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“By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.” Socrates

Aaron's Career Journey in Planning, Zoning, Land Development, and Economic Sustainability

Aaron, the President of Arc Development Global, possesses a wealth of experience in land planning, zoning, and land development. Since 2006, he has worked in the Planning and Zoning field, beginning his career as a zoning planner with Palm Beach County. He worked his way up to become a Project Manager with the Palm Beach County Zoning Division, where he spent more than five years.

While working in land planning, zoning, and land development, Aaron attained his Master of Business Administration and Public Administration Degree. His career took an exciting turn when he joined the Palm Beach County Department of Economic Sustainability in 2013, where he was responsible for corporate financial analysis. He assessed corporate credit worthiness for companies looking to utilize federal loans as part of the Financing Capital stack for economic development projects.

Aaron's other duties included corporate loan underwriting, Loan Program Monitoring & Compliance, and collaborating with various lending institutions to facilitate a capital stack of funding sources from both private lending institutions, non-profits, and other federal grant and lending programs (Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Section 108, USDA, Energy Grant, etc.). He was the first person to work with Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to include Import/Export Receivable Insurance as a means of securing government financing for an Import/Export business in Palm Beach County.

Moreover, Aaron is a licensed Realtor and has developed a business model that merges Land Development Feasibility, Real Estate Acquisition, Site design, Land Planning, and project financing under one umbrella. By providing all Land Development Disciplines through one company, Aaron has been able to maximize clients' resources by identifying financially feasible, developable properties and educating them on municipal entitlement processes as well as available government financing options.

Due Diligence

Understanding Due-Diligence in Real Estate Development

Before purchasing a property, it is important to conduct due-diligence investigations, which provide crucial information and opinions from qualified professionals. This is especially important for vacant land or land that will be re-developed. Land planning and civil engineering due-diligence involves thorough research into the property to determine its viability and feasibility for its intended use.