We turn parcels into finished buildings.
RB Develop is an Austin development firm that carries a project end to end — underwriting the deal, clearing entitlements, managing design and delivering construction. One accountable team instead of five disconnected vendors.
Every stage of the development cycle
A project rarely fails in construction — it fails in the assumptions made before a shovel hits dirt. We own those assumptions from day one.
Site sourcing & feasibility
Off-market parcels, zoning analysis and a hard underwriting model before you ever sign a contract.
Entitlements & permitting
Rezoning, variances, site plans and the City of Austin review cycle — handled and tracked to approval.
Capital structuring
Debt, equity and JV terms modeled against realistic exit assumptions, not optimistic ones.
Construction delivery
GC selection, value engineering and milestone oversight through certificate of occupancy.
Four gates, no surprises
Underwrite
We pressure-test the deal — yield, comps, hard and soft costs — and walk if the math doesn't hold.
Entitle
Approvals secured and a buildable site plan locked before capital is fully committed.
Build
Contracts awarded, budget bought out, and weekly reporting from mobilization onward.
Stabilize
Lease-up or sale, warranty close-out and a clean handoff package for the owner.
A principal-led shop, not a committee
RB Develop was founded by Guillermo Lopez to do development the way owners actually want it done: one principal accountable for the outcome, decisions made in days rather than quarters, and a bias toward projects we'd be comfortable holding ourselves.
We work on residential infill, small multifamily and neighborhood mixed-use across Austin and the surrounding metro — the scale where careful execution still moves the return more than spreadsheets do.
More about the firm
Product types we know cold
Residential infill
Single-lot and small-assemblage homes that fit the block and clear review without a fight.
Small multifamily
Duplex through garden-style units underwritten for real Austin rents and operating costs.
Neighborhood mixed-use
Ground-floor retail over residential, structured so the commercial space actually leases.
What owners and partners ask first
Yes. Plenty of our work is fee-based development for landowners and investors who have a site but not the in-house team. We can run the whole cycle or step in at entitlements or construction.
Most projects land between roughly $1M and $20M in total cost. That band is where a hands-on principal genuinely changes the result, and it's where we're fastest.
On the right deal, yes. Putting our own capital in keeps incentives honest. We'll tell you early whether a project is one we'd co-invest in or simply manage.
Austin and the surrounding metro — Travis, Williamson and Hays counties. We know the review staff, the utility constraints and the submarkets well enough to underwrite quickly.
Have a site or an idea?
Send us the parcel, the budget, or just the napkin sketch. We'll tell you honestly whether the numbers work — usually within a day.