Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in Boston, MA

Yes. Resource Renewal serves Boston and all of Suffolk County, with multi-state Northeast experience across MCP, NJDEP, NYSDEC, PADEP, and Ohio EPA VAP frameworks. ASTM E1527-21 Phase I ESA, Phase II Site Investigation, MassDEP Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP)-aligned remediation, and brownfield redevelopment are all delivered for Boston-area projects. Field crews mobilize from RCC’s Mount Holly HQ to Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Somerville, Medford, Brookline, Revere, Chelsea, and the broader Greater Boston market under Licensed Site Professional (LSP) opinion.

A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is a documented review of a property’s current and historical land use, regulatory database records, and environmental conditions, conducted under ASTM E1527-21. It is typically required by lenders, buyers, sellers, and tenants in connection with the acquisition, financing, or refinancing of commercial, industrial, or multifamily real estate. In Boston, Phase I ESAs are routinely required for life-sciences and biotech buildouts, mixed-use waterfront conversions, MassDevelopment financing, BPDA Article 80 review, MassDEP Brownfields Tax Credit and Brownfields Redevelopment Fund applications, and large-parcel acquisitions in the Seaport, Innovation District, and Suffolk Downs / Widett Circle redevelopment areas. RCC delivers ASTM E1527-21 Phase I ESAs layered with Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP)-aligned scope so projects carry both federal CERCLA Landowner Liability Protections and Massachusetts statutory closure footing.

A typical Phase I ESA runs two to three weeks from authorization to draft delivery, depending on environmental database turnaround, depth of historical research, agency file review timing, and site access. RCC can accelerate timelines for time-sensitive transactions when scope and access permit. Layered MCP-aligned scope work is coordinated within the same engagement. Under ASTM E1527-21, a Phase I ESA is valid for 180 days, with extensions of up to one year possible if specific components are refreshed.

When Recognized Environmental Conditions are identified, the natural next step is a Phase II Site Investigation: a defined sampling plan, certified laboratory analysis, and data evaluation against MassDEP MCP standards. If contamination is confirmed, RCC develops a Remedial Investigation and a Remedial Action Workplan, pursuing a Response Action Outcome under LSRP oversight. For owners who prefer to exit the property rather than carry it through closure, DSR brownfield acquisition and environmental liability transfer are available as an alternative path.

DSR is Resource Renewal's brownfield redevelopment company, with experience across more than 100 brownfield sites in NJ, NY, PA, MA, and OH. DSR services include site evaluation, environmental liability transfer, and full redevelopment. DSR is a member of the EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program and the Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast, and applies its Turn Brown to Green™ (TB2G™) model for landfill closure and beneficial reuse. EPA Brownfields Program grants and incentives may apply to qualifying Boston, MA and Suffolk County sites.

Under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (310 CMR 40.0000), contaminated sites are remediated and closed under Licensed Site Professional (LSP) oversight, with MassDEP retaining regulatory authority. The LSP renders a Response Action Outcome (RAO) at closure, with two primary outcomes: a Permanent Solution (no significant risk under current and future conditions) or a Temporary Solution (where future remedial work is needed). MCP-regulated sites are tracked publicly under the Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC) Release Tracking Number (RTN) system, and Activity and Use Limitations (AULs) may be recorded against parcels with residual contamination. RCC and DSR coordinate with LSPs on every Boston-area MCP project to deliver an LSP Opinion at closure.

Greater Boston is one of the most active urban redevelopment economies in the United States. Life-sciences and biotech buildouts in the Seaport, Innovation District, and Longwood Medical Area, mixed-use residential conversion of former industrial parcels in South Boston, East Boston, and the Fort Point Channel, ongoing Suffolk Downs and Widett Circle master-plan activity, and large-format healthcare and university expansion all drive sustained Phase I ESA demand. Soil vapor intrusion screening, urban historic fill remediation, manufactured-gas plant residual work, and PFAS investigation continue to push transaction-level Phase II Site Investigation and Comprehensive Site Assessment volume across the Greater Boston market.

The Resource Renewal Business Park at 10 Lippincott Lane is itself a brownfield redevelopment project that moved through the same investigation, remediation, regulatory closure, and reuse process RCC and DSR deliver for clients. It is a working demonstration that contaminated parcels can move from environmental liability to productive operating real estate when investigation, remediation, regulatory strategy, and redevelopment are executed by an integrated team. Prospective clients are welcome to walk the site as part of project scoping.