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Commercial Land Surveys in Kansas City, MO
Commercial surveying in Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri spreads across parts of four counties, and a commercial survey here starts with knowing which one the property is in. Downtown and the south side are in Jackson County, most of the Northland is in Clay or Platte County, and each keeps its own Recorder of Deeds. A deal that combines parcels across a county line needs research in more than one office.
The building stock is just as varied. Downtown and the Crossroads have century-old warehouses converted to offices and apartments, with buildings that fill their lots and share walls. The West and East Bottoms hold industrial land on the floodplain behind levees, some of which are being raised. North of the river, large tracts near the airport are being turned into business parks, where the work is mostly new platting, topography and staking.
Redevelopment projects in the city frequently involve incentives, vacated streets and alleys, or lots assembled from several older parcels, and every one of those leaves recorded documents that belong on the survey. Survey Coordinator gathers the title work and lender requirements, quotes the job, and schedules a licensed Missouri surveyor from our team or network to complete it.
Where the commercial work is
Downtown and the Crossroads
Converted warehouses and office buildings on full lots, often with party walls and vacated alleys.
West Bottoms and East Bottoms
Industrial and rail land on the river floodplain, protected by levees, with long histories of additions.
Northland near KCI
Large business parks and logistics sites in Platte County, much of it newly platted.
Country Club Plaza and Midtown
Retail, office and mixed-use property in established districts with older plats.
South Kansas City
Former retail land near Bannister Road and I-435, including the old Bannister Mall site now home to a large office campus.
Surveys for commercial property in Kansas City
- ALTA Survey in Kansas City
- Title Survey
- Topographic Survey in Kansas City
- Boundary Survey in Kansas City
Also available: cell tower surveys, aerial & drone surveys, lidar mapping, hydrographic surveys. All commercial surveys
Commercial survey questions in Kansas City
Which county records are used for a commercial survey in Kansas City, MO?
Whichever county the property is in: Jackson, Clay or Platte, and a small part of the city is in Cass County. The surveyor researches deeds, plats and easements in that county's Recorder of Deeds office, and in more than one if the site crosses a county line.
Should a Crossroads or downtown building have its party walls shown?
Yes. Where buildings share a wall, the survey shows where the wall sits relative to the property line and any recorded party wall agreement listed in the title work. Lenders want to know whether the building stands on its own lot or leans on the neighbour's.
What surveys does a new Northland business park need?
Typically a boundary and topographic survey of the raw ground, a plat to create the lots and dedicate streets, and construction staking once the plans are approved. Individual lots may later need their own title surveys when they are sold or financed.
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