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How It Works

From Site to Go/No-Go Decision in Six Stages

A structured workflow powered by AI trained on jurisdiction-specific zoning, hazard, and entitlement data.

The Workflow

Six stages. One decision.

Each stage builds on the last. By the time you reach a go/no-go view, every signal is reconciled.

Site Screening
Zoning Intelligence
Area Intelligence
Feasibility Analysis
Entitlement Intelligence
Go/No-Go Decision
Stage 1 / 6 · Site Screening

Filter the noise. Find the candidates.

Define your criteria - geography, zoning, parcel size, hazard exposure - and ArchiWise narrows thousands of parcels into a focused, ranked candidate list.

  • Filtered parcel set
  • Ranked match scores
  • Exportable shortlist
Site screening filters
Stage 2 / 6 · Zoning Intelligence

Plain-language answers from dense legal code.

ArchiWise reads the parcel's full zoning context - base district, overlays, special plans - and returns clean, sourced answers instead of raw ordinance text.

  • Allowed uses & dimensions
  • Overlay & special-plan flags
  • Citations to source code
Parcel-specific zoning intelligence
Stage 3 / 6 · Area Intelligence

Surface what surrounds the parcel.

Hazards, demographics, transit, incentive eligibility, and market comps - layered around the site so you see what amplifies or suppresses long-term value.

  • Hazard & risk overlay
  • Demographic & market signals
  • Incentive eligibility flags
Area intelligence infrastructure
Stage 4 / 6 · Feasibility Analysis

Test what the site can actually hold.

Model envelope, unit count, and program mix against zoning and site constraints. Compare scenarios in minutes, not weeks.

  • Envelope & FAR analysis
  • Unit / program scenarios
  • Yield comparisons
Feasibility analysis visualization
Stage 5 / 6 · Entitlement Intelligence

Learn from how the city actually decides.

Comparable projects, approval timelines, conditions, and opposition patterns - drawn from historical hearings, not just written rules.

  • Comparable project timelines
  • Approval likelihood signals
  • Common conditions & risks
Approved · 14 moApproved · 22 moDenied · 9 moApproved · 18 mo
Stage 6 / 6 · Go/No-Go Decision

One clear recommendation, fully sourced.

All five layers compress into a single decision view: key metrics, risk flags, and a clear recommendation you can defend to your IC.

  • Decision summary card
  • Risk flag inventory
  • Source-traceable rationale
Site
1245 Mission St · San Francisco
Zoning
Strong
Feasibility
Strong
Entitlement
Moderate
Liquefaction riskHistoric adjacency
How the AI Works

Why generic AI isn't enough - and what we built instead.

A general-purpose model can't read a zoning ordinance the way a planner does. ArchiWise is built around grounded retrieval, jurisdiction-specific knowledge, and parcel-level reasoning.

RAG Architecture

Retrieval-augmented generation grounds every answer in actual source documents. No hallucinated zoning.

Jurisdiction-Specific

We index codes city-by-city, including overlays, amendments, and special plans - not a generic national model.

Parcel-Aware Reasoning

Answers are computed in the context of a specific parcel's geometry, zoning stack, and surroundings.

Cross-Reference Logic

Municipal, county, state, and federal layers are reconciled automatically so nothing slips between sources.

Guardrails & Testing

Every model output is checked against ground-truth datasets and human-reviewed benchmarks before release.

Multi-Source Synthesis

Codes, GIS, hazards, demographics, and entitlement history are synthesized into one coherent answer.

Data Sources

Built on official, authoritative data.

Every output is traceable. We rely on official municipal codes and government datasets - never scraped third-party summaries.

Parcel & Zoning
Municipal codesCounty GISZoning mapsOverlay districtsSpecial plans
Hazards
FEMA floodUSGS seismicWildfire WUIWetlandsContamination
Demographics & Market
Census ACSBLS employmentHousing compsRent & vacancySchool data
Entitlement
Hearing minutesApproval recordsConditionsAppealsProject pipelines

See the workflow on your next site.

Start every deal with a sourced, structured analysis - from screening to go/no-go.