diff --git a/building_selection_tool.py b/building_selection_tool.py
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+++ b/building_selection_tool.py
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+"""
+Building Selection Tool
+SPDX - License - Identifier: LGPL - 3.0 - or -later
+Copyright © 2023 Concordia CERC group
+Project Coder Koa Wells kekoa.wells@concordia.ca
+"""
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from shapely import Polygon
+from shapely import Point
+
+import helpers
+class BuildingSelectionTool:
+  """
+  BuildingSelectionTool class
+  """
+  def __init__(self, geojson_file_path):
+    geojson_file = Path(geojson_file_path).resolve()
+    with open(geojson_file, 'r') as file:
+      self.city = json.load(file)
+      self.buildings = self.city['features']
+
+    self.selected_buildings = []
+
+  def select_by_polygon(self, selection_polygon_coordinates):
+    """
+    Get all buildings within a specified polygon and write the output to output_file_path
+    :param selection_polygon: list of coordinates forming the selection polygon
+    :param output_file_path: path and file name for output file containing selected buildings and their metadata
+    :return: None
+    """
+    selection_polygon = Polygon(selection_polygon_coordinates)
+    for building in self.buildings:
+      coordinates = building['geometry']['coordinates'][0]
+      building_polygon = Polygon(coordinates)
+      centroid = Point(building_polygon.centroid)
+
+      if centroid.within(selection_polygon):
+        self.selected_buildings.append(building)
+
+  def select_by_coordinate(self, coordinate):
+    """
+    :param coordinate: longitude, latitude coordinate of selected
+    :return:
+    """
+    pass
+
+  def select_by_address(self, address):
+    """
+
+    :param address:
+    :return:
+    """
+    coordinates = helpers.get_gps_coordinate_by_address(address)
+    longitude = coordinates[1]
+    latitude = coordinates[0]
+
+    point = Point([longitude, latitude])
+
+    for building in self.buildings:
+      building_coordinates = building['geometry']['coordinates'][0]
+      building_polygon = Polygon(building_coordinates)
+      if point.within(building_polygon):
+        self.selected_buildings.append(building)
+
+  def save_selected_buildings(self, output_file_path):
+    """
+
+    :return:
+    """
+    output_file = Path(output_file_path).resolve()
+    output_region = {"type": "FeatureCollection",
+                     "features": self.selected_buildings}
+
+    with open(output_file, 'w') as file:
+      file.write(json.dumps(output_region, indent=2))
diff --git a/data/.gitignore b/data/.gitignore
index c96a04f..cf57c3b 100644
--- a/data/.gitignore
+++ b/data/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-*
+.gitignore
 !.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helpers.py b/helpers.py
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+++ b/helpers.py
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+"""
+Helpers
+"""
+import requests
+
+#OpenCage Geocoding API key
+API_KEY = '744ad0d2d58e49d1ac57d6fb04fe5d82'
+
+def get_gps_coordinate_by_address(address):
+  base_url = "https://api.opencagedata.com/geocode/v1/json"
+  params = {
+    'q': address,
+    'key': API_KEY,
+  }
+
+  response = requests.get(base_url, params=params)
+  data = response.json()
+
+  if response.status_code == 200 and data['status']['code'] == 200:
+    location = data['results'][0]['geometry']
+    return location['lat'], location['lng']
+  else:
+    print(f"Error: {data['status']['message']}")
+    return None, None
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 0e23d69..48331ab 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,34 +1,17 @@
-import json
-from shapely import Polygon
-from shapely import Point
-from pathlib import Path
+from building_selection_tool import BuildingSelectionTool
 
-# Make sure to enter your points in the clockwise direction
-# and in the longitude, latitude format
-selection_box = Polygon([[-73.543833, 45.575932] ,
+selection_tool = BuildingSelectionTool('./data/collinear_clean.geojson')
+
+sample_polygon_coordinates = [[-73.543833, 45.575932],
                  [-73.541834, 45.575245],
                  [-73.542275, 45.574652],
                  [-73.544235, 45.575329],
-                 [-73.543833, 45.575932]])
+                 [-73.543833, 45.575932]]
 
-geojson_file = Path('./data/collinear_clean.geojson').resolve()
-output_file = Path('./output_buildings.geojson').resolve()
-buildings_in_region = []
+selection_tool.select_by_polygon(sample_polygon_coordinates)
 
-with open(geojson_file, 'r') as file:
-  city = json.load(file)
-  buildings = city['features']
+sample_address = "2155 Rue Guy, Montreal, Quebec"
+selection_tool.select_by_address(sample_address)
 
-for building in buildings:
-  coordinates = building['geometry']['coordinates'][0]
-  building_polygon = Polygon(coordinates)
-  centroid = Point(building_polygon.centroid)
-
-  if centroid.within(selection_box):
-    buildings_in_region.append(building)
-
-output_region = {"type": "FeatureCollection",
-                 "features": buildings_in_region}
-
-with open(output_file, 'w') as file:
-  file.write(json.dumps(output_region, indent=2))
+output_file_path = "./output_files/sample_output.geojson"
+selection_tool.save_selected_buildings(output_file_path)
diff --git a/output_files/.gitignore b/output_files/.gitignore
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index 0000000..c96a04f
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+++ b/output_files/.gitignore
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+*
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file