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Streamlining Office-to-Residential Conversions: A Strategic Analysis

Innovative Approach to Conversion Opportunities Our innovative approach to identifying potential office-to-residential conversion opportunities hinges on a comparative analysis between the existing office space and the area necessary to maximize the number of residential units permissible under zoning regulations. Environmental Considerations This implies that if demolition and new construction are...

Office to Resi Conversion: Unveiling Miami's Potential

The Rise of Office to Resi Trends Office to Resi conversion is gaining momentum in the private and public sectors. This trend presents a thrilling and sustainable strategy for expanding housing options without resorting to new construction or demolition, repurposing structures that are gradually becoming outdated. Introducing Deepblocks Portfolio Analysis...

Understanding Zoning Codes for Residential Development in the City of Miami

Distinctive Zoning Codes and Logical Systems in the City of Miami Each municipality operates under its unique zoning code, characterized by distinctive vocabulary and logical systems. The City of Miami utilizes a specific system to categorize different types of development:T = residential and mixed-use D = industrial and work place...

Decoding Zoning: A Comprehensive Guide to Optimizing Property Investments

Unveiling the Importance of Zoning Understanding in Acquisition and Development Understanding zoning is crucial for acquisition and development. Without knowing what you can build on a property, you only see potential cash flow and not the totality of its value and limitations. Unit Density is especially useful when comparing across...

Zoning Glossary: Zoning District Names

This week, I will review the most critical aspects of zoning intelligence. We start with the Zoning District Names, a series of alphanumeric strings on a zoning map representing a zone. They are used to match zoning regulations, within a zoning ordinance, to a specific site. How to Interpret Zoning...

Decoding Zoning Data: Understanding the Three Key Offerings in the Real Estate Market

Zoning data has become increasingly important in the real estate market. However, there is lack of transparency on what constitutes a complete set of zoning data. This post aims to clarify the three types of zoning data offerings available in the market today. Zoning District Names: The Starting Point for...

The Rising Demand for Self-Storage in America

A Primarily American Phenomenon The self-storage phenomenon is primarily American, with 90% of global facilities found in the US. Considering 80% of the $38 billion in revenue comes from households (in 2020), and as people look for smaller homes, there's a growing demand for suitable storage sites. Challenges in Identifying...

Improving the Accuracy of 3D Modeling: The Importance of Zoning Data and Deepblocks API

Generative design software offers rapid prototypes of visualized buildings. The satisfaction of seeing your ideas come to life instantly is a huge benefit. However, without zoning data, without grounding the design in reality, it becomes a fast track to nowhere. To ensure that generative design is rooted in reality, customers...

Fort Worth plans for larger-than-life industrial growth.

Fort Worth's tracts with the highest development density are all zoned for Industrial development. Zoning data is power. Not only can we identify where cities are placing their future density, but we can also see their zoning type. Fort Worth's top three development capacity tracts are in industrial zoning districts....

We have zoning for 16,430,232 sites in the US.

Yesterday we got the news that commercial real estate data giant, Lightbox, acquired the zoning data company PZR. Along with the acquisition, Lightbox now has more than 223,000 digitized property zoning reports. This acquisition is a great validator of all the work we’ve been doing for the past five years....

Interested in the Chicago Zoning Map?

You are not alone. The Chicago zoning map is currently the most analyzed among all metropolitan cities. We looked into it, and it makes sense; Chicago is amidst a dozen mega development projects. The size of these developments has a significant impact on the surrounding properties. Everyone is looking to...

Austin, TX, Single Family Development: One unit per lot.

It is no secret that single-family homes have become a favorite asset during the pandemic. I’ve lived in buildings my entire adult life. I loved the noise and energy of urban cores, walking to coffee shops and bars, taking public transportation, jumping around a city without worrying about a car....