ArchiWise AI Kickoffs Real Estate Decision Platform at CBRE Glendale
ArchiWise AI debuted its Real estate decision platform at an industry panel hosted at CBRE’s headquarters in Glendale, convening developers, brokers, planning professionals, and public-sector leaders to discuss how AI is changing early-stage real estate decision-making.
Titled “From Code to Capital: Using AI to Navigate Zoning Change and Unlock Value,” the panel focused on a growing industry challenge: most project risk, delay, and avoidable cost is introduced before design begins – when teams are still deciding which parcels to pursue and what outcomes are realistically achievable.
With Los Angeles moving through zoning modernization (including the hybrid zoning framework), the conversation emphasized how early diligence is becoming harder to standardize across zoning rules, overlays, discretionary triggers, and entitlement pathways—often forcing teams to rely on fragmented research and inconsistent assumptions.
ArchiWise AI addresses this gap by bringing site selection into a single, decision-grade workflow. The platform helps users quickly understand:
- whether a parcel is buildable,
- what is allowed what is realistically possible, and
- which development paths are most viable—before committing major time, design, or
“Early feasibility is where deals are won or lost,” said Chris Vardanyan, Co-Founder of ArchiWise AI. “ArchiWise is built to make site selection faster and more defensible so teams can move from scattered inputs to a clear development direction with confidence.”
Panelists included:
- Ardy (Ardashes) Kassakhian — Councilmember and former Mayor of Glendale
- Edward Matevosian — Senior Vice President, CBRE
- Jenny Eng — First Vice President, CBRE
- Brandon Mann — Principal, Focal Invest
Key themes discussed:
- How zoning modernization impacts site selection, valuation, and timelines
- Where teams lose time in pre-development due to fragmented research
- What “decision-grade” parcel clarity looks like for go/no-go and scenario comparison
- Why AI tools must be built with transparency, traceability, and accountable outputs
The event concluded with a networking reception with regional leaders across development, brokerage, planning, and technology.
ArchiWise AI is an AI Platform that streamlines the Real estate Pre-Development process with its Decision Intelligence tool — built to analyze the most capital-sensitive decisions before acquisition and before design. It unifies site screening, area intelligence, zoning rights, feasibility scenarios, and entitlement viability into one decision workflow, so teams can identify hidden upside, avoid fatal constraints early, and pursue the most viable development path with confidence. Check out Archiwise.AI
