Lease to Open
Your fractional design and construction team for franchise growth.
Vector Franchise Development Partners provides lease-to-open project delivery support for franchisors and multi-unit operators. We lead constructability reviews and support tenant improvement allowance negotiations during lease discussions, then manage the design, permitting, and construction process through opening readiness. We coordinate franchisees, landlords, architects, engineers, and contractors to keep schedules, budgets, and quality on track.
Who We Serve
Built to help brands and operators open more stores with less friction.
For Franchisors
We act as your fractional design and construction department (without adding headcount).
Own the franchisee relationship through the lease-to-open process.
Standardize your workflow, protect brand standards, and reduce opening delays.
Free your internal team to focus on franchise recruitment and real estate strategy.
For Multi-Unit Operators
We add experienced project leadership to open more units without stretching your team thin.
Improve cost and schedule predictability with a repeatable process.
Coordinate design, permitting, and construction so you can stay focused on operations.
Services Snapshot
Everything you need to go from LOI to opening readiness.
Pre-Lease / Lease Support: Constructability review, TI scope review, lease exhibit support, TI negotiation support.
Design + Standards: prototype/site adaptation oversight, brand standards enforcement, consultant coordination.
Permitting + Precon: permitting strategy and timeline, bid leveling, budget validation, schedule planning.
Construction + Opening: owner’s rep / PM, cost control and change orders, punch/closeout, turnover + opening readiness.
Flexible support that fits your team and growth stage.
Consulting (Process + Team Structure)
We assess your current workflow and build the playbook - roles, handoffs, templates, KPIs.
Fractional Leadership
Fractional Head of Construction/Development to lead your pipeline, vendors, and internal cadence.
Fractional Project Management
Add experienced PM coverage per region or per store count - without full-time overhead.
Turnkey Outsourced Team
We become your contract-based design/construction department for a defined scope or growth phase.
Deeper expertise and immediate capacity - typically at a lower total cost than building an internal team.
From LOI negotiations to grand opening, we’re the development experts in your corner.
Experience across QSR, retail, shipping/pack & mail, and specialty concepts.
Multi-market permitting and build execution with consistent brand standards.
Owner’s-rep leadership bridging franchisor, franchisee, landlord, design team, and GC.
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Meet the partners
Cole Thomas
Owner/CEO
cole@vectordev.us
Brent jones
Owner
brent@vectordev.us
Lief Chou
Owner
lief@vectordev.us