What Harridge Development Group does

Harridge Development Group is a privately held urban infill real estate developer founded in 1990 and headquartered at 1875 Century Park East in Los Angeles, California. The firm, also doing business as HDG Harridge Development Group, specializes in acquiring entitled or entitled-to-be sites in supply-constrained Southern California submarkets and transforming them into mixed-use residential and commercial communities. The leadership team, anchored by President and CEO David Schwartzman, has overseen development of more than 3,000 homes spanning condominiums, planned unit developments (PUDs), single-family communities, and mixed-use projects across Hollywood, the Westside of Los Angeles, Pasadena, Koreatown, Inglewood, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Baldwin Hills.

The company operates a vertically integrated development platform spanning site selection, entitlements, demolition, infrastructure, construction oversight, and disposition. Revenue is generated through three primary streams: one-time sales of finished residential units to individual buyers, bulk lot sales to large public homebuilders (including Pulte and KB Home at the Inglewood project), and recurring commercial leasing of retail and office space within mixed-use projects. Pricing is negotiated on a per-transaction basis and is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is relationship-driven, leveraging a broker cooperation program and direct sales; the company maintains a basic informational website but no software product or app.

Go-to-market is bifurcated: smaller in-fill projects are executed with internal capital and direct sales, while larger mixed-use redevelopments (such as Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza and Crossroads of the World) require institutional joint venture partners and debt capital. Notable co-development partners include Pacific Bridge Group, Silverpeak Real Estate Partners, and Cerberus Capital Management, and Schroders provided a $135 million loan for the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza redevelopment in June 2026. The company operates with a lean team of 1–10 employees but executes at institutional scale, evidenced by a current pipeline that includes a 43-acre, 961-unit mixed-use project, a 61-acre master-planned community, and approximately 950 apartments at Crossroads of the World.

Name

Harridge Development Group

Legal name

HDG Harridge Development Group

Website

https://harridgedevelopment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Harridge Development Group is a privately held Los Angeles-based urban infill real estate developer, founded in 1990, that acquires underutilized California sites and transforms them into mixed-use residential and commercial communities, serving individual homebuyers, public homebuilders, and commercial tenants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Residential Property Sales: Sale of finished residential units including single-family homes, condominiums, and multifamily apartments to end buyers. Also includes bulk lot sales to homebuilders (e.g., Pulte, KB Homes).
2. Commercial Leasing: Lease of retail and office space within mixed-use developments to commercial tenants.
3. Hotel Development: Development of hotel properties as part of mixed-use redevelopment projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

HDG is a real estate development firm that acquires entitled or entitled-to-be urban infill sites in California, completes development through entitlement, demolition, infrastructure, and construction, and sells finished residential units to end buyers or bulk lots to public homebuilders. The firm also leases commercial spaces within its mixed-use projects and develops hotel properties as part of larger redevelopments.

