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If you’re buying commercial real estate on Long Island – whether it’s an office building, retail space, warehouse, or vacant land for development – your lender is almost certainly going to require an ALTA survey before approving your loan. For most commercial transactions, it’s non-negotiable. Banks require them because commercial real estate comes with risks […]

Subdivision and Lot Split Requirements for Long Island If you own a large property on Long Island and you’re thinking about dividing it into separate parcels, you’re dealing with what’s called a subdivision or “lot split.” Lots splits are common when an individual or organization needs to divvy up existing land to develop more properties

Property boundaries are often treated as fixed, permanent lines. On paper, they usually look like squares, rectangles, or the occasional oblong shape. Looking at your property from above, you may be able to see where your property line appears, defined by bearings, distances, and monuments recorded in public records. In practice, however, property lines exist

Those within the real estate world are familiar with the term “encroachments.” But those that are buying or selling a home often find the idea of encroachments to be a little confusing. Many people believe that boundary lines are typically “known.” So what could an encroachment be and why does it matter so much? About

Within the real estate world – from agents to title companies to real estate lawyers – reputation is, in many ways, as important as almost any other part of building a successful company. That is because most people do not have a concept of what makes one organization better than the other, so they’re electing

Land development projects depend on accurate, verified data. From grading and design to permitting and documentation, every stage requires information that reflects current on-site conditions. Aerial land surveys provide this information through detailed measurements and data that help teams make informed decisions before and during development. At Aerial Land Surveying, we offer professional survey services

Ground-based land surveying remains the foundation of site measurement, including boundary verification, and construction layout. However, real-world site conditions can make data collection difficult, time-consuming, or unsafe. Precision survey data means that data collection must still take place, yet some site conditions can make that a challenge. The following are examples of the conditions that

Aerial Land Surveying provides land surveys on Long Island that utilize aerial technology, like drones and LiDAR. Yet, while the technology may be similar between services, the types of surveys can be quite different. For example, there are differences between property surveys – such as title surveys and boundary surveys. At times, these terms may

Any time a person buys or sells a property, they need to know what they own. Every inch matters for things like liability, value, and much more. Owning land is not like owning a car or a boat. Those have permanent, tangible lines. Properties change and move, and the lines in between them are invisible,

Aerial technology is an effective way to obtain precise data across many different types of terrain, for many different types of popular land survey types. LiDAR is one of the technologies used, and its benefits and applications make it one of the core tools for this type of service. Let’s talk about it in greater