BOMA Rentable Area Surveys & Site Plans
BOMA Rentable Area Surveys and detailed Site Plans can bring clarity to a complex industrial property
Exact Solutions worked with Scarborough Group to survey and document the large 10-hectare site, combining aerial drone photography with traditional survey methods to establish an accurate picture of the existing property.
The site included multiple industrial tenancies, warehouses, offices, open yards, shared accessways, landscaping and development areas. With a mixture of well defined and undefined tenancy boundaries, the challenge was to create a reliable set of plans that could be used to assess leasing potential, future property management and development design.
Establishing an Accurate Picture of the Site
For a property of this scale and complexity, an accurate Site Plan provides an essential foundation for understanding how the property is currently being used.
The survey captured:
Building footprints and locations
Property boundaries and setbacks
Industrial yards and open areas
Parking and vehicle access
Shared accessways
Landscaping and green belts
Embankments and other site constraints
Heavy vehicle access routes
Tenancy and development areas
Aerial drone surveying allowed the wider site to be captured efficiently, while traditional survey methods were used to identify and verify features that could not be reliably established from aerial photography alone.
This created a detailed photographic and survey record that could then be developed into the final Site Plans and Rentable Area documentation.
Combining Site Plans with Rentable Area Surveys
The real value of the project came from combining the site information with measured rentable areas.
Exact Solutions' current approach to BOMA Rentable Area Surveys is based on measuring the existing property and applying the appropriate PCNZ measurement guidelines, rather than simply reproducing historic plans. This provides reliable and documented area information for leasing, rental calculations, valuations, sales, due diligence and property management.
At 1121 Great South Road, this approach allowed the individual warehouses, offices and yard areas to be considered alongside the wider site. This was particularly important where tenancy boundaries were not always obvious from existing physical features.
Surveying Complex Tenancy Boundaries
Some areas of the property had boundaries defined by fences or retaining walls, while others were less clearly established because of vegetation, grass verges, open yards and shared access areas.
The survey and drawing process allowed these conditions to be investigated and documented rather than relying on assumptions or outdated records.
For example, one large gravel yard was located alongside a central green belt and stream. Its boundary included a partial concrete retaining wall, while the Great South Road boundary was obscured by mature vegetation.
The measured information allowed the tenancy and access boundaries to be established and clearly represented on the final plan.
This gave the landlord, tenant and other property professionals a common reference point for understanding how the space was being used.
Site Plans for Leasing and Property Planning
Exact Solutions' current Site Plan service is designed to show the features that matter when assessing commercial and industrial property — including buildings, boundaries, access, parking, yards and landscaping. These plans can support leasing strategies, property analysis, development planning and other property decisions.
For 1121 Great South Road, the completed plans provided a much clearer view of the site's existing utilisation and constraints.
The information could then be used to consider:
How effectively the existing yards and buildings were being utilised
How accessways affected individual tenancies
Where development opportunities existed
How vehicle movements interacted with tenancy areas
How site constraints could affect future planning
How individual areas could be presented during leasing campaigns
A Reliable Foundation for Property Decisions
The completed Site Plans and Rentable Area Surveys transformed a complicated industrial site into a clear, measured set of property information. Rather than relying on historic drawings or assumptions about tenancy areas, Scarborough Group had current surveyed information showing the existing configuration of the property.
1121 Great South Road is a strong example of how combining BOMA Rentable Area Surveys with detailed Site Plans can provide property owners, asset managers and leasing professionals with a clearer understanding of both the individual tenancy areas and the wider site.