Residential
Finished homes
Single-family homes completed in Sandalwood subdivisions and on estate lots.
Private developer · South Florida
From raw landto finished ground.
Sandalwood Construction Corp buys land and stalled projects across South Florida and develops them for its own portfolio: subdivisions, homes and commercial real estate.
DevelopsSubdivisions
AndCommercial
MarketSouth Florida
ModelOwn portfolio
Work with Sandalwood
Three ways in.
We don't build for clients. Every project is ours, from the land up. You can buy what we build, or sell us the land or unfinished project we build it on.
Buy
Buy a property
Homes, homesites and commercial space in Sandalwood developments, sold directly by us.
How buying works →Sell
Sell us land
Raw, agricultural or underused parcels, ready to zone or already zoned.
Sell land →Sell
Sell a stalled project
Permitted or partly built projects that lost their funding. We can take them over and finish them.
Stalled projects →Our projects
What we're building now.
Current Sandalwood developments across South Florida. See all projects.
Who is Sandalwood
Two owners. Every project.
Sandalwood Construction Corp is privately owned by Daniel Grant and Evan Ben-Shmuel. Sellers and buyers deal with the owners directly.
How we develop
Four stages, in order.
Every project follows the same sequence, from the day we buy the land to the day we hand over the keys. See each stage in detail.
Stage 1
Acquire
We buy land, stalled projects and existing buildings after a survey, zoning review and feasibility model.
Stage 2
Entitle
Site plan, plat, rezoning where needed, and permits.
Stage 3
Build
Infrastructure and construction by EBS Development Group.
Stage 4
Sell
Finished homes, homesites and commercial space, sold or leased by Sandalwood.
Private capital
Privately funded. A network across eight cities.
South FloridaNew YorkLos AngelesLondonParisZurichCologneDubai
Own land or a project that lost its funding?
Sell to SandalwoodOur projects.
Every Sandalwood project is owned and developed by us. Follow each one from acquisition to sale, and register interest in homes, homesites or commercial space as they become available.
Type
Status
Own a Sandalwood property.
We sell the homes, homesites and commercial space we develop directly, with no middle layer between you and the owners.
Land
Homesites
Finished, platted lots with roads and utilities in place, ready for a home.
Commercial
Commercial space
Retail, office and mixed-use space in Sandalwood buildings, for sale or lease.
How buying works
Four steps to the keys.
Buyers who register interest hear about new releases before they are marketed publicly.
Step 1
Register
Tell us what you're looking for and which project interests you.
Step 2
Preview
Plans, pricing and a site visit, arranged privately.
Step 3
Reserve
Reserve your home, homesite or space and sign the purchase contract.
Step 4
Close
Closing at completion, with the certificate of occupancy in hand.
Register interest
Tell us what you're looking for.
We'll reply with what's available now and what's coming next.
Emailinfo@sandalwood-construction.com
Sell to Sandalwood.
We buy land, projects that lost their funding and existing buildings across South Florida, and develop them ourselves. Owners, brokers and lenders deal with the owners directly, in confidence.
Land
Raw & underused land
Agricultural, vacant and underused parcels, zoned or ready to rezone for homes or commercial use.
Sell land →Stalled projects
Projects that lost funding
Permitted, partly built or lender-owned projects that stopped when the money did. We take them over and finish them.
How it works →Buildings
Existing buildings
Retail, office and mixed-use buildings that have fallen behind their market and are ready to be repositioned.
Sell a building →Stalled projects
When the money stops, we don't.
Projects stall for many reasons: a construction loan falls through, costs outrun the budget, a partner leaves. The work already done still has value. We buy the project as it stands, take over the permits and plans where we can, and finish it through our own general contractor.
We work with owners, lenders, receivers and brokers, and move quickly once we have the documents.
Submit a stalled projectPermitted
Plans approved and permits issued, but construction never started.
Site work
Clearing, foundations or utilities in the ground, then work stopped.
Partly built
Vertical construction underway or the shell complete, with the funding gone.
Lender-owned
Taken back by the lender or in receivership and ready to be sold.
Useful to send
- Approved plans and permit numbers
- Budget and money spent to date
- Outstanding loans and any liens
- Recent site photos
Submit to Sandalwood
Tell us what you have.
