Hancock Associates of Danvers

Hancock Associates of Danvers is a surveyor in Danvers, Massachusetts. The firm provides land surveying, civil engineering and wetland science services, and has done so since 1978, when Frank Hancock, P.L.S., P.E. founded Hancock Associates to serve the North Shore and Essex County. Its land surveyors, civil engineers and wetland scientists work with homeowners, developers, architects, builders, attorneys, financial institutions and government agencies. Survey work includes boundary surveys, topographic surveys, route surveys, ALTA/NSPS land title surveys, plot plan surveys, Form A/ANR subdivision plans and construction layout, prepared in accordance with state standards and local regulations. The firm holds a rating of 3.40.

The three disciplines operate under one roof, which the firm describes as an efficiency not found at other surveying, engineering and wetland science practices. Its civil engineers stay with each project from inception to completion, and its wetland scientists examine each site to determine how adjacent wetlands and coastal resources are formed and how best to protect them. Hancock Associates has acquired historical records from numerous land surveying and civil engineering firms, building an archive of records dating back to 1852 that supports its own survey work and serves as a resource for other businesses, organizations and individuals. The firm invests in equipment, computers and software, and keeps its surveying department staffed to handle projects on time. It has grown through the acquisition of firms including H.W. Moore, Inc., Noonan & McDowell, Sherman & Frydryk, LLC and Land Surveys, Inc., and it maintains offices in Boston, Chelmsford, Danvers, Marlborough, Newburyport and Palmer, Massachusetts, plus Concord and Plymouth, New Hampshire.

The Danvers office sits on Centre Street, about a tenth of a mile from Centre Street and roughly two tenths of a mile from Armory Road. Newbury Street is about three tenths of a mile away, Andover Street about the same, and Beaver Brook roughly four tenths of a mile from the office, with Crane Brook about half a mile away.

Hancock Associates has served the region for more than four decades, and its staff has earned recognition within the surveying field, including a Surveyor of the Year honor from MALSCE.