geosam.com

What geosam.com does

Geosam Capital is a family-owned private investment firm founded in 2008 that operates across two interrelated verticals: large-scale real estate development and environmental conservation. The company identifies raw, underutilized, or distressed land, navigates entitlement and permitting processes, installs infrastructure, and sells finished residential lots or entitled parcels to national homebuilders (Meritage Homes, Taylor Morrison, D.R. Horton, Ashton Woods) or developed commercial space to franchisees and healthcare systems (AdventHealth, 7-Eleven, Zaxby's, Culver's, Panera Bread). Core technology is the integrated land-development pipeline itself—acquisition through master-planning, design, construction, and disposition—rather than any software platform. The company also operates Tiger Bay Mitigation Bank, a state- and federally-permitted 2,500-acre wetland mitigation bank in Volusia County, Florida, which sells environmental mitigation credits to developers requiring offsets within the SJRWMD/USACE service area.

The firm generates revenue primarily through transaction-based lot sales and commercial dispositions, supplemented by recurring mitigation credit sales and ongoing property management of approximately 1,000 rental units and 400,000+ square feet of office space. Its go-to-market is field-based and relationship-driven, targeting municipalities for zoning approvals and institutional builder/buyer counterparties for end-of-pipeline disposition. Geosam operates regional offices in Georgia, Florida, and—most recently—Kansas through its joint venture GSR Development with Group RMC. The firm reports over $1 billion in projects completed or under development, more than 10,000 residential lots delivered across Florida, Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina, 3,165+ acres conserved, and 1 million+ square feet of commercial space developed with 2 million square feet in pipeline. Leadership includes David Shahinian (President), Patrick Brooks (Vice President), and Martin Pham (Chief Investment Officer).

Name

geosam.com

Legal name

Geosam Capital US

Website

https://geosam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Geosam Capital is a family-owned private investment firm that acquires raw and underutilized land, secures entitlements, develops infrastructure, and sells finished residential lots and commercial parcels to national homebuilders and commercial tenants across the Southeast and Midwest, while also operating a wetland mitigation bank.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Development

NAICS

Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (53119), Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (531120), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Residential Property Managers (531311)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transitional/Development Land Brokerage (Entitled, In-Path-of-Growth) (BPAJADAJ), Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Assessment / Valuation (EUAHAHAI), Land Brokerage (Raw Land & Development Sites) (FSAEAJAD)

Keywords

• Master-planned community development
• Residential land development
• Commercial real estate development
• Wetland mitigation banking
• Land entitlement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Duluth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Land Development & Lot Sales: Acquisition of raw or underutilized land; entitlement and development; sale of finished residential lots or fully entitled parcels to national homebuilders (e.g., Meritage Homes, Taylor Morrison). Revenue is transaction-based and non-recurring per project. This is the primary revenue driver.
2. Wetland Mitigation Banking: Tiger Bay Mitigation Bank generates revenue through the sale of state and federal freshwater forested and palustrine wetland mitigation credits to developers who need to offset environmental impacts from their projects. Credits are sold to developers operating in the Deltona-Daytona-Ormond Beach MSA and broader SJRWMD/USACE service area.
3. Commercial Real Estate Development & Leasing: Development and ownership of commercial, retail, and office spaces. Developed over 1 million square feet of commercial space with an additional 2 million square feet in the pipeline. Also owned and operated approximately 1,000 rental units and over 400,000 square feet of office space. Revenue includes both disposition sales and ongoing property management.
4. Joint Venture Development Partnerships: Formation of joint ventures (e.g., GSR Development with Group RMC) to pursue large-scale redevelopment of office parks and mixed-use communities. Revenue model involves co-investment, development fees, and share of project proceeds.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Geosam Capital acquires raw and underutilized land, navigates municipal entitlement and zoning approvals, installs horizontal infrastructure, and develops master-planned residential and mixed-use communities that are sold as finished lots to national homebuilders or as commercial parcels to enterprise buyers. The firm also develops and leases commercial, retail, and office space, and operates Tiger Bay Mitigation Bank, which sells state and federal freshwater wetland mitigation credits to developers needing environmental offsets.

