APN 014-220-06

Land development consulting — California Central Valley

Land acquisition, entitlement, and valuation for Central Valley development.

Veridian advises principals, attorneys, and investment teams on land acquisition, entitlement, valuation, and infrastructure — drawing on close working relationships with the attorneys, engineers, and municipal agencies involved in complex development projects.

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  • Since 1999
    Real estate finance, sales & land development

  • 2002–2010
    Land acquisition, East Bay corporate developer

  • Madera Co.
    & the San Joaquin Valley focus

  • Acquisition & market studies

    Acquisition & market studies

    Feasibility

    Market and feasibility studies for raw land, agricultural, and residential development sites — the analysis that informs an acquisition decision before capital moves.

  • Entitlement & project management

    Entitlement & project management

    Approvals

    Coordinating attorneys, engineers, and municipal agencies through the approval process, working closely with a project team that includes former municipal leadership — including City Manager–level experience — from Central Valley jurisdictions.

  • Entitlement & project management

    Entitlement & project management

    Approvals

    Coordinating attorneys, engineers, and municipal agencies through the approval process, working closely with a project team that includes former municipal leadership — including City Manager–level experience — from Central Valley jurisdictions.

  • Water & utility infrastructure

    Water & utility infrastructure

    Formation

    Advisory support for private water and sanitary sewer utility formation and operation — including wastewater treatment package plants — through a working relationship with Catalyst Consulting and Acquisitions, Inc., which has directly performed formation and operation of a water company for sites where municipal infrastructure is limited or unavailable.

  • Valuation & advisory

    Valuation & advisory

    Diligence

    Independent land value analysis for principals, investors, and legal teams making acquisition, financing, or disposition decisions.

Where we work

Deep local knowledge, not broad coverage

Veridian's focus is Madera and Fresno Counties, and the wider San Joaquin Valley — agricultural land, entitlement pathways, and the specific relationships that shape what gets approved there and how long it takes.

That focus means fewer markets covered, and more depth in the ones we know: the water agencies, the planning departments, and the people who sit on the other side of the table.

Work is delivered inside existing project teams, alongside attorneys and engineers already engaged on a project — not as a replacement for that team, but as the coordination and relationship layer that keeps it moving.

  • Madera County

  • Fresno County

  • San Joaquin Valley

  • California Central Valley

Representative engagements

Details generalized to protect client confidentiality

Market study & valuation

Large-scale residential land assemblage

Engaged by a private landowner to evaluate a multi-parcel assemblage in Southeast Madera County for a master-planned residential community spanning several phased villages.

Delivered a market feasibility study and an independent land value analysis, including a supplemental floor valuation, to support acquisition and financing decisions.

  • 1,000+ ac Assemblage size

  • ~4,000 Planned units

  • 2 phases Village buildout

Strategic acquisition materials

Private water & wastewater utility acquisition

Prepared strategic acquisition and executive summary materials for a certificated private water and wastewater utility serving a lakefront residential community in Madera County.

Materials supported an active private-equity acquisition process, presented by the client's legal counsel to the prospective investor.

  • 500+ ac Certificated service area

  • 1,700+ Planned connections

  • 3.4x Supply-to-demand ratio

Client and project names withheld at their request. Additional detail available under NDA.

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Eddie O'Brien

Principal, Veridian Development Consulting

Eddie O'Brien's path into land development ran through real estate finance. He entered the mortgage industry in 1997, brokering both institutional and private financing, then added real estate sales at his own clients' request. When a client later asked for help developing residential land on their family farm, land development consulting followed the same way — one direct request leading to the next specialty.

From 2002 to 2010, Eddie worked in land acquisition for a major East Bay corporate developer, reporting directly to the company's Vice President. The work spanned drafting land option agreements, market and site research, and structuring project financing — across deals ranging from small parcel assemblages to large, complex developments, including sites contiguous to the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta and Monterey Bay's Cannery Row.

That foundation in finance, transactional real estate, and land acquisition underlies how Veridian works today — coordinating closely with a project team of attorneys, engineers, and municipal specialists to move a project through entitlement, from acquisition through approval. Veridian was founded to bring that full range — sourcing capital, structuring a deal, and moving it through entitlement — to principals, attorneys, and investment teams working on Central Valley land.

Entitlement and municipal coordination are supported through a working relationship with Bill Skinner, former City Manager for multiple Central Valley jurisdictions and President of Catalyst Consulting and Acquisitions, Inc.

Entitlement and legal matters are supported through a working relationship with a California attorney with forty years specializing in Agricultural, Environmental, and Water Law.

About Veridian

Avila Beach, CA

Talk to Veridian

If you're evaluating a Central Valley site, working through entitlement, or need an independent valuation, get in touch — most engagements start with a short conversation about the project.

Not sure where to start?

Send a short note about the site, the stage it's at, and what you're trying to decide. That's usually enough for a first read.

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