8 Cities • 4.5M Parcels • Permits Tracked

Stop wasting weeks on
sites that won't work.

ZoneLens tells you in minutes what used to take weeks: Can you build here? Has anyone built this before? How hard is approval? Screen sites, validate your thesis with real permit data, and get a GO or NO-GO — before you spend a dollar on due diligence.

LIVE CITIES
NYC Los Angeles Philadelphia Bergen County Westchester Boston Austin San Francisco
Site Screening Result 1008720030 — NYC
GO
Proceed to detailed due diligence
Confidence
85%
Approval Friction
Low
Zoning
R6B
Buildable
3,400 SF
Market Validation
12 similar projects approved 31-day median approval
Risk Signals
No flood risk By-right use Low friction (2%)

Real screening output from ZoneLens

How It Works

1
Find Sites
Search by address, browse the map, or drop in a list of parcels
2
Screen
Instantly see what you can build, what's prohibited, and where the risk is
3
Validate
Check real permit data — has this been done before? How long did approval take?
4
Decide
Get a clear GO, REVIEW, or NO-GO — with the data to back it up

What You Get

Kill Dead Ends Early

Prohibited use? Flood zone? Manufacturing district? ZoneLens catches fatal flaws in seconds — before you spend $500 on a zoning analysis or $2,500 on a Phase I that was never going to work.

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Market-Validated Decisions

Zoning says apartments are allowed — but has anyone actually built them here? ZoneLens checks real permit data: approval timelines, denial rates, and who's already building in the zone.

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Screen 200 Sites in One Session

Drop a list of addresses or browse the map. Every parcel gets instant zoning analysis, risk scoring, and a GO / REVIEW / NO-GO classification. Your team focuses only on what survives.

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One Platform, 8 Cities

NYC, LA, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco, Austin, Bergen County, and Westchester — with the same screening workflow, the same reports, and cross-city zoning comparison built in.

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IC-Ready Reports

Generate feasibility snapshots, risk memos, and lender briefs in one click. Every report includes the data, the logic, and the confidence level — ready for your investment committee or lender.

Minutes, Not Weeks

A typical site screening takes 15-30 minutes of manual research per parcel. ZoneLens does it in seconds. For a 50-site pipeline, that's 2 weeks of work compressed into one afternoon.

Who Uses ZoneLens

Built for people who make real estate development decisions.

Acquisitions Teams

"I screen 50+ sites a week. ZoneLens eliminated 80% of my manual zoning research and catches dead ends I used to find after spending money on title and environmental."

Lenders & Underwriters

"Before I approve a construction loan, I need to know the zoning risk is real. ZoneLens shows me the approval friction, denial rates, and whether similar projects have actually been permitted."

Land Use Attorneys

"My clients ask 'can we build X here?' and I need a fast, defensible answer. ZoneLens gives me the zoning analysis, permit precedent, and state preemption data in one place — with citations I can reference."

Stop Researching. Start Deciding.

Free to start. No credit card. Screen your first site in under a minute.

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