Industrial / Development Land

Sell Industrial or Development Land Off-Market

Vacant industrial land ties up capital while it waits. Whether it is a serviced parcel ready to build, raw land that still needs entitlement, or an outdoor storage or laydown yard, holding it means property tax and carrying cost with no return until something is done with it. We buy industrial and development land directly and off-market, entitled or not, so you can turn a holding into capital.

Off-Market & Confidential
A Direct Principal Buyer
No Listing Commissions
Entitled or Not

The Situation

Land That Costs You to Hold

Land takes many forms in an industrial context, and each has its own reason for being hard to move. A serviced parcel may be ready to build but sitting idle. Raw land may need rezoning or servicing before anyone can use it. An outdoor storage or laydown yard may be generating a little income but not enough to justify holding it. In every case, the ground is costing you something while it waits.

  • Vacant or raw land

    A parcel that is entitled and serviced, or raw land that still needs rezoning and servicing, sits earning nothing while property tax and carrying cost accrue.

  • Outdoor storage or laydown yards

    Industrial outdoor storage and laydown yards can generate modest income, but if the return no longer justifies holding the land, a sale frees the capital.

  • Servicing and entitlement gaps

    Land that lacks servicing, needs a zoning change, or faces access or environmental constraints is difficult to sell to a buyer who wants a shovel-ready site.

  • Land with a tired building on it

    Sometimes an older or vacant building sits on land whose real value is the ground beneath it, and the structure is a cost rather than the point of the sale.

A Direct, Off-Market Sale

A Buyer Who Takes the Long View

Land is a patience game, and a principal buyer is set up to play it. Because we hold our own capital and take a long view, we can buy land that a conventional buyer will only touch once it is fully entitled and serviced. Selling to us directly means you do not have to complete the rezoning, servicing, or clean-up yourself before you can realise the value.

  • Entitled or not, any condition

    Serviced or raw, zoned or needing a change, clean or carrying an environmental history. We underwrite the land as it is instead of asking you to make it shovel-ready first.

  • A direct principal buyer

    You deal with the party that holds the capital and takes the long view on land, not a broker running a process with no certain buyer at the end of it.

  • Certainty and speed

    We control our own capital, so there is no financing condition tied to a lender's approval. We close on a timeline that suits you once we have reviewed the parcel.

  • Off-market and confidential

    No listing and no sign on the land, so you can explore a sale without signalling your plans to neighbours, the municipality, or the market.

  • No listing commissions or broker fees

    A marketed land sale carries brokerage commissions and a marketing process. A direct sale to us does not.

  • Flexible deal structures

    A straight purchase, a vendor take-back, or a structure that fits where the land sits in its entitlement, built around your situation.

Ontario & Alberta

Planning and Zoning by Province

What you can do with industrial land, and what it is worth, is largely set by the planning and zoning framework around it. Ontario and Alberta approach employment and industrial land differently, and where a parcel sits in that framework shapes both its value and how hard it is to sell conventionally.

Ontario

In Ontario, industrial land is usually part of the employment lands protected under municipal official plans and the Planning Act, and zoned in an employment-area or M category. Rezoning, site plan approval, and servicing all run through that framework and take time, which is why land that is not yet shovel-ready is hard to sell to a conventional buyer. The parcel is assessed by MPAC, and title transfers through the provincial land registration system. We buy the land where it sits in that process, entitled or not.

Alberta

In Alberta, industrial land sits in a municipal industrial zoning district, commonly an IB, IM, or IH category, and is often used for industrial outdoor storage and laydown alongside building sites. Subdivision, rezoning, and servicing are handled through the municipality, and title is held and transferred through the Alberta Land Titles system. As in Ontario, a buyer that will take land before it is fully entitled is uncommon, and that is the position we take.

References: Planning Act (Ontario), MPAC, Alberta Land Titles.

Nothing on this page is legal, planning, or valuation advice. Zoning, servicing, and entitlement rules vary by municipality and change over time. Confirm the specifics for your parcel with the municipality and your own advisers.

How It Works

A Direct Sale in Three Steps

  1. 1

    Tell us about the land

    Send the address or legal description, the size and zoning, the servicing status, and how the parcel is used today. Tell us if there is a building on it. No listing, no obligation.

  2. 2

    We review and make an offer

    We assess the parcel and where it sits in the planning process as a principal buyer and come back with a clear offer. There is no financing condition on our side.

  3. 3

    Close on your timeline

    We complete our diligence, agree the structure, and close through a lawyer on a schedule that works for you. The carrying cost on the land ends at closing.

Common Questions

Industrial & Development Land FAQ

Do you buy raw or unserviced land?

Yes. Raw or unserviced land is squarely within what we buy. We take a long view and hold our own capital, so we can purchase a parcel before servicing and entitlement are complete, rather than waiting for it to be shovel-ready like a conventional buyer would.

Do you buy outdoor storage and laydown yards?

Yes. Industrial outdoor storage and laydown yards are part of what we buy, whether they are generating income or sitting idle. Tell us how the yard is used and we factor it into the offer.

The land still needs rezoning. Can you still buy it?

Yes. Land that needs a zoning change or is partway through the planning process is a common thing for us to buy. You do not have to complete the rezoning first; we assess the parcel where it sits in that process and make an offer accordingly.

What if there is an old building on the land?

That is fine. Where an older or vacant building sits on land whose value is really in the ground, we look at the parcel as a whole. The building being tired or empty does not stop a sale; we underwrite the land and the structure together.

The land has an environmental history. Does that matter?

We buy land with an environmental history as well as clean parcels. An impacted site is something we underwrite as part of the offer rather than requiring you to remediate it first. Share any environmental reports you have and we take it from there.

Related Situations

Other Situations We Handle

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Turn idle land into capital.

Tell us about the parcel and we will review it as a principal buyer, entitled or not, and come back with a clear, off-market offer. No listing, no broker fees, no obligation.

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