Planning Development Permitting | Services

Achieving a property’s greatest potential

Maine is a beautiful state, and there are numerous laws in place to protect its unique character and natural resources. Our in-house experts provide valuable insights in planning for a property’s highest and best use while navigating the regulatory landscape. The final vision is a master plan distinctively crafted for each parcel, highlighting assets, and turning constraints into opportunities.

Our master planning work is supported by our in-house preconstruction team, helping you align budgets with vision to make informed decisions every step of the way.

I wound up representing a number of clients who happened to own homes built by the Knickerbocker Group. They were among the finest modern residences I have ever seen. From my perspective as a land use attorney, I thought you folks were head and shoulders over your competition in terms of professional competence, organization, and follow-through.

– John, Portland Land Use Attorney

Residential + development permitting expertise

Our development projects range from downtown revitalization and resort development to long-term estate planning, residential land divisions, and boutique residential–commercial “resimercial” facilities. We are inspired by the prospects that better the quality of life and present beneficial growth for Maine, today and tomorrow.

Our permitting specialists support our in-house team, as well as our clients and their architects or designers. Our goal is to ensure the vision can be achieved early on, so that a home or landscape design is developed on a solid permitting strategy.

With historic renovations and natural hazard mitigation, our team collaborates with project partners to meet the complex permitting requirements, ensuring a comprehensive approach to achieving project goals.

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Land Use Planning + Permitting Services

We offer land use planning and permitting services for prospective buyers, landowners, homeowners, as well as institutions, businesses, and communities throughout Maine. Knickerbocker Group’s services include: land/ real estate due diligence research and analysis, permit and regulatory analysis, local, state, and federal permitting, urban planning for commercial and institutional and master planning and feasibility studies.

Planning for tomorrow and Maine’s next generation

We offer estate planning for clients who own generational properties. Before beginning the design of a new home, our team considers the future and how your property could most easily be passed forward. We guide clients to solutions, such as home planning with a future subdivision in mind to create one lot for each heir, acquiring adjacent parcels for improved buffering or expansion of a family compound, or implementing a conservation plan to protect views, privacy, or natural resources in perpetuity.

Our team finds unique solutions to help your family plan for a successful transition and to make the most of your home and property investment.

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Building a better future, together

We aim to develop better, creating opportunities for new housing, community development, and economic growth while respecting Maine’s most treasured resources. When values and goals align, we partner with clients to provide all the creative and technical resources needed to bring a development dream to life.

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Prefab Pods

The perfect option for sustainable living-focused communities or developments. Our locally crafted modular homes are thoughtfully constructed from as many renewable materials as possible and sourced close to home. They are designed with meticulous attention to detail.

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