The world of land use and zoning is undergoing a revolution. As we grapple with a housing shortage that is estimated to be between 5-7 million homes in the United States alone, the importance of efficient zoning regulation and entitlement processes cannot be overstated. So, what innovative solutions are out there? Enter ATC Research - a promising Zimas alternatives.

Bringing Transparency and Efficiency to Zoning Approval

ATC Research is on a mission to bring transparency and efficiency to the zoning approval and land entitlement process. Their focus is on empowering land use professionals with the data and documents they need to navigate the entitlement process successfully. This is a much-needed resource at a time when developers, brokers, lawyers, consultants, architects, and engineers are striving to make better, faster decisions in the face of growing housing demand.

How ATC Research Empowers Professionals

The heart of ATC Research's value proposition lies in how it empowers various professionals. For developers and brokers, ATC provides easy access to comps, helping to assess risk and upside quickly. It also uncovers past project blockers and provides studies that have been completed on similar sites.

Lawyers and consultants can find relevant project precedents in seconds, search and compare across projects, and uncover alternate paths for approvals and appeals. Meanwhile, architects and engineers can design more efficiently and with certainty, thanks to access to site plans, elevations, renderings, and more.

The Leadership Team Driving Change

Behind ATC Research's mission are co-founders Natanael von Euler and Ruari Trueger, backed by their engineering lead, Juan Roldan. Euler brings a decade’s worth of experience in building, analyzing, and selling alternative investment data products. Trueger has over ten years of experience in building and scaling teams in both sales and construction and is also an advisor to multiple early-stage companies. Roldan has led engineering teams at several notable organizations, bringing a wealth of technical expertise to the team.

Looking Forward: The Future of Land Use

The future of land use and zoning approval requires a revolution, and ATC Research is at the forefront of this transformation. As we continue to face housing shortages, it's clear that solutions like ATC Research are not just desirable, they're essential. By providing transparency, efficiency, and valuable insights, ATC Research is helping to solve the housing crisis, one zoning approval at a time.

The question is, as a land use professional, how will you leverage these tools to build a better tomorrow?