North Metro Land Pipeline

Lots that create
the next play.

First String brings land relationships, builder demand, and field-level market intelligence together early enough to shape a better outcome.

Preliminary residential community plan from the First String land pipeline
Live Land BoardNorth Metro
Pipeline
Active markets04
Current Markets04Lino Lakes · East Bethel · Ham Lake · Big Lake
Portfolio Scale150+Gross acres across active positions
Planned Pipeline144Homesites across current concepts
Field PositionACTIVELand and builder relationships moving now

Current Field Position

Four markets.
Four different plays.

From connected infill and two-acre country lots to executive acreage and riverfront inventory, the portfolio is built around what each market actually wants—not a one-size-fits-all subdivision formula.

Representative home at Birchview PreserveBirchview Preserve preliminary concept plan Builder committed
01

Lino Lakes · Anoka County

Birchview Preserve

Connected to everything. Built around what is already there.

A rare North Metro infill position with direct access to I-35E, an established neighborhood edge, and natural wetland corridors designed into the community. Builder commitment is already in place across the planned neighborhood.

59Gross acres
58Planned homesites
R-2Concept-approved
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Representative acreage home at Friday FarmsFriday Farms preliminary concept plan Concept approved
02

East Bethel · Anoka County

Friday Farms

Room to spread out. Already connected.

Eight country homesites sized for real backyards, detached shops, and breathing room. Every lot draws access from an existing county road, keeping the plan simple while delivering the acreage buyers are looking for.

8Country homesites
2.00-2.84Acres per lot
22.18Gross acres
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Preliminary five-lot concept plan in Ham Lake Preliminary concept
03

Ham Lake · Anoka County

Friday Farms — Phase Two

Five executive homesites across the line.

The Ham Lake side of the Friday Farms holding extends the acreage story with five executive homesites on a private drive. The largest site opens to broad wetland and water views, creating a distinct premium position within the portfolio.

5Executive homesites
24.42Gross acres
10.71Largest homesite acres
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Preliminary concept plan for Shores of Elk River Annexation approved
04

Big Lake · Sherburne County

Shores of Elk River

Where the river bends, home begins.

A proposed single-family community spanning both banks of the Elk River. The concept combines a limited collection of riverfront homesites with premium neighborhood inventory and a phased path to market.

51Gross acres
73Planned homesites
9Riverfront homesites
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The First String Ground Game

Land is only valuable when the next move is clear.

01

Find

Source land through relationships before it becomes a listing.

02

Frame

Read the market, the municipality, the product, and the path forward.

03

Match

Bring the right builder demand to the right opportunity.

04

Move

Create alignment and keep the project advancing.

Landowners & Developers

Have the ground?

Bring us the site, the story, or the challenge. We will help identify the strongest route to the right builder relationship.

Bring Us Land
Builders

Need the next play?

Tell us your market, product, timing, and lot appetite. We will show you where our pipeline lines up.

Tell Us Your Buy Box

Project plans, lot counts, acreages, timing, and status are preliminary and subject to municipal review, engineering, platting, and change.