Site Acquisition​ & Drystack Feasibility

Yes - we coordinate and guide permitting, regulatory coordination, and entitlement efforts in partnership with local consultants, coastal engineers, and agencies. This often includes zoning and land-use strategy, environmental review coordination, and entitlement process management, while approvals are ultimately issued by the relevant authorities.

Yes - we support both ground-up waterfront development, redevelopment, and existing marina improvements. That can include expansions, modernization, infrastructure upgrades, drystack additions, workflow changes, and repositioning strategies designed to improve utilization and long-term performance.

You can submit a site through our website inquiry form or contact us directly to schedule a call. For the fastest review, include the site address/location, waterfront access notes, current conditions, any existing plans or permits, and your target timeline and goals.

We determine best use by analyzing market demand, site dynamics, environmental constraints, zoning/entitlements, revenue strategy, and capital objectives. The output is a recommended program mix (e.g., wet slips vs drystack capacity, service/amenities, supporting uses) with an early budget range, schedule outlook, key risks, and modeled performance assumptions.

Most marina projects are driven by permitting and environmental review, so timelines can vary widely, but many projects take 18–48+ months from early feasibility to opening depending on entitlement status, scope, and jurisdiction. During feasibility, we estimate a realistic schedule based on comparable projects, approval requirements, and site-specific constraints (e.g., environmental review, submerged lands, dredging, utilities, and construction complexity).

Our development process follows a disciplined sequence, tailored to each jurisdiction and site:

1. Site + business case review (goals, constraints, market context, and value drivers)
2. Feasibility (program options, ROM budget, timeline, key risks, and cost considerations)
3. Entitlement strategy (permit roadmap, agency coordination plan, and approvals strategy)
4. Programming + design development (layout, storage strategy, operations assumptions, and design/engineering coordination)
5. Delivery planning (team structure, procurement approach, constructability, and schedule discipline)
6. Execution (permitting support, consultant coordination, construction delivery, and implementation)

The objective is to create a holistic development approach that creates value, reduces cost, increases certainty, and minimizes unforeseen conditions while aligning decisions to budget, schedule, and long-term performance.

Marina-anchored mixed-use development places the marina as the centerpiece of a broader waterfront destination. Depending on the market and approvals, it may include retail, food and beverage, hospitality, residential, boat sales, and other complementary uses that support activation and revenue diversity.

The first step is an introductory call to understand the site, ownership structure, timeline, and investment goals. To make the conversation productive, it helps to share the property location, current use, photos, any surveys or site plans, and your target program (wet slips/drystack/service) if known.

Marina returns vary by market, utilization, pricing, operating efficiency, capital expenditures required to create the project, operational expenditures required to run it, and the project’s program mix (wet slips, drystack, service, amenities, mixed-use). During feasibility, we model projected performance using metrics such as revenue drivers, operating costs, NOI, and scenario sensitivities to support informed decisions. Projections are estimates and not a guarantee of future results.

A marina feasibility study provides early clarity on whether a project works - physically, financially, and operationally - before major capital is committed. We typically answer:

• Can this be permitted and built on this site?
• What should the program be (wet slips, drystack, service, amenities) and why?
• What is the rough order of magnitude cost range and key cost drivers?
• What is a realistic timeline based on approvals and delivery approach?
• What are the biggest risks/constraints (environmental, zoning, access, utilities, navigation, etc.)

The goal is to align site constraints, market demand, capital strategy, and the operating model early.

We provide end-to-end support for marina and waterfront projects - from feasibility and capital strategy through delivery planning and operational launch. Services may include:

• Site & market evaluation (demand, constraints, competitive set)
• Entitlement/permitting coordination (zoning, environmental review, agency process support)
• Program & concept planning (wet slips, drystack counts, service/amenities mix)
• Budget and schedule development (ROM cost ranges, milestone timelines, risk items)
• Design-build delivery support (team coordination, cost/schedule visibility)
• Operations & automation planning (workflows, staffing, software/controls strategy)
• Asset strategy (pricing, utilization, NOI drivers, long-term capex priorities)

Mixed use can help optimize a waterfront parcel by diversifying revenue, supporting activation, and creating synergy across the overall destination. When planned well, the combined offering can strengthen demand and multiply the performance of each individual revenue stream. It can also add entitlement and design complexity, so it should be evaluated carefully against zoning, community priorities, and the operating plan.