Zoning intelligence for feasibility decisions.
A decision-ready feasibility view from zoning and code constraints: credible yield ranges and the drivers behind them.
Built for NYC, where small constraints change the deal early.
Feasibility is a decision, not an answer.
It’s about deciding whether to proceed.
Feasibility judgments happen fast — often through informal checks, partial information, and experience-based assumptions. The outcome isn’t certainty — it’s whether to proceed.
The outcome isn’t certainty — it’s whether to proceed.
Those judgments already exist inside experienced teams. AirFeet makes them explicit, repeatable, and easier to align on — before they disappear into memos, models, and process.
From zoning rules to a feasibility decision
Zoning defines what’s allowed. AirFeet helps frame what’s feasible — early, credibly, and in a way teams can align on.
Feasibility Signals
Surface constraints that can break the deal
Identify the code and design constraints most likely to compress yield or prevent a viable scheme.
- Stair count pressure
- Mixed-use separation challenges
- Courtyard likelihood
- Code-driven design friction
Signals guide judgment — they don’t replace it.
Output: a focused list of constraints worth pressure-testing.
Yield Ranges
Set realistic expectations for yield
Translate zoning potential into a credible yield range, with clear drivers you can interrogate quickly.
- Risk-adjusted FAR scenarios
- Best, likely, and conservative ranges
- Transparent reduction drivers
Reflects how projects actually get designed.
Output: best / likely / conservative yield bands with drivers.
Assemblage & Transfer
Test scenarios that materially change feasibility
Evaluate assemblage and transfer scenarios that materially change feasibility, not just theoretical FAR.
- Air rights + existing buildings
- Corner lot efficiency
- Scenario-driven combinations
Same site, very different outcomes.
Output: scenarios that change the decision, not just the FAR.
Here’s what that looks like for a real property.
What a Feasibility Decision Looks Like
One property. A credible range. The constraints behind it — so you know whether to proceed.
- Courtyard requirement
- Circulation inefficiencies
- Vertical egress constraints
Sample output shown for illustrative purposes only.
AirFeet combines zoning and building constraints with common development patterns to surface early signals and a risk-adjusted yield range for discussion.
A five-minute read built for the first feasibility conversation.
Learn How Zoning Actually Works
A practical guide to the rules that shape outcomes — FAR, use, and transferability — and the traps that waste time early.
- How FAR, height factors, and use groups interact
- When air rights and transfers are actually feasible
- What early feasibility screens should include
Short, decision-ready explainers with examples — built for developers and brokers.
Make the feasibility decision.
A credible yield range, the constraints behind it, and a clear reason to proceed — or stop — before time and capital are committed.