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Sitework Cost Calculator
Estimate preliminary horizontal and sitework cost allowances for land development feasibility screening.
Why sitework changes land feasibility
Roads, utilities, grading, stormwater, retaining walls, access, and off-site improvements can make or break a land development deal.
Where to go next
Run the free land feasibility calculator, review the sample report, or compare related calculators.
Formula
Sitework cost equals gross parcel acres multiplied by a sitework cost per acre allowance, then rolled into total development cost with utilities, impact fees, contingency, and financing.
Sample assumptions
- Roads and access exposure
- Utilities and stormwater scope
- Grading, retaining walls, and off-site improvements
- Civil engineer verification required
Feasibility calculator
Build a preliminary land development scenario
Enter the parcel, development type, cost stack, and revenue assumptions. LandeVision will calculate a deterministic first-pass report and save a shareable version when the database is available.
Step 5. Results
Preliminary feasibility result
Cost breakdown
Sensitivity
Risk flags
- Low preliminary ROI: The base case ROI is below a common early-screening threshold. Sensitivity analysis and entitlement risk deserve extra review.
- Zoning not confirmed: Current zoning, future land use, overlays, buffers, and allowable density must be verified before relying on the scenario.
- Entitlement path requires review: Rezoning, conditional use, variances, site plan approval, or public hearings can change timing, cost, and approval probability.
- Equity return cushion may be limited: Projected profit is modest relative to estimated equity need. Stress-test leverage, interest rate, absorption, and exit pricing.
- County missing: County is important for zoning, entitlement process, utilities, impact fees, and local review paths.
- Utilities not verified: Water, sewer, stormwater, access, fire flow, and off-site improvements can change feasibility materially.
- Environmental constraints unknown: Wetlands, floodplain, stream buffers, topography, soils, and protected areas require professional verification.
Next due diligence steps
- Confirm zoning, future land use, overlays, and entitlement path with the local planning department.
- Ask a civil engineer to review access, utilities, stormwater, grading, floodplain, wetlands, and off-site improvement exposure.
- Validate unit yield and site plan fit with an architect or land planner.
- Pressure-test sales, rent, exit cap rate, absorption, financing, and construction cost assumptions.
- Review title, survey, easements, environmental reports, taxes, impact fees, and legal constraints before purchase or LOI.
Run the full analysis
Use the full calculator to save a report, print it as PDF, and request expert-assisted review.
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