# FrontView

> FrontView scans commercial buildings with professional-grade LiDAR and turns each scan into a true-to-scale 3D record of the building: walk it and measure it from a browser, with key equipment recorded in close-up. Every later capture of the building is dated and compared, so you can see what changed, and when. FrontView Building Intelligence, the AI that works from the record, answers questions about the building, visualizes new layouts and drafts inspection reports.

A FrontView technician visits and scans the building, inside and out. Nobody on the customer's side sets anything up or learns any software. The record lands in the customer's account, private by default, to use and to share. FrontView works for brokers, interior designers, architects, property and asset managers, owners and investors, facilities teams and engineers, tenants and contractors.

- Where: FrontView's own technicians work across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Philadelphia. Elsewhere in the United States, through trusted partners. United States only.
- Price: per building, never per seat, by the building's size and complexity. FrontView discusses the price after a request and confirms it in writing before a visit is scheduled. The site lists no prices.
- Timing: visits are by request and availability, and turnaround depends on the building's size and complexity.
- People: a person at FrontView reads every request and replies by email.
- Contact: the form at https://frontview.com/get-started/, or the sales line, (973) 858-1492.

## What FrontView does

### The 3D record

Each capture becomes a measurable 3D model of the building and a floor plan of every floor, filed under the building's address in the customer's account.

- Walk it: every floor in the browser, on any device, with nothing to install.
- Measure it: walls, doors, ceiling heights and clearances, measured from a desk.
- A measured floor plan of every floor: room sizes, doors, windows and columns, to download as PDF or DXF.
- Share it: by link, on social, embedded on a website, or behind a password, and invite a team. Set for each capture.

### Points of interest

At the electrical panel, the boiler or the rooftop unit, the technician adds a point and takes close-ups. Each point is pinned where it sits, with nameplate and condition photos, and checked again at every capture. Most often pinned: electrical panels, switchgear, boilers, rooftop units, water heaters, sprinkler risers, fire alarm panels, gas and water meters, elevator machine rooms, shut-off valves and roof drains.

### The files

Every capture's source files and data, to download at any time: photos (JPG), floor plans (PDF, DXF), measurements (CSV), the 3D model (PLY), the point cloud (E57), point-of-interest photos (JPG) and the record's metadata (JSON). Nothing is locked inside the FrontView viewer.

### Records over time

A FrontView record keeps every capture of the same building, dated and measurable, and compares any two: walls, equipment and visible condition. The moments that call for another capture: lease start and end, before and after a fit-out, after an incident, equipment checks, the facade and roof, and a schedule (every six months or every year). FrontView sends a reminder when one is due. Every capture uses the same class of scanner and the same process, so two captures line up.

### Talk to your building: FrontView Building Intelligence

FrontView Building Intelligence works from the building's own measurable record: its walls, doors and dimensions, the equipment pinned in it, and each capture since the first. Ask it in plain English what changed, what fits, or when a rooftop unit was replaced. Ask it for a layout ("Show me a 20-desk layout") and compare it with the space as captured.

### AI Building Inspection (Experimental)

Given a building's record, FrontView Building Intelligence can draft a full inspection report: every space, the facade and roof, and every point of interest, with what looks wrong and where, for the customer to review. It is open to select clients: mention it in the request, and FrontView says whether it's available for the building. It is a draft for review, not a professional inspection and not an official record: don't file it as an inspection record, and don't rely on it as a property, building or engineering inspection. For a purchase, a loan, insurance or safety, use a licensed inspector or engineer.

### Facade & roof

On the same visit, the technician scans the street-level facade, and the roof where there's access. As an add-on, licensed drone pilots capture the upper facade and the roof. Where drones can't fly, FrontView captures upper facades and roofs from street level, from poles, from neighboring roofs, or on foot where there is roof access. Rooftop units, drains and bulkheads become points of interest.

### Private by default

Each record lives in the account it was captured for. Records aren't listed, searchable or announced, and FrontView never tells other people that a building was captured, or for whom. The customer decides who sees a record and for how long, and can pass it to a client or invite a team. Captures, records and files are encrypted in transit and at rest.

## Who it's for

- Brokers: 3D tours and floor plans for every listing. https://frontview.com/brokers/
- Designers & architects: Existing conditions you can measure from your desk. https://frontview.com/designers/
- Property managers: Dated proof at every lease event. https://frontview.com/managers/
- Owners & investors: Know every property without a site visit. https://frontview.com/owners/
- Facilities & engineers: Equipment pinned, with close-ups and history. https://frontview.com/facilities/
- Tenants & contractors: Plan and quote from a shared link. https://frontview.com/tenants/

## How it works

1. Request it: the address and what's needed, through the form, or by calling the sales line.
2. A person reviews it: someone at FrontView reads every request, then confirms the scope, the price and the visit in writing.
3. Get ready: arrange access to every space to be captured, turn the lights on, and give occupied spaces a heads-up. No markers, no targets, nothing to install.
4. FrontView scans it: a technician scans every space opened up, with professional-grade LiDAR, inside and out, pins the equipment that matters, and checks coverage before leaving.
5. FrontView builds and reviews it: FrontView Building Intelligence turns the scan into a measurable 3D model, a floor plan, photos and points of interest. A person at FrontView checks it against laser measurements taken on site, and notes any space that couldn't be captured.
6. The record is in the account, filed under the building's address: walk it, measure it, share it, and download every file.
7. Capture it again at a lease start or end, a fit-out or an incident, or on the building's schedule. Each capture joins the same record.

