Property Survey Considerations for Lots With Multiple Street Frontages

Aerial view of residential lots and intersecting streets, illustrating the layout considered in a property survey

Some lots touch more than one street. You’ll see this on corner parcels, through lots, and older subdivisions where the streets were laid out in stages over many years. A lot with two or three street frontages raises questions that a normal one-street lot doesn’t. Which boundary counts as the “front” for setback rules? Where […]

How a Property Land Survey Helps Support Accurate Property Records and Mapping

Land surveyor using GPS equipment to map property boundaries for accurate GIS data and property records

A property line looks simple on a map. A straight edge, a number, a corner. But every one of those lines exists because someone once walked the ground, took measurements, and wrote it all down. That work quietly holds up a whole system of property records that most owners never think about, until two records […]

Is a Boundary Survey Really Necessary?

Row of historic brick homes in Boston where narrow property lines may require boundary surveys

If you’re facing a neighbor dispute, planning to install a fence, or getting ready to buy or sell property, getting a boundary survey in Boston, MA might be one of the smartest decisions you make. In dense neighborhoods like Dorchester, Roxbury, or Brighton — where homes sit close together — even minor property line misunderstandings […]