Recent EPA Ruling About PFAS Has Ramifications for Buyers of Commercial Real Estate. Learn How PFAS Risk Is Assessed and Managed During Acquisition. By By Kathryn Peacock, Steven Luzkow, & […]
Recent EPA Ruling About PFAS Has Ramifications for Buyers of Commercial Real Estate. Learn How PFAS Risk Is Assessed and Managed During Acquisition. By By Kathryn Peacock, Steven Luzkow, & […]
Making Sense of Environmental Due Diligence Environmental contaminants can open both borrowers and lenders to liability while also decreasing property value. Lenders require environmental due diligence to be performed to […]
NEW METHODS TO UNDERSTAND AND QUANTIFY RISK For most commercial real estate transactions, environmental due diligence, in the form of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), helps to determine whether the […]
PROPOSED REVISIONS AND CHANGES UNDER REVIEW The current standard for the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, ASTM E1527-13, is up for renewal, with a final deadline for the new E1527-21 standard in January […]
COMMITTEE WEIGHING KEY CHANGES IN THE COMING YEAR The Environmental Protection Agency lays out and enforces the requirements for All Appropriate Inquiry and CERCLA liability. However, the industry standard for conducting and […]
CLEARER PATH FOR PROTECTION WITH BFPP DEFENSE On March 23, 2018, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the omnibus spending bill known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. […]
Identifies Potential or Existing Environmental Contamination Liabilities **Standards for a Phase I ESA Report have been updated from E1527-13. Please visit our service page for more information. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, […]
It Is Critical for Owners, Potential Owners, and Operators of CRE Assets to Protect Themselves from Liability A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is the commercial real estate industry due diligence standard […]
SOMETIMES, A PHASE I ESA ALONE JUST ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH. The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is a critical tool to understanding and managing environmental risk associated with a real estate […]