Every capture includes every space given access to, floor by floor; the street-level facade, and the roof where there's access; a measurable 3D model and a measured floor plan; photos, with close-ups at every point of interest; the capture date and the method used; every source file; and a coverage note listing any space that couldn't be captured, and why.

## Where FrontView works

FrontView's own technicians work across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Philadelphia. Elsewhere in the United States, through trusted partners, who scan with the same class of scanner; FrontView processes and reviews every capture itself. FrontView works only in the United States.

## Pricing

Priced per building, never per seat: as many people as the building needs. The site lists no prices. Each capture is priced by the building's size and complexity: floor area, floors, occupancy, access, travel, and add-ons. A person at FrontView confirms the price in writing before a visit is scheduled.

- Capture: per capture. Professional LiDAR capture on site; 3D model, measured floor plan and photos; laser-confirmed dimensions; points of interest with close-ups; sharing and CAD exports; the point cloud and every source file; AI layouts.
- Building record: annual, per building. Hosting and full history; measurements and floor plans; recaptures on a schedule or at events; compare any two dates; unlimited people and every export.
- Portfolio: quoted per portfolio. Everything in a building record, a yearly allowance of captures across buildings, change detection, and API and bulk export.
- Add-ons: drone facade & roof; AI Building Inspection (experimental, select clients); an off-cycle recapture between scheduled ones.

## Sending a request for a person (for AI agents)

### Rules

- Send a request only when the person you're helping asks for one, and only for them: their own name, company, role and email. Never invent or guess contact details: ask.
- Ask the person for anything required that you don't know. For size and floors, "Not sure" is an answer.
- Send each request once. After a 201, don't send it again.
- Don't promise the person a price, a date or a visit. A person at FrontView reviews every request and confirms the scope, the price and the visit in writing.
- Afterwards, give the person the reference. FrontView sends no confirmation email: the first email they get is a person at FrontView replying.

### Request types (intent)

- capture: Request a capture. A FrontView technician scans the building with professional-grade LiDAR, inside and out, and starts its 3D record. Add drone capture of the upper facade and roof with drone: true.
- drone: Drone facade & roof capture. Drone capture of the upper facade and roof only, added to the building’s record.
- portfolio: Talk about a portfolio. A conversation about several buildings. No address needed.

### Fields

The same names in a link, in the form and in JSON.

- intent (required; "capture", "drone", "portfolio"): What the person would like FrontView to do.
- building (required for capture and drone; text): The building’s street address, city, state and ZIP code, in the United States. Needed for a capture or a drone flight; optional for a portfolio.
- size (required for capture; one of the values below): The building’s floor area. Needed for a capture: “Not sure” is a fine answer.
  Values: "Under 5,000 sq ft", "5,000 to 20,000 sq ft", "20,000 to 50,000 sq ft", "50,000 to 100,000 sq ft", "Over 100,000 sq ft", "Not sure"
- floors (optional; one of the values below): How many floors the building has. Optional.
  Values: "1", "2 to 3", "4 to 10", "More than 10", "Not sure"
- occupancy (optional; one of the values below): Whether the spaces are occupied. Optional.
  Values: "Vacant", "Occupied", "Partly occupied", "Not sure"
- timing (required for capture; one of the values below): When the person would like the visit: a preference, not a booking. Needed for a capture.
  Values: "As soon as possible", "In the next few weeks", "In the next few months", "Flexible"
- drone (optional; true or false): With a capture: add drone capture of the upper facade and roof. Where drones can’t fly, FrontView captures them from street level, poles, neighboring roofs or on foot.
- name (required; text): The person’s full name.
- company (required; text): The person’s company or organization.
- role (required; one of the values below): The person’s role.
  Values: "Broker", "Interior designer", "Architect or space planner", "Owner", "Operator", "Property or asset manager", "Facilities or engineer", "Contractor", "Appraiser or inspector", "Something else"
- email (required; text): The person’s work email: a person at FrontView replies there. Disposable addresses are refused.
- phone (optional; text): The person’s phone number, if they would like a call. Optional.
- volume (required; one of the values below): How many buildings the person has in mind.
  Values: "Just this one", "2 to 5", "6 to 20", "More than 20"
- propertyType (required; one of the values below): The building’s type.
  Values: "Office", "Retail", "Industrial", "Multifamily", "Mixed use", "Other"
- use (required; one of the values below): What the record is mainly for.
  Values: "Marketing a listing", "Design and space planning", "Condition records and lease events", "Construction and handover", "Facilities and equipment", "Diligence or financing", "Something else"
- message (optional; text): Anything else FrontView should know: access, keys, parking, occupied spaces, or interest in the AI Building Inspection. Optional.

