Services
ENTITLEMENT STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS
We support projects across the full development spectrum—from small, design-forward work to large, complex infrastructure.
Project types include:
• Single-family and small infill projects (project management or entitlement lead)
• Boutique residential and mixed-use development
• Workforce and attainable housing
• Hotel and hospitality projects
• Industrial and employment-centered development
• Wellness, retreat, and destination uses
• Hyperscale data center campuses and critical infrastructure
EARLY-STAGE DUE DILIGENCE & PROJECT SHAPING
• Land use and zoning feasibility analysis
• Comprehensive Plan alignment and amendment strategy
• Annexations and rezonings
• Entitlement pathway definition and sequencing
• Coordination with legal, engineering, and design teams
• Support during site acquisition and underwriting
PROJECT ENTITLEMENT MANAGEMENT
• Approval sequencing and phasing strategy
• Agency and staff coordination
• Public hearing strategy, messaging, and preparation
• Consultant team integration and management
• Schedule and process management
DATA CENTERS: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (DONE RIGHT)
Data centers don’t look like the internet—and they don’t behave like traditional development. That alone tends to raise eyebrows.
Still, they are critical infrastructure supporting healthcare systems, utilities, emergency services, cloud platforms, AI, and the digital backbone of daily life.
They are designed to operate for the long haul, which means decisions made during entitlement matter far beyond opening day.
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EXPERTISE
Strategic Insights & Entitlement Experience
Every project type comes with its own opportunities, constraints, and community expectations. From housing and infill development to hospitality, wellness retreats, entertainment venues, and emerging land uses, we bring the strategic insight and entitlement experience needed to move complex projects forward.
Our expertise spans both traditional and unconventional development types—guiding projects through zoning, approvals, public process, and implementation with a focus on creating places that are achievable, impactful, and aligned with the communities they serve.
Breweries, Distilleries, and Dispensaries
Music & Entertainment Venues
Wellness & Retreat Centers
Non-Profit Real Estate Donations
Data Center Readiness
Targeted Project Advisory
Housing
Advancing housing across all types—from workforce and mixed-use to subdivisions and neighborhoods—aligned with evolving policies and positioned for successful approvals.
Housing is increasingly shaped by evolving state and local policy, creating new opportunities across workforce housing, mixed-use communities, resort condominiums, luxury subdivisions, missing middle housing, and suburban neighborhoods. With more than two decades of experience, we help translate policy into actionable strategies—identifying sites, structuring approvals, and navigating zoning, entitlements, and community expectations. Our focus is on creating housing that is achievable, integrated, and aligned with long-term community goals.
Infill Development
Transforming underutilized sites into connected, community-oriented places—maximizing potential within existing constraints.
Some of the best opportunities already exist within the communities we’ve built. We help reposition outdated strip centers, former big box sites, car lots, and underutilized properties into vibrant, connected places that integrate commercial, residential, and public gathering spaces. Through thoughtful planning, placemaking, and strategic entitlements, we help maximize development potential while navigating the constraints and scrutiny often associated with infill projects.
Hospitality & Experiential Spaces
Creating places where people connect—designed for energy, experience, and lasting impact.
Boutique hotels, food halls, and event spaces are designed to create memorable experiences and bring people together. These projects often involve layered operational and entitlement considerations that require strategic positioning and flexible approvals. We guide projects from feasibility through implementation—aligning vision, design, and regulatory pathways to help create vibrant spaces that become lasting parts of the community.
Breweries, Distilleries & Dispensaries
Bringing craft-driven spaces to life—navigating complexity to create places that connect, gather, and define community.
Breweries, distilleries, and dispensaries operate at the intersection of craft, experience, and regulation. These projects often require creative solutions within evolving zoning frameworks and layered approval processes. We help navigate zoning, use approvals, and operational considerations—creating clear pathways for spaces that are designed to gather people, shape culture, and become part of the communities they serve.
Music & Entertainment Venues
Advancing venues that bring energy, culture, and community together.
Live music and entertainment venues bring culture, energy, and shared experience to communities, but often require thoughtful planning around noise, traffic, parking, and compatibility with nearby uses. We help navigate customized entitlement pathways, mitigation strategies, and operational considerations—ensuring venues are positioned for long-term success and meaningful integration within the community.
Wellness & Retreat Centers
Facilitating everything from intimate retreats to large-scale spaces for restoration, connection, and renewal.
Demand for wellness retreats and integrated therapy centers continues to grow, particularly in natural settings where zoning may not traditionally support these uses. We help assess feasibility, identify appropriate sites, and guide projects through approvals with a focus on aligning vision, community context, and regulatory pathways. From small retreat spaces to large wellness centers, we help create intentional spaces grounded in both experience and feasibility.
Nonprofit Real Estate Advisory
Helping nonprofits understand the true potential of donated properties—bringing clarity to what’s possible and what comes next.
Real estate donations can be valuable assets—but only if their true potential is clearly understood. We help nonprofits evaluate donated properties through zoning and entitlement analysis, identifying feasible redevelopment pathways, timelines, and risks. Our goal is to provide clarity so organizations can make informed decisions aligned with their mission and long-term objectives.
Data Center Readiness
Shaping how data center growth is guided, evaluated, and advanced.
With more than 4 GW of data center entitlements across the U.S., we advise jurisdictions, public agencies, and mission-driven organizations on how data center growth should be guided, evaluated, and advanced. Our work focuses on responsible planning, environmental stewardship, community benefits, and proactive policy strategies that help shape where and how this infrastructure moves forward. We help communities and organizations navigate the complex regulatory, political, and public dynamics surrounding data center development.
Targeted Project Advisory
Providing focused, right-sized guidance to move projects forward with clarity and confidence.
Not every project requires full-scale management—but every project benefits from the right guidance at the right time. From ADUs and lot line adjustments to minor subdivisions and special use permits, we provide focused support to homeowners, nonprofits, churches, and small property owners. Whether through flat-fee reviews or on-call consulting, we help create clarity, reduce risk, and move projects forward efficiently.
Our Role
For Developers
- Clear entitlement strategy and sequencing
- Multi-jurisdictional coordination and utility alignment
- Anticipation of political and community dynamics
- Approvals that are defensible and executable
For Jurisdictions
- Proactive data center code updates and land use frameworks
- Guidance before developer interest emerges—not after
- Support in evaluating proposals and negotiating with developers
- Staff and elected official alignment and preparation
- Clear, enforceable conditions and findings
The best time to prepare for data centers is before the first developer calls.
Community & Sustainability
Practical. Measurable. Enforceable.
We focus on what holds up—clear information, honest tradeoffs, and commitments that can actually be implemented and maintained over time.
Why Touchstone
We bring clarity to complex infrastructure projects, align competing interests, and lead approvals that hold—because in this space, getting it right the first time isn’t optional.