Precision Capital Allocation for High-Density Urban Infill.
Hardgate Capital deploys private equity into strategic commercial land assemblages, zoning transitions, and prime infill development sites across tier-one Sunbelt markets.
- Target Deal Size
- $10M–$75M
- Execution Window
- 30–60 Days Non-Contingent
- Primary Markets
- Travis County, TX Wake County, NC
- Strategy
- Multifamily / High-Density Commercial Conversion
Investment Mandate
Commercial land where the zoning outruns the improvements.
Hardgate Capital acquires under-improved commercial parcels in two Sunbelt corridors where entitlement reform and population growth have outpaced the built environment. We underwrite the land, not the building on it, and we close on our own balance sheet.
Outside mandate
- Single-family lots and residential subdivisions
- Sites under 3.0 contiguous acres
- Rural land outside the Austin and Raleigh-Durham metro areas
- Stabilized assets priced on in-place income
Acquisition Criteria
Four criteria. Every site is screened against each.
Indicative parameters. Every site is underwritten on its own terms.
Asset Class
- Commercial / Industrial Infill
- Outdated Improvement Acreage
- Covered Land Plays
Acreage Footprint
- 3.0 to 15.0 Contiguous Acres
- Single Parcels or Adjacent Assemblages
- Existing Income Tolerated, Not Required
Zoning Profiles
- High-Density Multifamily (By-Right / SB 840 Compliance)
- Mixed-Use Downtown Core
- General Commercial Transitions
Transaction Structure
- Direct Off-Market Acquisitions
- Joint Venture Assemblages
- Cash Purchase Agreements
Strategy
Why counterparties transact with us.
Three structural advantages, applied to every site we pursue.
Data-Driven Site Selection
Proprietary spatial and municipal zoning analytics identify structural value mismatches before a site is ever listed. We arrive with the parcel, the entitlement path and the number already underwritten.
Unencumbered Capital
Direct liquidity for earnest money deposits and rapid closing capability. No syndication period, no financing contingency, no committee between a signed letter of intent and funded escrow.
Institutional Discretion
Private transaction execution without public market disruption or prolonged exposure. Tenants, neighboring owners and the wider market learn of a sale on the seller's timetable, not during a marketing process.
Execution
Representative timeline. Diligence runs under the letter of intent; the deposit is hard at signing.
- Day 0
Letter of intent
- Day 0–21
Title, survey and site diligence
- Day 21
Purchase agreement; non-refundable deposit
- Day 30–60
Funded close
Seller & Broker Submission Portal
Submit an off-market site.
Owners, managers and commercial brokers may submit parcels directly. Every submission is read by a principal, not a screening desk.
Strictly confidential. Direct principal review within 24 hours.
What happens next
- 1
Principal review
A principal reads the submission and the supporting materials within 24 hours.
- 2
Site-level underwriting
Zoning, entitlement path, utilities and comparable land trades are confirmed against our own data.
- 3
Letter of intent
Qualified sites receive a written indication with price, deposit and closing timeline.
Institutional Inquiries
Lenders, partners and transaction counterparties.
Hardgate Capital transacts with its own capital. Lenders, title and escrow agents, and other institutional counterparties may contact the principals directly. Hardgate Capital does not offer securities to the public.
Site submission
Direct to a principal
Send the site details and any supporting documents to a principal by email. Please include:
- Owner or entity name
- Parcel ID or street address
- Market and lot size in acres
- Asking price or valuation expectation
- Current zoning and improvements
- LOI, offering memorandum or survey, if available
Strictly confidential. Direct principal review within 24 hours.