Owners

Own the building record. Reduce information risk.

Datum Point Advisory helps commercial property owners, developers, and asset managers establish building records that support their investment, project, and ownership needs.

Dated imagery, measured information, and organized building records help owners and their advisers review existing conditions, understand visible changes, and plan work.

Each engagement is scoped to the property and the owner’s needs, without requiring an enterprise platform or a broad consulting program. The resulting record remains owner-controlled, platform-independent, and useful as projects and teams change.

Applications across ownership

Acquisition and due diligence

Review available records, identify documentation gaps, and establish a dated record of accessible building and site conditions.

Targeted capture and measured documentation help owners and their advisers compare existing information with observed conditions and identify matters that may require further investigation by the appropriate specialists.

Development and capital projects

Establish a baseline before work begins and document visible progress at agreed milestones. Repeat documentation can help owners and project teams review changes in defined areas, support project discussions, and maintain a record of work over time. Coverage and reference information are agreed in advance so comparisons are meaningful.

Project completion and turnover

Define documentation requirements and review the delivered record against the agreed scope. Organize drawings, models, imagery, and supporting files so the owner can understand what was documented, identify known limitations, and give future teams a usable starting point.

Leasing and space planning

Provide measured plans and visual documentation to support space evaluation, test fits, and communication with prospective occupants and their teams.

Ongoing ownership and asset management

Maintain a documented baseline for renovations, maintenance planning, and future capital work. Updates can be scoped around alterations, significant property changes, or agreed review intervals, with capture dates, coverage, and revisions identified.

For assignments involving multiple properties, common documentation requirements can support consistent organization and review.

Refinancing and disposition

Refresh and organize physical property documentation for prospective lenders, buyers, and their advisers. Dated imagery, plans, and records of documented improvements provide a reference for property discussions and follow-up requests.

Building Information Advisory

We review existing building records to determine whether they support the owner’s intended use, identify gaps or inconsistencies, and recommend additional documentation where needed.

Recommendations define capture coverage, measurement accuracy, model requirements, file formats, handoff standards, and acceptance criteria. This helps owners make informed decisions about scope, cost, and risk before work begins.

For work procured from project teams or specialist providers, we help prepare requirements, evaluate proposed scopes, and review deliverables against agreed criteria.

Depending on the assignment, outputs may include:

  • An assessment of existing records, documentation gaps, and information risk.
  • Capture and modeling requirements for a building or portfolio.
  • Procurement scopes and deliverable acceptance criteria.
  • Standards for file organization, access, retention, and updates.
  • Recommendations for reducing reliance on incomplete or inaccessible records.

Capture and modeling

Datum Point Advisory performs reality capture and existing conditions modeling to meet agreed documentation requirements.

The scope distinguishes what needs to be measured, modeled, or documented through imagery and other records. Coverage, accuracy, and model detail are defined around the owner’s intended use.

Deliverables may include registered point clouds, measured plans, Revit models, IFC exports, photographs, and visual walkthroughs. Coverage and detail are selected for the intended use. Model content and level of development are specified separately from measurement accuracy.

Aerial documentation can supplement the record where exterior conditions or site context are relevant. It does not replace licensed surveying. Where survey control is required, work relies on appropriate furnished control and/or a licensed surveyor.

Ownership, access, and handoff

Owners receive an agreed set of building records they can retain, share, and use for future work. Before work begins, we define:

  • What will be delivered: source data, drawings, models, imagery, and supporting documentation.
  • How the records can be used: ownership, access, sharing rights, and any third-party or reuse restrictions.
  • How files will remain accessible: original working files and exchange formats suited to the agreed uses, with any hosting, export, and transfer arrangements defined separately.
  • What the record covers: capture dates, coverage, known gaps, assumptions, and coordinate information where needed.

At handoff, we check the files against the agreed deliverable list so owners can identify what they have received and understand its scope and limitations.

Working with Datum Point Advisory

An engagement may include a review of existing records, targeted capture and modeling, or repeat documentation at agreed project milestones.

Where included in the scope, concise summaries bring together dated observations, documented changes, supporting imagery, and references to the underlying files.

The proposal establishes coverage, deliverables, limitations, responsibilities, ownership terms, and schedule.

Property and portfolio inquiries

Email the property or portfolio details, available documentation, and intended use to discuss information requirements, risk, and scope.