You found the site. The numbers work. Then your lender asks for an ALTA survey and your timeline shifts. If you develop commercial property in Birmingham, that request will come up often. An ALTA survey is the detailed land survey … Continue reading →
Redeveloping a vacant or abandoned parcel starts with a real question. Where does the property actually begin and end? A lot survey answers that before a design team spends time on a plan that might not fit the site. An … Continue reading →
Property owners, builders, and developers are asking their surveyors about drones more often. There’s a reason for that. Drones and LiDAR sensors give survey crews a view of a property that ground work alone can’t match. They don’t replace a … Continue reading →
Table A Item 13 adds parking detail to an ALTA survey, and confirming the request up front prevents surprises later. This optional item asks the surveyor to report parking information, so the client, lender, title company, and surveyor should agree … Continue reading →
A former industrial tract hides its history well. The buildings came down, the rail spurs got pulled and the parking lot went in over everything. A property that once employed four hundred people now looks like an empty field with … Continue reading →
Every commercial building eventually asks for a second act. A store becomes a clinic, a warehouse becomes a showroom, and the site that worked for one use suddenly has to work for another. An ALTA Survey lays out the details … Continue reading →
A certified boundary survey often decides the outcome when two urban property owners argue over where one lot ends and the next begins. In tight neighborhoods and busy commercial blocks, even a few inches of disputed ground can stall a … Continue reading →
Property survey cost ranges from $300 to $5,000 or more, depending on property size, terrain, survey type, and the condition of existing records. Most residential boundary surveys fall between $500 and $1,500. Commercial surveys run higher. If you’re buying land, … Continue reading →
Some projects finish exactly the way they were drawn. Most don’t. A wall moves six feet. A client wants a second entrance. The grade turns out to be nothing like what anyone expected. Construction surveying was already part of the … Continue reading →
Neighborhoods change, and most homeowners don’t notice until it’s already happened. Land surveying gives owners a clear picture of what they actually have, so when the area around them shifts, they’re not making plans based on guesses. That matters more … Continue reading →
