Partner - Land Acquisition & Entitlement; Homebuilding

The Mulholland Drive Company is seeking a Partner
- Land Acquisitions & Entitlements to take a lead role in sourcing, underwriting, negotiating, and entitling land opportunities in the for-sale housing space (single family subdivisions, townhomes, master‑planned communities, etc.) throughout New Jersey. The company's strategy centers on controlling large tracts of land under long‑term, multi‑year contracts, guiding them through the full entitlement process, and selling fully approved “paper lots” to regional and national homebuilders.

This is a highly autonomous role: the Partner will own the deal lifecycle end‑to‑end — from initial site identification through final municipal approvals and disposition — with direct support from the company's partners. The position is ideal for a professional with significant experience in New Jersey land entitlement and for‑sale housing who wishes to branch out into an entrepreneurial venture with significant equity compensation.

Location: New Jersey

Job Functions: Acquisitions, Entitlements, Development

Experience: 5 years or more

Part Time or Full Time

The Mulholland Drive Company is an opportunistic real estate investment and development firm based in Los Angeles with investments in a broad array of asset classes, sectors, and geographies across the United States, with a specialization in land entitlement for for‑sale residential development. The firm's core strategy is to secure large land tracts under long‑term contracts, create value through the entitlement and approval process, and sell finished paper lots to homebuilders.

The firm sources and manages all of its investments directly via its integrated investment platform and proprietary operating capabilities to yield long‑term value and strong risk‑adjusted returns for its institutional joint venture capital partners.

The Partner will work hand in hand with the company's owners — while operating with a high degree of independence — to source, contract, entitle, and dispose of land projects throughout New Jersey.

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing the acquisitions process end‑to‑end: sourcing, underwriting, and diligencing new land opportunities suitable for for‑sale housing (single family subdivisions, townhomes, master‑planned communities, etc.)
• Structuring and negotiating long‑term purchase and option agreements with landowners that provide the multi‑year control periods required to complete entitlements
• Developing and nurturing strong relationships with landowners, real estate brokers, and builders to gain access to a steady pipeline of on‑ and off‑market opportunities, inclusive of regular meetings, attending industry events, etc.
• Conducting detailed research of municipal zoning ordinances, master plans, sewer service areas, and planning laws to identify target sites and source deals off market

• Leading the full entitlement and approval process, including preliminary and final subdivision/site plan approvals before municipal planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment
• Assembling, directing, and managing the project team — civil engineers, land use attorneys, planners, traffic and environmental consultants, and other vendors — through concept planning, application preparation, public hearings, and permitting (including NJDEP and county‑level approvals where applicable)
• Managing project budgets, critical dates, and contract milestones across multiple concurrent entitlement pipelines
• Navigating New Jersey's affordable housing framework, including Mount Laurel doctrine obligations, municipal fair share plans, inclusionary zoning requirements, and set‑aside negotiations — and identifying opportunities…