The Landwell Company

What The Landwell Company does

The Landwell Company is a privately held, Henderson, Nevada-based land investment and real estate development company founded in 1992 and operating as the development arm of Basic Management, Inc. Its portfolio spans retail, light industrial, commercial, and residential projects in the Henderson, NV submarket — including Black Mountain Industrial Center, Valley Auto Mall, Traverse Point, Entrada, Champion Village, and Emerald Valley — cumulatively representing more than 1,200 acres of developed product. The company's flagship and current focus is Cadence, a 2,200-acre master-planned community off Lake Mead Parkway east of Boulder Highway, originally purchased from Basic Management in 1992 and still under phased build-out.

The Cadence project is staffed with a multi-disciplinary team led by Dr. Ron Sahu and includes land use planners, engineers, wildlife biologists, geologists, hydrologists, and chemists. Residential delivery inside Cadence is executed through channel partnerships with national homebuilders Woodside Homes and Ryland Homes. Commercial and industrial product is delivered through direct lot sales to businesses, supported by association-governed design standards and CC&Rs maintained by Landwell on its completed projects. The company also runs a community contributions program that has included land donations to the City of Henderson, Lake Mead Christian Academy, Opportunity Village, and the Public Education Foundation, plus 25+ years of math and science scholarships.

The business model is one-time land and lot sales — parcels are sold to homebuilders, commercial tenants, or industrial users either on a finished-lot or improved-parcel basis. Pricing is per-project and not publicly disclosed. The Landwell Company has 251-500 employees and is led by President Lee Farris. There is no disclosed revenue, no external funding, and no public-market listing; the company is wholly contained within the Basic Management, Inc. parent structure.

Name

The Landwell Company

Legal name

The LandWell Company

Website

https://landwellco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Landwell Company is a private Henderson, Nevada-based land investment and development firm, operating as the development arm of Basic Management, Inc., delivering retail, industrial, commercial, and residential product — most notably the 2,200-acre Cadence planned community — to homebuilders and commercial buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Development

NAICS

Land Subdivision (237210)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Development Asset Management (Project/Construction-to-Stabilization) (BPAJAMAL), Transitional/Development Land Brokerage (Entitled, In-Path-of-Growth) (BPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Land development
• Real estate development
• Commercial real estate
• Residential development
• Planned communities

Headquarters

HQ city

Henderson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Land Development and Property Sales: The company generates revenue through land acquisition, development, and sale of retail, light industrial, commercial, and residential properties. As the land investment and development arm of Basic Management, Inc., the company has successfully developed over 1,200 acres of mixed-use projects in the Henderson area.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The LandWell Company is a land investment and development company that acquires, develops, and sells land for retail, light industrial, commercial, and residential use in the Henderson, Nevada area. The company has developed more than 1,200 acres of mixed-use projects, with its flagship being Cadence, a 2,200-acre planned community. It sells developed land parcels to homebuilders, commercial developers, and industrial businesses.

Product overview

The LandWell Company is a land investment and development company that has developed more than 1,200 acres of retail, light industrial, commercial, and residential projects in the Henderson, Nevada area. The company operates as a collection of distinct property development projects including Black Mountain Industrial Center, Valley Auto Mall, Traverse Point, Champion Village, and Emerald Valley, with Cadence (a 2,200-acre planned community) being the flagship development currently underway. The company's portfolio spans industrial, commercial, and residential real estate development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cadence
• Black Mountain Industrial Center
• Valley Auto Mall
• Traverse Point
• Champion Village
• Emerald Valley
• Entrada

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully developed over 1,200 acres of retail, light industrial, commercial and residential projects

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Basic Management, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Parent company relationship - The LandWell Company is the land investment and development arm of Basic Management, Inc. The company was formed in 1992 and purchased 2,200 acres of land from Basic Management, Inc.
• Dr. Ron SahucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading expert in land development with extensive experience and numerous industry certifications. Dr. Sahu leads the world-class team assembled for the Cadence project, which includes land use planners, engineers, wildlife biologists, geologists, hydrologists, and chemists.
• City of HendersoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Henderson is supportive of the Cadence development vision. The LandWell Company has made land donations to the City of Henderson and operates within city development guidelines.
• The Lake Mead Christian AcademyminorOthersRecipient of land donations from The LandWell Company as part of community contribution initiatives.
• Opportunity VillageminorOthersRecipient of land donations from The LandWell Company as part of community contribution initiatives.
• The Public Education FoundationminorOthersRecipient of land donations from The LandWell Company as part of community contribution initiatives. The company also provides college scholarships to math and science students.
• Woodside HomescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHomebuilder operating in the Cadence planned community development, purchasing lots for residential construction.
• Ryland HomescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHomebuilder operating in the Cadence planned community development, purchasing lots for residential construction.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Five Point Holdings: Public master-planned community developer operating large mixed-use communities in California (e.g., Great Park, San Ramon). Most directly comparable to LandWell in business model: large-scale land acquisition, entitlement, infrastructure build-out, and lot/home sale to builders and consumers.
• The Howard Hughes Corporation: Owner/developer of master-planned communities including Summerlin (Las Vegas/Henderson-adjacent), Bridgeland, and The Woodlands. Operates a large-scale, long-duration land development model with mixed residential, commercial, and industrial components, the closest large-cap analog to LandWell's strategy.
• Forestar Group: Wholly-owned land development subsidiary of D.R. Horton focused on acquiring and entitling residential land and selling finished lots to D.R. Horton and other builders. Shares LandWell's "entitled raw land to homebuilders" core revenue motion.
• Tri Pointe Homes: National homebuilder with a significant Las Vegas/Henderson presence (built out from the Pardee, Maracay, and Woodside legacy brands). Competes with the homebuilders LandWell sells to, while also being a potential acquirer/adjacent peer to Cadence's operator.

Emerging players

• Woodside Homes: Private homebuilder (eventually backed by Tri Pointe) that is both a named customer and channel partner purchasing lots at Cadence. Comparable because its lot-purchasing and homebuilding trajectory directly drives LandWell's revenue cadence.

Regional players

• Shea Homes: Large private homebuilder active in master-planned communities across the Southwest including Las Vegas Valley. Comparable as a builder-customer profile (lots acquired from master developers like LandWell) and a regional competitor for the same end homebuyers.
• Pardee Homes (part of TRI Pointe): Las Vegas/Southwest homebuilder under TRI Pointe operating in Henderson-area master-planned communities. Comparable as a customer/competitor dynamic to LandWell for both lot procurement and final home sales in the same submarket.
• Centennial Holdings: Las Vegas-based homebuilder and land developer active in Henderson master-planned communities. Comparable as a same-region development and homebuilding participant with a similar lot-purchase / build-to-sell model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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