David Gizys

David Gizys founded Development & Growth in 2018 after more than a decade as a real estate developer behind over $400 million in projects across Florida and Colorado — including MainView, Sarasota's only LEED-certified hotel, plus mixed-use, multifamily, and land developments in Sarasota, Bradenton, and St. Petersburg. He has lived the permitting process from the developer's side of the table.

That's the edge. David isn't a paper-pusher who learned permitting from a manual — he's a developer who knows exactly where projects stall, what it costs, and how to clear it. He brings that perspective to builders and landowners through permit management, zoning verification, and the high-value land entitlement work most competitors won't touch.

His approach pairs modern tools — AI plan-review, form auto-fill, portal monitoring — with someone who actually knows the county, the portals, and the people. That's why our process is freaky fast without ever being 'AI fast,' and why clients get a dedicated technician who becomes an extension of their team.