Use cases
# Orchestration for every stage of the lifecycle.
From site selection to grand opening, Surfaice runs an agent for each phase of store development, and the two teams who carry that work see different halves of it.
The store lifecycle
1. 01 Site strategy Intake and feasibility
2. 02 Deals Lease analysis
3. 03 Design Risk detection
4. 04 Permits Jurisdictional risk
5. 05 Opening Readiness validation
6. 06 Operations Facilities workflows and lease compliance
Persona
## For real estate leaders
Focus on deals and strategy. Surfaice handles the document analysis, the risk assessment and the portfolio monitoring.
> “Surfaice caught a co-tenancy violation that would have cost us $50k.”
> Director of Real Estate
### 01 Automate lease abstraction
12 hours saved per lease
Extract critical terms, tenant allowance, co-tenancy, use restrictions, in seconds rather than hours.
What it surfaces sample
**Tenant allowance**
$45 / sq ft
### 02 Site feasibility analysis
3× faster market analysis
Assess demographic fit, traffic patterns and competitor proximity before committing to a new market.
What it surfaces sample
**Demographics**
Fit confirmed
**Traffic**
High
### 03 Portfolio risk monitoring
No missed deadlines
Track lease compliance, co-tenancy triggers and renewal deadlines across the whole estate at once.
What it surfaces sample
**Store #1847**
Lease expires in 45 days
**Store #2458**
Violation detected
**Store #3021**
Renewal in 120 days
Persona
## For construction VPs
Focus on execution. Surfaice tracks the bids, the schedules, the delays and the closeout requirements across every project.
> “AI is transforming site visits and automating punch lists.”
> Paul Calderon, SVP Store Development
### 01 Bid levelling and anomaly detection
15% average cost saving
Compare electrical, plumbing and HVAC bids across similar projects to find the outlier immediately.
What it surfaces sample
**Bid comparison**
Outlier flagged
[Construction capabilities](/services/construction-execution/ai)
### 02 Schedule variance analysis
4 hours saved per week
See which projects are falling behind and which trades are causing the delay, while there is still time to act.
What it surfaces sample
**Foundation**
On time
**Electrical**
12 days behind
**HVAC**
3 days behind
[Construction capabilities](/services/construction-execution/ai)
### 03 Automated punch lists
80% faster closeout
Generate the closeout punch list from site photographs, with defects detected rather than transcribed.
What it surfaces sample
**Paint touch-up**
Wall 3A
**Floor tile crack**
Aisle 2
**Detected from photos**
15 items
## Start with the stage that costs you most.
Fifteen minutes on the work that takes too long in your week, run against your own documents rather than a demo set.