diff --git a/vpr/src/place/place.cpp b/vpr/src/place/place.cpp
index e687f3d41b..f0d0ab034c 100644
--- a/vpr/src/place/place.cpp
+++ b/vpr/src/place/place.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void try_place(const Netlist<>& net_list,
     place_ctx.lock_loc_vars();
     place_ctx.compressed_block_grids = create_compressed_block_grids();
 
-    Placer placer(net_list, placer_opts, analysis_opts, noc_opts, directs, place_delay_model, cube_bb);
+    Placer placer(net_list, placer_opts, analysis_opts, noc_opts, directs, place_delay_model, cube_bb, is_flat, /*quiet=*/false);
 
 #ifndef NO_GRAPHICS
     if (placer.noc_cost_handler().has_value()) {
diff --git a/vpr/src/place/placer.cpp b/vpr/src/place/placer.cpp
index d2386e8612..e2a1af629d 100644
--- a/vpr/src/place/placer.cpp
+++ b/vpr/src/place/placer.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ Placer::Placer(const Netlist<>& net_list,
                const t_noc_opts& noc_opts,
                const std::vector<t_direct_inf>& directs,
                std::shared_ptr<PlaceDelayModel> place_delay_model,
-               bool cube_bb)
+               bool cube_bb,
+               bool is_flat,
+               bool quiet)
     : placer_opts_(placer_opts)
     , analysis_opts_(analysis_opts)
     , noc_opts_(noc_opts)
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@ Placer::Placer(const Netlist<>& net_list,
     , rng_(placer_opts.seed)
     , net_cost_handler_(placer_opts, placer_state_, cube_bb)
     , place_delay_model_(std::move(place_delay_model))
-    , log_printer_(*this, /*quiet*/false) {
+    , log_printer_(*this, quiet)
+    , is_flat_(is_flat) {
     const auto& cluster_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.clustering();
     const auto& device_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.device();
     const auto& atom_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.atom();
@@ -61,7 +64,6 @@ Placer::Placer(const Netlist<>& net_list,
         normalize_noc_cost_weighting_factor(const_cast<t_noc_opts&>(noc_opts));
     }
 
-
     BlkLocRegistry& blk_loc_registry = placer_state_.mutable_blk_loc_registry();
     initial_placement(placer_opts, placer_opts.constraints_file.c_str(),
                       noc_opts, blk_loc_registry, noc_cost_handler_, rng_);
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ void Placer::alloc_and_init_timing_objects_(const Netlist<>& net_list,
    placement_delay_calc_ = std::make_shared<PlacementDelayCalculator>(atom_ctx.nlist,
                                                                       atom_ctx.lookup,
                                                                       p_timing_ctx.connection_delay,
-                                                                      /*is_flat=*/false);
+                                                                      is_flat_);
    placement_delay_calc_->set_tsu_margin_relative(placer_opts_.tsu_rel_margin);
    placement_delay_calc_->set_tsu_margin_absolute(placer_opts_.tsu_abs_margin);
 
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ void Placer::alloc_and_init_timing_objects_(const Netlist<>& net_list,
                                                              atom_ctx.nlist,
                                                              atom_ctx.lookup,
                                                              *timing_info_->timing_graph(),
-                                                             /*is_flat=*/false);
+                                                             is_flat_);
 
    // First time compute timing and costs, compute from scratch
    PlaceCritParams crit_params;
diff --git a/vpr/src/place/placer.h b/vpr/src/place/placer.h
index 29d4b4bdd2..d17f61b065 100644
--- a/vpr/src/place/placer.h
+++ b/vpr/src/place/placer.h
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ class Placer {
            const t_noc_opts& noc_opts,
            const std::vector<t_direct_inf>& directs,
            std::shared_ptr<PlaceDelayModel> place_delay_model,
-           bool cube_bb);
+           bool cube_bb,
+           bool is_flat,
+           bool quiet);
 
     void place();
 
@@ -55,7 +57,6 @@ class Placer {
 
     const std::optional<NocCostHandler>& noc_cost_handler() const;
 
-    //TODO: make this private
   private:
     const t_placer_opts& placer_opts_;
     const t_analysis_opts& analysis_opts_;
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ class Placer {
     NetCostHandler net_cost_handler_;
     std::optional<NocCostHandler> noc_cost_handler_;
     std::shared_ptr<PlaceDelayModel> place_delay_model_;
+    const PlacementLogPrinter log_printer_;
+    const bool is_flat_;
 
     t_placement_checkpoint placement_checkpoint_;
 
@@ -76,7 +79,6 @@ class Placer {
     std::unique_ptr<NetPinTimingInvalidator> pin_timing_invalidator_;
     tatum::TimingPathInfo critical_path_;
 
-
     std::unique_ptr<vtr::ScopedStartFinishTimer> timer_;
 
     IntraLbPbPinLookup pb_gpin_lookup_;
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ class Placer {
 
     std::unique_ptr<PlacementAnnealer> annealer_;
 
-    const PlacementLogPrinter log_printer_;
+
 
     t_timing_analysis_profile_info pre_place_timing_stats_;
     t_timing_analysis_profile_info pre_quench_timing_stats_;