From the first parcel search to long-term occupancy monitoring — TinyBloc's six solutions cover the complete lifecycle of compact, affordable development.
Advancing housing equity across every urban typology
Platform overview
TinyBloc integrates six solutions — zoning intelligence, cost modelling, site planning, permit navigation, sustainability tracking, and resident matching — into a single connected workflow. No more switching between disconnected tools or losing data between stages.
Solution 01
Instantly evaluate any parcel for ADU eligibility, setback requirements, height limits, and missing-middle zoning compatibility — across hundreds of municipal by-law databases simultaneously.
Query hundreds of municipal zoning databases in parallel — surfacing eligibility, restrictions, and overlay zones in seconds rather than days of manual research.
Automatically assess any parcel for laneway suite, garden suite, garage conversion, and basement apartment eligibility under provincial and local rules.
Identify duplex, triplex, four-plex, and townhouse opportunities across a portfolio of parcels — with ranked recommendations by development potential.
Receive automatic notifications when by-law amendments, provincial housing mandates, or zoning overrides affect any parcel in your project pipeline.
Solution 02
Model total development costs, rent-to-own thresholds, subsidy stacking, and long-term affordability covenants — with scenario analysis covering financing, construction, and ongoing operations.
Aggregate land, soft costs, hard construction, financing, and ongoing operations into a single dynamic model — updated in real time as design decisions change.
Automatically match projects to federal, provincial, and municipal housing subsidies — modelling how layered funding affects affordability depth and covenant obligations.
Calculate the rent-to-own price point that achieves target affordability ratios — with sensitivity tables for interest rate, income level, and downpayment scenarios.
Track affordability covenant compliance over 10, 20, and 99-year terms — with automated reporting for funders, municipalities, and land trust administrators.
Solution 03
Generate optimised site layouts for tiny house communities, co-housing clusters, and infill developments — balancing unit density, shared amenities, green space, and walkability scores.
Produce compliant site plans that maximise permitted density while respecting setbacks, access routes, and daylight requirements — in minutes, not weeks.
Model community kitchens, tool libraries, gardens, laundry, and play areas — with per-unit allocation costs and impact on overall project affordability.
Score each site layout against Walk Score, transit proximity, and active transportation infrastructure — with recommendations for improving connectivity without adding car dependency.
Generate intentional community layouts with shared governance structures, unit privacy gradients, and common house placement — tuned to cohort size and cohousing model.
Solution 04
Track permit applications in real time, auto-generate submission packages, and flag regulatory blockers before they stall a project — with a full timeline from pre-application to occupancy permit.
Generate complete permit application packages — drawings, schedules, forms, and supporting documents — pre-filled and formatted to each municipality's submission standards.
Monitor permit status across all active projects on a single dashboard — with automatic alerts when applications advance, stall, or require additional information from the city.
Prepare for pre-application consultations with auto-generated variance justification packages — covering heritage overlays, inclusionary zoning, and minor variance criteria.
File coordinated applications for entire tiny house clusters in a single structured submission — reducing repetitive documentation and shortening approval cycles for all parties.
Solution 05
Measure embodied carbon, operational energy use, and lifecycle costs across every unit — with automated reporting for LEED, Passive House, and municipal green building incentive programs.
Track carbon from material extraction through construction and across decades of operation — with benchmarks against standard construction and net-zero pathways.
Automatically identify LEED, Passive House, CleanBC, and federal green building programs applicable to each project — with pre-formatted compliance documentation.
Receive AI-powered suggestions for lower-carbon alternatives to specified materials — with cost-delta analysis so trade-offs are transparent from the design phase forward.
Generate lifecycle cost analyses and investor-ready ESG reports — with dashboards tracking energy performance, carbon reductions, and certification status across a portfolio.
Solution 06
Match applicants to units based on income band, household size, accessibility needs, and proximity to employment — with transparent waitlist management and automated eligibility verification.
Score and rank applicants against unit specifications — matching on income band, household composition, accessibility requirements, and employment proximity to reduce transportation burden.
Give applicants real-time visibility into their position and estimated timeline — reducing administrative burden while maintaining trust and accountability in the allocation process.
Verify income, household size, and program eligibility through integrated data connections — eliminating weeks of manual document collection and review for housing operators.
Track income changes, unit transfers, and covenant compliance over time — with automated re-eligibility checks and displacement risk alerts for vulnerable tenants.
Who uses TinyBloc
Municipalities
Deliver on housing targets faster — with integrated tools for zoning reform, permit processing, and long-term affordability monitoring across your entire housing portfolio.
Developers
Move projects from site selection to occupancy faster — with financial models, permit tools, and sustainability reporting that de-risk affordable housing as a viable asset class.
Non-profits & CLTs
Stretch limited capital further — with resident matching, waitlist management, and long-term covenant tools that keep your housing mission on track across every unit and year.
Platform integrations
TinyBloc doesn't ask cities or developers to replace their existing infrastructure. We integrate directly with the GIS systems, building registries, and housing authority databases already in use — so data flows automatically and nothing falls through the cracks.
Direct API connections to ESRI, Mapbox, and open municipal GIS layers — pulling zoning, parcel, and infrastructure data in real time.
Live connections to provincial and municipal building permit registries — surfacing application status and occupancy records without manual look-ups.
Integrated with CMHC, provincial housing authorities, and federal grant programs — auto-matching projects to funding and generating compliant applications.
Export to GRESB, institutional ESG dashboards, and municipal annual reports — with audit-ready data trails for every metric across the portfolio.
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