Staying current with fast-changing urban planning policies and saving time.
“We’re able to save 70% of time on initial planning and massing related site analysis by using Ratio.City.”
- Tejas Bhatt, Senior Development Manager at CAPREIT
Meet CAPREIT
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (CAPREIT) has an investment property portfolio of approximately $16.7 billion and has housing units across Canada and Europe. Their Toronto office uses Ratio.City to gain time efficiency in identifying and analyzing potential sites, enabling them to focus more on in-depth analysis and strategic planning.
With Ratio.City’s user-friendly interface and comprehensive data layers, CAPREIT is able to quickly navigate planning policies and zoning regulations, allowing for a more efficient workflow.
Site Analysis
Like many developers, CAPREIT’s site analysis process used to involve tedious manual tasks such as navigating municipal websites and deciphering complex policy documents. Since adopting Ratio.City, CAPREIT has access to centralized planning policy data and site analysis tools. They’ve gone from spending days piecing together information, to significantly reducing the staff time and effort required to evaluate a site.
Develop Tool
Having previously relied on other massing visualization tools, the Ratio.City Massing tool has been a game changer for CAPREIT’s workflow. They appreciate Ratio.City’s seamless integration of massing analysis with data layers.
The ability to generate statistics for buildings and visualize planning policy designations in the background adds depth and clarity to their presentations and analysis. Learn more about our features.
What advice would you give to someone considering purchasing a Ratio.City subscription?
“I think it’s becoming a necessary tool rather than a convenient tool because there are ever increasing number of policies and changes to the policies that is hard to keep track of.” – Tejas Bhatt, Senior Development Manager at CAPREIT
Ratio.City prides itself on incorporating user feedback into the platform, ensuring continuous improvement and relevance in a dynamic industry.
This use case exemplifies the transformative impact of innovative technology in urban planning and real estate development. By leveraging Ratio.City's comprehensive data layers and intuitive tools, CAPREIT's team has achieved unprecedented efficiency in navigating complex urban policies, ultimately driving better informed decisions and more impactful urban developments.