Enabling Real Estate Decision-Making with a Custom Land Development Calculator - Land Development
The Challenge
An early-stage startup needed to bring a specialized financial calculator to market. One that could estimate land development projects’ full costs and profitability based on property characteristics and regional tax/fee structures.
The founders had deep domain knowledge but needed technical support to:
Key pain points included:
- Digitize their proprietary Excel-based feasibility model
- Enable user-driven calculations through an interactive web interface
- Manage user subscriptions and control access securely
- Integrate municipal data sources and support geographic-specific revenue modelling
Excel Reliability
Web Interface
Lack of Data Source Integration
The Solution
Konverge designed and implemented a web application using the LAMP stack to serve as the startup’s core offering. We worked closely with the founders to:
- Replicate and enhance the land development calculation logic from spreadsheets
- Design intuitive forms that adapt based on user input (e.g., property type, FSI, GFA)
- Automate formulas for municipal taxes, servicing costs, soft/hard costs, and profit projections
- Embed geographic tools for region-based revenue forecasting
- Implement admin features to manage subscriptions, send automated onboarding emails, and control account status
Key Features:
- Metric and imperial unit conversions for area, density, and FSI
- Region-specific revenue estimates via postal code lookup or a clickable GTA map
- Section-based cost entry: servicing, transaction, hard/soft costs, and contingency
- Secure login, subscription management, and PDF export of results
- Admin control panel for account creation and content updates
Region-Based Estimates
Secure Login
Admin Control Panel
Business Outcomes
- Helped the startup launch a paid MVP within a tight budget and timeline
- Enabled real estate users to perform quick, accurate development cost analysis
- Supported future investor outreach by demonstrating a functional platform
- Laid a strong technical foundation for future integrations and growth
Why It Matters
For real estate-focused startups, the ability to turn deep domain knowledge into a scalable digital product can be a game-changer.
This project highlights how Konverge supports founder-led ventures with not just development but also the strategic thinking that turns MVPs into viable businesses.
“Startups bring the vision, our job is to shape it into something scalable, intuitive, and ready for growth. This project is a perfect example of that partnership in action.”
— Sonia Couto, Managing Director, Konverge Digital Solutions
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