AKT Peerless performed environmental due diligence (Phase I ESA, Phase II ESA, BEA, and Documentation of Due Care Compliance), remediation services and oversight and secured brownfield incentives (Brownfield Tax Increment Financing).

The contamination identified at the property included heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, silver, and zinc), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and polychlorinated bi-phenyls (PCBs) in soil and/or groundwater. A 12,000-gallon heating oil UST was also discovered using AKT Peerless’ in-house ground-penetrating radar team and was subsequently removed from the ground along with the surrounding soils to accommodate the new development.

AKT Peerless conducted a supplemental subsurface investigation to define the horizontal and vertical extents of the PCB contamination and then prepared a self-implementing PCB cleanup work plan which was subsequently approved by the USEPA. Additionally, AKT Peerless conducted targeted soil gas sampling in the areas of the proposed construction to evaluate the vapor intrusion exposure pathway. This data was used to design and install sub-slab depressurization systems in select structures. AKT Peerless also completed sampling of the proposed green spaces using the incremental sampling methodology to evaluate the direct contact exposure pathway.