Product overview

HDG Harridge Development Group is a real estate development company offering a unified suite of property development services, not a software platform. The company specializes in residential and commercial urban infill development across California (LA County, Ventura County, and Orange County). Key offerings include: mixed-use developments (The Metropolitan), single-family home communities (Melrose, Inglewood, Ponte Vista), apartment conversions (Koreatown), and large-scale mixed-use projects (Crossroads of the World, Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza). Projects range from acquisition and entitlement through construction and disposition, with services including site selection, entitlements, demolition, site infrastructure, and homebuilder lot sales. The company has developed over 3,000 residential units and maintains partnerships with institutional investors, private wealth funds, and homebuilders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HDG Harridge Development Group - Core Development Services Urban infill real estate development services including residential (single-family, PUD, condominium, multifamily) and mixed-use projects in California, focused on transforming vacant or underutilized sites into community gathering spaces.
• The Metropolitan Mixed-use project with 52 loft-style apartment units and 40,000 SF of creative office space in Hollywood, developed by transforming a 12-story hotel and strip center.
• Melrose Gated community of single-family detached homes in Los Angeles with greenbelt, green technology, gourmet-inspired kitchens, and spacious interiors on 1.61 acres.
• Koreatown Conversion of 139,000 SF retail and office building on 2.1 acres into 107-unit apartment building with ground floor retail; additional 375 apartments entitled for 7th Street frontage.
• Inglewood 18-acre master-planned community at former Daniel Freeman Hospital site with 226 detached homes, luxury amenities, and proximity to Hollywood Park development and Crenshaw/LAX transit line.
• Ponte Vista 61-acre gated master planned community on Palos Verdes Peninsula (largest coastal infill residential development site in LA area) with 671 homes, recreation center, walking trails, and 3-acre public park.
• Crossroads of the World 6.6-acre mixed-use project at 6671 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood with approximately 950 apartments, 200,000 SF of retail space, and 308-room hotel; jointly developed with Pacific Bridge Group, Silverpeak Real Estate Partners, and Cerberus Capital Management.
• Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 870,000 SF retail property redevelopment featuring 400-key hotel, 961 residential units, 331,838 SF retail, and 143,377 SF office on 43-acre site; phase one began March 2026 with $90M demolition of former Sears building.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ homes developed by leadership team
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pacific Bridge GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2014Pacific Bridge Group joined Harridge Development Group in a joint venture to secure the 6.6-acre Crossroads of the World site at 6671 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. The project was successfully entitled for approximately 950 apartments, 200,000 sq ft retail, and a 308-room hotel.
• Silverpeak Real Estate PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2014Silverpeak Real Estate Partners participated as a joint venture partner in the Crossroads of the World acquisition and development alongside Harridge, Pacific Bridge Group, and Cerberus Capital Management.
• Cerberus Capital ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2014Cerberus Capital Management joined the joint venture with Harridge Development Group, Pacific Bridge Group, and Silverpeak Real Estate Partners for the Crossroads of the World redevelopment project in Hollywood.
• PulteminorOthersPulte purchased finished lots from Harridge Development Group's Inglewood project (former Daniel Freeman Hospital site) for development of detached single-family homes.
• KB HomeminorOthersKB Home purchased finished lots from Harridge Development Group's Inglewood project for residential home development.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Brookfield Properties: Diversified global developer and operator of mixed-use, multifamily, and office properties with significant Southern California exposure (e.g., Fig at Pico, Market Center LA). Operates an overlapping urban infill playbook at much larger scale.
• Lincoln Property Company: Major national multifamily and mixed-use developer and operator with a substantial California footprint. Comparable urban infill residential and mixed-product development practice, though significantly larger.
• Trammell Crow Company: National commercial real estate developer (owned by CBRE) with substantial California multifamily and mixed-use development activity. Overlaps with Harridge on residential product and complex urban entitlements.
• Tishman Speyer: Global large-scale mixed-use and mixed-income developer with major LA presence (e.g., The Commercial). Operates in the same mixed-use urban development category as Harridge's Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, but at materially larger scale and capital base.
• Related Companies: National developer of large-scale mixed-use and affordable/mixed-income housing including major West Coast projects (e.g., Related California, The Grand LA). Comparable to Harridge's mixed-use California portfolio at substantially greater scale.

Direct peers

• CIM Group: Los Angeles-based vertically integrated real estate investment and development firm focused on urban infill mixed-use projects. Harridge explicitly worked alongside CIM Group (Bram Janaitis joined CIM in 2015), making it a direct peer in California urban infill development.
• Hanover Company: Multifamily-focused developer with deep California presence building high-density urban and suburban rental housing. Closely aligned product mix (mid-rise and high-density multifamily) on supply-constrained infill sites.

Others

• Pardee Homes: Los Angeles-based homebuilder (division of TRI Pointe Group) that has acquired lots from California developers including Harridge's ecosystem. Functioning as a customer channel for Harridge's lot products rather than direct competitor, but a key counterparty.

Regional players

• Holmes & Company: California-focused multifamily and mixed-use developer with deep Los Angeles and Orange County project base. Direct overlap with Harridge's geographic and product focus, though smaller in scale.
• The J. Peter Companies: West Coast-focused infill residential and mixed-use developer active in San Diego and other Southern California markets. Comparable California urban infill product and entitlement-heavy business model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harridge-development-group-llc

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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