Every submission is reviewed by the owners and answered directly. Nothing is shared or advertised.
Emailinfo@sandalwood-construction.com
OfficeMiami, Florida
Questions
Before you submit.
What happens after I submit?
The owners review the location, size and documents, and reply directly. If it fits, the next step is a call and a closer look at the survey, title and permits.
Do you buy land that isn't zoned for homes yet?
Yes. Agricultural and underused land is often where a subdivision starts. Rezoning and entitlements are part of what we do.
Will you buy a project that is partly built?
Yes. Stalled projects are something we actively look for, whether permitted and unbuilt, partly built, or lender-owned.
I'm a lender or receiver. Do you work with you directly?
Yes. Select "Lender" or "Receiver" on the form and include the loan status and any court or sale deadlines.
Do you build for clients?
No. Sandalwood only develops its own projects. If you want to buy what we build, see Buy.
Is my submission confidential?
Yes. Submissions are seen only by the owners and are never shared or advertised.
Subdivision development.
Sandalwood buys raw and underused land and turns it into finished homesites and homes for its own portfolio, with the entitlements and infrastructure to match.
Before the plat
Acquisition & entitlements
We find the land, confirm what it can legally become, and secure the approvals to build it.
- Land & stalled project acquisition
- Boundary & topographic survey
- Zoning review & rezoning
- Tentative & final plat approval
After the plat
Infrastructure & homes
We build the roads, utilities and homes, then sell them directly.
- Clearing & grading
- Water, sewer & drainage
- Roads, lighting & landscape
- Homes & homesites sold by Sandalwood
The process
Four stages. No surprises.
Select a stage to see what happens in it and what it produces.
Site planning
A subdivision is won on the plat.
How many homesites a parcel yields, how they front the road and what each one is worth decides the whole project. Select a lot on this sample plan to see how it is laid out.
Illustrative plat · 12 homesitesScale 1" = 100' · Not a specific project
Lot
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- Frontage
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- Depth
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- Area
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- Acres
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- Estate homesite
- Standard homesite
- Retention & green space
Zoning reference
What the land allows.
Common single-family districts in unincorporated Miami-Dade and the minimum lot size each one sets. Zoning decides the yield before anything else does.
| District | Name | Min. lot | Lots per net acre | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | Agricultural | 5 acres | 0.2 | Rural parcels, often the starting point for rezoning |
| EU-1 | Estates | 1 acre | 1.0 | Large estate homes |
| EU-S | Suburban estates | 25,000 sf | 1.7 | Estate subdivisions |
| EU-M | Estate modified | 15,000 sf | 2.9 | Upscale family subdivisions |
| RU-1 | Single-family | 7,500 sf | 5.8 | Standard single-family neighborhoods |
For orientation only. Municipal codes (Coral Gables, Pinecrest and others) set their own districts, and every parcel should be confirmed with the county or city.
Where we develop
South Florida, parcel by parcel.
We look for land where zoning, frontage and buyer demand line up.
South DadeSubdivisions
PinecrestFamily estates
Coral GablesEstate lots
Coconut GroveBayfront
Miami BeachWaterfront
Key BiscayneIsland
Commercial real estate.
Commercial property we acquire and develop for our own portfolio, from ground-up projects on vacant land to finishing and repositioning buildings that have fallen behind.
Asset types
What we build and buy.
Retail
Retail centers
Neighborhood and strip retail on corners with frontage, access and traffic.
Office
Office
Professional and medical office, built new or repositioned for today's tenants.
Mixed-use
Mixed-use
Ground-floor retail with residential or office above, where zoning allows the density.
Two approaches
Build new, or make it better.
Underwriting
What we check before we buy.
A commercial site is only as good as its access, its zoning and the tenants who will want it.
Frontage & access
Road frontage, curb cuts, signalized turns and visibility from the street.
Traffic & trade area
Daily traffic counts, rooftops and incomes within the trade area.
Zoning & FAR
Permitted uses, floor area ratio, height, setbacks and parking.
Utilities
Water, sewer and power capacity at the site, and what it costs to bring them in.
