Director of Land Acquisition and Development
Garden Street Communities is one of the largest privately held residential land developers operating in seven states across the Southeast. We are seeking an entrepreneurial leader to manage the entire land life-cycle from identifying raw property to delivering finished lots for future families. The role offers a high degree of autonomy and rewards effectiveness with earnings growth.
Responsibilities
- Hands-on management of the entire land life-cycle.
- Find and purchase property(s) in Wake, Durham, and Johnston counties.
- Coordinate and manage rezoning, permits, approvals, site civil construction, and platting of finished lots.
- Manage and approve necessary documents and invoices.
Requirements
- Persistent attitude.
- Basic computer and Excel skills.
- Ability to use online GIS tools (e.g., property appraiser, county GIS mapper).
- Knowledge of land, finished lot, and site development costs within the Tampa market.
- Local contacts within the Tampa area, including brokers, site contractors, and engineers (consultants).
- Acquisition experience: finding, underwriting, and acquiring residential land.
- Entitlement experience: rezoning, permitting, and construction plan approvals for residential subdivisions.
- Site development experience: managing site contractors, overseeing budgets and schedules, hard-scape and landscape installations, platting lots, and project closeout.
About Us
Founded in 2016, Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC is a privately held residential lot development company focused on land acquisitions and development to sell finished single-family and townhome lots to homebuilders. Headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, we operate in seven states across the Southeast, including Texas. Our activities span land acquisition, infrastructure development, and project planning for residential communities across twenty individual markets in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas, with plans to expand further.