Real Estate Development Advisory for family offices and private capital, from first evaluation through delivery
Advisory
Lleal Group is a real estate development advisory practice serving family offices and private capital groups with real estate holdings. We provide strategic guidance across the full development lifecycle, from feasibility and market positioning through design strategy and project delivery.
Feasibility & Market Positioning: Evaluating what can be built on a given site and whether it holds potential for development or redevelopment. Competitive landscape analysis, product definition, unit mix, and market positioning.
Design & Development Strategy: Translating market insight into a design brief. Consultant selection, brand alignment, amenity programming, and material direction. Ensuring that design decisions and market objectives are aligned.
Owner's Representation & Project Oversight: Protecting the principal's interests through design development, procurement, and construction. Budget discipline, schedule accountability, and quality assurance.
Brand & Operator Advisory: For projects considering a branded residential or lifestyle component. Evaluating operators, structuring the brand relationship, and ensuring it serves the owner's objectives.
Each engagement is scoped to the project's requirements, one phase or end to end.
About
Laura Lleal founded Lleal Group to bring the rigour and perspective of two decades of institutional-level development experience to the private capital world. Her career spans leadership roles across multiple organizations, delivering complex projects for private owners, global brands, and cultural institutions.
Over two decades, she has led the development and delivery of luxury residential, branded residences, mixed-use, retail, and cultural projects across the Americas, Caribbean, and Europe, working with and alongside brands including Rolex, Cartier, Faena, and Casa Tua, and collaborating with firms such as Foster + Partners, Wilmotte & Associés, TEN Arquitectos, and Meyer Davis.
Notable projects include the expansion of a heritage-listed Rolex building in Mayfair London, adding a floor to a protected structure and increasing the asset's value, the Cartier Beverly Hills flagship with Foster + Partners, Faena Residences Miami, Ora by Casa Tua, The Pierhead mixed-use development in Barbados, and private residences in St. Barth.
Based in Miami. Working globally.
Selected Work
Faena Residences, Miami
Ora by Casa Tua, Miami
The Pierhead, Barbados
Rolex, 32 St. James Square, London
46 St. James Place, London
Cartier Beverly Hills Flagship
Cartier Soho, New York
Bleu Ciel, Dallas
Samurai Collection Museum, Dallas
Private Residences, St. Barth
Platinum Bay, Barbados
District 1444, Dallas
Exhibition, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris
Projects listed reflect work completed by Laura Lleal across her career, including engagements led through prior organizations and as principal of Lleal Group