Environmental
Phase I environmental review, flood zone and soils.
Tenant demand
Who will lease the space, at what rent, and how quickly.
Own a commercial building or corner site?
Sell it to usWho is Sandalwood.
A private South Florida developer, owned by Daniel Grant and Evan Ben-Shmuel.
Our story
Two owners. One portfolio.
Sandalwood Construction Corp is a private developer based in Miami. We buy land, projects that lost their funding and buildings that have fallen behind, and develop them for our own portfolio: subdivisions, homes and commercial real estate across South Florida.
We don't build for clients and we don't answer to a board. Every project is ours from the land up, and the two people who own the company are the two people you deal with.
Our projects are built by EBS Development Group, founded by Evan, so the people who plan a project are the people who build it.
The owners
Meet the owners.
Co-owner
Daniel Grant
Daniel Grant co-owns Sandalwood Construction Corp and is based in Miami. He shapes where the company invests across South Florida and brings the relationships that stand behind its projects.
Daniel works directly with the landowners, sellers and buyers Sandalwood deals with.
- Company
- Co-owner, Sandalwood Construction Corp
- Based in
- Miami, South Florida
- @danielashergrant
Co-owner
Evan Ben-Shmuel
Evan Ben-Shmuel co-owns Sandalwood Construction Corp and is based in Miami. As an owner he is involved in every Sandalwood acquisition and project, from buying the land to selling the finished property.
Evan also founded EBS Development Group, which builds Sandalwood's projects as well as luxury single-family homes across South Florida.
- Company
- Co-owner, Sandalwood Construction Corp
- Based in
- Miami, South Florida
- Also
- Founder, EBS Development Group
- @evan_benshmuel
Off the clock
When we're not on site.
Development is a long game. Here's how the owners spend the rest of it.
Daniel
Daniel is a pilot and flies whenever he can. He plays golf, and he's often traveling through his work as a yacht broker.
Evan
Evan starts most days in the gym and ends plenty of them at the beach. He's always looking for somewhere new to go and something new to try.
Builds with
EBS Development Group is the general contractor on every Sandalwood project, from site work to vertical construction.
Private capital.
Sandalwood is privately funded. We take on a small number of capital partners, and choose them as carefully as we choose our land.
Discretion
Every investor stays private.
We never publish, share or confirm the identity of anyone who invests with Sandalwood. Not on this site, not to other investors, not to sellers or buyers. Names are disclosed only where the law requires it, and never for marketing.
Our reach
South Florida to Dubai.
Sandalwood's private network runs through eight cities on three continents. The land is all in South Florida.
United States
- South FloridaUTC−5
- New YorkUTC−5
- Los AngelesUTC−8
Europe
- LondonUTC+0
- ParisUTC+1
- ZurichUTC+1
- CologneUTC+1
Middle East
- DubaiUTC+4
What we value in an investor
The partners we look for.
We would rather work with a few aligned partners across many projects than raise from strangers every time.
Patience
Land, entitlements and construction take years, and timelines move. We look for partners who expect a multi-year hold.
Speed and certainty
Stalled projects and off-market land go to the buyer who can close. We value partners who commit quickly once the numbers work.
Trust in the operators
The owners run every project. Our partners back that judgment rather than managing the job.
Discretion
Our deals are private, and many involve lenders or sellers under pressure. Confidentiality runs both ways.
Repeat partnership
The best relationships last across several projects. We want partners we can build with again and again.
Long-term view
We develop for our own portfolio, not for a quick flip. Partners who share that view fit best.
What our partners get
What you get from us.
Access
Both owners
Direct lines to Daniel Grant and Evan Ben-Shmuel, never an intermediary.
Sourcing
Off-market deals
Land, stalled projects and buildings, most found before they reach the market.
Execution
Our own builder
Every project is built by EBS Development Group, founded by Sandalwood co-owner Evan Ben-Shmuel.
Introduce yourself
Start a private conversation.
We're open to private investors, family offices and lenders who fit how we work. Tell us a little about yourself and the owners will be in touch personally.
Emailinfo@sandalwood-construction.com
This page is for information only. It is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security. Any investment is offered only through definitive documents, to qualified investors, where permitted by law.