40-12 28TH Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 • (P) 718-706-7196 • (F) 718-472-4464 • (E) [email protected] Phase I Environmental Site Assessment 1032 and 1036-1038 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11222 Block 2315; Lots 5, 6, and 8 Prepared For: ASH NYC Jenna Goldman 143 Roebling Street, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, New York May 21, 2019 PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT 1032 and 1036-1038 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn, New York May 21, 2019 Structural Engineering Technologies appreciates the opportunity to work for ASH NYC at the property located at 1032 and 1036-1038 Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Should you require any additional information or have any comments regarding the contents of this report, please feel free to contact our office at your convenience. I declare that, to the best of my professional knowledge and belief, I meet the personnel meet the definition of an environmental professional as defined in §312.10 of 40 C.F.R. 312, and we have the specific qualifications based on education, training, and experience to assess a property of the nature, history, and setting of the subject property. We have developed and performed the all appropriate inquiries in conformance with the standards and practices set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 312. Very Truly Yours, X______________________________ Rachel Ataman, PG Senior Geologist Phase I Environmental Site Assessment May 21, 2019 1032 and 1036-1038 Manhattan Avenue ASH NYC Brooklyn, New York Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 INTRODUCTION & SCOPE OF WORK ................................................................................................... 4 2.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 SCOPE OF WORK ................................................................................................................................. 4 2.3 LIMITATIONS, DEVIATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS ............................................................................................. 5 2.4 DATA GAPS........................................................................................................................................ 5 3.0 SUBJECT PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 6 3.1 OWNERSHIP AND LOCATION .................................................................................................................. 6 3.2 SUBJECT PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 6 3.3 ADJACENT LAND USE ........................................................................................................................... 6 3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .................................................................................................................... 7 4.0 USER PROVIDED INFORMATION ......................................................................................................... 9 4.1 TITLE RECORDS .................................................................................................................................. 9 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL LIENS AND ACTIVITY AND USE LIMITATIONS ...................................................................... 9 4.3 SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE ..................................................................................................................... 9 4.4 COMMONLY KNOWN OR REASONABLY ASCERTAINABLE INFORMATION ........................................................... 9 4.5 VALUATION REDUCTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES .............................................................................. 10 4.6 OWNER, PROPERTY MANAGER, AND OCCUPANT INFORMATION ................................................................. 10 4.7 REASON FOR PERFORMING PHASE I ESA................................................................................................ 10 5.0 RECORDS REVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 11 5.1 STANDARD ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS ................................................................................................. 11 5.2 REGULATORY AGENCY DOCUMENTS ...................................................................................................... 15 6.0 SITE HISTORY .................................................................................................................................... 19 6.1 HISTORICAL MAPS ............................................................................................................................. 19 6.3 INTERNET SEARCH ............................................................................................................................. 21 6.4 PREVIOUS STUDIES ............................................................................................................................ 22 6.5 RECORDED LAND TITLE RECORDS ......................................................................................................... 22 6.6 ENVIRONMENTAL LIENS AND ACTIVITY AND USE LIMITATION ...................................................................... 22 7.0 SUBJECT PROPERTY RECONNAISSANCE ........................................................................................... 24 7.1 METHODOLOGY AND LIMITING CONDITIONS ........................................................................................... 24 7.2 SITE RECONNAISSANCE ...................................................................................................................... 24 8.0 INTERVIEWS & CLIENT / USER-PROVIDED INFORMATION ................................................................ 27 9.0 VAPOR ENCROACHMENT SCREENING............................................................................................... 28 10.0 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS ................................................................................................................ 29 11.0 CREDENTIALS & DECLARATION ....................................................................................................... 30 11.1 CREDENTIALS .................................................................................................................................. 30 11.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL DECLARATION ..................................................................................... 30 12.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................... 31 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment May 21, 2019 1032 and 1036-1038 Manhattan Avenue ASH NYC Brooklyn, New York Page 2 13.0 EXCLUSIONS & DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................... 32 Figures 1. Site Location Map 2. Site Plan Appendices A. Database Search Results B. Regulatory Agency Documents C. Historical Information D. Photographs E. Credentials Phase I Environmental Site Assessment May 21, 2019 1032 and 1036-1038 Manhattan Avenue ASH NYC Brooklyn, New York Page 3 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At the request of ASH NYC a prospective purchaser of the Subject Property, Structural Engineering Technologies (SET) has performed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) of the property located at 1032 and 1036-1038 Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, herein referred to as the Subject Property. The main objective of this ESA was to identify recognized environmental conditions (RECs) in connection with the Subject Property, defined in ASTM Practice E 1527-13 as the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products in, on, or at a property: 1) due to any release to the environment, 2) under conditions indicative of a release to the environment, or 3) under conditions that pose a material threat of a future release to the environment. De minimis conditions are not recognized environmental conditions. The Subject Property (1032 and 1036-1038 Manhattan Avenue) consists of three individual tax lots that collectively occupy an area of approximately 0.25 acres. The 1032 Manhattan Avenue Property (Lot 5) is currently not used for any purposes, but was recently occupied by a hardware store. The hardware store merchandise was present during the inspection. A partial basement occupying approximately 2/3 of the property is present beneath the building. The basement was found to be vacant with a 275-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) and a sump pump near the western portion. The 1036 Manhattan Avenue Property (Lot 6) contains a three-story building and the 1038 Manhattan Avenue Property (Lot 8) contains a one-story building. The main floors of the 1036 and 1038 Manhattan Avenue buildings are connected and are both occupied by Nappa Auto and Truck Parts. Offices are located in the western portion of the building and the eastern portion is used to store automobile parts. A partial basement exists beneath the western 2/3rd of the buildings. These basements are partially empty and partially used for the storage of automobile parts. The basement of each of these buildings were observed to contain a sump pump. This assessment has revealed no evidence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs) in connection with the Subject Property except