Screen the site
Review mapped conditions that can affect usable area, access, drainage, grading, and permitting.
Land buildability screening
Is this land buildable? Start with the risks you can find now
No online report can guarantee that a parcel is buildable. Groundcheck helps you screen the site for mapped constraints before you commit to formal engineering, entitlement, or design work.
Official public data sources. Clear risk levels. Practical next questions.
Generate a Groundcheck Report
Enter a property address to start your screening report.
Your first Groundcheck Report is free. Each additional report is $29.
What you get
How to determine whether land is buildable
Start by checking zoning, legal access, parcel dimensions, utilities, floodplain, wetlands, soils, slope, setbacks, easements, and local approval rules. Groundcheck screens the mapped property conditions it supports and shows what still needs confirmation from agencies and qualified professionals.
Understand uncertainty
See which checks completed, which data was unavailable, and where local confirmation remains necessary.
Talk to the right people
Use specific next questions when you contact planners, engineers, surveyors, utilities, or environmental consultants.
Property checks
What Groundcheck screens
- Parcel size, shape, and available jurisdiction data
- Mapped floodplain and wetland intersections
- Soil drainage and representative slope signals
- Road classification and access context
- Nearby cleanup and regulated water facilities
- State and local layers where available
Available parcel, state, and local data varies by location. Every report shows the sources used and any unavailable checks.
How it works
From an address to a clearer next step
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Search the property by street address.
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Groundcheck runs national, state, and local checks that are available for that location.
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Use the findings to plan formal due diligence with the appropriate professionals.
Common questions
Before you rely on a property screen
How can I tell if land is buildable?
You need to review zoning, access, parcel dimensions, utilities, floodplain, wetlands, soils, topography, setbacks, easements, and local approval requirements. Groundcheck provides an early screen, while local agencies and qualified professionals make or support the formal determinations.
Can Groundcheck guarantee that a lot is buildable?
No. Public data can be incomplete, approximate, or outdated. Groundcheck identifies early signals and follow-up questions, not a final buildability or permitting decision.
When should I run a property screen?
Run it before you make a nonrefundable commitment or pay for extensive design and engineering work. You can also use it to compare which properties deserve a closer look.
Start with the property you are considering
Generate a source-backed screening report before you spend serious time or money on the site.
Screen this propertyGroundcheck is an early-stage screening tool. It does not provide a legal, engineering, surveying, environmental, planning, permitting, or buildability determination. Verify important findings with qualified professionals and the appropriate agencies.