Site approval for complex developments

Direct execution of entitlement and approval pathways for data centers and large-scale projects.

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Mission

The work that defines a development project, earning community trust, navigating political process, coordinating with utilities, and translating between governments and the people building at scale, happens before a shovel ever goes in the ground.

Structured for real-world execution

Turning land into opportunity

Site Feasibility

Evaluate zoning, utilities, regulatory risk, and community dynamics to confirm whether a site is buildable before commitments are made.

Entitlement Strategy & Execution

Design and manage the approval pathway — jurisdictions, agencies, planning commissions, and permitting — with the discipline complex markets require.

Utility & Power Coordination

Manage the interconnection process, utility relationships, and power access that increasingly determine whether a project is feasible and on what timeline.

Stakeholder & Community Engagement

Navigate the political and community landscape that determines project outcomes. Elected officials, neighborhood groups, advocacy organizations, and the public process that precedes every approval.

Complex Entitlements

Led approvals on projects requiring multi-year regulatory processes, community benefit negotiations, and coordination across dozens of public agencies.

Institutional Scale

Entitled and managed development on projects capitalized at over $1B, including a master plan campus for one of the world's largest technology companies.

Contested Jurisdictions

Built a track record in San Francisco, San Jose, and New York City — markets where political complexity, community opposition, and regulatory burden are among the highest in the country.

Where infrastructure begins

Navigate approvals, coordinate stakeholders, and deliver structured entitlement pathways for development.

Where we operate

Siterra focuses on the markets where data center and energy development is most consequential and most difficult.

We go where local political fluency, regulatory knowledge, and operator-grade execution create the most leverage.

  • Site viability and constraint analysis

  • Entitlement strategy and execution

  • Utility and infrastructure coordination

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If you are a developer, capital partner, or operator with a project where entitlement is the determining variable, we would like to hear from you.