Hudson Development — A Northern California Land Company

Featured work

Communities that began as land like yours.

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The Crossings

Modesto · Stanislaus County

527 homesites — one of the Central Valley’s largest recent approvals

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A 527-homesite neighborhood entitled on Modesto’s edge — open ground carried through tentative map, design review, and city approval. One of the largest recent residential approvals in the Central Valley.

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Eagles Landing

Lathrop · San Joaquin County

95 homesites — entitled in one of California’s fastest-growing cities

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95 homesites entitled in Lathrop’s Mossdale Landing — ground taken through the map and approvals in one of the fastest-growing cities in California.

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Owl Ranch

Hercules · Contra Costa County

40 homesites — Bay Area infill approvals on close-in ground

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A Bay Area infill entitlement in the Hercules hills — 40 homesites approved on close-in ground in a market where buildable land is scarce.

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Poppy Lane

San Leandro · Alameda County

18 homesites — a small infill site, handled with the same care

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An 18-homesite infill property in San Leandro — proof that a smaller piece of land gets the same attention as a master plan.

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East G Street

Oakdale · Stanislaus County

98 homesites — a right-sized neighborhood, fully approved

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98 homesites entitled on East G Street in Oakdale — a right-sized neighborhood approved in a town that grows carefully.

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Harvest at Watson Ranch

American Canyon · Napa County

219 homesites — a master-planned neighborhood in the North Bay

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A 219-homesite master plan in American Canyon, at the gateway to the Napa Valley — carried through the plans, maps, and approvals that turn ground into a buildable neighborhood.

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Experience

A real Northern California track record.

Our team has been involved in roughly 30 residential communities across Northern California — from the Sacramento region and the Central Valley to the Bay Area.

Each marker is a city where our team delivered communities during Danny’s tenure at D.R. Horton — the number is homesites delivered there, and marker size scales with it. Those projects are the property of D.R. Horton, shown to illustrate his professional background.

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Communities

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Homesites

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Counties

The operator behind Hudson Development

Danny O'Connell, Principal

Behind every Hudson Development offer is Danny O'Connell — a former division president at D.R. Horton, the nation's largest homebuilder. He came up through land acquisition and land development, and he's spent his career turning Northern California land into finished residential communities.

That means when Hudson Development makes you an offer, it comes from someone who has actually done this — who understands what your land can become, and what it takes to get there.

Why sell to Hudson Development

You can count on us to close — and to deal straight.

Certainty of close
We do our homework before we sign, and we close what we commit to. No games, no last-minute retrades.
We handle the hard part
Entitlements, engineering, and approvals are ours to manage — the slow, complex work becomes our problem, not yours.
Straightforward dealing
Clear terms and honest timelines. You'll always know exactly where things stand.
Lasting communities
We turn land into places people are proud to call home — a legacy worth leaving for your property.

Contract to close

From contract to close.

We work closely with you and the city to keep the transaction smooth. Here is the road, step by step — the same process Danny ran for years at D.R. Horton.

PRE-PROCESS · CONTRACT

We prepare a clean, straightforward purchase agreement — clear price, clear terms.

PRE-PROCESS · FEASIBILITY PERIOD

Under contract, our team runs the property, city, and title inquiries. When feasibility is approved, the entitlement timeline begins.

STEP 1 · PRE-APPLICATION SUBMITTAL

We submit a pre-application to the city for preliminary review and feedback.

STEP 2 · TENTATIVE MAP APPLICATION

Full submittal of the project application — tentative map, design review, and related plans.

STEP 3 · REVIEW, HEARINGS & APPROVAL

The city completes its review and the project goes to public hearing for approval.

CLOSE · ESCROW & PAYMENT

With approvals in hand, we close escrow — and you are paid.

Let's talk

Have land in Northern California? Let's talk.

Whether you're ready to sell or just exploring, the conversation is easy and confidential.

danny@hudsondoc.com

925.548.4810

Start a conversation

Communities that began as land like yours.

The Crossings

Eagles Landing

Owl Ranch

Poppy Lane

East G Street

Harvest at Watson Ranch

A real Northern California track record.

Danny O'Connell, Principal

You can count on us to close — and to deal straight.

Certainty of close

We handle the hard part

Straightforward dealing

Lasting communities

From contract to close.

Have land in Northern California? Let's talk.