Olivia Ramos earned master's degrees in architecture from Columbia University and in real estate development at the University of Miami. But it wasn’t until she was working as a construction project manager in Miami that she saw a need for software that would merge demographic, zoning, financial, and legal data
For this case study, we will focus on zoning deltas at a large scale in Queens. We’ll start with a simple query: take the potential total gross buildable area of a parcel, and find the difference between that and the total square footage of any existing buildings in it. This
Brooklyn has approximately 39,000 parcels within the qualified Opportunity Zones. Using the data provided by the Deepblocks data team, we know the zoned property use of every parcel, the potential total gross buildable [1] of each and it's lot size. If there is an existing building on it, we know
In New York City, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx have the most parcels within Opportunity Zones. I’ve looked into potential Total Gross Buildable Area for each borough. Together with the NYC Property Use breakdown from last week, I can get a better idea of how big or small I could
Last week I unpacked New York City’s parcel make-up. To refresh, there are over 850,000 parcels in the city’s five boroughs, and a little more than 90,000 of these are within Qualified Opportunity Zones. This week, we’ll look at them by borough, and see what Property Use Types are allowed.
New York City has a large quantity of Opportunity Zone parcels, almost four times as many as Miami. Due to the size of the dataset, I've sketched an outline of upcoming posts below, to layout how to tackle it. In keeping with my previous practice when researching Miami, I’ll start
A few weeks ago I identified D1 and D2 zoning types (Industrial and Work Place) as potential value-add targets within the Opportunity Zones. This week, I’ve circled back and have broken down the numbers below. For me, it's the D1s that offer unique zoning traits and a different type of
The Edgewater neighborhood Opportunity Zone (OZ)[1] has been recently in the news. After reading the Real Deal article [2], I pulled out my phone and scanned the neighborhood using Deepblocks Maps to get a broad understanding of its parcel make up. After a quick survey, it was easy to see
The City of Miami’s Opportunity Zones have a wide range of parcel types. Every parcel is unique due to the multitude of factors that affect how they can be used. In previous posts, I’ve identified value-add propositions for owners, developers and brokers by aggregating different parcel data sets [1] with
Over the past five weeks, we have studied Vacant Land, Old Buildings, Build More Units, T4 and T5’s parcels within Opportunity Zones. This week, I’ve uncovered all the parcels within a Transit Oriented Development (TOD)[1]. These parcels qualify for a reduction in parking requirements, as stated in the Miami21 zoning
Deepblocks Maps is here! We’re very excited to announce our new, FREE web-based mobile and desktop application that instantly shows you what you can build in a growing number of cities. You can use Deepblocks Maps while on a call, on the go, or in the office. Maps gives you
By Nancy Dahlberg Olivia Ramos has a big vision for her property tech startup, Deepblocks: To revolutionize real estate development by helping to drive down costs of construction and enable better cities of the future. To ultimately do that, Deepblocks’ AI needs to get smarter and smarter, as the startup
