Business Plan · Confidential · Hutto Project
Hutto Retail
+ Medical Flex
Execution plan for the Hutto Retail + Medical Flex development — a $40M+ ground-up project in Hutto, Texas (Austin MSA). 60,000 SF retail combined with 38,400 SF medical office, capital raise of $32M to complete construction, targeting December 1, 2025 close.
Project Targets
Total Project Cost$40M+
Capital Requested$32M
Retail Component60,000 SF
Medical Office38,400 SF
Land StatusAcquired
EntitlementsUnder way
Target CloseDec 1, 2025
Construction Start3–6 mo post-close
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Strategy
The Land-Play Playbook
Land-Play's playbook is a disciplined four-stage ground-up development cycle that Hari Pullakhandam has executed nine times across multiple U.S. states:
- Stage 1 — Site selection: identify under-supplied submarkets with demonstrated tenant demand and favourable zoning. Acquire parcel outright with sponsor capital.
- Stage 2 — Entitlements: pursue site-plan approval and zoning with local jurisdiction; commission civil engineering, architectural, and traffic studies.
- Stage 3 — Construction capital raise: with land owned and entitlements underway, raise construction capital (debt + equity) from institutional or accredited-investor sources.
- Stage 4 — Build and stabilise: commence ground-up construction; pre-lease where possible; stabilise with anchor and in-line tenants; position for hold or sale at stabilisation.
Both current projects — Hutto and New Braunfels — are entering Stage 3. Land is owned outright, entitlements are under way, and construction capital is the next step.
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Project 1 — Hutto
Retail + Medical Flex · $40M+ Development
Total Project Cost
$40M+
Land cost already absorbed
Capital Requested
$32M
Construction + soft costs
Retail Component
60,000 SF
Multi-tenant retail
Medical Office
38,400 SF
Multi-tenant medical
The Hutto project is a $40M+ retail-medical development strategically located in one of Austin's fastest-growing submarkets. The scheme combines 60,000 SF of modern retail with 38,400 SF of medical office space — a deliberate mix that serves Hutto's growing resident population (retail) while capturing the suburb's acute medical-office shortage (multi-specialty clinics, urgent care, dental, physical therapy).
Tenant strategy: the medical component targets ambulatory care networks and specialist practices expanding into Austin's outer suburbs. The retail component targets food-and-beverage anchors, service retail, and daily-needs tenants that have been absent from the Hutto submarket and forced residents into 10–15 minute drives.
Execution status: Land acquired outright. Entitlements under way. Construction can commence within 3–6 months of capital close. Targeted capital deadline: December 1, 2025.
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Use of Proceeds
Where the $32M Goes — Hutto
| Allocation | Hutto | Purpose |
| Hard Construction | $22–24M | Foundations, structure, envelope, MEP, fitout |
| Soft Costs | $4–5M | Architect, engineering, permits, legal, financing |
| Site Work / Infra | $3–4M | Grading, utilities, parking, landscaping |
| Contingency | $2M | Budget overrun reserve |
| Lease-up Reserve | $1M | TI, LC, opex during lease-up |
| Total Requested — Hutto | $32M | Fully funded development |
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Tenant & Leasing Strategy
Pre-Leasing · Stabilisation · Exit — Hutto
Hutto — Retail + Medical:
- Medical office: targeted outreach to multi-location specialist practices (orthopaedics, dermatology, dental, women's health), ambulatory-surgery networks, and urgent-care operators during entitlement phase.
- Retail: daily-needs anchor (grocery-adjacent, pharmacy, or specialty food), F&B cluster, service retail (fitness, beauty, professional services), with LOIs targeted during construction.
- Target stabilisation: 85%+ leased by month 18 post-commencement.
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Risk Framework
Identified Risks & Mitigants
MEDIUM
Construction cost inflation
Mitigant: GMP-style construction contracts with contingency reserves built into project budget ($3M combined). Multiple GC bid rounds during final design.
MEDIUM
Leasing velocity / pre-leasing uncertainty
Mitigant: Lease-up reserve of $1.5M combined absorbs carrying costs during ramp. Both submarkets are supply-constrained for the specific product types (medical office, HVAC'd flex).
LOWER
Entitlement risk
Mitigant: Entitlements are under way, not speculative. Land is already zoned for the target use case on both parcels. Sponsor has previously navigated local jurisdictions in Texas and other states (9 prior projects).
MEDIUM
Interest-rate environment affecting exit
Mitigant: Both projects are positioned for either long-term hold (income) or sale at stabilisation. Projected delivery in 2027–2028 allows for a range of exit market conditions.
LOWER
Sponsor execution risk
Mitigant: 9 prior completed Land-Play projects demonstrate execution capability. Prior projects in $1.2M–$8.9M range build the operational muscle for scaling to the $30M–$40M+ pipeline.
Financial model & pro-forma detail
Project-level capital stack, construction draw schedule, lease-up assumptions, and stabilised economics available on the Hutto Financials page.
Disclaimer · Confidential Business Plan
Strictly Confidential
This Business Plan is confidential and for the exclusive use of the authorised recipient. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties; actual results may differ materially. Past performance of prior Land-Play projects is not indicative of future results.