Where We Add Value

Highlands CRE focuses on data center development opportunities where our combined capabilities—development execution, energy infrastructure, and financial structuring—create differentiated value for partners and stakeholders.

What we're building

Highlands CRE is pursuing opportunities at the intersection of data center demand and energy infrastructure constraint. We focus where our combined capabilities—real estate development, energy infrastructure expertise, and financial structuring—create advantages that generalist developers cannot match.

The opportunities we seek

Utility-Adjacent Development

Sites where utility partnership unlocks power capacity advantages. We target opportunities where our relationships and energy expertise create competitive positioning.

Grid-Constrained Markets

Locations where interconnection expertise creates competitive moats. Our understanding of queue dynamics, upgrade requirements, and utility planning cycles informs site selection.

Incentive-Aligned Projects

Opportunities where tax credits and subsidies reward patient development. Our experience structuring $100M+ in tax-advantaged projects translates to optimized project economics.

Partnership-Ready Situations

Landowners, utilities, and capital partners seeking a principal-aligned development team. We're built for partnership, not transaction.

Our approach to evaluation

We evaluate opportunities rigorously before committing resources. Our analysis spans:

Regulatory feasibility

Permitting pathways, zoning compatibility, and compliance requirements

Grid capacity

Interconnection timelines, upgrade costs, and utility engagement outlook

Site characteristics

Physical suitability, access, and development constraints

Financial returns

Underwriting discipline developed through decades of real estate investment

We pursue few opportunities but commit fully to those we choose. Our partners receive senior attention and mutual success alignment throughout the development process.

Bring us an opportunity

We're interested in opportunities that match our criteria and partners who share our approach.

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