sitely

Developers and municipialities struggle to align with each other. 

A lot of time is currently lost during negotiation processes between developers and municipalities during the evaluation of new projects. While the former exerts pressure for maximum financial profit, the latter imposes requirements to guarantee that the projects brings a positive social impact for the community surrounding it. Finding the balance between the two extremes is so intricate that developers often hire architects with the sole purpose of navigating the demands from public authorities with creative solutios that allow for maintenance of their initial financial prospects. Furthermore, that is all usually done after key decisions, such as program and built area, have already been taken, making the process even more time-consuming due to the necessity of adapting a design to an entire new set of requirements. As a consequence, the project never lives up to its social or financial potential, as the ROI declines even further with every extra month of design and negotiation. Negotiations between developers and local planners should take 3 years by law. They currently take 6.

What if these two opposing parties were aligned from the start?

If we could initiate development projects with the community in mind, we would allow the site to live up to all its social potential as that factor will be at its core, rather than it being a readaptation to insights that only arrive once architects and the kommune get on the picture.

But how do we impose a community-oriented mindset in a market that only seems to move towards the biggest financial return? The answer lies on the lengthy discussion processes we would be avoiding - by approaching social issues from the get go, we would expedite approval processes, allowing returns to come in earlier and attracting investors.

Considering the impact of a development in the community from the start reduces negotiation time, unlocks its full social potential and increases profit.

Our vision is to enable that with a tool that empowers developers to quickly gather the social necessities of a site, and to seek to develop areas where that potential is maximum.

Whether that is for building authoritires trying to understand if a project proposal is adequate, for architects seeking insights about the necessities of a specific site, for developers trying to find places where the communities are lacking and need new developments, or for citizens concerned with the quality of projects in their neighbourhood, we need a tool that democratizes the access to the information regarding what the community needs.

Having access to that information allows for quicker developments, unlocking the full social potential of a site and increasing profit.

When developers and municipalities are on the same side, everybody will benefit.

sitely unveils what a community needs and how financially sound the investment prospects are around a site. It allows you to scan entire areas to find where the social impact of a project would be the most, or evaluate single sites to understand what are the potentials of your project.

sitely provides the insights that expedite discussions. Whether you’re an architect trying to find opportunities in a specific site, a developer scanning an area for maximum impact, a municipality evaluating a proposal, or a citizen concerned about the developments in your neighbourhood sitely is there to reveal to everyone what the community needs, saving days of research time in every project cycle.

sitely is for everyone

sitely is for developers - sitely can help developers with program and built area decisions that are community-driven, to guarantee quicker negotiation times with building authorities.

sitely is for architects - architects can use sitely in their project sites to uncover what a community needs that their design could bring to the table.

sitely is for municipalities - with sitely, no developer is going to be able to get through a building commite without a good proposal again. members of the kommune will have access to information about what each site could provide at the tip of their fingers