LAND DEAL SERVICES

 We provide comprehensive legal structuring in-house, allowing our team to move quickly and efficiently through the complexities of land transactions and development agreements. Our legal services include drafting and managing operating agreements, purchase and sale agreements, option contracts, leases, easements, and development agreements. We also assist in regulatory navigation and track relevant legislation to ensure our strategies are aligned with current laws and emerging policies. Having legal counsel embedded in our development engine ensures real-time deal refinement and seamless transitions from land control through disposition or lease-up. 

 Our team specializes in the identification, solicitation, and execution of public infrastructure funding, tax incentives, and economic development grants. From the earliest stages of planning, we evaluate incentive opportunities and work with municipalities and state agencies to secure infrastructure support, reimbursement programs, and long-term tax relief. This public-private funding strategy strengthens our project feasibility and allows us to deliver lower-cost, more competitive industrial offerings to the market. 

 We are deeply experienced in managing the complexities of brownfield redevelopment across Michigan and beyond. Our services include initiating local government engagement, coordinating environmental compliance, and navigating public hearings. We prepare and submit formalized brownfield plans, negotiate development agreements tied to reimbursement, and manage long-term monitoring and eligible activity tracking. These efforts enable our projects to unlock millions in state and local incentives, all while remediating and reactivating underutilized industrial land. 

 To enhance project economics, we lead the full tax abatement process from district formation through approval. We work with municipalities to establish incentive districts, prepare applications, and secure local and state-level authorizations. Our understanding of abatement timelines, compliance requirements, and public policy ensures that each project receives maximum benefit with minimal delays. 

 For select industrial users, we guide the implementation of Foreign Trade Zones to reduce import/export-related costs and enhance global competitiveness. Our services include feasibility analysis, grantee identification, application preparation, and managing the public notice process. We support the entire approval process, including FTZ Board review and Customs & Border Protection (CBP) activation—delivering operational readiness and compliance assurance for qualified users. 

 We actively engage with state and local governments to monitor policy trends, advocate for favorable legislation, and address political risk factors that could impact land use or industrial development. Our lobbying initiatives include community engagement strategies, regulatory tracking, and relationship-building with elected officials. These efforts ensure that our interests—and those of our investors and tenants—are protected and promoted in evolving policy environments.