As-Built Drawings in Palm Desert, CA
Laser-Scanned Floor Plans for Palm Desert Buildings
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What you get
Residential, resort and retail space is the kind of building ADS documents most, and Palm Desert has plenty of all three. We have not yet published a Coachella Valley project; the nearest ones are coastal: the 146,404 sq ft Solana Beach Shopping Mall (2025), a 26,580 sq ft commercial building in San Diego (2024), 4,700 sq ft of multi-tenant suites on Silver Spur Road in Rolling Hills (2024), a 1,000 sq ft entryway and hall survey in Sherman Oaks (2025) and a 3,117 sq ft historic building floor on Olvera Street in Los Angeles (2026).
Each project is scoped from the same menu: a registered 3D point cloud as the measured record; a 360° digital twin to check conditions remotely; 2D CAD in AutoCAD and PDF with floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, elevations and sections; a Revit model at LOD 200–300 for BIM-based design; MEP and structural elements where needed; and BOMA or REBNY area calculations on request. Glass, polished stone and mirrored finishes, common in retail and resort interiors, are handled by adjusting scanner settings on site rather than patching the point cloud afterwards.
How a Palm Desert project runs: you send the address, approximate square footage and the deliverables you want; we send an itemized quote with travel on its own line. A technician scans while the property stays in use. Registration and drafting follow, you review the set, and we revise before final delivery.
Palm Desert FAQ
What does it cost?
Price follows floor area, interior complexity, deliverables and travel. A finished resort suite with millwork takes longer to draft than an empty retail shell; point cloud and CAD is the base tier and Revit is added drafting. Every quote is itemized.
Is it worth bringing you in from out of town?
For a clubhouse, a retail remodel, a large residence or anything designed in Revit, measured geometry usually saves more than the travel line. For a single small room it may not, and we will tell you.
How accurate is it?
We scan with Leica RTC360 and BLK2GO scanners and Matterport Pro3 and draw from the point cloud, so dimensions are measured, not assumed. Curved walls, vaulted ceilings and level changes are captured as built.
Does the building have to close?
No. Homes, shops and hospitality spaces stay open during scanning; early-morning or after-hours sessions can be arranged.
Will the drawings work for my permit?
Yes, as the existing-conditions base for your architect's or engineer's submittal to the City of Palm Desert Building & Safety Division at 73510 Fred Waring Drive, which requires digital plan submittals. Applications on or after January 1, 2026 are reviewed under the 2025 California codes.
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 Southern California:
- Solana Beach Shopping Mall
Solana Beach, CA · 146,404 sq ft · 2025
LiDAR and drone capture ran across every structure on this 146,404 sq ft property, and the datasets were aligned into BIM-ready outputs: a Revit model at LOD 300, coordinated 2D CAD plans, aerial orthophotos and an off-site review walkthrough. - Commercial Building in San Diego
San Diego, CA · 26,580 sq ft · 2024
ADS combined LiDAR and aerial photogrammetry to document this 26,580 sq ft Gaslamp Quarter building, producing BIM and CAD outputs and a Matterport tour that let stakeholders review it off site. - Multi-Tenant Suites, Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates, CA · 4,700 sq ft · 2024
A 4,700 sq ft property with two independent consulting suites linked by an exterior ramp, documented for renovation and operational planning. ADS delivered a point cloud, 360° digital twin, AutoCAD and PDF sheets and an annotated site photo record. - Sepulveda - Level 2 Historic Documentation
Los Angeles, CA · 3,117 sq ft · 2026
Standard measurements would not have been enough for the structural quirks of this historic Olvera Street building, so ADS laser-scanned its second level and turned the scans into BIM models that reduced risk for the construction phase. - Sherman Oaks Entryway & Hall Survey
Sherman Oaks, CA · 1,000 sq ft · 2025
Steep terrain and split-level architecture at this Sherman Oaks home meant aligning scans across elevation shifts and several entry points. Facade heights and openings were captured for the exterior elevations.
Permits & governing bodies
City of Palm Desert Building & Safety Division, 73510 Fred Waring Drive: plan review, permits and inspections; construction plans are submitted digitally.
Applications on or after January 1, 2026 are reviewed under the 2025 California codes.
Where we work
Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Indio, Cathedral City, Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley.
To get a quote, send
• Property address
• Approximate square footage and number of floors
• What it is for: tenant improvement, renovation, lease plan, insurance, facility records
• Deliverables: point cloud, 2D CAD, Revit, MEP
• Your deadline
Existing drawings, even old ones, help us scope faster.
