Multifamily takeoff,
at unit scale.
A 300-unit podium is the same fixture, the same partition, the same circuit — three hundred times, across a sheet set that won't fit on the desk. That repetition is exactly what kills a manual takeoff and exactly what AI is good at.
Repetition is the trap and the opportunity
Multifamily punishes manual takeoff in two ways: the sheer volume of identical units, and the way small per-unit misses multiply. Get one fixture count wrong on a unit type and you're wrong on every instance of it. Pilars takes off the full set, recognizes the repeated unit types, and applies the count across every instance, so a missed riser or a mis-scoped GFCI doesn't get copied three hundred times. The bigger the building, the more time it gives back.
The code stacks up floor over floor
Multifamily is code-dense — NEC GFCI and AFCI scope, NFPA 13 in corridors and units, IBC ratings on demising and corridor walls, ADA in common areas — and the quantities compound across floors. Pilars reads the spec book with the drawings, flags the code-driven scope as it counts, and ties every quantity to its sheet with a confidence score, so a 15-plus person precon team can turn a multifamily set around fast enough to keep bidding.
- Repeated unit types recognized and applied across the building
- Rated demising and corridor assemblies caught
- NEC, NFPA and ADA scope flagged across floors
- Every quantity sourced to the sheet
Questions estimators actually ask
Does it handle repeated unit types efficiently?
Yes — that's where it earns its keep. It recognizes the repeated unit plans and applies counts across every instance, so you're not taking off the same unit thirty times by hand.
Is it good for podium and wrap construction?
Yes — the mix of structured parking, podium and wood-frame floors is exactly the multi-trade, multi-sheet situation it's built for.
Does it catch rated corridor and demising walls?
It matches partition tags to the rated assembly and applies the correct layer count, which is a common multifamily miss that doubles board on a lot of wall.
Can one estimator realistically bid a 300-unit job with this?
The takeoff stops being the ceiling. The set still takes review, but the counting that used to take a week becomes a focused review, so yes — far more reach per estimator.
Pricing?
$100 per trade, per plan, unlimited projects, no per-seat fees.