Star Mica and mign Develop AI-Powered Final Inspection System for Property Buy-and-Sell Operations

Partnership

Star Mica and mign Begin Developing and Piloting a Completion Inspection System Built Specifically for the Buy-Renovate-Resell Business

Aiming to automate completion inspections and report preparation

In April 2023, mign Inc.—a company developing software and hardware that brings advanced technology to the architecture and civil engineering fields—began developing and piloting a completion inspection system tailored to the buy-renovate-resell business, in partnership with Star Mica Co., Ltd., a supplier of renovated condominiums. The goal is to automate completion inspections and the preparation of the associated reports.

■ Overview of the Pilot

The buy-renovate-resell business involves constant back-and-forth with a large number of partner companies, along with a steady stream of paperwork, across every stage of the process: property surveys, acquisition, construction management, and sales. Historically, most of this had to be handled by hand. Completion inspections are a particular pain point: there are many reports to check, and because inspection quality depends heavily on each inspector’s years of hands-on experience and personal knowledge of renovation, results tend to vary from person to person. For a task where consistent inspection quality is essential, this leaves the industry facing two persistent problems—a high risk of human error and unnecessary costs.

This project therefore focuses on completion inspections, a task that requires coordination with contractors and other partner companies. By digitizing workflows that were previously carried out on paper, introducing a mechanism that guarantees inspection quality without relying on individual skill, and automating report generation, the project aims to improve quality while reducing labor costs. We will also test 3D-scan-based site surveys that draw on selected features of remope, mign’s 3D remote construction management system, which works with point-cloud data and other spatial information.

■ About Star Mica Co., Ltd.

“Toward a society that makes the most of what we have, rather than one that only builds anew”

Star Mica purchases family-type condominium units that are still occupied by tenants—properties for which the pool of buyers is limited—and, once the tenants move out, renovates them to add new value before selling them on. With this unique business model, which brought financial thinking into the real estate industry, the company has led the renovated-condominium market.

Star Mica plans and sells high-quality renovated condominiums, with the aim of offering more convenient and comfortable living that matches the needs of the market.

URL：https://www.starmica.co.jp/

Company name: Star Mica Co., Ltd.

Head office: Shiroyama Trust Tower 28F, 4-3-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Founded: May 2001

Representative: Masashi Mizunaga, President and Representative Director

Media outlets:

▶Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/starmica_group/

▶ “Shiawase Renovation Lab” — a web magazine on renovation and everyday living

https://www.starmica.co.jp/magazine/

▶ “URILABO” — a magazine on selling condominiums

https://www.starmica.co.jp/sell/urilabo/