Subdivision & Land Development
Connect the development thesis to planning, mapping, and implementation.
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Services / Project Feasibility & Due Diligence
Test the Path Before You Commit
Turn site, jurisdictional, entitlement, environmental, schedule, and delivery questions into a clearer development decision.
Define the Decision
Useful due diligence begins with the actual decision, the available evidence, the assumptions being tested, and the consequences of unresolved questions.
CDA organizes cross-disciplinary inputs and develops a decision framework. It is not an appraisal, legal opinion, engineering analysis, survey, environmental document, or guarantee of an agency or commercial outcome.
Assessment Areas
Project Thesis
Clarify intended use, project priorities, decision criteria, and assumptions being tested.
Site & Jurisdiction Context
Organize known land-use, policy, access, utility, physical, and community-context questions.
Entitlement Path
Identify the anticipated approvals, public process, key dependencies, and agency touchpoints.
Environmental Flags
Surface known environmental questions and identify specialist work needed for further evaluation.
Technical Dependencies
Identify engineering, surveying, architectural, infrastructure, and other professional inputs.
Schedule, Team & Key Risks
Document assumptions, unresolved dependencies, decision dates, responsible parties, and material uncertainties.
When to Engage
Acquisition & Site Selection
Before a commitment, define what must be understood and what remains contingent.
Concept Selection & Pre-Filing
Compare development options and identify the professional work needed before application.
Project Reset & Repositioning
Reassess assumptions and alternatives when facts, objectives, or review conditions change.
Feasibility Options Matrix
A decision-ready matrix compares options without predicting approvals, schedules, value, returns, or project outcomes.
- Assumptions
- State what is known, what is sponsor direction, and what requires confirmation by others.
- Open Questions
- Identify information gaps, agency questions, and dependencies that could affect the choice.
- Tradeoffs
- Compare scope, sequencing, flexibility, public process, professional work, and implementation implications.
- Next Actions
- Assign focused follow-up to CDA, the sponsor, agencies, counsel, or the appropriate specialist.
A Decision-Ready Due-Diligence Process
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Scope
Define the decision, criteria, available information, and agreed limitations.
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Context
Organize site, jurisdiction, policy, project, and team facts.
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Path Evaluation
Map anticipated approvals, options, questions, and dependencies.
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Specialist Review
Coordinate appropriate professional evaluation of technical, legal, and environmental questions.
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Decision Record
Summarize assumptions, uncertainties, alternatives, and recommended next actions.
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Evaluate Your Project’s Feasibility
Share the decision under consideration, known constraints, and available information so CDA can consider an appropriate advisory scope.
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