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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (7/2/24) – Increase in Commercial Property Vacancy Rates, Trouble for the Real Estate...

In our latest roundup, the evolution of stadium construction, an increase in legal and legislative action affecting the multifamily sector, and growing concerns for owners of office space....more

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Implications of PFAS CERCLA liability for the commercial real estate industry

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What do you get when you combine a strict liability statute that could apply to every commercial property and a “forever chemical” that could exist almost everywhere? Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and...more

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Single ASTM Standard For Phase I ESAs For Commercial and Industrial Properties - 2024 Land Use, Environmental & Natural Resources...

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Effective February 13, 2024, prospective purchasers and ground tenants of commercial and industrial property seeking liability protections under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act...more

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PFAS in Groundwater: State-by-State Regulations - May 2024

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In the absence of federal cleanup standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in groundwater, several states have started the process of regulating PFAS in groundwater themselves. As a result, states have...more

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Stormwater Discharge Permit Changes: What Property Owners in Eastern Massachusetts Need to Know

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Many currently unregulated commercial, industrial, and institutional properties in Eastern Massachusetts may soon require stormwater upgrades in order to meet the new rigorous Clean Water Act (CWA) stormwater discharge...more

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Greening the Deal: Environmental Due Diligence for Corporate and Real Estate Transactions

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Working as part of a transactional team here at Burns & Levinson, the attorneys in the Environmental Group assist with due diligence activities and provide guidance on contractual language to document accurate representations...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Buying Property? Make Sure Your Phase I ESA Is Worth the Paper It’s Printed On

Imagine it’s August 2024 and you just got the dreaded news from a colleague that a government agency suspects that there are hazardous substances on a new property your company just bought. Even worse, your colleague just...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

An Overview of the New Jersey BPU’s New Energy and Water Benchmarking Annual Reporting Requirements

Beginning October 1, 2023, under a benchmarking program administered by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), all property owners or operators of commercial properties over 25,000 square feet in New Jersey will be...more

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PFAS Update: State Soil Concentration Regulations - July 2023

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In the absence of binding federal standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in soil, several states have started the process of regulating PFAS in soil themselves. These regulations have implications for site...more

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Inflation Reduction Act Offers a Variety of Green Building Tax Incentives

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The IRS is currently in the process of implementing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which addresses energy, tax and health policy. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "The Inflation...more

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EPA Publishes Final Rule on Conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

What You Need to Know- CERCLA requires prospective purchasers to conduct an “all appropriate inquiry” into the environmental conditions of a property to qualify for potential defenses to CERCLA liability. Typically, an...more

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Montgomery County Expands Scope of Energy Benchmarking Performance Reporting Requirement, Imposes New Information Disclosure...

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Under recent amendments to Montgomery County’s Energy Benchmarking and Performance Standards Law, residential and non-residential buildings in the County - including buildings in Rockville and Gaithersburg - that are 25,000...more

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1,4-Dioxane: The Latest Emerging Vapor Intrusion Issue

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1,4-Dioxane is an emerging contaminant.  Like “traditional” volatile organic compounds, it has the potential to volatilize and enter indoor air. This article explores why businesses should consider conducting a VI assessment...more

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An Update On Pending Revisions To The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard

ASTM International is required to review and either update or renew the existing version of its ASTM E1527 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment standard (Phase I ESA standard) every eight years. Since the current version...more

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Vaped and Confused

E-cigarettes have vaulted to the front pages lately, and for tragic reasons.  To date, at least six users have died from severe lung disease tied to vaping, and nearly 400 others have reported serious medical symptoms in 36...more

Downey Brand LLP

U.S. District Court Holds USEPA Must Regulate Previously Exempted Stormwater Runoff from Specified Commercial, Industrial, and...

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On August 9, 2018, the United States District Court for the Central District of California held that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is required to more specifically regulate certain types of...more

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Recent BUILD Act “Builds” on Existing Brownfields Program through Additional Liability Protection and Redevelopment Incentives

Despite last minute veto threats from the White House, the bipartisan Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 was signed into law earlier this year. Buried deep in this massive omnibus spending bill is a major win for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Buyers Must Soon Comply With New Environmental Due Diligence Standard

Purchasers of commercial real estate must meet a new standard to qualify for liability protection under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and analogous state laws. Since...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Environment 2015: Contamination and Waste Management Issues

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This year is sure to bring a number of significant changes in the areas of waste management and cleanup, vapor intrusion, due diligence and issues related to real estate purchases. ...more

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Delayed AB 1103 Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure Requirements Set To Go Into Effect In January 2014

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Following significant delays, the California Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program is now slated to go into effect on January 1, 2014 for buildings over 10,000 square feet. An owner of a building subject to...more

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California Commercial Building Owners Must Comply With New Energy Use Disclosure Rules Commencing July 1, 2013

The long-awaited energy use disclosure requirements, first enacted as AB 1103 (Saldana) in 2007 (codified as California Public Resources Code, §25402.10), are finally effective. Commencing July 1, 2013, owners of commercial,...more

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