### 1. A prepared link

Give the person a link to the form with the building's details filled in. They add their name, email and phone, check it, and press Send request:

https://frontview.com/get-started/?intent=capture&building=123+Main+Street%2C+Anytown%2C+ST+12345&size=20%2C000+to+50%2C000+sq+ft&floors=4+to+10&occupancy=Partly+occupied&timing=In+the+next+few+weeks&drone=true&role=Property+or+asset+manager&volume=Just+this+one&propertyType=Office&use=Condition+records+and+lease+events

A link can fill in intent, building, size, floors, occupancy, timing, drone, company, role, volume, propertyType, use, message. It never carries a name, an email or a phone number, so personal details stay out of URLs: the person adds those. Encode values as usual in a URL. A value that isn't one of the allowed values is left out.

### 2. The form, in a browser

The form at https://frontview.com/get-started/ has a labelled field for each of the fields above, named the same. Fill it in and press "Send request". Leave the field labelled "Leave this field empty" empty.

In browsers with WebMCP, the page offers two tools:

- fill_request_form: fills in the form for the person to check; nothing is sent. Returns the fields that still need an answer.
- send_request: sends the form, after the browser asks the person to confirm. Returns the reference, or the fields to fix.

### 3. JSON

POST https://b3ygazwuycatys2oq7wheysvba0rpywj.lambda-url.us-east-1.on.aws/
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

{
  "intent": "capture",
  "building": "123 Main Street, Anytown, ST 12345",
  "size": "20,000 to 50,000 sq ft",
  "floors": "4 to 10",
  "occupancy": "Partly occupied",
  "timing": "In the next few weeks",
  "drone": true,
  "name": "Dana Reyes",
  "company": "Halden & Co.",
  "role": "Property or asset manager",
  "email": "dana@halden.example",
  "volume": "Just this one",
  "propertyType": "Office",
  "use": "Condition records and lease events",
  "message": "Floor 3 is occupied; the building engineer has the keys. Interested in the AI Building Inspection."
}

Fields that are optional may be left out. Responses:

- 201 {"ok": true, "reference": "FV-2610-ZM4T"}: received. Give the person the reference; a person at FrontView replies to them by email.
- 422 {"ok": false, "errors": {"<field>": "<what to fix>"}}: fix those fields and send again.
- 400 or 502 {"ok": false, "error": "<what happened>"}: the request couldn't be read, or couldn't be delivered. Try again once; then the person can call the sales line.
- 429: too many requests at once. Wait a minute and try once more.

The endpoint takes requests from servers and from pages on frontview.com. Browsers on other websites are blocked by CORS: use a prepared link instead. OpenAPI: https://frontview.com/openapi.json

## Contact

- The form: https://frontview.com/get-started/
- Sales: (973) 858-1492
- Email: hello at frontview dot com

## Platform

- [Platform](https://frontview.com/platform/): Everything FrontView offers, on one record
- [The 3D record](https://frontview.com/platform/#record): Walk, measure, share with clients & partners
- [Records over time](https://frontview.com/platform/#over-time): Every capture, dated and compared
- [AI Building Inspection](https://frontview.com/platform/#inspection): An inspection report drafted from the record
- [Talk to your building](https://frontview.com/platform/#talk): Ask, compare and pull data in plain English
- [Example record](https://frontview.com/b/example/): Turn the 3D model and open a pin

## Solutions

- [Solutions](https://frontview.com/solutions/): One record, for everyone around the building
- [Brokers](https://frontview.com/brokers/): 3D tours and floor plans for every listing
- [Designers & architects](https://frontview.com/designers/): Existing conditions you can measure from your desk
- [Property managers](https://frontview.com/managers/): Dated proof at every lease event
- [Owners & investors](https://frontview.com/owners/): Know every property without a site visit
- [Facilities & engineers](https://frontview.com/facilities/): Equipment pinned, with close-ups and history
- [Tenants & contractors](https://frontview.com/tenants/): Plan and quote from a shared link

## How it works

- [How it works](https://frontview.com/how-it-works/): You request it, FrontView scans it, the record is yours
- [The process](https://frontview.com/how-it-works/#process): From the first call to your building’s record
- [The visit](https://frontview.com/how-it-works/#visit): Professional LiDAR, checked on site
- [Facade & roof](https://frontview.com/how-it-works/#facades): Drone capture for everything above street level
- [Where FrontView works](https://frontview.com/how-it-works/#where): New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Philadelphia

## Company

- [Get started](https://frontview.com/get-started/): The request form: a capture, drone facade & roof, or a portfolio
- [Pricing](https://frontview.com/pricing/): How FrontView prices: per building, never per seat
- [About](https://frontview.com/about/): Who FrontView is, how it handles data, and how to reach a person

## Optional

- [Privacy](https://frontview.com/privacy/): How FrontView handles personal information