Commercial Real Estate

Gain a competitive advantage for commercial real estate projects with our environmental due diligence services.

Modern Geosciences has worked with several of the nation’s largest retail firms as they address both redevelopment and compliance challenges. As a sector driven by the needs of the consumer, they often tackle urban brownfield properties well before they come to the attention of others. Modern regularly supports retail development with customized environmental due diligence programs, clear future project cost estimation, and innovative solutions that give our clients a competitive advantage.

Featured Commercial Real Estate Services


  • Phase II Site Investigations

    Modern Geosciences has extensive experience designing and implementing on-site Phase II site investigations to confirm, locate and identify recognized environmental conditions (RECs) or concerns. […]

  • Phase I ESA

    The Phase I ESA standard represents the most common tool for environmental due diligence. However, no two sites are the same. While many firms offer this service, Modern Geosciences has a highly trained staff that is often called on for the most complex and challenging properties […]

  • Municipal Setting Designations (MSDs)

    Municipal setting designations (MSDs) are an institutional control to prevent the use of shallow groundwater within a targeted footprint. In doing so, several cleanup criteria can be adjusted to better reflect actual site conditions, often making site closure costs more manageable. […]

  • Media-Specific Risk Calculation

    As with any data, context matters. We can help you determine where your actual risk and project costs are as well as what regulatory strategies will best work for the specific concerns at your site. […]

  • Institutional and Engineering Controls

    Modern Geosciences can help evaluate which institutional and engineering controls may be right for you project to prevent and minimize on-site environmental risks. […]