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How to Find and Add Nearby Businesses to a Map

Search for businesses around your property by name, address, or category and add them with official brand logos placed at their real geographic location.

SUBJECT PROPERTY
Nearby Places
GroceryRestaurantsBanksFitness
Whole Foods0.2 mi
Trader Joe's0.4 mi
Sprouts0.6 mi

The Nearby Places panel finds businesses around your subject property by name, address, or category. When you add one, its official brand logo is fetched automatically and placed at the correct geographic location with a leader line.

Search and add businesses

  1. Click "Nearby Places" in the sidebar to open the search panel.
  2. Search by name or address โ€” type "Starbucks" or an address; results are filtered by proximity to the subject property.
  3. Or use the 10 category buttons โ€” Grocery, Retail, Restaurants, Schools, Banks, Gas Stations, Government, Medical, Hotels, Pharmacies.
  4. Review results โ€” each shows name, address, and distance, sorted nearest-first.
  5. Click one result to add it, or multi-select and "Add Selected" to place several at once. Each lands at its real location.
  6. The official logo is fetched automatically from a library of 1,000+ brands. A leader line connects the logo to the exact spot.

The Logo Selection Modal

When you add a business, the Logo Selection Modal lets you confirm or customize the logo first.

  • Found logos appear in a 3-column grid (icon, wordmark, horizontal variants) - click the one you prefer.
  • White logos are auto-detected and given a dark background so they stay visible.
  • Upload Custom to use your own image (PNG, JPG, SVG) - great for local businesses not in the library.
  • Use Text Only to create a styled text label instead of an image - ideal for small inline tenants.
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Pro tip: Add anchor tenants first (grocery, big-box), then fill in smaller inline tenants. Category buttons are perfect for a quick overview of what's nearby.

Example: profiling the trade area

To show co-tenancy for a grocery-anchored center, tap the Grocery category to surface Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and Sprouts within half a mile, multi-select all three, and add them at once. Then tap Fitness and Restaurants to layer in Planet Fitness, Chipotle, and Starbucks - each lands at its real location with a leader line, building an instant picture of the daytime draw.

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