Good day- first verify your zoning situation You can do this here on Chicago website https://gisapps.cityofchicago.org/ZoningMapWeb/terms.htmlNext, get yourself an architect who is familiar working in Chicago area(if you need recommendations feel free to message me privately) make sure you bring a plot of survey when you meet up with the architect and have him draft a preliminary stage, this will get you a better idea of construction pricing.

I have 1 1/2 acres in Hapeville I need surveyed to divide into 4 lots. 

Some of the old BP threads cite national surveys where expense data is categorized.

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It's also the best kind of rental survey.

Alta Survey? 

Waiting on the as-built surveys for my current properties and a ALTA survey  to get done on the the land. 

@Dawn Young - Sorry for all the posts but I wanted to add to your list of possible expenses:Engineering Fees, survey, local entity's application fees for development, building permits, parking lot paving (some areas require pavement rather than gravel), stormwater permit fees, stormwater ponds (the design is included in the engineering fees), underlying soil corrections if your property is on peat-y soils or poorly drained land, wetland delineation, building structure engineering, worker's comp insurance if you hire someone (probably not in this scenario), legal fees for an attorney to write/review your lease, legal fees for attorney to guide you through the process of eviction (often called a 'lien sale' in SS circles), landscaping buffers (yes, I've had to install trees to buffer vehicular traffic - that reminds me, one of those trees are dead and I need to replace it. 

Why not just have the architect survey the entire job instead of paying a 3rd Party Software company to do it?

With explanation that specific costs have changed, and the rent survey showing that to be a very reasonable rent still.