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The Solution: Reinventing the Cycle

The Solution: Reinventing the Cycle

Deepblocks aims to reinvent the way we analyze real estate development projects. We want to make real estate analysis simple and easy. Our vision is to use artificial intelligence to do the heavy lifting, giving us an optimized baseline to start working from. With the current iteration of our software,

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The Problem: Why build AI for Real Estate Development?

The Problem: Why build AI for Real Estate Development?

We, at Deepblocks, have been using all the tools available in real estate development for more than a decade and it is frustrating. First, it’s a difficult task to gather essential data (which comes from multiple sources) concerning basic market potential, zoning constraints, and construction costs. And then, even when

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Leadership in Action: Innovation for Impact at the Billion Scale

Leadership in Action: Innovation for Impact at the Billion Scale

As we commemorate SU’s 10th anniversary, we’re reflecting on the impressive work of SU’s 60+ Portfolio Companies. These impact-focused ventures are building moonshot solutions to global challenges using exponential technologies. Here are five SU startups that are already having an impact now—and offering great reasons to be optimistic about the

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Opportunity Zones: Points and Challenges

Opportunity Zones: Points and Challenges

The Opportunity Zone extravaganza is flooding the real estate industry with speculation and appetite for alternative funding. It is timely: as interest rates rise and bank loans are less attractive, real estate development may find alternative funding. This reminds me of the EB-5 spectacle shortly after the Great Recession, which

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Density

Density

Density regulations shape our cities. They designate how many people will live in a specific area, which has implications on quality of life issues, especially at the ends of the spectrum. These include air quality, access to public transit, walkability, etc. There are multiple ways in which local governments control

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Setbacks

Setbacks

Setbacks shape the pedestrian experience. They regulate whether a pedestrian will encounter ground floor shops and cafes as they walk down a street, or lawns that separate them from building activity, while providing privacy to building dwellers. Setbacks also control minimum building separation. A Setback is the minimum required distance

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Building Height

Building Height

Heights are regulated in multiple ways, depending on the zone. Most zoning districts regulate building height, either as total number of floors or as a linear measure, and they also regulate the minimum and maximum dimensions of ground floors and typical floors. Below are some of the parameters we use,

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Parking Requirements by Use

Parking Requirements by Use

Parking is a huge factor in development. Most zoning districts have some type of parking requirement by use, which not only shapes the way our cities look, but also the way people live and interact with one another. For example, the pedestrian experience in a city can be hugely influenced