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Stelar Development

Home services

Stelar Development franchises 72 home-services locations, all in New York, under President Stephen W. Rentz. The FDD carries a 10% royalty on a 5-year initial term and makes no financial performance representation in Item 19. With every one of its 78 mapped operators running a single unit, the addressable market is a dense, single-state footprint.

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Live signals

Total units
72
72 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
10%
of gross sales
Ad fund
—
national + local
Initial fee
$3K
per unit
Investment range
$5K–$57K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
1 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing

Ongoing fee load

What the operator pays every month

The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing. It is a floor, not a total — the filing discloses one of the two headline fees.

10%+of gross sales (FY2025)

Ongoing fees: 10% of gross sales (FY2025)Royalty 10%. Total 10% of gross sales, from the fees this filing discloses. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 10%

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

13 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 7 explicit no's; 14 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

By the 10th day of each month, you must submit to us accurate records reflecting the previous month's entire Gross Billings and all other information we require.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

We may designate ourselves or an affiliate as an exclusive or nonexclusive supplier of any of the products or services used to operate your Franchise and may make a profit supplying these products and services to you.

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Franchise agreement

22.3 During the Term, we may change the System (including the goods and services your Franchise offers).

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 21

The Company receives rebate payments from certain suppliers based on the aggregate purchases made by certain regional developers and unit franchisees from these suppliers.

Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?

15

Item 8

range from 15% to 40% of your total purchases during the operation of your Unit Franchise.

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 8

You must pay a fee not to exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the testing.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If you propose to purchase or lease any equipment, supplies, inventory or other products or services from an unapproved supplier or manufacturer, or that does not comply with our specifications, you must submit a written request for our approval, or request the proposed supplier or manufacturer to do so.

Franchise management

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Item 17

we may change the contents of the Operations Manual; (ii) we may modify the System

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase or lease certain equipment, chemicals, supplies, inventory, advertising materials, and any other products and services used to operate the Unit Franchise only from suppliers and manufacturers that we approve in writing.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase or lease certain equipment, chemicals, supplies, inventory, advertising materials, and any other products and services used to operate the Unit Franchise only from suppliers and manufacturers that we approve in writing.

Payments

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Unless you and we otherwise agree pursuant to the Support Services Agreement or otherwise in writing, you will pay all amounts owed to us via credit card, electronic transfer of funds, or another method of payment we designate.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You must have at least one person actively involved in the management of your Franchise.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 11

We will provide the Certification Program for up to four approved people at no additional charge, but may charge a reasonable fee for additional individuals that attend the Certification Program.

The filing answers no to 7 questions
  • Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 1
  • Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement
  • Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
  • Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 11
  • Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 6
  • Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11

Who buys here

The buyer at this brand

The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.

Sales LeaderEmerging 20 99

The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.

VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Stelar Development Stelar Development franchises 72 home-services locations, every one of them in New York, on a 10% royalty and a 5-year initial term. The FDD makes no financial performance representation in Item 19. All 78 mapped operators run a single unit, making this a dense, single-state, single-unit-owner network.

Who controls software purchasing Item 2 names President Stephen W. Rentz, Vice President and Treasurer Elizabeth Rentz, and Naeela Marrero as Director of Business Consulting. Marrero's consulting-facing role is the most direct fit for a vendor pitching operational or business-management software. Stelar Development is part of Castle Hill Golf Country Club Inc and Love My Pet.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 11 of the FDD sets Stelar Development's technology and training requirements.

Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: franchisees must buy or lease certain items only from suppliers and manufacturers the franchisor approves in writing, though they may propose alternative suppliers for approval. Renewal requires 6 to 12 months' written notice, resolution of any outstanding breaches, payment of amounts due, and execution of the then-current Franchise Agreement, which may carry materially different terms.

How to read the Stelar Development FDD Stelar Development's FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2025. The embedded PDF viewer below lets you jump to Item 11 for technology and training terms, Item 8 for supplier restrictions, and Item 19 for the financial performance representation.

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Questions vendors ask

Stelar Development, answered from the filing

Item 2 names President Stephen W. Rentz, Vice President and Treasurer Elizabeth Rentz, and Director of Business Consulting Naeela Marrero. Marrero's consulting-facing title makes her the most likely point of contact for an operational-technology pitch.
Item 11 of the FDD sets Stelar Development's technology requirements — review the filing below for the specifics.
Stelar Development operates 72 franchised home-services locations, all of them in New York.
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: franchisees buy or lease certain items only from suppliers and manufacturers the franchisor approves in writing, and may propose alternative suppliers for approval.
Stelar Development's initial term runs 5 years. Renewal requires 6 to 12 months' notice, resolving any breaches, paying amounts due, and signing the then-current Franchise Agreement — a natural checkpoint for revisiting the technology stack.
Stelar Development's FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2025. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to review Item 11 (technology), Item 8 (suppliers) and Item 19 (financial performance) directly.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

78 operators run 78 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit78

Top states by locations

NY78

Ownership

The portfolio behind Stelar Development

unknown of castle hill golf country club inc and love my pet.

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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.