For Architects

Site Engineering
& Surveying for
Architects.

Smaller architecture firms need their skill base expanded. We provide the civil engineering and surveying support your projects require — seamlessly integrated with your design process.

How We Help

The Civil Engineering
Partner Your Firm Needs

Site engineers, civil engineers, and surveyors are needed by architects — especially on projects that involve grading, stormwater, utilities, or regulatory approvals. McMahon LaRue Associates has worked alongside architecture firms of all sizes throughout upstate New York for over 30 years.

We handle the civil and survey work so your team can focus on design. From topographic surveys and boundary work at the start of a project to site plans, permitting, and construction administration at the end, we carry projects through every approval required.

Topographic Surveys

Detailed topo surveys — including drone LiDAR for larger sites — to give your design team accurate existing conditions data.

Boundary & Title Surveys

Licensed survey work establishing property lines, easements, and encroachments needed before design begins.

Site Civil Engineering

Grading plans, stormwater management, utility layouts, and drainage design coordinated with your architectural drawings.

Permitting & Approvals

We prepare and submit all civil engineering documents for municipal site plan review, DEC permits, and county approvals.

Construction Administration

Construction staking, as-built surveys, and engineering oversight to carry your project through to occupancy.

Both Disciplines

Survey & Engineering Under One Roof

No hand-offs between separate firms. Our surveyors and civil engineers work together from site assessment through construction — keeping your project on a single, coordinated schedule.

Approval Experience

We Know the Agencies

30 years of municipal approvals across Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, and Genesee counties. We know the planning boards, the reviewers, and the path to approval before a project ever starts.

Modern Technology

Drone LiDAR & Advanced Tools

Drone-mounted LiDAR for rapid topographic surveys, Carlson Civil Suite for precise civil design, and HEC-RAS 2D hydraulic modeling — all backed by field experience.

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Working on a project
that needs civil
engineering support?

Tell us about your project. We work with architecture firms on everything from single-building sites to multi-phase developments.