PORT makes the development potential of properties visible

Lucerne, 7 September 2026

One address is all it takes: PORT makes the development potential of properties visible

New platform brings together building regulations, cadastral and market data and shows within seconds what is possible on a plot of land

PORT Real Estate Development AG is launching an AI-powered digital platform that makes the development potential of plots and properties visible within seconds. After entering an address, owners receive all the information that until now could only be obtained through time-consuming enquiries with several offices: zone assignment, the building-law framework, key figures and the realistic development potential of a property, including a 3D visualisation. To do this, the platform combines zoning plans, municipal building and land-use regulations, cadastral and building data as well as market data into an initial assessment that is easy to understand, even for laypeople.

Anyone who wants to know what can be built on their own plot has to obtain the zoning plan, building and land-use regulations, cadastral extract and building data separately and relate them to one another. For private owners, this laborious process is technically demanding and time-consuming. The PORT platform does it in a single step. It reads the regulations that apply to the parcel, calculates the development reserve – the additional floor area that can be realised – places it in the context of the market and shows the result as a 3D model. Scattered data thus becomes a factual basis that laypeople can understand and that professionals can use as a basis for discussion. Those who want to go deeper can obtain a detailed potential analysis or get in touch with PORT directly.

The analysis is based on verified data sources: public geodata from Swisstopo, cantonal and municipal building and zoning regulations, statistical data, and market and location data from Wüest Dimensions, which feed directly into the models via an interface.

Carlo Früh, Delegate of the Board of Directors of PORT: «Until now, it took expertise, time and access to a wide range of sources to know what a plot of land has to offer. With our platform, an address is enough, and owners can see in seconds what potential lies in their property. What becomes of it is for them to decide.»

Contributing to inward development and affordable housing

PORT is a real estate developer focused on affordable housing on underused parcels. The platform is the starting point for this: it shows where additional housing can be created in existing neighbourhoods without taking up new land. If the analysis identifies relevant potential, owners have three options: sell the property to PORT, develop a project together with PORT or – if PORT is not the right partner – find a follow-on solution through selected third parties. In this way, PORT contributes to inward development and to a larger supply of contemporary housing in the agglomerations.

Frederic Königsegg, CEO Real Estate: «Affordable housing is not created on greenfield sites, but where infrastructure, transport links and a neighbourhood already exist. The platform helps to find these places systematically – for us as a developer just as much as for owners.»

About PORT Real Estate Development AG

PORT Real Estate Development AG was founded in October 2024 by entrepreneurs and private investors and is a Swiss real estate developer based in Lucerne. PORT focuses on creating affordable housing through densification and the qualitative further development of existing building stock – where parcels are underused in terms of construction. The company supports projects from analysis through acquisition, planning and realisation to sale.

At its heart is the in-house developed, AI-powered platform: it analyses plots and buildings on a data-driven basis and identifies development potential before it becomes visible on the market. By entering an address, owners receive a well-founded initial assessment of their property – as a B2B solution, the platform is also available to companies in the real estate, finance and construction industries as a basis for valuation, advisory and development. More at portrealestate.ch

Interested journalists can apply to PORT for test access to the platform.

Media contact

PORT Real Estate Development AG Carlo Früh, Delegate of the Board of Directors media@portrealestate.ch Pilatusstrasse 58, 6003 Luzern

Farner Consulting AG Kalandergasse 4, 8045 Zürich port@farner.ch

The full press release is available as a PDF download.