Product overview

Geosam Capital is a family-owned private investment firm focused on real estate development and conservation. The company operates a multi-product portfolio centered around residential and commercial real estate development across Florida, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, and the Midwest. Core offerings include master-planned community development (Coastal Woods, The Grove, Venetian Bay, Lake Denham Estates, Garden Walk, Old Kings Village), commercial real estate development and management, and conservation services through Tiger Bay Mitigation Bank. The company also operates a joint venture GSR Development with Group RMC for Midwest office park redevelopments. Services span entitlement, master-planning, design, construction, property management, build-to-rent, single-family rentals, and adaptive reuse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Finished Residential Lots and Master-Planned Community Development End-to-end master-planned community development service including acquisition of raw land, entitlement and zoning approval, horizontal infrastructure installation, master-planning, design, construction, and disposition of finished residential lots to national and regional homebuilders. Projects span Florida, Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina, with more than 10,000 lots delivered since inception.
• Commercial Real Estate Development and Management Development, ownership, and management of commercial, retail, office, and industrial properties. Over 1 million square feet of commercial space developed with an additional 2 million square feet in pipeline, plus approximately 1,000 rental units and 400,000+ square feet of office space owned and operated. Includes commercial outparcel sales to franchise operators and healthcare systems within master-planned communities.
• Tiger Bay Mitigation Bank - Wetland Mitigation Credits State and federally permitted wetland mitigation bank spanning 2,500+ acres in Volusia County, Florida. Sells freshwater forested and palustrine wetland mitigation credits within the Halifax River Basin (Basin 17) to developers needing environmental offsets for project permitting under SJRWMD and USACE jurisdiction.
• Conservation and Habitat Restoration Services Environmental conservation services including habitat protection, hydrological restoration, prescribed burning, vegetative control, and conservation easements applied across more than 3,165 acres under conservation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 residential lots developed; $1B+ in projects completed or under development
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Group RMCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Geosam Capital and Group RMC formed a joint venture, GSR Development, for strategic expansion into the Midwest. The partnership targets large-scale infill redevelopments of office parks across the Midwestern United States. The first project, GSR The Woods Kansas, involves the redevelopment of the Corporate Woods campus in Overland Park, KS. A second project, Hamilton Crossing (44-acre office park in Carmel, Indiana), was announced in November 2025. Group RMC is an investment manager with over $2.5 billion in real estate across 22 million square feet.
• AdventHealthsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2023AdventHealth purchased approximately 106 acres at Coastal Woods in Volusia County, FL, to construct a new hospital campus (Coastal Woods Commercial West). This represents a commercial land sale to a healthcare system within a Geosam-developed community.
• Meritage HomescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2022Meritage Homes co-purchased Colbert Landings, a planned 482-unit single-family residential subdivision in Palm Coast, FL, from Geosam Capital. The acquisition was part of Geosam's strategy to sell finished entitled land to national homebuilders.
• Taylor MorrisoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2022Taylor Morrison co-purchased Colbert Landings, a planned 482-unit single-family residential subdivision in Palm Coast, FL, from Geosam Capital. The acquisition was part of Geosam's strategy to sell finished entitled land to national homebuilders.
• Zaxby'sminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZaxby's franchise purchased approximately 1 acre of Coastal Woods Commercial East in Volusia County, FL, for franchise development. This was one of six commercial outparcels sold at Coastal Woods.
• 7-ElevenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor7-Eleven purchased 1.5 acres of Coastal Woods Commercial East in Volusia County, FL, for franchise development. This was one of six commercial outparcels sold at Coastal Woods.
• Panera BreadminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPanera Bread was one of six commercial outparcels sold at Coastal Woods for franchise development.
• Culver'sminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCulver's was one of six commercial outparcels sold at Coastal Woods for franchise development.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Walton Communities / Walton Land & Development: Private, family-controlled developer of master-planned communities in the Sun Belt. Closely comparable family-owned development and investment firm with a focus on large-scale residential and mixed-use projects.
• Five Point Holdings: Owner and developer of large master-planned communities in California and Florida. Directly comparable to Geosam's 1,000+ acre master-planned community model and entitlements-driven land development approach.
• Landsea Homes: Public homebuilder and community developer acquiring and developing entitled lots in high-growth U.S. markets. Comparable in vertical integration from land acquisition through homebuilding.
• Empire Communities: Private, family-owned developer of master-planned communities and homebuilder. Same family-controlled DNA and similar end-to-end community development as Geosam.
• Wheelock Street Capital: Private real estate investment manager focused on U.S. real estate, including residential and mixed-use development. Comparable business model as a privately-held, principal investor in development properties.
• Brookfield Residential Properties: Master-planned community and single-family homebuilder operating across the U.S. and Canada. Comparable to Geosam's combined entitlement + commercial + residential community business model.
• Sterling Organization: Private, vertically integrated real estate investment firm focused on retail and mixed-use development. Comparable as a private investment firm acquiring, entitling, and operating commercial real estate.
• Forestar Group: Wholly-owned lot development arm of D.R. Horton. Acquires and entitles residential land and sells finished lots to D.R. Horton, making it the closest direct comparable to Geosam's national-homebuilder lot business model.

Broad incumbents

• Taylor Morrison: National homebuilder that is both a Geosam customer (e.g., Colbert Landings co-purchaser) and a major competitor for control of entitled lots in the same Sun Belt geographies.

Emerging players

• Resource Environmental Solutions (RES): Largest U.S. provider of ecological restoration and mitigation banking services. Comparable to the Tiger Bay Mitigation Bank segment because both monetize regulated mitigation credits for development-driven demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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