Feasibility Studies

See what your site can become before you commit to it.

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Before you buy a site, line up financing or start design, you need to know what the site can actually hold. Studio Sargis reviews zoning, code, parking and the approval path, and tells you what the site can realistically support and what stands in the way.
We are licensed architects and developers working in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, with more than 3,500 residential units of multifamily, mixed-use and adaptive reuse experience. The principals do the review on every study.

  • A fast, high-level read on a site, built to support a go/no-go decision. For developers, brokers and investors evaluating a site before acquisition or early planning.

    What we look at:

    • Zoning summary and preliminary use analysis

    • Existing conditions overview

    • Approximate development yield

    • Parking review

    • Height and setback overview

    • Major zoning risks

    • High-level code considerations

    • Approximate approval path

    You get: a written summary memo.

    Timeline: 3-7 business days

    Fee: $1,500-$4,500

    If you move ahead with design, the study fee is credited toward our design fee.

    This is a planning-level review, not a full zoning opinion or permit-level design.

  • A closer look at highest and best use, with the entitlement opportunities and constraints laid out. For developers evaluating a project before acquisition, financing or formal design.

    What we look at:

    • Detailed zoning review and nonconformity analysis

    • Preliminary code review

    • Conceptual site layout

    • Preliminary unit mix and approximate gross floor area

    • Parking and circulation strategy

    • Preliminary massing studies

    • Rough building efficiency analysis

    • Preliminary approval strategy and municipal process overview

    You get: an investor-ready PDF package.

    Optional: rough construction cost assumptions, preliminary pro forma coordination, 3D conceptual views.

    Timeline: 2-4 weeks

    Fee: $5,000-$15,000+

    If you move ahead with design, the study fee is credited toward our design fee.

  • A study is the first step, not a one-off report. A Quick Site Review leads into a Development Feasibility Package. From there, projects move to an Entitlement Strategy or Conceptual Development package, then to permit and construction documents. Each one picks up where the last left off.

    • Developers sizing up an acquisition

    • Brokers who want a fast read on a listing

    • Investors checking a deal before they commit

    • Property owners asking what their land could hold

  • Multifamily, mixed-use, market-rate and affordable housing, historic adaptive reuse and mill conversions.

How it works

  • Address, project type, timeline and how to reach you.

  • We confirm which study fits your site and goals, and the fee.

  • 3-7 business days for a Quick Site Review. 2-4 weeks for a Development Feasibility Package.

  • A plain answer on what the site supports and what stands in the way.

  • If you move ahead with design, the study fee is credited toward our design fee.

  • Send us the address and what you are considering, and we will tell you which study fits. Or call 857-228-8624.