Development Strategy
- Entitlement analysis
- Acquisition due diligence
- Zoning and land use evaluation
- Project positioning
- Agency coordination
Land strategy for complex projects.
Practical solutions for land use, entitlement, environmental, vineyard, hospitality, and ranch property challenges.
A different kind of land advisor.
Successful projects require more than technical compliance. They require strategy, timing, political awareness, environmental understanding, and the ability to navigate competing interests without losing momentum.
I help landowners, developers, investors, attorneys, hospitality operators, and real estate professionals evaluate risk, identify opportunity, and move complex property matters forward.
Strategy across property, regulation, and execution.
Hospitality + Vineyard + Ranch
- Winery and hospitality positioning
- Rural land planning
- Retreat and destination properties
- Operational feasibility
- Entitlement framing
Environmental + Regulatory
- Code enforcement resolution
- Environmental agency coordination
- Restoration strategy
- CEQA and habitat constraints
- Complex compliance matters
Advisory + Representation
- Owner representation
- Project advocacy
- Stakeholder coordination
- Strategic communications
- Development problem solving
Clarity, strategy, and practical resolution.
The work is discreet, solutions-oriented, and grounded in helping clients understand what is possible, what is at risk, and what path is most likely to move a project forward.
Representative Matters
- Pre-acquisition and pre-listing diligence
- Entitlement and feasibility review
- Winery, vineyard, and ranch property strategy
- Hospitality and resort positioning
- Environmental and creek/habitat constraints
- Code enforcement and legacy property issues
- Strategic communications and stakeholder outreach
Let's discuss the property, project, or problem in front of you.
Based in Sonoma County, California, I work with clients throughout the United States and internationally, including France and Australia.