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Licensed Illinois land surveyors · Sealed plats for closings, permits & boundary disputes
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Berwyn is a densely built streetcar-era suburb immediately west of Chicago, known for block after block of closely spaced bungalows on narrow city lots. With more than 57,000 residents in a compact area, its recorded lot lines are old and exacting, and a plat of survey is what keeps garages, fences, and additions properly placed. Few Berwyn projects proceed without one.
A plat of survey is a drawing, signed and sealed by a licensed Illinois land surveyor, that locates the corners and boundary lines of your lot and depicts the buildings, driveways, fences and recorded easements on the property. It is the document lenders, title companies and municipal permit desks rely on.
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Berwyn has a population of around 57,000 and is coextensive with Berwyn Township in near-west Cook County. The city is famous for its dense rows of early-twentieth-century bungalows on slender lots, a pattern that leaves little margin between a structure and the platted line and makes encroachments a frequent finding. Recorded plats for Berwyn parcels are filed with the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division, which absorbed the Recorder of Deeds function in December 2020. The city sits within the Des Plaines River drainage overseen by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, so while much of Berwyn is well outside the floodplain, a survey remains the reliable way to confirm setbacks and boundaries on its tightly platted blocks.
Official resources for Berwyn property owners
Berwyn’s bungalows sit on slim lots with minimal side-yard clearance, so even a small structure can cross the platted line. A plat of survey precisely locates improvements against the boundary, which is critical before adding a garage, deck, or fence.
Most Berwyn closings request a current plat of survey so the buyer and title company can confirm the lot dimensions and check for encroachments before the sale completes.
Recorded plats for Berwyn property are filed with the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division, now responsible for recording throughout the county.
Beyond a plat of survey, Pi Surveying provides the full range of land surveying services for Berwyn property owners and builders:
We also prepare sealed plats of survey across nearby Cook County communities:
Get started on your next project with Pi Surveying’s expert land surveying services. Contact us today to schedule your survey and get accurate and reliable results.
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Pi Surveying, located in Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, is a professional land surveying design firm that provides land surveys for both the private and commercial sector.