Assemblage in Florida Real Estate
Assemblage is the strategic acquisition and combination of multiple adjacent parcels into a single, larger development site. In Florida's active real estate market, assemblage creates development opportunities that individual parcels cannot support, generating plottage value for the developer.
The Assemblage Process
Florida assemblage typically involves identifying target parcels, conducting preliminary zoning and feasibility analysis, negotiating purchases (often through intermediaries to prevent price inflation), conducting separate title examinations, and closing acquisitions. Developers may use options to purchase, rights of first refusal, and simultaneous closings to manage the process efficiently.
Plottage Value
The economic driver of assemblage is plottage value, the premium that the assembled parcel commands over the sum of individual parcel values. A developer who acquires three $200,000 lots ($600,000 total) may create an assembled site worth $900,000 or more if the larger parcel supports a higher-value development. This plottage premium compensates the developer for the cost, risk, and complexity of the assemblage process.
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Reviewed by the attorneys at Barnes Walker, Goethe, Shea & Robinson, PLLC