The floor area check
Use the floor area check to spot floors whose unit areas don't add up to the floor's square footage, and fix them.
Overview
Each floor can record its total Square Footage, and each unit its Area (sq.ft). The floor area check compares them. It adds up the areas of the floor's leasable units and checks the total against the floor's square footage. Accurate areas keep rent per sq.ft, space availability and floor-wise reports reliable.
Before you start
- The check works only when the floor has a Square Footage. Without it, Property360 can only tell you which units have no area.
- Units marked not for lease (parking, common areas) are left out of the total. See Not-for-lease units.
What the check can say
| Result | Meaning | Shown as |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | Unit areas add up to the floor exactly | Nothing extra. The floor row stays grey. |
| Over | Units add up to more than the floor | Red, for example +200 over |
| Unassigned | Part of the floor isn't in any unit | Amber, for example 400 unassigned |
| No area | Some units have no area, so the total is incomplete | Amber, for example 2 units no area |
Steps
- Open the property and go to Floors & Units.
- If any floor doesn't add up, an Area check: pill appears next to the section title, listing those floors.
- Click a floor name in the pill to jump to its row. Rows that are over are shaded red, and other issues are shaded amber.
- On the floor row, hover over the area figure to read the exact problem, for example "400 sq.ft of the floor's 2,400 is not assigned to any unit".
- Click the coloured area figure to open the floor editor (for example Edit Floor 1) and correct the floor's Square Footage, or open the unit's ⋮ menu and choose Edit Unit to correct its Area (sq.ft).
- Save. The pill disappears once every floor adds up.
Protection when you save
Property360 also stops floors from going over while you type:
- When you add a floor with units, you can't save if the units' combined area is more than the floor's Square Footage.
- When you add or edit a unit, the hint under Area (sq.ft) shows how much of the floor is still available. An area that would push the floor over is refused, with the remaining sq.ft shown.
Example
Floor 1 at Lakeview Plaza is recorded as 2,400 sq.ft. It has two offices of 1,000 sq.ft each, so the check shows 400 unassigned. A. Sharma checks the plans and finds a third office of 400 sq.ft that was never added. She adds unit 1-2 with 400 sq.ft, and the floor now matches.
FAQs
Does "unassigned" always mean an error?
Not always. Corridors or washrooms may sit outside every unit. You can add them as a not-for-lease unit, or leave the gap if you know why it's there.
Does the leased area on a lease affect this check?
No. The check uses unit areas only. Leased area is a separate figure. See Unit area and leased area.
Can I skip floor square footage?
Yes, but then there is nothing to check against, and no cap applies when you enter unit areas.
Troubleshooting
"Combined unit area exceeds the floor area"
Lower the unit areas in the floor form, or increase the floor's Square Footage if it was recorded too low.
"Area exceeds the floor's remaining sq.ft"
Another unit on the floor already uses that space. Correct the other unit, or the floor total, first.
The pill still appears after a fix
Check every unit on that floor for a missing area. A single blank unit keeps the floor flagged.