Detroit · Vacant-lot feasibility

What could your Detroit lot become?

You already own the land. I’ll help you figure out what you can build on it, what it can look like, and what it will cost.

The Allen — exterior rendering
The Allen — one example of what could be built on a Detroit lot.
The starting point

Three questions I answer for your lot.

Q.01

What can I build here?

A home design selected and adapted to your parcel — its width, depth, and setbacks — so it actually fits.

Q.02

What will it look like?

An exterior rendering of the proposed home, so you can see it on your lot before anyone spends a dollar building.

Q.03

What will it cost?

A preliminary construction budget based on the proposed home — something you can use to begin conversations with a lender.

The Allen — exterior rendering
Example

The Allen

One example of what could be built on a Detroit lot — a modern home designed around an efficient footprint. Your feasibility package shows a home selected to fit your parcel; the Allen is simply what one looks like.

1,256 SQ FT  ·  2-STORY  ·  2 BD  ·  2.5 BA  ·  BONUS RM
The deliverable

The Lot + Home Feasibility Package.

Not a consultation — a concrete package built for your specific lot. It’s paid work, because it’s real work, and it credits toward your project if I build it.

Lot + Home Feasibility Package Prepared per parcel
  • 01Site reviewYour parcel assessed for what it can carry — dimensions, setbacks, and buildable area.
  • 02A home design selected and adapted to your lotThe right plan for the parcel, fitted to it — not a generic house forced onto every lot.
  • 03Exterior renderingSee the proposed home on your lot before construction begins.
  • 04Preliminary construction budgetBased on the proposed home — useful for financing conversations and for deciding whether to move forward.
  • 05Recommended next stepsA clear path from where your lot is today to a finished home.
A paid package. Credited toward your project if I build it.
After the package

Two ways to build it.

Option 1

I build it for you.

Hand the whole thing to a licensed Michigan residential builder, second generation, based right here in Detroit. You own the lot; I deliver the home.

Option 2

You manage the build.

Prefer to run construction yourself? Take the feasibility package — plans, budget, and my guidance — and manage the build your way.

How it works

From empty lot to a plan you can act on.

1

Send your lot address

Tell me where it is. I’ll take a first look — free — and confirm whether it’s a good candidate to build on.

2

Get your feasibility package

If it’s viable, I prepare the design, rendering, and budget for your specific lot.

3

Build it — your way or mine

Hire me to build it, or take the package and manage the build yourself. Either way, you know exactly what your lot can become.

Who you’re working with

John Delia Jr.

I’m a second-generation licensed Michigan residential builder, based on Detroit’s east side. I work with lot owners who already hold the hardest part of any project to get — the land — and help them see what it could become, then build it.

  • Licensed MI Residential Builder
  • Second generation
  • Detroit-based
  • Detroit infill focus
Start here

Send me your lot address.

Tell me where your lot is and I’ll take a first look, free. You already own the lot — the next question is what you can build on it.

Lot intake

No cost for the first look. Your details go straight to John, not a call center.

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