Land & Development Sites · Winchester, Virginia
Commercial Land for Sale in Winchester, VA
Development sites in Winchester and Frederick County, screened for zoning, utilities, access and site work cost before you go under contract. We buy and develop land ourselves, so we know what makes a site expensive.
- Commercial Land
- Development Sites
- Zoned M1
- Zoned B2
- Pad Sites
- Build to Suit
- Site Selection
What We Do
The Price Per Acre Is the Least Important Number
Two sites at the same price per acre can differ by hundreds of thousands of dollars once you account for what it costs to make them buildable. Rock, grade, stormwater management, how far the sewer is, whether the power service is adequate and whether VDOT will approve your entrance all land on your budget, not the seller’s.
We develop land in this market. We have paid for the surprises, so we screen for them before you tie up capital, and we structure contingencies that let you walk if the site does not survive diligence.
What We Look For
Development Sites Across Winchester and Frederick County
What makes a good site depends entirely on what you intend to build on it.
Industrial and Flex Sites
Zoned M1 or equivalent, with the power service and truck access to support it. The most consistently demanded land type along the I-81 corridor.
Retail and Pad Sites
Corner and outparcel sites with traffic counts and visibility. Access and turning movements usually matter more than the acreage.
Office and Professional
Smaller parcels near existing professional and medical concentrations, where parking ratio and access drive what you can build.
Mixed Use and Infill
Downtown and near downtown parcels where the entitlement work is the real value. Slower to approve and more valuable when it lands.
Build to Suit
You describe the building, we find the site and manage delivery. Best route when nothing existing fits and you want to occupy, not develop.
Raw Land With Upside
Land that is not yet entitled for what it should be. Higher risk, longer horizon and the largest margin if the rezoning is achievable.
Why Stoneridge
What We Screen Before You Go Hard
Zoning and What It Permits
Not just the district, but the specific use, setbacks, height, parking and whether outdoor storage is allowed. A rezoning is possible but it is a schedule and a risk, not a formality.
Utilities and Capacity
Where water, sewer, power and gas actually are, and whether there is capacity. Extending a sewer line a few hundred feet can cost more than the land.
Access, Grade and Stormwater
Whether VDOT will approve the entrance, how much earth has to move, whether there is rock, and where stormwater management will sit. This is where land budgets die.
Also Looking At
Other Property Types We Handle
Where We Work
Development Sites Across the Northern Shenandoah Valley
Licensed in Virginia and West Virginia, working the I-81 corridor from Strasburg to Martinsburg.
Common Questions
Buying Commercial Land in Winchester, Answered
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How do I find out what a property is zoned?
Zoning is public record through the county or city, but the district label is only the start. What matters is whether your specific use is permitted by right, permitted with a conditional use permit, or not permitted at all, plus the setbacks, height limits and parking requirements that apply. We pull it and read it against your intended use.
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What does site work cost per acre?
There is no reliable per acre figure, because it is driven by grade, rock, soil, how far utilities have to come and what stormwater management the site requires. A flat site with utilities at the property line and a hillside site with rock and no sewer can differ enormously at the same asking price. That is exactly why we screen before you commit.
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Can I get the land rezoned?
Sometimes. It depends on the comprehensive plan, adjacent uses, the staff position and the political appetite. It takes months, it is never guaranteed, and it should be priced as a risk and protected with a contingency rather than assumed.
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Do I need a VDOT entrance permit?
If your access is off a state maintained road, yes. Sight distance, turn lane requirements and where the entrance can physically go are decided by VDOT, not by you, and a site that cannot get an approvable entrance is not a site.
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What is a build to suit?
An arrangement where a developer builds a facility to your specification and leases it to you, rather than you buying land and building it yourself. It keeps capital in your business and moves construction risk to the developer, in exchange for a longer lease commitment.
Ready to Look?
Bring Us a Site Before You Go Under Contract
Or tell us what you need to build and we will find the ground for it.
Get In Touch
Tell Us What You Need
Give us the size, the use and the timing and we will tell you honestly what is out there, including what is not on the market yet.
- Office240 Airport Rd Suite A, Winchester, VA 22602
- Phone(540) 931-4655Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM
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