Platform Features

End-to-End Build Coordination

A unified workflow tracking your project from first idea to final construction closeout. Centered around 4 primary stages and 2 dedicated portals.

Phase 1: AI Design Concepts

AI Design Capture & Brief

Transform your construction ideas into visual and analytical clarity. Generate realistic design renders, evaluate local zoning rules, and establish cost bounds in days.

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Key Capabilities

  • Interactive 3D Design Studio (Pascal Integration)
  • AI-powered photorealistic renders and material palettes
  • Local zoning & permit path research reports
  • Site capture dimensions and floor plan layouts
  • Lender-ready Concept Package PDF downloads
  • Seamless transition from parcel or space selection to design files

Phase 2: Cost Estimating

RSMeans Regional Validation

Protect your budget from early-stage overruns. Get accurate, line-item material and labor estimates matched directly to your concept designs.

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Key Capabilities

  • Trade-by-trade breakdown (carpentry, plumbing, electrical, etc.)
  • RSMeans regional data validation for Bethesda, DMV, and local markets
  • Material quantity takeoffs with standard and premium tier options
  • Reconciliation checks to highlight potential budget deviations
  • Investor-ready Certified Estimates for construction loans
  • Editable digital budget sheet to model custom material choices

Phase 3: Permit Filing

Filing Prep & Agency Tracking

Skip the municipal bureaucracy. Our platform manages permit drawings, jurisdiction checklists, and county submittals under one unified workflow.

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Key Capabilities

  • Site plan preparation and code compliance reviews
  • Architectural and structural engineering stamp coordination (PE stamp)
  • Pre-compiled application checklist preparation for county agencies
  • Direct filing and status tracking with building departments
  • Zoning board of appeals and HOA variance coordination
  • Response logs and correction tracking for quick agency approval

Phase 4: Build & Manage

General Contractor Matching & Workspaces

Connect with the right builders and manage milestones securely. Secure your project funds in escrow and track daily construction logs through closeout.

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Key Capabilities

  • General contractor matching matched to your scope and budget
  • Escrow accounts with milestone-based payout structures (OS-Pay)
  • Lien waiver collection before payment disbursements
  • Daily site logs, progress reports, and milestone photos
  • Structured project turnover checklists (warranties, manuals)
  • Closeout document vault (as-builts, warranties, systems records)
Core Infrastructure

Digital Project Twin

Every project gets a living digital record from day one. The twin tracks all updates, files, and progress to keep your project on schedule and on budget.

Flexible Tracking

Standard tracking for home renovations, and advanced analytics for larger construction projects.

Project Health Monitoring

Real-time scoring across schedule, budget, and quality to identify issues before they delay construction.

Smart Activity Log

Automated updates for every project milestone, permit submission, and payment event.

Progress Snapshots

Saved history logs for review, insurance, and reporting. Easily compare snapshots to see what changed.

Budget & Schedule Alerts

Automatic notifications if your project budget or timeline deviates from the original plan.

4-Phase Project Journey

Seamlessly guides your project from first design concept, cost planning, permits, and active build, through completion.

Role-Based Portals

Dedicated Portals for Every User

Surfaces the right data, tools, and project workspaces for its target user — nothing more, nothing less.

Owner Portal

Complete project visibility for homeowners and project owners.

  • Real-time project dashboard
  • Payment tracking & approvals
  • Project history & documents
  • AI design insights
  • Document library
  • Inspection status

Contractor Portal

Business management tools for general contractors and builders.

  • Lead matching & bid management
  • Compliance tracking
  • Milestone invoicing
  • AI bid assistant
  • Contractor credentials vault
  • Operational metrics

Ready to Transform Your Project?

See how Kealee's unified end-to-end design-build workflow keeps construction simple, transparent, and on-schedule.

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