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Learn how to use SiteFinder

Written by Joep Olthuis

This article will provide an overview of SiteFinder's functionality and present a variety of industry relevant use cases.

How to get started with SiteFinder

Municipality

To start, always set a municipality first, as it's the only required field. Hint - Click the municipality dropdown and start typing to navigate quickly. Enter/Return will select the desired municipality.

Other Criteria 

Next, set your other search criteria, such as Zoning, Lot Size and Neighbourhood and click 'Search'.

All fields except for Municipality are optional. Note that there is a limit of 9,999 results per search. Be sure to refine your search criteria if you receive the message that the system has detected too many results.


Results

The properties will be selected on the map, indicated by the red highlighted parcel(s). You can find a list of all the selected properties in the Properties Table, found in the round button in the bottom left corner. 

Remove Found

The Remove Found button will remove all properties which were found through SiteFinder. It will not remove properties you have selected by entering an address, by selecting from the map or by entering PIDs.

Reset

The Reset button will reset all your search criteria, but does not affect the properties found from a SiteFinder search. 

Use Cases

In this section we will cover specific use cases of Site Finder. 

Search by Zoning

Are you interested in databasing all commercially zoned properties in New Westminster? 

  1. Set municipality to New Westminster

  2. Choose all "C" zoning.

  3. Click search

In a few seconds you have a database of all commercially zoned properties (3400+) in New Westminster:

Filter by Assessed Value


Do you have a client who is searching for properties within a specific assessment range? Simply add a range using the assessment value fields.

In this example, the target is a Total Assessed Value range of $2,000,000 to $3,000,000:

Low Improvement Value Sites

Are you searching for sites with low improvement value in order to acquire for redevelopment purposes? SiteFinder can help you target accordingly, and instantly.

In this example, the target is all apartments in Vancouver with a maximum improvement value of $100,000. Look for all apartment categories under the 'BC Assessment Description', and enter in the max value under 'Improvement'. Within seconds, we find all 106 properties in Vancouver that match our criteria:

Searching for Shopping Centres/Malls

Want to export a quick database on all malls and shopping centres in Vancouver? You can achieve this with a few clicks on SiteFinder.

  1. Select Vancouver as your municipality

  2. In 'Actual Use', start typing "Shopping". Click on all 3 options for Shopping Centre and then click done.

  3. Click 'Search'. 

Results will populate instantly for your review:

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