BUILDING FRONTEND AND BACKEND FEATURES FOR A PROPTECH REAL ESTATE PLATFORM
Find out how DBB Software delivered advanced frontend and backend development for Plaace, a Norwegian PropTech company, including custom dashboards, geospatial visualization, and high-performance data rendering.
Industry
Real Estate & Property Management
Service
Web Development
Team
2 Back-End Developers, 2 Front-end Developers, 1 DevOps, 1 PM, 1 QA
Project State
July 2020 - Ongoing
Country
Norway
About the Client
Plaace, a Norwegian proptech company, runs an innovative real estate platform powered by data analytics to help users identify prime locations and make informed decisions. Designed to support property managers, landlords, and tenants, the platform offers features such as card transaction tracking, visitor monitoring, and demographic analysis for smarter property management.
THE CLIENT'S INITIAL REQUEST
Plaace engaged DBB Software to build advanced frontend and backend features that would transform their platform into a highly interactive, data-rich real estate analytics tool. The client's key needs included:
Custom Dashboard Builder
Enable users to create fully personalized dashboards with WYSIWYG rich text editing, custom chart integration, drag-and-drop layouts, and dynamic data visualization for tailored business insights.
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Interactive Geospatial Visualization Tools
Develop advanced frontend tools for creating custom areas on maps, integrating multiple mapping APIs (Google Maps, Mapbox), and providing real-time geospatial analysis with walk/drive time calculations and demographic overlays.
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High-Performance Data Rendering
Build backend APIs and frontend components capable of handling large datasets with real-time updates, optimized map rendering for thousands of markers, and smooth interactions even with complex geospatial queries.
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Advanced Data Visualization
Implement sophisticated frontend visualization capabilities including heatmaps, traffic overlays, animated map elements, marker clustering, and interactive chart components for engaging data exploration.
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SOLUTIONS WE DELIVERED
DBB Software delivered comprehensive frontend and backend development spanning user interface components, data visualization, API development, and performance optimization to create a feature-rich, highly interactive PropTech platform:
WYSIWYG Dashboard Builder with Rich Text Editing
Developed a Notion-like dashboard builder using React and a modern WYSIWYG editor, enabling users to create custom layouts with drag-and-drop functionality. Implemented rich text editing with markdown support, allowing users to add narratives, embed charts, and link live data visualizations directly within their personalized dashboards.
Backend APIs for Dashboard Data Management
RESTful APIs using Node.js to handle dashboard creation, template management, chart data retrieval, and user preferences. Implemented caching strategies and optimized database queries to ensure fast loading times for complex dashboards with multiple data sources.
Interactive Geospatial Visualization Tools
Developed advanced frontend components integrating Google Maps API and Mapbox for custom area creation, geofencing, and real-time boundary drawing. Implemented walk-time and drive-time isochrone generation using Mapbox APIs, allowing users to visualize accessibility zones and demographic data within specific travel times.
Advanced Data Visualization Components
Built reusable React components for heatmaps, traffic overlays, animated map transitions, and interactive demographic charts. Implemented marker clustering algorithms for rendering thousands of property markers without performance degradation, ensuring smooth map interactions even with large datasets.
Dashboard Template System
Designed and implemented a template engine allowing users to save, share, and clone dashboard configurations. Built backend logic for template storage, versioning, and user permissions, streamlining workflows for teams managing multiple property portfolios.
Performance Optimization and Real-Time Updates
Optimized frontend rendering using React virtualization for large data tables, implemented lazy loading for map tiles, and built WebSocket connections for real-time data updates. Reduced initial page load times and ensured smooth 60fps interactions across all dashboard and map features.
RESULTS ACHIEVED
Feature-Rich Dashboard Builder
Delivered a highly customizable, Notion-like dashboard builder with WYSIWYG editing, drag-and-drop layouts, rich text support, and live data visualization integration for personalized business intelligence.
Advanced Geospatial Visualization
Implemented sophisticated mapping tools with custom area creation, isochrone generation for walk/drive times, demographic overlays, and real-time boundary drawing using Google Maps and Mapbox APIs.
High-Performance Data Rendering
Achieved smooth 60fps interactions with optimized marker clustering for thousands of properties, React virtualization for large datasets, lazy loading for map tiles, and real-time WebSocket updates for live data.
Reusable Component Architecture
Built modular, reusable React components for heatmaps, traffic overlays, interactive charts, and animated map elements, enabling rapid feature development and consistent UI patterns across the platform.
Scalable Backend Infrastructure
Developed robust Node.js APIs with optimized database queries, caching strategies, and efficient data management for dashboards, templates, and user preferences supporting growing user demands.
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