Development Planning

Introduction

Often, a property that you own or are considering to buy is not currently used for its highest and best use. In such cases, K Smart Associates can assist you to complete your land development project. While there are different types of land development solutions for different situations, K Smart Associates offer clients both a general approach and specific tailoring to meet the particular needs of both the client and project. Thinking about a land development? Why not contact a K Smart Associates expert by e-mail?

General

K Smart Associates manages teams of experts to identify the land development options, assesses their feasibility (including financial evaluations), and recommend strategies. Given our in-house municipal planning expertise, we fill additional roles within the development team to obtain the approvals needed before commencing the development project you selected. We can structure optional leasing programs, recommend strategies, and participate with you, your staff, or the brokerage community. K Smart Associates can co-ordinate design and approvals to meet tenant or user needs. Our approach will ensure that your development will be a success!

Types of Land Development

Greenfield When most people think of land development, greenfield development is what comes to mind. It occurs where a property is largely undeveloped for urban land uses but its highest and best use is an urban land use. K Smart Associates' experts have experience with greenfield commercial land development.
Brownfield Brownfields are lands that often had previous industrial land uses, but not always. In all cases, brownfields have or had contaminated soils that require remediation or are being remediated. Brownfield development poses special challenges, but such properties are often well-located within built up areas. As such, they often present opportunities which coupled with municipal programs can lead to successful developments.
Adaptive Re-use This type of land development involves adapting existing (often historic) buildings for new uses. Once again, these opportunities are often well-located within existing urban areas.
Redevelopment Sometimes, even if the property is free of contamination the existing buildings are not suitable for re-use. So, those existing buildings are demolished to make way for new buildings on the same property located within an existing urban area.

Consultation

K Smart Associates' experts are experienced land developers.

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