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Delve by Sidewalk Labs

AI-powered generative design for urban development

Machine learning platform that generates thousands of urban design scenarios to help developers, architects, and planners optimize neighborhood projects for financial performance and quality of life.

Part of Google (acquired 2022) raised 🏢 Established
Founded 2020 • Quintain Development (Wembley Park), Japanese real estate developers, integrated into Google Earth
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Why This Tool Exists

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The Problem

Real estate developers spend months analyzing design options for mixed-use projects, often evaluating only 5-10 scenarios manually. Teams struggle to balance financial requirements with quality-of-life metrics like daylight access, walkability, and open space across complex urban sites.

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The Solution

Machine learning generates 10,000+ design scenarios in minutes, evaluating each option against developer-defined priorities such as maximizing profitability, optimizing daylight, improving walkability, and meeting zoning requirements. Integrated financial modeling provides stabilized yield analysis to guide decision-making.

How You Use It

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Delivery Method

SaaS
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Integrations

Google Earth BIM models (format not specified)
Disciplines
Architecture, Owner/Developer, Civil Engineering
Project Phases
Pre-Design, Schematic Design
Project Types
Mixed-Use, Commercial, Residential

Data Transparency

Exactly what this tool uses and how

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Input

What it needs

Required: Site boundaries, Zoning regulations, Financial targets
Optional: BIM model, Project schedule, Local transit data, Adjacent parcel information
Formats: Site data (format not specified), BIM models, Zoning data
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Output

What you get

Format: Design scenario reports with financial analysis
Fields: Design variants, Stabilized yield analysis, Daylight metrics, Open space calculations, Unit count optimization, Profitability ranking
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Algorithm

How it works

Model: Proprietary machine learning (specific models not disclosed)
Accuracy: Claims to identify optimal design options (validation methodology not published)
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Privacy

How your data is protected

Retention: Not publicly specified (now follows Google privacy policy)
Training: Not publicly specified
Compliance: Google enterprise compliance standards (specific certifications not disclosed)
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API

Integration

Endpoint: Product discontinued as standalone - integrated into Google Earth
Method: Not publicly available

Use Cases

  • • Mixed-use development feasibility studies and design optimization
  • • Financial yield analysis for complex urban projects
  • • Zoning compliance verification for neighborhood developments
  • • Daylight and open space optimization for residential projects
  • • Multi-objective design scenario generation and comparison

Pricing

Free
Not available
Pro
Contact Google (originally available on engagement model)
Enterprise
Custom enterprise pricing through Google
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📚 Research Sources & Data Quality Last verified: 2026-02-01
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