.

What if I decide to sell instead?

That’s a valid outcome.

Feasibility often helps you sell smarter because you understand the site’s development potential, the likely timeline, and what a buyer will discount for risk.

How long does feasibility take?

It depends on the site’s complexity and the number of unknowns.

On the strategy call, we’ll set expectations on the timeline and what’s realistic for your situation.

If you’re under contract, we can prioritize the highest-impact questions first.

What areas do you serve?

Our roots and core experience are in the Pacific Northwest and the Greater Seattle area.”

Starting in 2025, we also began working on projects nationwide.

Outside our home market, we’re most efficient when the scope is meaningful (typically 15+ units or comparable complexity), and we can scale up for larger multifamily and commercial residential projects as well.

Send the city and property type, and we’ll tell you quickly if it’s a fit.

What should I prepare before the call?

If you have it, bring the property address or parcel number, a listing link, and any known constraints (slope, access, utilities, wetlands, easements).

Also tell us your goal (sell vs entitle vs develop), your timeline, and whether there’s debt on the property.

Feasibility Study: Go/No-Go for Development Sites

A development feasibility study is a structured go/no-go process for land and teardown properties.

It answers one practical question: does this site support a realistic project under real-world constraints (rules, utilities, access, cost, and time)?

If you’re an owner, feasibility helps you choose the smartest path: sell as-is, add entitlement clarity before selling, or pursue development (often through a joint venture).

If you’re a buyer, feasibility helps you validate the deal before deadlines—and avoid paying for “development-ready” assumptions that don’t survive permitting reality.

The goal isn’t to “make it work.” The goal is to surface deal-killers early, define the likely path forward, and make the decision with facts instead of optimism.

The 5 issues that usually decide the deal

In our experience, most sites don’t fail because of the idea. They fail because of one (or more) of these:

Access and circulation (legal access, fire requirements, site layout constraints)
Utilities and infrastructure (availability vs upgrade cost, long runs, capacity)
Site physics (slope, drainage, retaining, buildable area vs “paper” area)
Title constraints (easements, encroachments, covenants, deed restrictions)
Entitlement timeline risk (what approvals are likely, and what slows them down)

Feasibility doesn’t replace survey, geotech, wetlands, or engineering.

It tells you what’s worth confirming next—and what’s not worth spending money on yet.

What to send for a fast first read

To move quickly, send:
Property address or parcel number
Are you the owner or under contract (and your deadline)?
Your target outcome: sell, entitle, develop, or “not sure”
Property type you’re considering (multifamily, townhomes, subdivision, BTR, mixed-use)
Any known constraints (slope, access, utilities, wetlands/critical areas, easements)

If you don’t have all of this, that’s normal.

The point of feasibility is to identify the few variables that actually control the outcome—and sequence the next steps correctly.