As-Built Drawings in Erie, PA
Laser-Scanned Floor Plans for Erie Buildings
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What you get
Erie's commercial buildings range from the restored warehouses and new construction on the Bayfront to the older blocks along State Street and the manufacturing plants that still ring the city, and most predate any digital record. An ADS as-built gives your project a measured starting point. We scan with LiDAR and deliver, as scoped: a registered 3D point cloud; a 360° digital twin you can review in a browser without another site visit; 2D CAD in AutoCAD and PDF (floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, elevations, sections); a Revit model at LOD 200–300 for teams working in BIM; and MEP and structural elements where you ask us to document them. BOMA area calculations are available on request.
We have not yet published an Erie or northwestern Pennsylvania project. The nearest work on our site is the 4,358 sq ft Windsor store at Easton Town Center in Columbus, OH, scanned in 2025. East of here, in spring 2025 we spent two weeks documenting the 565,308 sq ft Poughkeepsie State Office Building in New York, and in January 2025 a 5,069 sq ft rowhouse on Pratt Street in Baltimore; in July 2024 we scanned a 2,500 sq ft office suite in Manhattan.
How an Erie project runs: you send the address, approximate square footage and the deliverables you want, and we return an itemized quote with travel on its own line. A technician scans in one visit while the building stays in use. The scans are registered into a single point cloud, the drawings are drafted from it, and you review the set before final files are issued.
Erie FAQ
What does it cost?
Four things set the price: floor area, how much is inside the building (open warehouse versus fitted-out office), the deliverables you order and travel. Point cloud plus 2D CAD is the base tier and Revit is added on top. Every quote is itemized.
Is it worth bringing you in from out of town?
For a plant, a warehouse, an office floor or a whole house, yes. Scanning is one visit, travel is a single line on the quote, and you end up with a point cloud and digital twin that no local tape-measure survey produces.
How accurate is it?
We draw from a registered point cloud captured with Leica RTC360, Leica BLK2GO and Matterport Pro3 scanners. Dimensions on the drawings are measured values, not assumptions, which matters in older industrial buildings where nothing is quite square.
Does the building have to close?
No. We scan around staff, tenants and customers during normal hours and can work evenings or weekends where a space is busy all day.
Will the drawings work for my permit?
Yes. The set is prepared as the existing-conditions base your architect or engineer submits with the application. In Erie that goes to the Code Enforcement office in Room 407 of City Hall, 626 State Street, which reviews, issues and inspects building permits; applications can be emailed to permits@erie.pa.us or brought in person. Your design professional handles the submittal; we make sure the existing conditions in it are right.
Who owns the files?
You do. CAD, PDF, Revit and the point cloud are delivered to you and your consultants.
Nearby ADS projects
Scanned by our crews in Ohio, New York and Maryland:
- Windsor, Easton Town Center
Columbus, OH · 4,358 sq ft · 2025
ADS scanned the sales and service areas of this Windsor store, capturing the windows facing the mall corridor, fitting rooms and storage, and produced CAD drawings plus a digital twin for client presentations. - Poughkeepsie State Office Building
Poughkeepsie, NY · 565,308 sq ft · 2025
Walls, windows and roofs were mapped with precise alignment across every elevation of this Hudson Valley state office complex. ADS developed the Revit model from LiDAR data, and its CAD set covered floor plans, facade elevations and contours. - Baltimore Rowhouse on Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD · 5,069 sq ft · 2025
Stacked levels in this narrow East Baltimore rowhouse were cross-checked so the geometry stayed continuous from basement to roof. Varying ceiling heights and roof slopes were modeled directly from the point cloud. - Office Suite in Manhattan
New York, NY · 2,500 sq ft · 2024
High ceilings layered with infrastructure needed advanced scanning methods in this 2,500 sq ft office unit. The LOD 300 Revit model was structured for renovation and facility management, alongside 2D CAD floor plans, RCPs, elevations, sections and schedules.
Permits & governing bodies
City of Erie Code Enforcement, Room 407, City Hall, 626 State Street, Erie, PA 16501; reviews, issues and inspects building permits. Applications by email to permits@erie.pa.us or in person.
Permit types issued by the city include building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, demolition, sign and certificate of occupancy (change of use).
Where we work
Downtown and the Bayfront, East and West Erie, Millcreek, Harborcreek, Lawrence Park, Fairview, Wesleyville and Erie County.
To get a quote, send
• Property address
• Approximate square footage and number of floors
• What it is for: renovation, change of use, lease plan, insurance or facility records
• Deliverables: point cloud, 2D CAD, Revit, MEP
• Your deadline
Existing drawings, even old ones, help us scope faster.
