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 parcel record from the ZoneLens API
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.
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.
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.
New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco today — with the same screening workflow, the same reports, and cross-city zoning comparison built in. More cities are added as their parcel data clears QA.
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.
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.
Built for people who make real estate development decisions.
"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."
"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."
"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."
Free to start. No credit card. Screen your first site in under a minute.