Code & Permitting
What is Entitlement?
Entitlement is securing the legal right to develop a property for a particular use and intensity — rezonings, variances, conditional use permits, environmental review, and public hearings. It precedes building permits and often takes longer than design and construction combined.
In practice
Entitlement risk is deal risk: developers screen it during feasibility, and a growing set of AI tools mine zoning codes and precedent approvals to predict what a jurisdiction will allow.
Tools for Entitlement
Deepblocks
AI-powered highest-and-best-use analysis: zoning, massing and financials for any US parcel in minutes.
Anori
Alphabet X spinout using spatial AI to streamline building approvals and pre-development work.
Pulley
Instant zoning and permitting research for any US address
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