Commercial Real Estate Aerial Photography for Brokers and Owners
A commercial buyer wants to know how a property works before they drive out. How does a truck get in? Where does the parking sit against the building? What is next door, and how far is the highway? A photo from the sidewalk can't answer those questions. One good aerial answers most of them.
We shoot for the way commercial deals get marketed: a clean hero image for the top of the offering memorandum, wider context shots that show the corridor and neighbors, and straight-down views that show how the site is laid out.
- Hero, oblique and straight-down views of the building and site
- Access, parking, truck courts, signage and road frontage
- Wider context shots showing neighbors and the corridor
- Optional lot line overlay (+$39) from your survey or parcel map
- Full commercial-use license on every package
How much does commercial drone photography cost in Minnesota?
Can I use the photos in an offering memorandum or on listing sites?
Can you send a certificate of insurance before the flight?
Can you fly a retail center or industrial site during business hours?
Do you offer mapping, thermal or survey work?
How fast will I get the photos?
What We Shoot for Commercial Listings
Retail and strip centers
Storefronts, pylon signs, parking fields, entrances and the anchor tenants nearby. We can fly before open for an empty lot, or later if you want it to look busy.
Industrial and warehouse
Roof line, dock doors, truck court, yard space, rail or highway access and any room to expand. These are the things a tenant's broker checks first.
Self storage
Rows of units, drive aisles, gates and fencing, RV or boat parking, road visibility and any open ground for a later phase. Buyers can read a whole facility from one good overhead.
Office and medical
Building exterior, parking count at a glance, entrances and how the property connects to the surrounding roads and services.
Development land
Road frontage, neighboring uses and the path to town. See our land aerial photography for parcels with no building yet.
Multifamily and mixed use
Finished buildings for leasing, or a construction progress record while the project goes up, including storefront levels.
Work We Can Show You
We are a newer service, so we won't pretend to have a wall of broker logos. These are from a 78-acre listing in Wadena bordered by commercial buildings, and a multifamily project with a storefront level. See the full portfolio →
How a Commercial Shoot Works
Send the address, your deadline and what the photos are for. We check the airspace, confirm any permission we need, and send a written quote with travel included, so the number you approve is the number you pay.
We pick a time for the light and the traffic. Most single-building sites fit in the first hour included with your package. A big campus or a long shot list may need extra time at $95 an hour, and we'll tell you that before we fly.
If you manage several properties, send the whole list. Multi-property deals get a custom quote, and we will try to group sites that are close together into one trip.
Why Brokers Call a Small Operator
You get one person from the first call through delivery. Central MN Drone is owned by Jacob Fischer, a Minnesota construction business owner who is used to working on jobsites and knows to check in with the site contact first.
Prices are published on our pricing page. Commercial clients often pair aerials with 4K drone video or, for a home or lake listing in the same portfolio, our residential real estate aerials.
Commercial Aerials Across Minnesota
Based in St. Cloud. Here are some of the markets we cover, or ask about your town.