Seeing the whole picture for once: PORT in «Hochparterre»

Online tool shows development potential – PORT article on hochparterre.ch

First the insulation, then the heating, later perhaps an added storey: those who own a house usually renew it step by step. Each of these steps makes sense on its own. What remains open is whether this exhausts the property's potential – or whether a replacement new build would be the better solution. This is the question that opens the article with which PORT has been featured since 22 October in «Hochparterre», the magazine for architecture, planning and design.

The article «Online-Tool zeigt Entwicklungspotenzial» (online tool shows development potential) appeared on hochparterre.ch in the section «Werkplatz Digitalisierung». It names why the overall view is so often missing: land-use plans, zoning regulations, market data and building-law fundamentals are publicly accessible, but are held in different places. Those who lack the time and expertise for this stay with step-by-step modernisation. The big picture never comes into view at all.

The second part shows how the PORT platform puts this overall view together. Anyone who enters an address receives information on the plot, the building and the applicable building law – free of charge and without registration. The potential report – a PDF of more than 20 pages, from 290 francs – additionally shows what a replacement new build would allow: possible floor area, number of apartments and volume. The scenarios of adding a storey and an extension are to follow by the end of the year. For municipalities, real estate companies and professional investors there is a subscription that also allows variants to be examined online.

The article remains sober throughout. «Of course a potential report does not replace the detailed technical and financial planning of a property renewal», says Bas Hebeisen, Head of Platform at PORT. The report shows what is possible and draws attention to scenarios that owners did not previously have on their radar. This makes it the basis for the conversation with specialists.

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The full article on hochparterre.ch: Online-Tool zeigt Entwicklungspotenzial

Planning a renovation? First check what your property allows overall – enter the address and see the potential in a few seconds: portrealestate.ch