Site Assessments

HCR provides a full complement of Real Estate Portfolio and individual site management services, including Brownfields support and Phase I and II site assessment services, to help clients make informed decisions about properties they currently own or are evaluating for purchase and/or divestment.

HCR completes non-invasive Phase I Environmental Assessments following standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Practices for Phase I Environmental Assessments (E1527 and E1528). HCR also manages all appropriate inquiry issues.

Phase I Assessments Include:

Identification of potential areas of concern
Thorough surface inspection of the property, including but not limited to an evaluation of:

Facility operations and chain of title prior to use issues
Hazardous substance storage, use, and disposal practices
Presence of transformers and underground and aboveground storage tanks
Sanitary waste disposal systems
Baseline/release detection
Other areas which may be of environmental concern

The assessment will also include the following:

Visual reconnaissance of adjacent properties
Review of available documents
Review of property chain of title documents, if required
Review of available historical information to evaluate historic site use
Regulatory review of site and surrounding area
Comply with "all appropriate inquiry" standards
Preparation and submittal of document reviews and final reports

Phase II Assessments Include:

Soil borings/surface and groundwater characterization
Collection and analysis of soil
Subsurface characterization by a geologist or hydrogeologist
Sensitive receptor surveys
Fate and transport assessments

HCR also offers a unique automated system for managing your real estate portfolio - Site Explorer. Site Explorer is a proprietary project portfolio program and knowledge management system that can provide, in one source, all of the real estate, site and property information our clients need. This web-based secured system is password protected and can only be utilized by those to whom clients give authorization. The site is customized for your use and all data is housed in one central database. Site Explorer can easily save you travel time and the associated costs to visit sites by allowing you to review properties with prospective buyers, sellers, or your staff from virtually anywhere.