Land surveying in Massena, NY
Massena sits where the Grasse and Raquette rivers approach the St. Lawrence. We survey residential lots, waterfront property, and commercial and industrial sites across the town and village.
Surveying in Massena
Three rivers and the St. Lawrence Seaway shoreline mean a lot of Massena property has water on at least one side. Waterfront parcels can border public power-project or state lands, and the deed, the filed maps, and the actual shoreline do not always agree.
Massena also has more commercial and industrial property than most North Country towns, so ALTA/NSPS surveys for sales and financing come up here more often than elsewhere in the county.
Common survey work in Massena
- ALTA/NSPS surveys for commercial and industrial sales
- Boundary surveys for village homes and rural lots
- Shoreline and depth surveys for docks and waterfront plans
- Topographic surveys for site plans
Records and filing
Deeds and filed survey maps for Massena are recorded with the St. Lawrence County Clerk at 48 Court Street in Canton (records are searchable online through the county's IQS portal). A map that divides a parcel has to carry any required local planning-board signature before the Clerk will file it, and a map creating five or more lots of five acres or less also needs New York State Department of Health approval. Not every town in the county has a subdivision law, so we confirm the Town and Village of Massena requirements before the map is drawn.
Do you do ALTA surveys for commercial property in Massena?
Yes. Send the title commitment, the Table A items your lender requires, and the closing date.
My Massena lot is on the water. Does that change the survey?
Often. Tell us about the frontage so we can research adjoining public lands and scope the shoreline work.
Where are Massena maps filed?
With the St. Lawrence County Clerk in Canton.