INFILLReal Estate
Walkable contemporary California infill community illuminated at blue hour

Markets / United States

Development insight.
Investment discipline.

Infill Real Estate supports developers and investors with development feasibility, entitlement research, underwriting and acquisition analysis, with an initial focus on California housing and infill opportunities.

01A Specialist Practice

Land, policy and project economics.

Our United States practice focuses on the intersection of land, housing policy and project economics. We support developers and investors in evaluating what a site may support, how evolving planning and housing policy may shape its potential, and whether the numbers hold.

With an initial focus on California, our work is designed for small and mid-sized developers, housing developers, land and real-estate investors, development firms and family offices evaluating infill and housing opportunities.

02Site + Policy + Analysis

From policy to development potential.

California’s evolving housing framework can create new possibilities for existing parcels and development sites. Infill evaluates how applicable policy, planning context, site conditions and project economics interact.

Applicability depends on current law, local implementation, site conditions and professional review. Our work is research and analysis, not legal advice, and does not guarantee entitlement outcomes.

Land

Parcel configuration, access, existing improvements and physical constraints.

Policy

Where applicable: SB 9, SB 684, SB 1123, ADU legislation and other relevant housing laws.

Planning

Local zoning, implementation, development standards and planning requirements.

Potential

Housing scenarios tested against market conditions, timing and project economics.

03Infill Housing Typologies

More housing.
More choice.

California’s housing opportunity spans a spectrum between detached homes and large apartment buildings. We study how each form can respond to land, context, housing supply, development feasibility and project economics.

Contemporary accessory dwelling unit integrated into a landscaped California garden

01

ADU

Additional housing integrated thoughtfully within existing residential parcels.

Contemporary small multiplex on a tree-lined California street

02

Duplex / Small Multiplex

Appropriately scaled housing that expands choice within established neighborhoods.

Landscaped contemporary townhome community with subtle family activity

03

Townhomes

Compact family-oriented homes shaped around streets, paths and shared landscape.

Contemporary California courtyard housing with residents and mature landscaping

04

Courtyard Housing

Homes organized around shared outdoor space at a human neighborhood scale.

Small multifamily infill building on an active California neighborhood street

05

Small Multifamily

Contextual housing between detached homes and large apartment buildings.

Family-oriented compact housing along a landscaped pedestrian lane

06

Attainable Housing

Development strategies that broaden housing choice, improve land utilization and support supply.

Contemporary mixed-income housing community centered on shared outdoor space

07

Affordable & Mixed-Income Housing

Site, policy, market and feasibility analysis for a wider range of housing outcomes.

Photography is illustrative of housing typologies and community outcomes studied by the practice. It does not depict projects undertaken, owned or developed by Infill.

04Community

Housing at the human scale.

Thoughtful infill can create more housing while preserving the qualities that make neighborhoods desirable — human scale, walkability, access, landscape and a sense of community.

Landscaped contemporary courtyard community with residents walking and cycling

05Development + Investment Analysis

From possibility to project economics.

01

Development & Entitlement Advisory

Understanding what a parcel may support under current law and local implementation, and how a development strategy should respond.

  • Development Feasibility
  • Entitlement Strategy Support
  • Planning & Zoning Research
  • California Housing Policy Analysis
  • Infill Development Strategy
  • Site & Parcel Evaluation
  • Development Scenario Analysis
  • Subdivision Strategy Research
  • ADU Strategy
  • Housing Opportunity Analysis
02

Investment & Acquisition Support

Underwriting, modelling and analysis for acquisition and development decisions — judgment applied to real estate, not volume processing.

  • Real Estate Underwriting
  • Financial Modelling
  • Acquisition Analysis
  • Market Research
  • Site Screening
  • Development-Site Analysis
  • Due Diligence Support
  • Investment Memoranda
  • Scenario Analysis
  • Land & Development Opportunity Evaluation
03

Land & Development Opportunities

A narrower supporting capability focused on identifying and screening sites with development potential.

  • Site Identification
  • Land / Development Opportunity Screening
  • Acquisition Support
  • Development Potential Analysis
04

Affordable & Mixed-Income Housing Analysis

Property-level feasibility and market analysis for affordable and mixed-income housing opportunities, coordinated with independent legal, tax and regulatory specialists where required.

  • Development Feasibility
  • Real Estate Underwriting
  • Site Evaluation
  • Market Research
  • Development Scenario Analysis
  • Housing Policy Research
  • Acquisition Analysis
  • Due Diligence Support

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