Client alignment is crucial in the site selection process for industrial projects.

It ensures the process incorporates both strategic goals and operational needs. Key factors include proximity to suppliers and markets, labor availability, utilities, transportation, operating costs, regulatory compliance, and future expansion potential.

Clear communication and collaboration with stakeholders help avoid missteps, reduce risks, and ensure the new location supports long-term business objectives.

Our engagements typically begin with a client questionnaire, allowing Land Strategies to uncover all the key project drivers and ensure a highly informed site selection search.

Once project criteria are established, we begin researching potential markets and locations.

This typically begins with a workforce screening to ensure markets under consideration have an adequate supply of talent available.

Then we continue the search by using resources like real estate databases, economic development agencies, utility and rail providers, etc., to generate a comprehensive list of available properties.

Based on client needs, there are numerous resources we leverage across the country to identify optimal sites.

With over 10 years of nationwide property searches, Land Strategies has the knowledge and network to identify hidden gems in the market, despite the constantly evolving real estate landscape.

We narrow the list of potential markets and sites by eliminating locations with significant constraints, such as workforce concerns, high operating cost environments, zoning issues, environmental risks, or inadequate infrastructure, etc.—focusing on those that meet the high-level suitability criteria.

As the list narrows, Land Strategies conducts thorough evaluations of the shortlisted sites.

This includes assessing site development characteristics, zoning, transportation access, utility adequacy, environmental considerations.

For promising sites, the project team will conduct site visits. These visits involve physically walking the property and meeting with local officials to discuss the project.

Local teams typically include state and local economic development officials, utility providers, and workforce partners.

These meetings help clients understand the local culture and gauge the level of support available from local teams.

We use a weighted scoring system to evaluate shortlisted sites based on established criteria such as operating costs, workforce availability, regulatory factors, and tax climate.

Throughout this process, we always involve stakeholders to ensure project team alignment with project goals and priorities.

Using these proven tools help implement rigorous objective measures to a relatively subjective process. Land Strategies wants to ensure decisions made are defendable for years to come.

Land Strategies can assist with ensuring a smooth real estate transaction and negotiating incentives that maximize value for industrial projects.

From securing tax abatements and grants to ensuring zoning compliance and addressing future expansion potential, we help navigate this complex process for our clients.

Our strong relationships with economic development agencies and local stakeholders ensure a seamless process, saving clients both time and money while setting the business up for long-term success.